Mayureak Ashoona

Mayureak Ashoona (née Mayureak Petaulassie; born September 27, 1946) is an Inuit artist, known for her works on paper.[1][2]

Mayureak Ashoona
Born
Mayureak Petaulassie

(1946-09-27) September 27, 1946
Other namesMayoriak Ashoona, Mayoreak Ashoona
OccupationArtist
SpouseKaka Ashoona (married 1964–1996; death)
Parents

In 2010, she participated in the exhibition Nipirasait: Many Voices Inuit Prints from Cape Dorset in the art gallery of the Canadian embassy in Washington, D.C.[3] In 2009–2010, she was part of the exhibition Uuturautiit: Cape Dorset Celebrates 50 Years of Printmaking at the National Gallery of Canada.[4] She was included in the 1995 book, Inuit Women Artists: Voices from Cape Dorset.[5] She lives and works near Cape Dorset, Nunavut.[1]

Life

Ashoona grew up traditionally on the land and was exposed to art from a young age. Her mother, Sheouak Parr,[6] was a graphic artist and one of the first women to participate in the drawing projects of the 1950s.[7] Her father was Agiak Petaulassie, an Anglican minister.[8]

Ashoona first started carving and drawing in the 1970s while she was living at an outpost camp with her husband, and fellow artist Kaka Ashoona (1928–1996).[1][6][9] The camp, on the southern coast of Baffin Island, required a certain level of self-sufficiency and Ashoona's carvings occupied her time and provided the family with income.[6]

She moved back to Cape Dorest, Nunavut, after Kaka's death in 1996 where she continues to live and work.[6]

Artwork

Working primarily with prints, drawing, and carving, Ashoona's art is dynamic and has been internationally recognized. Her pieces often depict the natural world, from in number of styles, ranging from abstract to figural, and portray her unique Inuit perspective.[10]

In 1986, her pieces were part of the exhibit "Northern Exposure: Inuit Images of Travel" by the Burnaby Art Gallery.[7] She was also one of the nine featured artists at the exhibition "Isumavut: The Artistic Expression of Nine Cape Dorset Women" at the Canadian Museum of History in Hull, Quebec.[11]

Her work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada,[2] and the Winnipeg Art Gallery.[12]

References
  1. Heller, Jules; Heller, Nancy G. (2013-12-19). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. pp. 34–35. ISBN 9781135638825.
  2. "Mayureak Ashoona". National Gallery of Canada. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. "Mayoreak Ashoona". Inuit Art Foundation; Artist Database.
  4. "Mayoreak Ashoona - Uuturautiit: Cape Dorset Celebrates 50 Years of Printmaking". Inuit Art Quarterly. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020.
  5. Civilization, Canadian Museum of (1995). Inuit Women Artists: Voices from Cape Dorset. ISBN 9781550544701.
  6. "The Art of Mayureak Ashoona". Feheley Fine Arts. 2001. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  7. "Mayoreak (Mayureak) Ashoona". Spirit Wrestler Gallery. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  8. Feheley, Patricia; Kenneally, Siassie (7 July 2021). "One Drawing that Encompasses a Life". Inuit Art Foundation. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  9. "Mayureak Ashoona, R.C.A." Katilvik. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  10. "Mayoreak Ashoona". Dorset Fine Arts. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  11. "Mayoreak Ashoona". Inuit Gallery of Vancouver. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  12. "Mayureak Ashoona - Animals Converge, 1984". Winnipeg Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.


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