Award-winning Inuit artist lets viewers glimpse pain of her past

Award-winning Inuit artist lets viewers glimpse pain of her past:

An upcoming Art Gallery of Alberta show will feature a selection of cutting-edge contemporary drawing work by Inuit artist Annie Pootoogook, winner of the 2006 Sobey Prize.

Pootoogook, 37, is the third winner of the $50,000 biennial award, one of the richest cash prizes in the Canadian art world. It was awarded Wednesday in Montreal.

The Inuit artist is known for her raw and psychologically complex images, including drawings of herself being abused as a child.

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