Siasi Atitu
Canadian Inuk printmaker
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Siasi Atitu (c. 1896–1983) was a Canadian Inuk artist known for her stonecut printmaking. She was active in the 1960s. And had many variations of name including Siasi Atitu Pamiu.[1]
About
Siasi Atitu was born in 1896 in Ivujivik, Quebec, Canada.[1] She later moved to the Puvirnituq settlement when she was married to Adam Amamartua, the settlement leader.[2][3] With her husband, they raised ten children.[2]
In 1961, Atitu was in her 60s, when she learned printmaking in the Puvirnituq settlement.[2] Her subject matter for her printmaking imagery was different from the others, with murder scenes, cannibalism and more.[2] Her work has a unique visual perspective, which appears to have been created in consideration of the edges of the stone used in the stone cutting process.[4] Atitu's art works can be found in the permanent collection at Canadian Museum of History.[2] The University of Alberta Art Collection [5] and at the non-profit Avataq Cultural Institute in Quebec.[6]
She died in 1983 in Quebec, Canada.[1] Her son, Adamie Suppaki Amamartua (born 1930) is a known sculptor.[1]
