Jamasie Teevee (July 2, 1910 – October 31, 1985) was an Inuit artist.
He was born in the Kimmirut (Lake Harbour) area of Nunavut.[1]
He began to draw in the early 1960s, first focusing on engraving copper plates.[2] However, the majority of his career was spent on printmaking.
He was the father of artists Anirnik Ragee, Parnee Peter, Nicotai Simigak, and Simeonie Teevee.[2] He was married to artist Angotigolu Teevee, who died in 1967.[2]
His work is held in a variety of museums, including the National Gallery of Canada,[1] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[3][4] the Gilcrease Museum,[5] the Canadian Museum of History,[6] the National Museum of the American Indian,[7] the McMaster Museum of Art,[8] the Ackland Art Museum,[9] the Agnes Etherington Art Centre,[10] the Scott Polar Research Institute,[11] the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec,[12] and the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia.[13]