Kenojuak Ashefavak Inuit Artist Etching Pencil Signed. Etching on paper; SLR; Kenojuak Ashefavak; edition 43 out of 50; blind stamp lower right; 9 x 12; Kenojuak Ashevak, CC, ONu, RCA, was born in the outpost camp of Ikirasaq, on the southern coast of Baffin Island, to Silaqqi and Ushuakjuk, a hunter, fur trader and respected shaman. Ashevak first learned traditional skills from her grandmother Koweesa and began carving and drawing in her twenties alongside her husband Johnniebo Ashevak (1923–1972), with whom she shared her love of art. While undergoing treatment in southern Canada, Ashevak began to draw to pass the time . Upon returning north and settling in Kinngait (Cape Dorset) with her husband and family, she met James Houston, OC, FRSA (1921–2005) and Alma Houston, who were establishing an arts program and encouraged her to pursue graphic arts through the Co-op. In the late 1960s Ashevak quickly gained recognition for her prints and has since become arguably the most renowned Inuit artist in the world.Ashevak worked in carving and drawing but rose to prominence through her graphic works. She portrayed animals, humans and spirits of her surrounding environment, focusing on birds in particular.

13.75 x 19.75 in