Syollie Amituk Art for Sale at Auction

b. 1936 - d. 1986

SYOLLIE AMITUK (SAIJULI; ARPATUK; AWP; AMITTU; AMITOOK; SARWILLIE;
AMMIKTUK; AMMITU; ARPATU)
Born: December 6, 1936 Male E9-829
Died: June 4, 1986
Resided: Puvirnituq; also lived in Kuujjuaraapik
Prints, Printmaking, Sculpture
Syollie has been a contributor to the Puvirnituq print collections since it's
inception, and in the past, has prepared stones for other printers. Syollie is
the brother of Davidialuk. He was once married to Annie Tuckutuck and then
later to Sarah Tillikas Ijikitu.

EXHIBITIONS:
1962, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1972, Povungnituk Print Collection
1973, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, (annual collection)
1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 (illustrated catalogue)
1966 Esquimaux, Peuple du Quebec
Musee du Quebec
Quebec City, Quebec
(illustrated catalogue)
Sep - Nov 1969 The Eskimo
Museum of Fine Arts
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
(illustrated catalogue)
1972 Povungnituk Print Collection (printmaker)
(annual collection)
(illustrated catalogue)
January - March 1972 Eskimo Fantastic Art
Gallery 111, School of Art,
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
1973 Batik - Povungnituk
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
Montreal, Quebec

1974 Crafts from Arctic Canada/Artisanat de
l'arctique canadien
Canadian Eskimo Arts Council
Ottawa, Ontario
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
1974 Arctic Quebec Print Collection II
(annual collection)
(illustrated catalogue)
June - Sep 1974 Ulu/Inua: Form and Fantasy in Eskimo Art
Casino Gallery, Ravinia Park
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
(catalogue)
1975 Arctic Quebec Print Collection
(annual collection)
(illustrated catalogue)
Jan 1977 - Jun 1982 The Inuit Print/L'estampe inuit
Department of Indian Affairs and
Northern Development and the
National Museum of Man
Ottawa, Ontario
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
Nov - Dec 1978 Polar Vision: Canadian Eskimo Graphics
Jerusalem Artists' House Museum
Jerusalem, Israel
(illustrated catalogue)
March - April 1979 Canadian Eskimo Art: a representative
exhibition from the collection of Professor
and Mrs. Philip Gray
Fine Arts Gallery, Montana State
University
Bozeman, Montana, U.S.A.
(catalogue)

Nov - Dec 1979 In Celebration
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
Montreal, Quebec
Sep 1980 - Feb 1981 Things Made by Inuit
La Federation des Cooperatives du
Nouveau-Quebec
Montreal, Quebec
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
February - August 1982 Les Inuit du Nouveau-Quebec
Musee du Quebec
Quebec, Quebec
(illustrated brochure)
May 1983 - April 1985 Grasp Tight the Old Ways: Selections from
the Klamer Family Collection of Inuit Art
Art Gallery of Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
September 1983 The Way We Were - Traditional Eskimo Life
Snow Goose Associates
Seattle, Washington, USA
Oct - Dec 1983 Inuit Masterworks: Selections from
the Collection of Indian and Northern
Affairs Canada
McMichael Canadian Collection
Kleinburg, Ontario
December 1984 Takamit - Canadian Eskimo Art: Selections
from Private Collections and the Government of Canada
Organized by La Federation des Cooperatives
du Nouveau-Quebec and the Jane Voorhees
Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.A.
(illustrated brochure)
September 1985 A Taste of the Arctic
Gifted Hands
Oakville, Ontario
Oct - Nov 1986 The Art of the Eskimo
Newman Galleries
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
November 1986 Inuit Graphics Through the Year: Rare
Prints from the Arctic
Arctic Artistry
Scarsdale, New York, U.S.A.
May - June 1987 Inuit Graphics from the Past
Arctic Artistry
Scarsdale, New York, U.S.A.
October 1987 [L'art inuit]
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Chambre de Commerce de Chateauroux
France
November 1987 Inuit Traditions in Graphics: 1961-1987
Arctic Artistry
Hartsdale, New York, U.S.A.
Dec 1987 - Feb 1988 Inuk, Inuit: Art et tradition chez les
esquimaux d'hier et d'aujourd'hui
presented by L'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai,
at Musee des Beaux-arts d'Arras
Arras, France
(illustrated catalogue)
April 1988 [L'art inuit]
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Palais de L'Europe, Le Touquet
France
July 1988 [L'art inuit]
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Chapelle de la Visitation, Thonon
France

November 1988 [L'art inuit]
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Les Martres-de-Veyre
France
Dec 1988 - Jan 1989 [L'art inuit]
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Galerie Autre Regard, Paris
France
February - April 1989 Spoken in Stone: an exhibition of Inuit Art
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Banff, Alberta
(tour)
(illustrated brochure)
March - April 1989 [L'art inuit]
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Galerie Autre Regard, Paris
France
March - April 1989 [L'art inuit]
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Palais de l'Europe, le Touquet
France
June - July 1989 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Galerie Sanguine, La Rochelle
France
August 1989 Art Inuit, la Sculpture des Esquimaux du Canada
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Chapelle de la Visitation,
Thonon
France
October 1989 Art Inuit, Sculpture des Esquimaux
du Canada
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Galerie La Poutre, Marseille
France
December 1989 Art Inuit, la Sculpture des Esquimaux du Canada
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Les Chiroux, Centre Culturel de la Wallonie,
Liege
Belgium
January 1990 Art Inuit, la Sculpture des Esquimaux du Canada
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Centre d'Action Culturelle du Bassin
Houllier, Lorrain, Saint Avold
France
February - March 1990 Beeldhouwkunst van de Inuit (Canada)
by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai, France
at Amphora Finippon pvba, Sint Andries,
Brugge, Belgium
March 1990 Art Inuit, l'Art des Esquimaux du Canada
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Maison Falleur, Cambrai
France
June - September 1990 Inuit Graphics and Drawings from 1959-1990
Arctic Artistry
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, U.S.A.
June 1990 - July 1992 The First Passionate Collector: The
Ian Lindsay Collection of Inuit Art
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)

