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Canadian Inuit artist b. 1963

Ningiukulu (Ningeokuluk) Teevee (born May 27, 1963 in Cape Dorset)^[1] is a CanadianInuk writer and visual artist.

Biography

Formerly known as Ningeokuluk, as of March 2017 she uses the name, Ningiukulu, to reflect the modern orthography on her government issued identification.^[2] Teevee is the daughter of Joanasie (deceased) and Kanajuk Salomonie, and her father-in-law is the graphic artist Jamasie Teevee.^[3]

Ningiukulu Teevee is recognized as one of the Kinngait Co-operative's leading artists.

Teevee is a self-taught artist, who began her career in the 1990s.^[4] She uses ink and coloured pencils as her primary mediums but is adept in a multitude of drawing media, including black fibre-tip pen, coloured pencil, oil sticks, and watercolour.^[4] Her subject matter is diverse and creative.

She is known for constructing imagery that is built from cognitive memory and knowledge o