Kenojuak Ashevak
Visual artist
Kenojuak Ashevak, CC ONu RCA, is celebrated as a leading figure of modern Inuit art and one of Canada's preeminent artists and cultural icons. Part of a pioneering generation of Arctic creators, her career spanned more than five decades. Wikipedia
Born: October 3, 1927, Baffin Island, Canada
Died: January 8, 2013 (age 85 years), Kinngait, Canada
Children: Elisapee Qiqituk, Kadlarjuk, Mary, and more
Spouse: Joanassie Igiu (m. 1978), Etyguyakjua Pee (m. 1973–1977), and Johnniebo Ashevak (m. 1946–1972)
Movies: Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak
Award: Order of Canada