Mayureak Ashoona

Mayureak Ashoona
Born
Mayureak Petaulassie

(1946-09-27) September 27, 1946 (age 78)
Other namesMayoriak Ashoona, Mayoreak Ashoona
OccupationArtist
Spouse
Kaka Ashoona
​
​
(m. 1964; death 1996)​
Parents

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

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]

  1. ^ a b Heller, Jules; Heller, Nancy G. (2013-12-19). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. 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. Douglas & McIntyre. ISBN 9781550544701.