Davidee Kavik

Davidee Kavik (1915–1996) was a Canadian Inuk soapstone carver from Sanikiluaq (also known as the Belcher Islands), Nunavut Territory.[1][2]

Biography

Kavik was born in Sanikluaq.[2] In 1968, the Lofthouse Galleries in Ottawa staged a solo exhibition of Kavik's work.[3][4]

Kavik's work is held in several museums worldwide, including the British Museum,[5] the National Gallery of Canada,[6] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[7] the Winnipeg Art Gallery,[8] and the National Museum of the American Indian.[9] Kavik died in 1996.[10]

References
  1. "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  2. "KATILVIK - Artist: Davidee Kavik - E9-130". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  3. Crandall, Richard C. (2000). Inuit Art: A History. McFarland. p. 176. ISBN 978-0-7864-0711-8.
  4. Ont.), Lofthouse Galleries (Ottawa; Kagvik, Davidee (1968). Davidee Kagvik, Sculpture: (with a Collection of Original Drawings by Cape Dorset Artists) : Feb. 12 to March 9, 1968. Lofthouse Galleries.
  5. "sculpture | British Museum". The British Museum. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  6. "Davidee Kavik". www.gallery.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  7. "Exchange: Man with Knife". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  8. "Art Search | Winnipeg Art Gallery". www.olympus.wag.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  9. "Sculpture | National Museum of the American Indian". americanindian.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  10. "Kavik, Davidee" (PDF). Le Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. Retrieved 23 February 2023.


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