Nov - Dec 1990 Art Inuit: Autour de la Collection de Cape Dorset 1990
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Centre Culturel Canadien
Paris, France
March - April 1991 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Le Theatre
La Ciotat, France
April - June 1991 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Galerie La Tour des Cardinaux
L'Isle sur la Sorgue, France
May - June 1991 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at La Halle aux Bles
Saint Malo, France
June - July 1991 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Galerie Ombre et Lumiere
Ensisheim, France
Aug - Sep 1991 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Galerie Akenaton
Troyes, France
Oct - Dec 1991 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Galerie Maite Aubert
Le Havre, France
February 1992 Prints from Povungnituk 1962-1988
Albers Gallery of Inuit Art
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

February - April 1992 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Galerie Montador
Dieppe, France
Sep - Oct 1994 Kunst van de Inuit Eskimo's
Gemeentelijk Kunstcentrum
Huis Hellemans
Edegem, Belgium
(illustrated brochure)
March - July 1995 Immaginario Inuit
Arte e cultura degli esquimesi canadesi
Galleria d'Arte Moderna
e Contemporanea
Verona, Italy
(illustrated catalogue)
COLLECTIONS:
Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
Avataq Cultural Institute, Montreal, Quebec
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec, Montreal, Quebec
Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec
Confederation des caisses populaires et d'economie Desjardins, Levis, Quebec
Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, U.S.A.
Fitzgerald Collection, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, Alberta
Klamer Family Collection, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario
Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario
Ministere des affaires culturelles du Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec
Musee de la civilisation, Quebec City, Quebec
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, Alberta
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
HONOURS, ACHIEVEMENTS and EVENTS:
1961 Participated in the Povungnituk experimental graphic workshop.
1966 Selected to accompany the exhibition "Esquimaux, Peuple du Quebec" -
Musee du Quebec, on a tour.
1970 Invited to carve at the Canadian Pavilion at Osaka '70, Japan.
1978 The artist contributed several prints to be used for the 1978 Puvirnituq
calendar.
1979 A single print by the artist appears in the 1979 Puvirnituq calendar.
1982 Invited to carve at an International Snow sculpting competition in
Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
1982 Invited to carve "au Concours international de sculptures sur
neige du Carnaval de Quebec, Quebec City".
SELECTED REFERENCES:
April, Jacqueline
ARTISANS A L'OEUVRE. North/Nord vol. 23, no. 6, 1976. pp.10-11.
Barz, Sandra B., ed.
CANADIAN INUIT PRINT ARTIST/PRINTER BIOGRAPHIES. New York :
Arts & Culture of the North, 1990.
Bertrand, Jean-Marie
3 INUIT REPRESENTERONT LE QUEBEC EN ITALIE: Concours
International de Sculpture. Journal de Montreal, January 7, 1982.
Blodgett, Jean
GRASP TIGHT THE OLD WAYS: Selections from the Klamer Family
Collection of Inuit Art. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 1983.
Brooks, Pamela A.
TWELVE POVUNGNITUK PRINTMAKERS: Ideas and Images. Ottawa:
Carleton University, 1984.

Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
CANADIAN GUILD OF CRAFTS QUEBEC. = GUILDE CANADIENNE DES METIERS
D'ART QUEBEC: The Permanent Collection: Inuit Arts and Crafts,
c. 1900-1980. Montreal: Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec, 1980.
Crowe, Keith
ESKIMOS IN JAPAN. The Beaver (301): 56-60, Spring, 1971.
Federation des Cooperatives du Nouveau-Quebec
THINGS MADE BY INUIT. Montreal: La Federation des Cooperatives
du Nouveau-Quebec. Compiled and edited by M. Myers, 1980.
Metcalfe, Robert
ALMOST LIKE HOME. North 17:1-6, September/October, 1970.
Musee des Beaux-Arts (Arras, France)
INUK, INUIT: Art et tradition chez les Esquimaux d'hier et
d'aujourd'hui. Arras, France: Musee des Beaux-Arts, 1987.
Saucier, Celine
IMAGE INUIT DU NOUVEAU-QUEBEC: By Celine Saucier and Eugene
Kedl. Quebec: Musee de la Civilisation, 1988.
Simard, Cyril
ARTISANAT QUEBECOIS: 3: INDIENS ET ESQUIMAUX. Montreal: Les
Editions de l'Homme, 1977.
Verona. Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
IMMAGINARIO INUIT: ARTE E CULTURA DEGLI ESQUIMESICANADESI.
Commune di Verona: Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di
Palazzo Forti, 1995.