Nicotye Samayualie
Born1983 (age 40–41)
Kinngait, Nunavut

Nicotye Samayualie (born 1983) is a Canadian Inuk artist from Cape Dorset, Nunavut. Samayualie specializes in drawings of still lifes and landscapes.[1] She often uses large-format drawings to create expansive images of Cape Dorset landscapes.

Early life

Samayualie was born in 1983 in Cape Dorset, Northwest Territories, also known as Kinngait, Nunavut.[2] Her parents are Kudluajuk Ashoona and Johnny Tunnillie Samayualie.[3][4] Her sister Padloo Samayualie is also an artist.[5] She is the cousin of artist Annie Pootoogook (1969-2016).[1] Her grandmother, Keeleemeeoomee Samayualie (1919-1983), was also a graphic artist.[2][6]

Art career

Samayualie began developing her artistic practice in her early twenties.[7] She is particularly interested in Cape Dorset landscapes and in mundane day-to-day objects such as buttons, pantry shelves, and camping equipment.[5][8][9]

Her work has been displayed by public galleries including the Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto, ON) and the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa, ON).[1] Her first group show was "A New Perspective" at Feheley Fine Arts in Toronto, Ontario in 2011, and she had her first solo exhibition, "Nicotye Samayualie," in February 2015, also at Feheley Fine Arts.[1]

In 2014, she was an invited artist at the Great Northern Arts Festival in Inuvik.[1] In 2016, she was selected for a residency at the Banff Centre as part of the TD Bank's Cape Dorset North-South artist exchange program.[10]

Collections

Her work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada,[11] the Winnipeg Art Gallery,[12] and the University of Michigan Museum of Art.[13][14]

Exhibitions

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Christine Lalonde, Acquisition Proposal for Nicotye Samayualie’s My Idea, My Style, My Way and Composition (Landscape), accession #46707 and #46708, Curatorial File, National Gallery of Canada.
  2. ^ a b "Keeleemeeoomee Samualie". Inuit Art Foundation. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Inuit Drawings — Artists". Madrona Gallery. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  4. ^ "Nicotye Samayualie". DORSET FINE ARTS. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  5. ^ a b c Parkinson, Kamille (2019-07-12). "Traditional subject matter, contemporary point of view". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  6. ^ Rogers, Sarah (2015-03-25). "Up and coming Nunavut artist holds first solo exhibit in Toronto". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  7. ^ "Nicotye Samayualie". Inuit Art Foundation. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Nicotye Samayualie". Dorset Fine Arts. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Nicotye Samayualie". La Guilde. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  10. ^ "Nicotye Samayualie". The Hnatyshyn Foundation.
  11. ^ "Nicotye Samayualie". www.gallery.ca.
  12. ^ "2015-116 "Happiness" Nicotye Samayualie » WAG".
  13. ^ "Exchange|Search: artist:"Nicotye Samayualie"". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  14. ^ "UMMA's "Reflections: An Ordinary Day" explores quotidian moments in Inuit life | Ann Arbor District Library". aadl.org. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  15. ^ "Highpoint Presents: Kinngait Studio Returns". Highpoint Center for Printmaking. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  16. ^ "Change Makers | Art Gallery of Mississauga". Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  17. ^ "Nicotye Samayualie in Toronto". Feheley Fine Arts - Inuit Art Gallery. 2015-02-28. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  18. ^ "Plants, Objects, Landscapes: Drawings by Nicotye Samayualie". Marion Scott Gallery. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
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