Sculpin Romancing Char - Original Drawing

This moody original drawing depicts the story of the sculpin who wanted a char for a wife. The moment of the sculpin attempting to romance the char is captured here. In the story, the char eventually swims up a river to a lake but the Sculpin cannot survive in fresh water so they did not marry.

2022
Coloured pencil, ink
38.5 x 56.5 cm
Registration no. 45986_151-1437

ᓂᖑᑯᓗ ᑏᕕ Ningiukulu (Ningeokuluk) Teevee (1963-)

Ningiukulu (Ningeokuluk) Teevee is one of the most versatile and intelligent graphic artists to emerge from Kinngait Studios. Since her first prints appeared in the collection in 2004, Ningiukulu has been one of Kinngait’s studio’s most celebrated artists. She has a comprehensive knowledge of Inuit legends and a fine sense of design and composition. These elements that have made many of her prints highly sought after by collectors. Ningiukulu has had numerous solo shows of her bold and resplendent drawings and some of her work has been featured in exhibitions in major public galleries and museums.