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Kenojuak Ashevak
Inuit artist
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Born | Kenojuak Ashevak October 3, Ikirasaqa[1] / Ikirasaq,[2]Baffin Island, Northwest Territories, Canada |
Died | January 8, () (aged85) Cape Dorset (now Kinngait), Dorset Island, Nunavut, Canada |
Nationality | Inuit |
Knownfor | soapstone carver, graphic artist |
Movement | Inuit art |
Spouse | Johnniebo Ashevak (died)Etyguyakjua Pee (died)Joanassie Igiu (died) |
Awards | Order of Canada |
Kenojuak Ashevak, CC ONu RCA (Inuktitut: ᕿᓐᓄᐊᔪᐊᖅ ᐋᓯᕙᒃ, Qinnuajuaq Aasivak) was a Canadian Inuk artist.
She was born on October 3, at Camp Kerrasak on southern Baffin Island, and died on January 8, in Cape Dorset, Nunavut. Known primarily for her drawings as a graphic artist, she also had a diverse artistic experience, making sculpture and engraving and working with textiles and also on s