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* Ivalo Abelsen (born 1971),
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''KIMIK.'' Accessed December 5, 2012. * Naja Abelsen (born 1964), painter, illustrator, stamp designer * Anne-Mette Arendt,
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Aron of Kangeq Aron of Kangeq (born in Kangeq, South Greenland on April 9, 1822; died March 12, 1869) was a Greenlandic Inuit Greenlanders ( kl, Kalaallit / Tunumiit / Inughuit; da, Grønlændere) are people identified with Greenland or the indigenous peo ...
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Inuit Inuit (; iu, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 'the people', singular: Inuk, , dual: Inuuk, ) are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories ...
, 1822–1869),
Kangeq Kangeq or Kangek ( Kalaallisut: "Promontory") is a former settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland. It is located on the same island that formed the first Danish colony on Greenland between 1721 and 1728. History As ...
, watercolors, woodcutsThisted, Kirsten
"Greenlandic Art: A Brief History"
''Bryggen Art.'' Accessed December 6, 2012 * Pia Arke (1958–2007), photography, photocollage, installation"Exhibition the Red Snowmobile."
''Greenland.'' Accessed December 5, 2012. * Pierre André Auzias ( French),
Uummannaq Uummannaq is a town in the Avannaata municipality, in central-western Greenland. With 1,407 inhabitants in 2020, it is the eighth-largest town in Greenland, and is home to the country's most northerly ferry terminal. Founded in 1763 as Omenak, t ...


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* Peter Jens Ville Berthelsen (1923–1990), Nuuk, painter, and Greenlandic flag contestant * Aron Berthelsen (1933-2009), sculpture * Esra Bertelsen (1889–1954), woodcarving * Kelly Berthelsen (born 1967)"Exhibition: KUUK."
''Greenland.'' Accessed December 5, 2012. * Ivan Burkal (born 1955),
Nuuk Nuuk (; da, Nuuk, formerly ) is the capital and largest city of Greenland, a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the country's largest cultural and economic centre. The major cities from other coun ...


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* Bibi Chemnitz ( Danish-Greenlandic),
Copenhagen, Denmark Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...
, fashion design, printmaking * Jørgen Chemnitz (1890-1956), photography * Thue Christiansen (born 1940), painting, sculpture, designed the flag of Greenland in 1985


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* Mathias Ferslev Dalager ( Mathias Fersløv Dalager,
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Inuit Inuit (; iu, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 'the people', singular: Inuk, , dual: Inuuk, ) are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories ...
, c. 1769–1843), Ritenbenk, painting"Grønland - billedkunst."
''Den Store Danske.'' Accessed December 12, 2012. * Jakob Danielsen (born 1888 Sioraq,
Disko Island Disko Island ( kl, Qeqertarsuaq, da, Diskoøen) is a large island in Baffin Bay, off the west coast of Greenland. It has an area of ,Qeqertarsuaq Qeqertarsuaq () is a port and town in Qeqertalik municipality, located on the south coast of Disko Island on the west coast of Greenland. Founded in 1773, the town is now home to a campus of the University of Copenhagen known as Arctic Station. ...
), watercolors of hunting culture of north Greenland


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* Ivalo Frank (born 1975) ( Danish-Greenlander), filmmaker


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* Nuka K. Godtfredsen (born 1970), drawing, painting * Israil Nikodemus Gormansen (
Greenlandic Inuit Greenlanders ( kl, Kalaallit / Tunumiit / Inughuit; da, Grønlændere) are people identified with Greenland or the indigenous people, the Greenlandic Inuit (''Grønlansk Inuit''; Kalaallit, Inughuit, and Tunumiit). This connection may be r ...
, 1804–57), watercolors


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* Julie Edel Hardenberg (born 1971), installation, photography,
conceptual art Conceptual art, also referred to as conceptualism, is art in which the concept(s) or idea(s) involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic, technical, and material concerns. Some works of conceptual art, sometimes called insta ...
* Isle Hessner ( Lise Hessner, born 1962), sculpture * Aka Høegh (born 1947),
Qaqortoq Qaqortoq, formerly Julianehåb, is a city in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland, located near Cape Thorvaldsen. With a population of 3,050 in 2020, it is the most populous town and the municipal capital in southern Greenland and the ...
, drawing, public art, sculpture * Arnannguaq Høegh (born 1956),
Qaqortoq Qaqortoq, formerly Julianehåb, is a city in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland, located near Cape Thorvaldsen. With a population of 3,050 in 2020, it is the most populous town and the municipal capital in southern Greenland and the ...
, printmaking, collage * Bolatta Silis Høegh (
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Inuit Inuit (; iu, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 'the people', singular: Inuk, , dual: Inuuk, ) are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories ...
, born 1981),
Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...
, painting, installation, conceptual art * Inuk Silis Høegh (
Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...
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Inuit Inuit (; iu, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 'the people', singular: Inuk, , dual: Inuuk, ) are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories ...
, born 1972),
Nuuk Nuuk (; da, Nuuk, formerly ) is the capital and largest city of Greenland, a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the country's largest cultural and economic centre. The major cities from other coun ...
, sculpture, installation, performance, graphic arts, film * Anne-Birthe Hove (1951–2012), printmaking


