Heather Igloliorte
Heather L. Igloliorte | |
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| Born | 1979 |
| Nationality | Inuit |
| Education | BFA, NSCAD University; MA, Canadian Art History, Carleton University; Ph.D., Cultural Mediations, Carleton University |
Dr. Heather L. Igloliorte is an Inuk scholar, independent curator and art historian from Nunatsiavut.
She is an Associate Professor of Indigenous art history at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec[1], where she holds the Indigenous Art History and Community Engagement research chair.[2]
Igloliorte is a current Co-Director of the Initiative for Indigenous Futures (IIF) Cluster at the Milieux Institute for Arts, Culture and Technology at Concordia University and was a Visiting Scholar at the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College.
Early life and education
Igloliorte was born in Happy Valley-Goose Bay in 1979. James Igloliorte, her father, served as a Judge with the Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, making him Labrador’s first Inuk judge and one of the few practicing Indigenous magistrates in all of Canada.[3]
Igloliorte obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts from NSCAD University in 2003. She completed a Master of Arts in Canadian Art History at Carleton University in 2007 and obtained a Ph.D. in Cultural Mediations at Carleton University's Institute for Comparative Studies in Literature, Art and Culture (ICSLAC)[1] in 2013.
Before becoming a scholar and an independent curator, Igloliorte was a practicing visual artist. She is the first Inuk art historian in Canada to hold a doctoral degree.[4]
Research activities and curatorial projects
Igloliorte's varied teaching and research interests primarily focus on Inuit art in Canada and circumpolar art studies.
Her other interests include historic and contemporary art history of Inuit, First Nations, and Métis art in Canada; Native North American and global Indigenous arts; and Indigenous film, performance and new media practices.
She also researches Indigenous exhibition and collecting histories, curatorial theory and practice, along with the examination of decolonizing methodologies that include inquiries into colonization, survivance, sovereignty, resistance and resurgence.[1]
Her recent curatorial projects include the nationally touring exhibition "SakKijâjuk: Art and Craft from Nunatsiavut"[5] and the permanent exhibition "Ilippunga: The Brousseau Inuit Art Collection" at the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec. Igloliorte is the curatorial lead of the inaugural exhibitions for the Inuit Art Centre at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, scheduled to open in 2020.[6]
Publications
Igloliorte edited an eponymic catalogue on her SakKijâjuk: Art and Craft from Nunatsiavut (2017) exhibition.[7]
Her other publications include chapters and catalogue essays in Manifestations: New Native Art Criticism (2012);[8] Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 3 (2012); Curating Difficult Knowledge (2011);[9] Native American Art at Dartmouth: Highlights from the Hood Museum of Art (2011);[10] Inuit Modern (2010);[11] Response, Responsibility, and Renewal: Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Journey (2009); and Negotiations in a Vacant Lot: Studying the Visual in Canada (2014).
References
- ^ a b c "Faculty". www.concordia.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ "Annie Pootoogook: 1969–2016". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ "Indspire | James Igloliorte". indspire.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ "Heather Igloliorte's career path was diverted to art history after graduation from NSCAD". nscad.ca. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Inuk scholar celebrates long-overlooked Nunatsiavut art in her new book". this.org. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
- ^ "WAG Announces All-Inuit Curatorial Team for Inuit Art Centre Inaugural Exhibits". wag.ca. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
- ^ Igloliorte, Heather (2017). SakKijâjuk:Art and Craft from Nunatsiavut. Goose Lane Editions. p. 188. ISBN 0864929749.
- ^ Mithlo, Phillips, and Wilson (2012). Manifestations: New Native Art Criticism. Museum of Contemporary Native Arts. ISBN 0615489044.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Lehrer, Milton, Patterson (2011). Curating Difficult Knowledge: Violent Pasts in Public Places. Springer. ISBN 0230319556.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Bowe, Calloway, Horse Capture, Horse Capture Sr.,Miller,Sanchez (2011). Native American Art at Darthmouth: Highlights from the Hood Museum of Art. Hood/UPNE. ISBN 1611680336.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Inuit Modern: Art from the Samuel and Esther Sarick Collection. 2010. ISBN 978-1-55365-778-1.
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