Anirnik Oshuitoq

Anirnik Oshuitoq (, 1902-1983) was an Inuk graphic artist who participated in the Cape Dorset Annual Print Collections from 1961-1974.

Life and work Oshuitoq spent her early years following a traditional, nomadic way of life before marrying her first husband, Adla, in an arranged marriage. She gave birth to their daughter, the artist Ningeeuga Oshuitoq, at the age of 16. Oshuitoq settled in Cape Dorset in the early 1960s with her family, and developed her visual art practice in drawing and printmaking. Her work is characterized by its unusual blend of subject matter, which includes both Inuit spirituality and images from settler culture.

Collections Anirnik Oshuitoq's prints are in several major public collections, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Royal Ontario Museum, the Canadian Museum of History, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and the National Gallery of Canada.