Kingmeata Etidlooie

Kingmeata Etidlooie (alternate spellings, Kingmeata, Kingmeeatta, Kingmeattar, Etidlui, Etidloie; 1915-1989)[1] was a Canadian artist, whose preferred media included drawing, painting, printmaking, carving, and sculpting. Born in Itinik Camp near Lake Harbour, Northwest Territories, she sculpted and drew at the beginning of her artist career, which she started on Baffin Island. She is remembered for being an early user of watercolor among the Cape Dorset artists,[2] moving there in the mid-1960s, and working in a small studio.[3] Her works are held by the National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Canada Council Art Bank, and the Canadian Museum of Civilization.[2] Along with her second husband, the graphic artist Etidlooie Etidlooie (1910-1981), she was a member of the West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative. Their children include, Etulu Etidlui, Omalluq Oshutsiaq, Pukaluk Etungat and Kellypalik Etidlooie.[1]

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