Johnny Pootoogook

Johnny Pootoogook

Johnny Pootoogook is the son of famous Inuit Artist, Kananginak Pootoogook, and was born in 1970 in a traditional Inuit camp called Ikerasak, near Cape Dorset, Nunavut. He has followed in his father’s footsteps and become an accomplished artist in his own right. He is a talented graphic artist, sculptor and printmaker, and currently lives in Kinngait pursuing his artistic career. Johnny Pootoogook has had several exhibitions throughout his career, notably a show in 2016 at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco.

Selected Exhibitions:
February 2001: Living Arctic - Inuit Gallery of Vancouver - Vancouver, British Columbia
March – April 2006: Amarok: The Wolf - The Albers Gallery, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
November – December, 2009: Form and Vision - The Innuit Gallery and Jonathon Bancroft – Snell Gallery - London, Ontario
May – June, 2012: The Unexpected - Feheley Fine Arts - Toronto, Ontario
March – April 2015: Over the Top - Feheley Fine Arts - Toronto, Ontario
November 2015 – February 2016: Linked: An Exhibition to Raise Awareness about Climate Change - Oceanographic Museum of Monaco - Monaco

Selected Collections:
Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau, Quebec
Inuit Art Centre, Indian and Northern Affairs, Ottawa, Ontario
Musee d’art Inuit Brousseau, Quebec City, Quebec