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Katherine
Takpannie

Photo: Katherine Takpannie
Credit: Fred Cattroll
Katherine
Takpannie

Medium:

literary arts, performance, photography

Artistic Community:

Ottawa, ON

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.

Montreal, QC


Work

Biography

Katherine Takpannie is an artist and writer currently based in Ottawa, ON. Takpannie works primarily with photography that she uses to capture performative and political gestures, often set against natural and built environments, including intimate portraits of women. In March 2018, Takpannie captured photos of Nunavut Sivuniksavut (NS) students who staged a Pro Seal Hunt Rally on Parliament Hill–a hybrid fashion show, dance performance and protest. Takpannie is also a graduate of the NS program.View Long Biography and Citations

Publications

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Title Year Author
Katherine Takpannie Longlisted for New Generation Photography Award March 5, 2020 IAQ
Sivuniksavut Spring 2018 Katherine Takpannie
At Ottawa's Nunavut Sivuniksavut, Inuit Youth carve out their place in the world November 9, 2017 Katherine Takpannie

Exhibitions

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Name Year Gallery
Kaleidoscope: 2018 Additions to the City of Ottawa Art Collection Dec 2018 - Jan 2019 City Hall Art Gallery
Getting Under Our Skin May - Sept 2018 Art Gallery of Guelph

Achievements

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Achievement Year Organization
Scotiabank New Generation Photography Award Longlist Nominee March 2020 Scotiabank

Public Collections

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Collection Location
City of Ottawa Art Collection Ottawa, ON, Canada