Description
This is a delightful little Two Way Dancing Bear by Kakee Ningeosiak from Kinngait – Cape Dorset.
This little gem is a cool dude!
Kakee was born in Iqaluit but moved to Cape Dorset in 1993. He began carving at the age of 16 and although he is self-taught, he also learned by watching other carvers. His father, Ningeosiak Peter, and his mother, Parnee Peter are both sculptors in Cape Dorset. Kakee’s grandfather, the late Jamasie Teevee was a well-known graphic artists.
In August, 2019 School of Fish, a large scale sculpture in bronze by Kakee was unveiled at the Royal Botanical Gardens as the newest addition to the Dan Lawrie International Sculpture Collection. The sculpture stands in the reflecting pool in front of the Turner Pavillion Teahouse. This delightful little Two Way Dancing Bear by Kakee Ningeosiak has come to us through a private collector.
Biography Kakee Ningeosiak
KAKEE PETER (KAKEE NINGEEOCHIAK)
Date of Birth: April 7, 1973
Place of Birth: Iqaluit
Mother: Parnee Peter
Father: Ningeoseak Peter
Grandmother:
Grandfather: Jamasie Teevee
Male/Female: Male
Kakee was born in Iqaluit but moved to Cape Dorset in 1993. He began carving at the age of 16 and although he is self-taught, he also learned by watching other carvers. His father, Ningeosiak Peter, and his mother, Parnee Peter are both sculptors in Cape Dorset. Kakee’s grandfather, the late Jamasie Teevee was a well-known graphic artists.
EXHIBITIONS:
May 1991
Inuit Music in Art: Singing & Dancing & Playing Feheley Fine Arts
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
November – December 1995
Miniaturen
Inuit Galerie Mannheim, Germany
(brochure)
February – April 1997
Stone & Bone
The Inuit Master Carvers of the Canadian Arctic The North West Company
held at Sun Valley Center for the Arts and Humanities
Ketchum, Idaho, U.S.A.
October, 2010
Arctic Wind III: An Expression of Survival Coastal Peoples Gallery
Vancouver, British Columbia
(illustrated brochure)
January, 2012
Small Treasures
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver Vancouver, BC
