Kenojuak Ashevak
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Kenojuak Ashevak was a pioneering Inuit artist from Cape Dorset, celebrated internationally for her distinctive prints and drawings that helped bring modern Inuit art to global prominence.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kenojuak Ashevak canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Canadian artist
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Inuit artist ⓘ graphic artist ⓘ printmaker ⓘ |
| activeYears | 1950s–2010s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kenojuak Ashevak, CC, ON, RCA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prize
NERFINISHED
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Companion of the Order of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ National Aboriginal Achievement Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of Nunavut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-10-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-01-08 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Inuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredOn |
Canadian coin (collector issue)
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Canadian postage stamp ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | Inuit graphic arts ⓘ |
| genre |
drawing
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printmaking ⓘ |
| hasCulturalBackground | Inuit of Baffin Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | Inuit from Cape Dorset region ⓘ |
| inCollection |
Art Gallery of Ontario
NERFINISHED
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Canadian Museum of History NERFINISHED ⓘ National Gallery of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Winnipeg Art Gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ various international museums and galleries ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary Inuit printmakers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive stylized depictions of animals and birds
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helping bring Inuit art to international prominence ⓘ |
| language | Inuktitut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
NERFINISHED
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West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | modern Inuit art ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Birds from My Imagination
NERFINISHED
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Rabbit Eating Seaweed NERFINISHED ⓘ The Enchanted Owl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | annual Cape Dorset print collections ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ikirasaq, Baffin Island, Northwest Territories, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedBy | Dorset Fine Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Johnniebo Ashevak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | film "Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Cape Dorset printmaking studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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