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{{Short description|Greenlandic artist}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Bolatta Silis-Høegh
| image              = Bolatta Silis-Høegh (2018).jpg
| caption            = Silis Høegh at an illustration workshop in the Nordic Embassies in Berlin, 2018
| birth_name         = Bolatta Tatjana Paarnaq Silis-Høegh
| birth_date         = {{birth year and age|1981}}
| birth_place        = [[Qaqortoq]], [[Greenland]]
| alma_mater         = [[Aarhus Art Academy]]
| known_for          = Contemporary art and children's literature
| notable_works      = ''Haveforeningen Sisimiut 2068'' (exhibit)<br>''Aima qaa schhh!'' (children's book)
| family             = [[Aka Høegh]] (mother)<br>Ivars Silis (father)<br>[[Inuk Silis Høegh]] (brother)
| awards             = [[Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize]] (2016 nominee)
}}
'''Bolatta Silis-Høegh''' is a Greenlandic contemporary artist and children's book author and illustrator who lives in Denmark.
She is the daughter of artist [[Aka Høegh]] and the sister of artist [[Inuk Silis Høegh|Inuk Silis-Høegh]].
Silis-Høegh is best known for her ''Haveforeningen Sisimiut 2068'' piece on climate change. Her 2014 children's book ''Aima qaa schhh!'' was nominated for a [[Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize|Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize]].
In 2015 and 2016 she toured with two exhibits, both reflecting on uranium mining in Greenland.
== Early life and education ==
Silis-Høegh was born in 1981 in [[Qaqortoq]], [[Greenland]] to Latvian photographer and videographer father Ivars Silis and Greenlandic artist [[Aka Hoegh]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Lindsay |first=Shelton |date=2012-09-26 |title=Bolatta Silis-Høegh: Evoking Greenland’s Past and Future |url=https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/greenland/articles/bolatta-silis-h-egh-evoking-greenland-s-past-and-future/ |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=Culture Trip}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> Her brother, [[Inuk Silis Høegh|Inuk Silis-Høegh]],<ref name=":0" /> is nine years older.<ref name=":2" />
She graduated from [[Aarhus Art Academy]]<ref name=":0" /> in 2006.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.bolatta.com/about |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=Bolatta Silis-Høegh |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Art career ==
Silis-Høegh works as a contemporary artist in multiple mediums which combines American pop culture with traditional Greenlandic cultural influences.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Nordlund |first=Mads |date=November 2014 |title=BOLATTA SILIS-HØEGH – Greenlandtoday |url=http://greenlandtoday.com/bolatta-silis-hoeegh/?lang=en |access-date=2022-06-01 |language=en-US}}</ref>
She first exhibited outside Greenland in 2005 at [[North Atlantic House|The North Atlantic House]] where her exhibit ''Den røde snescooter'' ([[English language|English]]: ''The Red Snowmobile'') was displayed alongside other Greenlandic artists.<ref name=":2" />
Her best known work is ''Haveforeningen Sisimiut 2068'' ([[English language|English]]: ''Allotment Garden 2068'') a three dimensional representation of a traditional Greenland [[Allotment (gardening)|allotment]], set in the year 2068 and filled tropical plants and animals, a playful reflection on the impact of climate change.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |first1=Yvonne |last1=Wakim Dennis |first2=Arlene |last2=Hirschfelder |first3=Shannon |last3=Rothenberger Flynn |title=Native American Almanac: More Than 50,000 Years of the Cultures and Histories of Indigenous Peoples |publisher=Visible Ink Press |date=2016 |isbn=978-1-57859-607-2}}</ref> The piece won a [[Danish Arts Foundation]] award in 2010.<ref name=":2" />
In 2015 and 2016, in response to the [[Naalakkersuisut|Greenlandic government's]] 2013 lifting of the moratorium on uranium mining, Silis-Høegh's toured with her ''Light On Lights Off'' exhibit.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-28 |title=Shaping Identities: Contemporary Greenlandic Artists |url=https://magazine.artland.com/shaping-identities-contemporary-greenlandic-artists/ |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=Artland Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> Also in 2016, her exhibition STORM was shown at Nordatlantens Brygge; the exhibit included themes of anger, politics, and environmentalism.<ref>{{Cite web |title=STORM - Bolatta Silis-Høegh |url=https://www.nordatlantens.dk/en/exhibitions/2015/storm-bolatta-silis-hoeegh/ |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=www.nordatlantens.dk}}</ref>
== Publications ==
Silis-Høegh published her first children's book ''Aima'' in 2011<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Bolatta Silis-Høegh {{!}} Nordic cooperation |url=https://www.norden.org/en/nominee/bolatta-silis-hoegh |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=www.norden.org |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> and the 2014 sequel ''Aima qaa schhh!'' was nominated for the 2016 [[Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize|Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize]].<ref name=":3" /> ''Aima qaa schhh!'' is a 32-page book featuring  Aima as the protagonist and her relationship with her imaginary friend Manna. The book includes a wide range of art by Silis-Høegh.<ref name=":3" />
* ''Aima'' (Danish Greenlandic), Milk Publishing, 2011, {{ISBN|978-87-91359-77-4}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aima |url=http://milik.gl/en/book/aima/ |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=milik publishing |language=en-US}}</ref>
* ''Aima qaa schhh'' (English, Danish, Greenlandic) Milk Publishing, 2014 {{ISBN|978-87-92790-27-9}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aima shush! |url=http://milik.gl/en/book/aima-shush/ |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=milik publishing |language=en-US}}</ref>
* ''Aima meets the Mother of the Mountain'' (English, Danish, Greenlandic) Milk Publishing, 2020, {{ISBN|978-87-93941-13-7}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aima meets the Mother of the Mountain |url=http://milik.gl/en/book/aima-meets-the-mother-of-the-mountain/ |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=milik publishing |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
In 2014, Silis-Høegh lived in [[Vesterbro, Copenhagen]], Denmark with her husband and their two children.<ref name=":2" />
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.bolatta.com/ Official website]
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