Kavavaow Mannomee (also known as Qavavau Manumie) (born September 21, 1958) is an Inuit printmaker who lived and worked in

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Early life

He was born in

Brandon, Manitoba Brandon () is the second-largest city in the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the southwestern corner of the province on the banks of the Assiniboine River, approximately west of the provincial capital, Winnipeg, and east of the ...

, when his mother was hospitalized there for

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. However, the family returned to

Cape Dorset Kinngait (Inuktitut meaning "high mountain" or "where the hills are"; Syllabics: ᑭᙵᐃᑦ), formerly known as Cape Dorset until 27 February 2020, is an Inuit hamlet located on Dorset Island near Foxe Peninsula at the southern tip of Baffin ...

soon after, where Mannomee has stayed ever since. His mother Paunichea (1920-1968) and father Davidee were both artists. His brothers Tukiki Manomie and Aqjangajuk Shaa are both sculptors.

Career

Mannomee was involved in the West Baffin Eskimo Co-op and the Kinngait Studios, first making lithographs and later stonecuts. He also worked on graphite drawings. Many of his works featured scenes from everyday life in Inuit culture, as well as Arctic animals and Inuit mythological figures. His first solo exhibition, featuring his original drawings, happened in Toronto in June 2008. His works are held in several museums, including the

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, the

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, the

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Montreal Museum of Fine Arts The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA; french: Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, MBAM) is an art museum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the largest art museum in Canada by gallery space. The museum is located on the historic Golden Square ...

, the

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, the

Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre The Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre (PWNHC) (''Centre du patrimoine septentrional Prince-de-Galles'' in French) is the Government of the Northwest Territories' museum and archives. Located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, the ...

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University of Michigan Museum of Art The University of Michigan Museum of Art in Ann Arbor, Michigan with is one of the largest university art museums in the United States. Built as a war memorial in 1909 for the university's fallen alumni from the Civil War, Alumni Memorial Hall ori ...

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s, and the

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References

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