05/02/2025
We want to highlight a few of the stunning artist portraits scattered throughout the pages of Worlds on Paper: Drawings from Kinngait, by Emily Laurent Henderson📚
1: Pudlo Pudlat, 1968
2: Pudlo Pudlat, Untitled, 1983–84
3: Ulayu Pingwartok, 1968
4: Ulayu Pingwartok, Untitled, 1977
5: Johnniebo and Kenojuak Ashevak, 1968
6: Johnniebo Ashevak, Drawing for print ‘Fantasy,’ 1960–65 and Kenojuak Ashevak, Untitled, 1959/65 59
7: Ningeeuga Oshuitoq, 1968
8: Ningeeuga Oshuitoq, Untitled, 1978
A testament to the impacts of colonization and a record of adaptation and resourcefulness, Worlds on Paper presents never-before-published drawings from artists in Kinngait (Cape Dorset) made between 1957 and 1990. These works lie outside of the artistic norms typically associated with Inuit art of the era, revealing a community in a time of transformation.
The book features essays by Susan Aglukark (), Kyle Aleekuk, Mark Bennett, Napatsi Folger (), Jamesie Fournier, Janice Grey (), Jonas Laurent Henderson, Jessica Kotierk, Nicole Luke, Malayah Maloney (.malayah), Jocelyn Piirainen (), Krista Ulujuk Zawadski, and others, Worlds on Paper explores cultural transformation through the lens of art.