Enook Manomie

Biography

Enook Manomie was a multimedia artist born in Kinngait (Cape Dorset), NU. Manomie is known for his sculptures, drawings, prints and jewellery. He developed his skills by observing his father, who was a well-known sculptor. Manomie started carving in his teens and favoured subject matter such as arctic wildlife [1]. 

Manomie's work was featured in a number of solo exhibitions in Toronto, where he launched his career. His artwork is held in the collections of major institutions such as the National Gallery in Ottawa, ON and the Winnipeg Art Gallery. 



This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé en partie par le gouvernement du Canada.

Enook Manomie, artiste multimédia, est né à Kinngait (Cape Dorset) au Nunavut. Il a acquis certaines de ses compétences en observant son père, le célèbre sculpteur Mannumi Shaqu. Le sujet de prédilection de Manomie était la faune arctique, qu’il a explorée à travers différents médias, dont la sculpture, le dessin, l’estampe et les bijoux. Le travail de Manomie a fait l’objet de plusieurs expositions individuelles à Toronto, où il a lancé sa carrière. Ses œuvres font partie des collections de grandes institutions telles que le Musée des beaux-arts du Canada à Ottawa (Ontario) et le Musée des beaux-arts de Winnipeg (Manitoba).
ᐃᓄᒃ ᒪᓅᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ−ᐊᑐᒐᔅᓴᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓅᓪᓗᓂ ᑭᙵᐃᑦ (ᑮᑉ ᑐᐊᓯᑦ), ᓄᓇᕗᑦ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᔪᙱᔾᔪᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑐᓂ ᐊᑖᑕᓂᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑎ ᒪᓐᓄᒥ ᓴᖁ. ᒪᓅᒥ ᐱᐅᒋᓂᖅᐹᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓂᕐᔪᑎᑦ, ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᔅᓴᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓇᒋᓗᒋᑦ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᕐᓂᖅ, ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᕐᓂᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᕕᕋᕙᔭᖕᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᕐᓂᖅ. ᒪᓅᒥᐅᑉ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᖏᑦ ᑕᑯᔅᓴᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᐃᑦ ᑕᑯᒐᓐᓈᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒥ, ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓯᒪᓂᖓ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖏᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐃᔨᓂᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᓐᓂ ᐆᑦᑑᑎᒋᓗᒍ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑕᑯᒐᓐᓈᒐᖃᕐᕕᒃ ᐋᑐᕙ, ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᔫ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕕᓂᐲᒃ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᐃᑦ ᑕᑯᒐᓐᓈᒐᖃᕐᕕᒃ ᒫᓂᑐᐸᒥ.

Artist Work

About Enook Manomie

Medium:

Graphic Arts, Jewellery, Sculpture

Artistic Community:

Kinngait, Nunavut, Inuit Nunangat

Date of Birth:

Artists may have multiple birth years listed as a result of when and where they were born. For example, an artist born in the early twentieth century in a camp outside of a community centre may not know/have known their exact date of birth and identified different years.

Kinngait (Cape Dorset), NU
1941

Date of Death:

Artists may have multiple dates of death listed as a result of when and where they passed away. Similar to date of birth, an artist may have passed away outside of a community centre or in another community resulting in different dates being recorded.

2006