Year of death known only for certain was married to Gideaon Kuuk, mother of Polly Kuuk (by adoption) Born: 1931 Female E2-173 Resides: Baker Lake Drawings, Prints, Wallhangings "Born near Garry Lake in the Central Canadian Arctic, Hannah Kigusiuq grew to adulthood living much the same as her Inuit ancestors had before  her--residing in snow houses in the winter and skin tents in the summer.  Married as a very young woman, Kigusiuq remembers travelling on the land and  following the Arctic game animals in order to survive. She was in her  mid-twenties in 1956 when her husband, Kuuk, and others from her camp were  afflicted with tuberculosis--a condition that forced them to move to the  settlement of Baker Lake, Northwest Territories, where he could receive  medical treatment. During her husband's subsequent two-year hospitalization in the South of Canada and as a means to supplement her meager income while she  awaited his return to Baker Lake, Kigusiuq respnded to encouragement from the  local crafts officer, Boris Kotelewitz, to try her hand at drawing. Feeling  clumsy at first because her only previous experience with drawing was to make  `pictures` on the ice window of her igloo as a child, Kigusiuq rapidly became  engaged by this new activity and quickly proved herself to be a talented and  inventive draftsperson with a distinctive personal style.   Kigusiuq draws inspiration for her art from her experience living on the  land as a young woman, and she typically depicts communal activities from  traditional Inuit lifestyle. Winter camp scenes, groups traveling on the land  by foot or dogteam, and Inuit celebrating traditional drum dances are among  her favored subjects, though Kigusiuq occasionally illustrates episodes from  traditional Inuit mythology and from the Christian Bible as well. She is best  known for her carefully controlled graphite pencil line drawings in which she  situates large numbers of people and animals in complex relationships with one another frequently adding Inuktitut syllabic notations to clarify her intent  or to present conversation among individuals. She rarely incoporates color,  preferring instead the clarity of carefully-drawn line."   Marion E. Jackson.  In "North American Women Artists  of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical  Dictionary" 1995.   EXHIBITIONS: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, Baker Lake Print Collection 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, (annual collection)  1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990 (illustrated catalogue) July 1971 Canadian Eskimo Sculpture & Original Prints  Madurodam, Holland May - September 1972 Baker Lake Drawings Winnipeg Art Gallery  Winnipeg, Manitoba (tour) (illustrated catalogue) 1973 - 1974 Baker Lake Prints and Drawings: 1970-1973  Winnipeg Art Gallery,  Extension Services  Winnipeg, Manitoba (tour) (catalogue) 1976 Baker Lake Drawings Lippel Gallery  Montreal, Quebec January 1977 - June 1982 The Inuit Print/L'estampe inuit Department of Indian Affairs and  Northern Development and the  National Museum of Man  Ottawa, Ontario (tour) (illustrated catalogue) 1978 Looking South Winnipeg Art Gallery  Winnipeg, Manitoba (tour) (illustrated catalogue) December 1978 - January 1979  Baker Lake Drawings Gallimaufrey  Croton-on-Hudson, New York, U.S.A. November 1980 Baker Lake Prints - Ten Year Retrospective The Upstairs Gallery  Winnipeg, Manitoba January - February 1982 Baker Lake Drawings The Upstairs Gallery  Winnipeg, Manitoba February - April 1983 Baker Lake Prints & Print-Drawings: 1970-1976  Winnipeg Art Gallery  Winnipeg, Manitoba (illustrated catalogue) September 1984 Drawings from Baker Lake The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art  Toronto, Ontario (illustrated brochure) November - December 1984 50 Inuit Prints Canadian Arctic Producers in  coordination with the Hudson's Bay  Company Inuit Art Marketing Service,  held at Simpson's  Toronto, Ontario (illustrated brochure) June 1985 Baker Lake Prints 1985 The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art  Toronto, Ontario November 1986 Inuit Graphics Through the Year: Rare Prints from the Arctic  Arctic Artistry  Scarsdale, New York, U.S.A. May - June 1987 Inuit Graphics from the Past Arctic Artistry  Scarsdale, New York, U.S.A. September - November 