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Peter Morgan

PETER MORGAN

Born: September 26, 1951 Male E8-675

Resides: Kangiqsualujjuaq

Sculpture, Drawings, Prints

Peter' s father, Joseph is a carver. His older brother, Johnny Morgan, is also a carver. Peter is the son-in-law of Kangiqsualujuaaq artist Tivi Etook.

EXHIBITIONS:

· November 1978 - Antler Eccentricities from George River The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art Toronto, Ontario

· 1980 - Eskimo Prints from Nouveau-Quebec 1974-1978 Ufundi Gallery Ottawa, Ontario

· September 1980 - February 1981 - Things Made by Inuit La Federation des Cooperatives du Nouveau- Quebec Montreal, Quebec (tour) (illustrated catalogue)

· December 1981 - Sculptures of the Caribou Antler The Arctic Circle Los Angeles, California, U.S A.

· January 1982 - Antler Eccentricities from George River The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art Toronto, Ontario

· September 1983 - The Way We Were - Traditional Eskimo Life Snow Goose Associates Seattle, Washington, USA

· 1984 - Inuit Sculpture in Bone Canadiana Galleries Edmonton, Alberta

· March - May 1985 - Uumajut: Animal Imagery Inuit Art in Winnipeg Art Gallery Winnipeg, Manitoba (illustrated catalogue)

· 1986 - Hunting in the Arctic Alberta Provincial Museum and Archives Edmonton, Alberta

· August 1986 - Arctic Quebec Sculpture Inuit Gallery of Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia (illustrated catalogue)

· November 1986 - Inuit Graphics Through the Year: Rare Prints from the Arctic Arctic Artistry Scarsdale, New York, U.S.A.

· May - June 1987 - [Inuit Art Exhibition] Whitby Arts Incorporated, The Station Gallery Whitby, Ontario

EXHIBITIONS continued:

· March 1988 - Arctic Forms - Inuit Sculpture Arctic Inuit Art Gallery Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.

· October 1988 - Tundra & Ice: Stone Images of Animals and Man presented by Orca Aart at the Adventurers' Club Chicago, Illinois

· November - December 1988 - [Inuit Art Exhibition] Orca Aart presented at Neiman Marcus Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

· January - February 1989 - The Art of the Eskimo Newman Galleries Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

· February - March 1989 - [L' art inuit] Presented by l’Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at St. Marcellin France

· June 1990 - July 1992 – The First Passionate Collector: The Ian Lindsay Collection of Inuit Art Winnipeg Art Gallery Winnipeg, Manitoba (tour) (illustrated catalogue)

· November 1990 - February 1991 - Espaces Inuit Maison Hamel-Bruneau Ste-Foy, Quebec (illustrated catalogue)

· April - May 1991 - Nagdjuk: Gift of the Caribou Art Space Gallery Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U S .A.

· June 1995 - February 1996 – Inuit Woman: Life and Legend in Art, Winnipg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba (tour) (Illustrated catalogue).

· December 1995 - Images from the Arctic Galerie D'Art Vincent Ottawa, Ontario

· January - February 1996 - Not Just a Dancing Step...Galerie D' Art Vincent Ottawa, Ontario (illustrated catalogue)

· October - November 1996 - Old Friends Selections from the Klamer Family Collection of Inuit Art Feheley Fine Arts Toronto, Ontario (illustrated catalogue)

COLLECTIONS:

Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen' s University, Kingston, Ontario

Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec

Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, U.S A.

Musee d'art Inuit Brousseau, Quebec City, Quebec,

Canada National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

Toronto Board of Education Archives and Museum, Toronto, Ontario

Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba

SELECTED REFERENCES:

Canada. Dept.of Indian and Northern Affairs

ABOUT ARTS AND CRAFTS. Ottawa: Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, 1977.

Driscoll, Bernadette

UUMAJUT: Animal Imagery in Inuit art Gallery, 1985. Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art

Federation des Cooperatives du Nouveau-Quebec

FINE ARTS AND CRAFTS FROM NOUVEAU QUEBEC. Montreal: La Federation des Cooperatives du Nouveau-Quebec, 1988.

Federation des Cooperatives du Nouveau-Quebec

PETER MORGAN. Ville St. Laurent {Montreal): La Federation des Cooperatives du Nouveau-Quebec, 1976.

Federation des Cooperatives du Nouveau-Quebec

THINGS MADE BY INUIT. Montreal: La Federation des Cooperatives du Nouveau-Quebec. Compiled and edited by M. Myers, 1980.

Gagnon, Louis

ESPACES INUIT: Dessins et Sculpture. Maison Hamel-Bruneau, 1990. Sainte - Foy, Quebec

Gagnon, Louis

GIFT OF THE CARIBOU: PETER MORGAN. Summer 1995, pp. 4-12. Inuit Art Quarterly, 10(2),

Inuit Gallery of Vancouver

ARCTIC QUEBEC SCULPTURE. Inuit Gallery of Vancouver, 1986. Vancouver, B.C.

Noel, Michel

NUNAVIMIUT: ART INUIT = INUIT ART. Pointe-Claire, Quebec: Roussan en collaboration avec l' Institut cultural AVATAQ, 1992 (Collection LE TAMBOUR).

Winnipeg Art Gallery

THE FIRST PASSIONATE COLLECTOR: THE IAN LINDSAY COLECTION OF INUIT ART: Le premier collectionneur passionne: La Collection d'art inuit Ian Lindsay. Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1990.

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