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NATSIVAAR
- Born
- Nunavut, 1919
- Died
- Cape Dorset, Nunavut, 1962
- Biography synopsis
- Natsivaar (Netsivarr) died two years after the first Cape Dorset Annual Print Collection; consequently, only two of her graphic works were ever released through that venue, "Mother and Son" in the 1961/1962 collection and "Angels in the Moon" in the 1960 collection. Whereas "Mother and Son" is typical of traditional Inuit imagery, "Angels in the Moon" is notable for its Christian subject matter, demonstrating the influence of Southern missionaries on Inuit culture. Natsivaar's work has been exhibited at the National Gallery of Canada and examples of her work are included in the collections of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the National Gallery of Canada, Calgary's Glenbow Museum and Toronto's Art Gallery of Ontario.
- Media used
- Drawing
- Printmaking
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
Writings about- Biographies of Inuit Artists, Volumes One and Two. Ottawa: Canadian Arctic Producers, Arctic Co-operatives Limited, 1984
- "Sea Oil and Soapstone." Horizon 5 (Mar. 1963): 120
- Barz, Sandra. Inuit Artists Print Workbook. New York: Arts & Culture of the North, 1990
- Blodgett, Jean. Grasp Tight the Old Ways: Selections From the Klamer Family Collection of Inuit Art. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 1983
- Crandall, Richard C. Inuit Art: A History. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 2000
- Crandall, Richard C. and Susan M. Crandall. An Annotated Bibliography of Inuit Art. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 2001
