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Ingo D. W. Hessel (born 1955) is a Canadian art historian and curator specializing in Inuit Art. The author of ''Inuit Art: An Introduction'', Hessel has curated exhibitions for the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, the Museum of Inuit Art in Toronto, and the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto. == Life and career == Hessel was born in Ottawa, Ontario, in 1955.〔Third Sector Publishing. ''Canadian Who’s Who 2012–2013''. University of Toronto Press. 2012. (Web. )〕 He received a BA in Art History from Carleton University in 1977. In 1983 Hessel began working in the field of Inuit art at the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, Ottawa.〔Douglas & McIntyre, ("Ingo Hessel" ) Web.〕 As Special Projects Officer and Coordinator at the Canadian Inuit Art Information Centre from 1984 until 1998, he travelled throughout the north to work with Inuit artists and artist cooperatives. During this period he wrote ''Canadian Inuit Sculpture'' (1991) and curated ''Arviat Stone Sculpture'' (1990-1) for the McMichael Canadian Art Collection and ''Stories in Stone'' (1997) in Seoul, South Korea.〔 In 1998 his book, ''Inuit Art: An Introduction'' was published by the British Museum, London. In 2006, Hessel was appointed the Albrecht Adjunct Curator of Inuit Art at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona.〔Heard Museum (''Arctic Spirit: Inuit Art from the Albrecht Collection'' Web. )〕 There he curated the exhibition ''Arctic Spirit: Inuit Art from the Albrecht Collection at the Heard Museum''〔Nilsen, Richard. (“Spirit' a joyful exhibit of Inuit art”, ) ''Arizonia Republic''. Phoenix: 14 Feb. 2010. Web.〕 which travelled to the Anchorage Museum, the Mashantucket Pequot Museum, and the Louisiana Art and Science Museum. In 2008 Hessel was appointed Curator of the Museum of Inuit Art in Toronto, where he organized the exhibition ''New Directions in Cape Dorset Drawing'' as well as retrospective expositions on artists James Archibald Houston and Kananginak Pootoogook.〔 During the same period, he was guest curator for the exhibition ''Sanattiaqsimajut: Inuit Art from the Carleton University Art Gallery Collection'' (2009),〔Caleton University Art Gallery (Web. )〕 and at the Art Gallery of Ontario where he co-curated ''Inuit Modern: Inuit Art from the Samuel and Esther Sarick Collection'' (2011) with Gerald McMaster.〔Adams, James. ("Modern Inuit art: Beyond tradition – and the tourist shops”, ) ''The Globe and Mail''. Toronto: 8 Apr. 2011. Web.〕 In 2013, he was a symposium speaker and contributor to the Inuit Art exhibition at the Winnipeg Art Gallery.〔Winnipeg Art Gallery 2013. (Web. )〕 Cited as an authority in his field,〔National Gallery of Canada (Web. )〕 Hessel authored the chapter on Inuit Art in ''The Visual Arts in Canada: The Twentieth Century'' in 2010.〔Oxford University Press Canada (Web. )〕 He has also been an Art History lecturer at the University of Ottawa (1992, 1994) and at Carlton University (2008, 2009).〔 In 2011 he was appointed Head, Inuit Art Department, at Walker's Auctions in Ottawa.〔〔Levin, Mike. ("A Museum of Inuit Art – For Sale", ) ''The Unfolding''. Ottawa: Nov. 2011. Web.〕 Hessel is also known as a sculptor and painter, and has exhibited in Canada in Toronto and Ottawa, and in Japan in Kyoto and Nagoya.〔〔Levin, Mike. (“Ingo Hessel: Back On The Verge Of Discovery”. ) ''The Unfolding''. Ottawa: Apr. 2010. Web.〕 Frequently visiting the Arctic during his career,〔Rogers, Sarah. ("Toronto’s trove of Inuit art spans centuries" ) ''Nunatsiaq Online''. Nunavut: 29 Jul. 2010. Web.〕 his role in introducing new medias to northern communities was acknowledged at ''The Festive North'' (2005) exhibition at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.〔McMichael Canadian Art Collection (''The Festive North''. ) Web.〕 He is a director of the board of directors of the Nunavut-based ''Inuit Art Quarterly''since 2012.〔Inuit Art Foundation (Board of Drectors. ) Web.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ingo Hessel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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