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Kenojuak Ashevak

Born October 3, 1927 · Ikerasak, Nunavut

Died January 8, 2013 · aged 85

Kenojuak Ashevak, born in 1927 in the Northwest Territories, began drawing during her recovery from tuberculosis in her 20s. Her artwork, renowned for depicting birds, animals, spirits, and her culture's essence, aimed simply to create beauty. Her acclaim burgeoned after a 1962 National Film Board documentary. Commissioned prints, like Nunavut Qajanatuk and Nunavut, celebrated significant Inuit a…

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Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak

Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak · 1964

Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak

MovieDocumentary

This documentary shows how an Inuit artist's drawings are transferred to stone, printed and sold. Kenojuak Ashevak became the first woman involved with the printmaking co-operative in Cape Dorset. This film was nominated for the 1963 Documentary Short Subject Oscar.

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Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak

Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak · 1964

Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak

MovieDocumentary

This documentary shows how an Inuit artist's drawings are transferred to stone, printed and sold. Kenojuak Ashevak became the first woman involved with the printmaking co-operative in Cape Dorset. This film was nominated for the 1963 Documentary Short Subject Oscar.

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