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* Hans Jacobi (1905–1995) * Miki Jacobsen (born 1965),
Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...
, digital photocollages, sculpture, assemblage


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Bodil Kaalund Bodil Marie Kaalund-Jørgensen (1930–2016) was an award-winning Danish painter, textile artist and writer, who is remembered above all for her artwork in Danish churches and for her Bible illustrations. She was also a major contributor to the re ...
(1930-2016) ( Danish-Greenlander) * Lisbeth Karline (born 1981),
Nuuk Nuuk (; da, Nuuk, formerly ) is the capital and largest city of Greenland, a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the country's largest cultural and economic centre. The major cities from other coun ...
* Maria Panínguak` Kjærulff (
Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...
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Inuit Inuit (; iu, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 'the people', singular: Inuk, , dual: Inuuk, ) are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories ...
, born 1980),
Nuuk Nuuk (; da, Nuuk, formerly ) is the capital and largest city of Greenland, a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the country's largest cultural and economic centre. The major cities from other coun ...
, painting, drawing, photography, film, video, jewellery, sculpture * Jessie Kleemann (born 1959), dance,
performance art Performance art is an artwork or art exhibition created through actions executed by the artist or other participants. It may be witnessed live or through documentation, spontaneously developed or written, and is traditionally presented to a pu ...
, installation, painting * Jens Kreutzmann (1828–1899), illustration, painting * Johannes Kreutzmann (1862–1940), woodcarving * Lisa Kreutzmann,
Kangaatsiaq Kangaatsiaq (, old spelling: ''Kangâtsiaq'') is a town located in the Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland. The town received town status as recently as 1986, though as a settlement it has existed much longer. It has 520 inhabitants as of ...
* Ole Kreutzmann (1898-1983) (fl. 1940s),
Kangaamiut Kangaamiut,"Maniitsoq", Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992. formerly known as Gammel Sukkertoppen, is a settlement with a population of 293 (2020) in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland. Geography Kangaamiut is located on an islan ...
, ivory sculpture * Frederik Kristensen (born 1952), stone carving, painting * Peter Kujooq Kristiansen,
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Dorthe Kristoffersen Dorthea (Dorthe) Rebekka Augusta Kristoffersen née Jakobsen (4 January 1906–1976) was a Greenlandic artist from the country's west coast. A talented craftswoman who had previously embroidered skins and created dolls, after her marriage with (190 ...
(1906–1976), sculptor *
K'itura Kristoffersen K'itura Bebiane Ane Salomine Sukuvara née Kristoffersen (born 1939) is a Greenlandic artist from the country's west coast. Her parents, Dorthe and Kristoffer Kristoffersen, taught her and her three siblings how to create small mythological figures ...
(born 1939), sculptor *
Sara Kristoffersen Sara Rachel Juliane Kristoffersen (1937–2008) was a Greenlandic artist from the country's west coast. Her parents, Dorthe and Kristoffer Kristoffersen, taught her and her three siblings how to create small mythological figures in dark soapstone ...
(1937–2008), sculptor * Harriet Kristoffersen, painting * Simon Kristoffersen (1933–1990), sculpture * Anna Kûitse Thastum (1942–2012), drum dancer * Kunit of Umiivik (fl. 1880s), wooden map carving * Kunngi ( Frederik Kristensen), painting


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* Jens Leibhardt (1931-1994), stone carving * Anne-Lise Løvstrøm (born 1960),
Nuuk Nuuk (; da, Nuuk, formerly ) is the capital and largest city of Greenland, a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the country's largest cultural and economic centre. The major cities from other coun ...
* Henrik Lund ( Intel'eraq, 1875–1948), painter, lyricist * Kistat Lund (1944-2017) * Dine Lyberth, stone carving * Gerth Lyberth (1867–1929) * Hans Lynge (1906–1988) known as the founder of modern art in Greenland, impressionist painter, founder of the Nuuk School of Art * Aviaaja Egede Lynge * Mikisoq H. Lynge (born 1978), film


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* Linda Milne,
Nuuk Nuuk (; da, Nuuk, formerly ) is the capital and largest city of Greenland, a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the country's largest cultural and economic centre. The major cities from other coun ...
* Mitsivarniannga (fl. 1905),
Ammassalik Ammassalik Island ( da, Ammassalik Ø) is an island in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland, with an area of .
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shaman Shamanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with what they believe to be a spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance. The goal of this is usually to direct spirits or spir ...
( angakoq), wooden tupilait * Gukki Willsen Møller (born 1965), visual art, ceramics * Lars Møller (19th century), landscape lithography * Steffen Møller (1882–1909), landscape lithography, son of Lars Møller * Iben Mondrup, also Iben Mondrup Salto ( Danish-Greenlander, born 1969) * Angu Motzfeldt (born 1976), musician, photography


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* Nanna Ánike Nikolajsen (born 1984) * Camilla Nielsen (born 1972),
Nuuk Nuuk (; da, Nuuk, formerly ) is the capital and largest city of Greenland, a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the country's largest cultural and economic centre. The major cities from other coun ...


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* Kristian Olsen aaju (1942-2015), painting, writing


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* Julia Pars (born 1968),
Nuuk Nuuk (; da, Nuuk, formerly ) is the capital and largest city of Greenland, a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the country's largest cultural and economic centre. The major cities from other coun ...
, drawing, painting, mixed media * Buuti Pedersen ( Bodil Pedersen, born 1955), Qaqotoq, painting * Ivaaq Poulsen, sculpture, member of Inuit Youth International


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* Linda Riber, printmaking, collage * Ina Rosing (1942-2018) *
Jens Rosing Jens Christian Rosing (28 July 1925 – 24 May 2008) was a notable Greenlandic artist, author and storyteller. He designed the coat of arms of Greenland, many Greenlandic postage stamps, as well as illustrated children's books and created divers ...
(1925–2008), zoological studies * Jukke Rosing ( Angiuk Rosing),
Nuuk Nuuk (; da, Nuuk, formerly ) is the capital and largest city of Greenland, a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the country's largest cultural and economic centre. The major cities from other coun ...
, photography *
Kale Rosing Kale (), or leaf cabbage, belongs to a group of cabbage (''Brassica oleracea'') cultivars grown for their edible leaves, although some are used as ornamentals. Kale plants have green or purple leaves, and the central leaves do not form a head ...
(1911–1974), graphics * Peter Rosing (1871–1938), woodcarving * Peter Rosing (1892–1965), lithography, brother of Otto Rosing *
Otto Rosing Otto Rosing (born 9 March 1967) is a Greenlandic/Danish film director. He grew up in Ilulissat, Greenland, and later resided in Greenland's capital Nuuk. He now lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark. In collaboration with film producer Mikisoq H. ...
(1896–1966), lithography, brother of Peter Rosing * Naja Rosing-Advid,
Nuuk Nuuk (; da, Nuuk, formerly ) is the capital and largest city of Greenland, a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the country's largest cultural and economic centre. The major cities from other coun ...


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* Liss Stender, designer, graphic designer * Ivars Silis (born 1944), photography, videography * Inuuteq Storch (born 1989),
Sisimiut Sisimiut (), formerly known as Holsteinsborg, is the capital and largest city of the Qeqqata municipality, the second-largest city in Greenland, and the largest Arctic city in North America.The term 'city' is loosely used to describe any popula ...
, photography * Arnajaraq Støvlbæk * Kitora Sukuvara, stone carvingStaffan and Jensen 69


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* Christian Thygesen (Danish), painter * Malene Guldager Thygesen (Danish-Kalaalleq), painter, sculptor


See also

* List of Danish painters *
Greenland National Museum The Greenland National Museum ( kl, Nunatta Katersugaasivia Allagaateqarfialu) is located in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. It was one of the first museums established in Greenland, inaugurated in the mid-1960s. The museum has many artefacts rela ...
* Katuaq * Nuuk Art Museum * Sisimiut Museum *
Qaqortoq Museum Qaqortoq Museum ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaanni Katersugaasiviit) is a museum in Qaqortoq, Greenland. It is located close to the main fountain square in one of the oldest buildings of the town, the former Royal Greenland Trading Department which dates f ...
* Upernavik Museum


Notes


References

* Staffan, Carlen and Marianne Jensen, intro. ''Den Flyvende Kajak/The Flying Kayak/Qajaq Silaannakkoortoq (Contemporary Art from Greenland).'' Nordic Arts Centre, 1989. .


Further reading

* Goodnow, Katherine and Haci Akman. ''Scandinavian Museums and Cultural Diversity.'' Berghahn Books, 2008. . * Kaalund, Bodil (Danish). ''The Art of Greenland: Sculpture, Crafts, Painting.'' Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984. .


External links


KIMIK: Association of Artists in Greenland

Nordic Institute in Greenland

"Visions of Greenland appear in Venice"
2012
"Greenland National Art Gallery"
2011
"Jessie Kleemann & Iben Mondrup"
''Horizonic: Unfolding Space through Sound Art''

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Artists An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse refers to a practitioner in the visual arts only. However, the ...