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    Ohotaq Mikkigak

    Inuk artist

    Ohotaq Mikkigak

    Born1936
    Died2014(2014-00-00) (aged 77–78)

    Ohotaq (Oqutaq) Mikkigak (Inuktitut: ᒥᑭᒐ,[1] 1936 - 2014)[2] was a Cape Dorset (now Kinngait) based Inuk artist from southern Baffin Island.[3][4] Mikkigak was involved with Cape Dorset printmaking in the program's early years, providing drawn designs for printing.[4] Many of his works were printed and featured in the studio's annual collections, including Eskimo Fox Trapper and three pieces used in the Cape Dorset Studio's 40th anniversary collection.[4] Mikkigak's work has also been included in of over twenty group exhibitions and was the subject of multiple solo exhibitions, including a show held by Feheley Fine Arts called Ohotaq Mikkigak: Imagined Landscapes.[5]

    Career

    Formative years

    Mikkigak drew for the Cape Dorset printmaking program when it was in its early stages of operation.