1987 The Swinton Collection of Inuit Art Winnipeg Art Gallery  Winnipeg, Manitoba (illustrated catalogue) November 1987 Inuit Traditions in Graphics: 1961-1987 Arctic Artistry  Hartsdale, New York, U.S.A. June - September 1988 The World Around Me University of Lethbridge Art Gallery  Lethbridge, Alberta October 1988 Baker Lake: Persistence of Old Memories Brandon Allied Arts Council  Brandon, Manitoba (illustrated brochure) November - December 1988 Art of the Eskimo: Contemporary Sculpture & Drawings from the Canadian Arctic  Gallery 100 Hudson  New York, New York, U.S.A. October 1989 Baker Lake Print Retrospective: A Twenty Year Anniversary  The Upstairs Gallery  Winnipeg, Manitoba (illustrated catalogue) February - March 1990 Inuit Drawings Inuit Gallery of Vancouver  Vancouver, British Columbia (illustrated catalogue) June - September 1990 Inuit Graphics and Drawings from 1959-1990 Arctic Artistry  Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, U.S.A. June - July 1992 Women of the North: An Exhibition of art by Inuit Women of the  Canadian Arctic  Marion Scott Gallery  Vancouver, British Columbia (illustrated catalogue) November 1993 - January 1994  Contemporary Inuit Drawings Muscarelle Museum of Art  College of William and Mary  Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.A. (illustrated catalogue) July 1994 Arctic Spirit 35 Years of Canadian Inuit Art  Frye Art Museum  Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. August 1994 - April 1997 Qamanittuaq: Where the River Widens Drawings by Baker Lake Artists  Macdonald Stewart Art Centre  Guelph, Ontario (tour) (illustrated catalogue) 1995 Baker Lake - Uncatalogued Prints 1979-1985 A retrospective collection exhibited at  selected galleries, organized by  Canadian Arctic Producers  Winnipeg, Manitoba (illustrated brochure) February 1996 The Spirit World - 1977 to 1990: Baker Lake Clyde River and Pangnirtung Prints.  A retrospective collection exhibited at  selected commercial galleries, organized by  Canadian Arctic Producers  Winnipeg, Manitoba (illustrated catalogue) COLLECTIONS: Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A.  Amway Environmental Foundation Collection, Ada, Michigan, U.S.A.  Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.A.  Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario  CIBC Collection, Toronto, Ontario  Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec  Confederation Centre of the Arts, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island  Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta  Inuit Cultural Institute, Rankin Inlet, Northwest Territories  Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario  McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario  Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia  National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario  Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories  University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta  University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta  University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick  Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba  SELECTED REFERENCES: Jackson, Marion E.  CONTEMPORARY INUIT DRAWINGS. Guelph, Ontario: Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, 1987. Jackson, Marion E.  HANNAH KIGUSIUQ (1931-). In North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary/ Garland, 1995. Marion Scott Gallery  WOMEN OF THE NORTH: AN EXHIBITION OF ART BY INUIT WOMEN OF THE CANADIAN ARCTIC: June 6-July 11, 1992. Vancouver: Marion Scott Gallery, 1992. Muscarelle Museum of Art (Williamsburg)  CONTEMPORARY INUIT DRAWINGS: The gift collection of Frederick and Lucy S. Herman. Williamsburg, Va.: The College of William and Mary in Virginia, 1993. National Museum of Man  THE INUIT PRINT = L'ESTAMPE INUIT: A Travelling Exhibition... = Une exposition itinerante... Ottawa: National Museum of Man, National Museums of Canada, 1977. Oxorn, Pearl  AESTHETICS OF ESKIMO ART: Comparison with Other Cultures and Visual Elements of Style. (Part IV). Arts & Culture of the North, vol. 5, no. 4, Fall, 1981. pp.388-393. Vastokas, Joan M.  CONTINUITIES IN ESKIMO GRAPHIC STYLE. artscanada, vol. 27, no. 6, December-January, 1971. pp.69-83. Winnipeg Art Gallery  BAKER LAKE DRAWINGS. Winnipeg: The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1972. Winnipeg Art Gallery  SWINTON COLLECTION OF INUIT ART. Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1987.--------------------

