Kavavaow Mannomee
Inuk printmaker
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Early life
He was born in Brandon, Manitoba, when his mother was hospitalized there for tuberculosis.[2] However, the family returned to Cape Dorset soon after, where Mannomee has stayed ever since.[2][3] His mother Paunichea (1920–1968) and father Davidee were both artists.[4] His brothers Tukiki Manomie and Aqjangajuk Shaa are both sculptors.[4]
Career
Mannomee was involved in the West Baffin Eskimo Co-op and the Kinngait Studios, first making lithographs and later stonecuts.[4] He also worked on graphite drawings.[1] Many of his works featured scenes from everyday life in Inuit culture, as well as Arctic animals and Inuit mythological figures.[1][3]
His first solo exhibition, featuring his original drawings, happened in Toronto in June 2008.[2] His works are held in several museums, including the Ackland Art Museum,[3][5] the Canadian Museum of Civilization,[3] the McMichael Canadian Art Collection,[3] the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts,[3] the National Gallery of Canada,[3] the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,[3] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[6] the Minneapolis Institute of Arts,[7] and the National Museum of the American Indian.[8]