A major publication Worlds on Paper Drawings from Kinngait features over 150 neverbeforeseen original drawings by internationally renowned Inuit artists from Kinngait Cape Dorset.In 1990 the celebrated printmaking studio in Kinngait Cape Dorset transferred their complete drawings archive to the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Ontario for safekeeping. The McMichael recently completed the digitization of this invaluable treasury of works making it accessible to communities across the Arctic as well as to the wider public.Worlds on Paper an exhibition led by Inuit curator Emily Laurent Henderson explores the profound impact and importance of drawing in Kinngait not just as a precursor to printmaking but as a vital and enduring discipline in its own right. This groundbreaking Inuitled publication includes essays by Susan Aglukark Kyle Aleekuk Mark Bennett Napatsi Folger Jamesie Fournier Janice Grey Jonas Laurent Henderson Jessica Kotierk Nicole Luke Malayah Maloney Aghalingiak Ohokannoak Jocelyn Piirainen Krista Ulukuk Zawadski and others and explores the transition from traditional life on the land to 21st century community living.Kinngait is renowned internationally for printmaking but an exploration of the drawings archive reveals careers previously overlooked while also allowing established artists to be seen in a new light.