Exhibitions

• 50 Inuit Prints, Canadian Arctic Producers in coordination with the Hudson's Bay Company Inuit Art Marketing Service, held at Simpson's
• Arctic Spirit 35 Years of Canadian Inuit Art, Frye Art Museum
• Art of the Eskimo: Contemporary Sculpture & Drawings from the Canadian Arctic, Gallery 100 Hudson
• Baker Lake - Uncatalogued Prints 1979-1985 A retrospective collection exhibited at selected galleries, organized by, Canadian Arctic Producers
• Baker Lake Drawings, Winnipeg Art Gallery
• Baker Lake Drawings, Lippel Gallery
• Baker Lake Drawings, Gallimaufrey
• Baker Lake Drawings, The Upstairs Gallery
• Baker Lake Print Collection *70, (annual collection)
• Baker Lake Print Collection *71, (annual collection)
• Baker Lake Print Collection *72, (annual collection)
• Baker Lake Print Collection *74, (annual collection)
• Baker Lake Print Collection *76, (annual collection)
• Baker Lake Print Collection *78, (annual collection)
• Baker Lake Print Collection *79, (annual collection)
• Baker Lake Print Collection *81, (annual collection)
• Baker Lake Print Collection *82, (annual collection)
• Baker Lake Print Collection *83/84, (annual collection)
• Baker Lake Print Collection *85, (annual collection)
• Baker Lake Print Collection *86, (annual collection)
• Baker Lake Print Collection *87, (annual collection)
• Baker Lake Print Collection *88, (annual collection)
• Baker Lake Print Collection *90, (annual collection)
• Baker Lake Print Retrospective: A Twenty Year Anniversary, The Upstairs Gallery
• Baker Lake Prints & Print-Drawings: 1970-1976, Winnipeg Art Gallery
• Baker Lake Prints - Ten Year Retrospective, The Upstairs Gallery
• Baker Lake Prints 1985, The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art
• Baker Lake Prints and Drawings: 1970-1973, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Extension Services
• Baker Lake: Persistence of Old Memories, Brandon Allied Arts Council
• Canadian Eskimo Sculpture & Original Prints,
• Contemporary Inuit Drawings, Muscarelle Museum of Art College of William and Mary
• Drawings from Baker Lake, The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art
• Inuit Drawings, Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
• Inuit Graphics and Drawings from 1959-1990, Arctic Artistry
• Inuit Graphics from the Past, Arctic Artistry
• Inuit Graphics Through the Year: Rare Prints from the Arctic, Arctic Artistry
• Inuit Traditions in Graphics: 1961-1987, Arctic Artistry
• Looking South, Winnipeg Art Gallery
• Qamanittuaq: Where the River Widens Drawings by Baker Lake Artists, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre
• The Inuit Print/L'estampe inuit, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and the National Museum of Man
• The Spirit World - 1977 to 1990: Baker Lake Clyde River and Pangnirtung Prints. A retrospective collection exhibited at selected commercial galleries, organized by, Canadian Arctic Producers
• The Swinton Collection of Inuit Art, Winnipeg Art Gallery
• The World Around Me, University of Lethbridge Art Gallery
• Women of the North: An Exhibition of art by Inuit Women of the Canadian Arctic, Marion Scott Gallery

Collections

• Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, Fort Worth
• Amway Environmental Foundation Collection, Ada
• Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage
• Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor
• Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull
• CIBC Collection, Toronto
• Confederation Centre of the Arts, Charlottetown
• Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton
• Inuit Cultural Institute, Rankin Inlet
• Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph
• McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg
• Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
• National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
• Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife
• University of Alberta, Edmonton
• University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge
• University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
• Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg