Sharni Pootoogook

She worked primarily in printmaking, and was involved with the West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative.^[5][1] Her work is known for its soft colors, whimsical motifs, and strong lines.^[6]

Pootoogoook's work is kept at several museums, including the British Museum,^[4] the Amon Carter Museum of American Art,^[3][6] the Canadian Museum of History,^[3] the Confederation Centre of the Arts,^[3] the Dennos Museum Center,^[3] the National Gallery of Canada,^[3][7] the Red Deer and District Museum and Archives,^[3] the Royal Ontario Museum,^[3][6] the Simon Fraser Gallery,^[3] the Museum of Anthropology at UBC,^[8] the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts,^[9] the Museum London,^[10] the Textile Museum of Canada,^[11] the Canada Council Art Bank,^[6] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,^[12] the RISD Museum,^[13] and the Winnipeg Art Gallery.^[3][6]

She was married to the carver and graphic artist Pudlat Pootoogook (1919–1985).^[1] Her daughter Sarah Putuguk is a printmaker,^[1] and her adopted son Elijah Pootoogook is a graphic artist and carver.^[1] She was also the sister-in-law to artist Kananginak Pootoogook.^[14]