Jessie Oonark

Jessie Oonark
OC RCA
Una
Unaaq
Born2 March 1906
Chantrey Inlet
Died7 March 1985(1985-03-07) (aged 78)
Churchill, Manitoba
Known forInuit graphic artist, fabric artist
Notable workWoman (1970)
Big Woman
MovementContemporary (post-1949) period of Inuit art
Spouse(s)Qabluunaq, (Kabloona) son of Naatak and Nanuqluq
ChildrenJanet Kigusiuq
Joshuan Nuilaliq
Mamnguqsualuq
Victoria Mamnguqsualuq
Miriam Nanuqluq
Mary Yuusipik
Peggy Gabluunaq
Nancy Pukingnaq
William Noah
Isumataq
Qaqurialuq
Amarouk
Makitgag

Jessie Oonark, OC RCA ( ᔨᐊᓯ ᐅᓈᖅ; 2 March 1906 – 7 March 1985)[1]: 5  was a prolific and influential Inuk artist of the Utkuhiksalingmiut Utkuhiksalingmiut whose wall hangings, prints and drawings are in major collections including the National Gallery of Canada.

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