Germaine Arnaktauyok

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The Power of Tunniq, 2006, etching and aquatint. This print illustrates the supposed incredible strength of the Dorset People, who lived in the Canadian arctic before the arrival of the Inuit.

Germaine Arnaktauyok (born 1946) is an Inuit artist from Igloolik.^[1] Her artistic output consists of lithographs, etchings, and serigraphs that illustrate Inuit myths and traditional ways of life. She is one of the few Inuit artists of her generation to have received formal art training, attending the University of Manitoba School of Art from 1969-70.

Honors and Exhibits

Designed the reverse of the two dollar coin issued by the Royal Canadian Mint in 1999 to commemorate the inception of the province of Nunavut.
Designed a two hundred dollar special edition gold piece issued by the mint in 2000 as part of the Native Cultures and Tradition Series.

References

Hessel, Ingo (2002). Inuit Art: an Introduction. Vancouver: Douglas and McIntyre. ISBN 1-55054-829-8.
Haxby, J. A.; R. C. Willey (2007). 2008 Coins of Canada. Toronto: Unitrade Press. ISBN 1-894763-28-9. Cite uses deprecated parameters (help)

↑ "Arnaktauyok, Germaine". Inuit Art Alive. Inuit Art Foundation. Retrieved 16 August 2013.

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Name	Arnaktauyok, Germaine
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Short description	Canadian artist
Date of birth	1946
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