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Born 1946 Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. Known for: Inuit drawing, carving and graphic art.
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MAYOREAK ASHOONA. 1946-. "Every year I prepare skins, sew clothing, make soapstone carvings and I have also been drawing since the time they started buying drawings. I will put all of my abilities... Read full biography
MAYOREAK ASHOONA. 1946-. "Every year I prepare skins, sew clothing, make soapstone carvings and I have also been drawing since the time they started buying drawings. I will put all of my abilities towards what needs doing, as long as my abilities are available to me. There are times when it is... Read full biography
MAYOREAK ASHOONA. 1946-. "Every year I prepare skins, sew clothing, make soapstone carvings and I have also been drawing since the time they started buying drawings. I will put all of my abilities towards what needs doing, as long as my abilities are available to me. There are times when it is difficult if I’ve not yet learned how to do something. But as we are the only ones living at our outpost camp I do get things done! There has never been anyone there to answer my questions, so I’ve had to... Read full biography
MAYOREAK ASHOONA. 1946-. "Every year I prepare skins, sew clothing, make soapstone carvings and I have also been drawing since the time they started buying drawings. I will put all of my abilities towards what needs doing, as long as my abilities are available to me. There are times when it is difficult if I’ve not yet learned how to do something. But as we are the only ones living at our outpost camp I do get things done! There has never been anyone there to answer my questions, so I’ve had to learn how to do things and make things on my own.". - Mayoreak, Ashoona, from Inuit Women Artists, 1994. For a very long time Mayoreak lived at an outpost camp and being great distances away from people demands self-sufficiency. This required an... Read full biography
MAYOREAK ASHOONA. 1946-. "Every year I prepare skins, sew clothing, make soapstone carvings and I have also been drawing since the time they started buying drawings. I will put all of my abilities towards what needs doing, as long as my abilities are available to me. There are times when it is difficult if I’ve not yet learned how to do something. But as we are the only ones living at our outpost camp I do get things done! There has never been anyone there to answer my questions, so I’ve had to learn how to do things and make things on my own.". - Mayoreak, Ashoona, from Inuit Women Artists, 1994. For a very long time Mayoreak lived at an outpost camp and being great distances away from people demands self-sufficiency. This required an income to provide for necessities. So Mayoreak took up carving as well as drawing because it made economic sense... Read full biography
Mayureak Ashoona - Artist Info
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Keywords (11)
Art Method
- •Direct Carver, Hand Carving
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
Art Style
- •Inuit Art
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Birds, Ornithology, Avian Art
- •Eskimo, Inuit Culture: Genre and Figure
Art Association
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Elected Member
Added Description
- •Artist Has Artist Family Members
- •Married to an Artist
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Inuit, Eskimo
Artist Colony
- •Cape Dorset, Nunuvat, Canada (Inuit Art)