Annie Pootoogook

Quick Facts

Full Name	Annie Pootoogook
Occupation	Drawer
Date Of Birth	May 11, 1969(1969-05-11)
Age	55
Date Of Death	2016-09-19
Birthplace	Cape Dorset
Country	Canada
Horoscope	Taurus

Annie Pootoogook Biography

Annie Pootoogook is one of the most popular and richest Drawer who was born on May 11, 1969 in Cape Dorset, Canada. Annie Pootoogook was born on May 11, 1969 located in Cape Dorset (Kinngait), Canada. Pootoogook was raised by a middle-class family , whose prosperity was primarily derived through their artistic pursuits. Her family members worked in various styles and mediums. Pootoogook began to be interested in the arts at a young age. She was the daughter of Napachie Pootoogook, was an Inuk draftswoman while the dad Eegyvudluk Pootoogook was a printmaker and stone sculpture. Pootoogook was the daughter of Pitseolak Ashoona , a famous graphic artist, the daughter of the printmaker Kananginak Pootoogook along with the cousin of the draftswoman Shuvinai Ashoona.

Pootoogook was the subject of a small exhibit in 2003 at the Feheley Art Gallery. It is her debut solo show and was crucial to her career since it made her name more well-known.

In November 2006 she won the Sobey Art Award and was granted the prize of $50,000 (CDN). The Sobey Award is granted to an artist who is 39 years of age or younger and has shown their work in a public or commercial gallery in Canada in the past 18 months, at the time of their application. The press release announcing Pootoogook’s win noted that “her work reflects both the current moment of a specific tradition and of a contemporary drawing practice.”

Pootoogook had her first major solo exhibition in 2006 when her work was displayed as part of a well-received show at The Power Plant in Toronto, Ontario. The exhibition, designed by Nancy Campbell, focused on mythology, Inuit communities and difficulties of life in the Arctic.

The years 2000 were Pootoogook’s most productive time. Between 2001 between 2001 and 2007 when Pootoogook was most prolific artist in her creating. She was an artist on her own in this time, and left in 2001 the West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative in 2001. At this time she created intimate scenes from her home that depicted violence, alcoholism, and domestic violence, the everyday life of women within northern Canadian North, the hardships that are faced by Northern communities as well as the effects technological advancements on the traditional Inuit life. Pootoogook has consolidated her style and contents in this time, and began to create images that could easily be identified with her. She made over 1000 drawings on paper, and it was at this point when she was first acknowledged as an artist outside those in the Inuit community.

Annie Pootoogook Net Worth

Annie Pootoogook is one of the richest Drawer from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Annie Pootoogook 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Annie Pootoogook (May 11, 1969 – – September 19 September 19, 2016,) was a Canadian Inuk artist who was known for her colored and pen pencil drawings. In her work, Pootoogook often portrayed the life experiences of people who lived in her community , Cape Dorset (Kinngait), in Northern Canada and occurrences that she experienced as a person.

Pootoogook started making artwork in 1997 at the age of 28 years old. She was a member of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative (previously named Kinngait Studios) in Cape Dorset, Nunavut. At the beginning of her career with the Co- operative she was not granted any creative freedom.

Annie Pootoogook’s art began to be widely collected by Canadian art institutions in 2006 after she won The Sobey Award. The Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto, Ontario), The National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa, Ontario), and Feheley Fine Arts (Toronto, Ontario) all hold significant collections of Pootoogook’s work.

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After her death, the lead investigator on the case, Sergeant Chris Hrnchiar posted online comments that were condemned and labelled as racist, commenting that it was likely the death was due to alcoholism or drug abuse because of her ethnicity. He preemptively declared “it’s not a murder case” on social media. An investigation into Hrnchiar’s conduct was undertaken as a result. In November 2016, Hrnchiar pled guilty to two counts of discreditable conduct under the Police Services Act, and for making comments on an open investigation.

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Annie Ranked on the list of most popular Drawer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Annie Pootoogook celebrates birthday on May 11 of every year.