If you went to the Venice Biennale, you might know Intuit artist Shuvinai Ashoona’s surreal drawings.

William Huffman, director of the West Baffin Cooperative, will lead a walkthrough at the fair on Friday, September 16th at 5pm.

Preview on our OVR at https://t.co/ktr52uJLGW

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Festive bird, 1970 by Inuk artist Pitseolak Ashoona

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An Easter Sunday Egg-Shaped
Scene 🥚 Black & White to
Flowing Rockscapes
Year-Round Tools Gather
Seasonal Distinctions for the
Task at Hand

• Shuvinai ~ Grandaughter of
Pitseolak Ashoona | Marion
Scott Gallery / Art Canada
Institute

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Happy Spend some quality time with your loved ones. Arctic Evening by Shuvinai Ashoona, 2003. https://t.co/DyMh31CjQi

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Today's post is "Pipe Dream" by Shuvinai Ashoona (1961-), from 2008

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UNTITLED (ICE FISHING), Shuvinai Ashoona, 2018

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One of the first books published in both English and Inuktitut syllabics, Pitseolak: Pictures out of my life is the primary source on artist Pitseolak Ashoona. The book and a digitized version can be viewed alongside works by Tarralik Duffy and Pitseolak Ashoona until Mar 6, 2022

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Word of the Day
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ

ᖁᓪᓕᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᑯᒻᒪᔅᓴᐃᔪᖅ
Qullirmik ikummassaijuq
Tending the Qulliq

(Image: Shuvinai Ashoona's Stone Qulliq)

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Word of the Day
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ

ᖁᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐃᑭᑦᑎᓂᖅ
qullirmi ikittiniq
Lighting the Qulliq

(image: Shuvinai Ashoona’s Stone Qulliq)

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Today's post is by Pitseolak Ashoona (1904-1983)
"Dogs Cross the River Slowly", 1975

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Festive bird, 1970 by Inuk artist Pitseolak Ashoona

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🧡#ValentinesDay is coming soon. These prints are a great gift to celebrate! Birds in Silhouette by Kingmeata Etidlooie and His & Hers by Kudluajuak Ashoona. Find them here https://t.co/BQve14UzBh

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💚
Shuvinai Ashoona began drawing in the early 1990s, and quickly rose to prominence when her work was included in the 1997 Cape Dorset Annual Print Collection. 📖 https://t.co/XYSEMjkUD4 Untitled by Shuvinai Ashoona 2018
📷©️ West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative

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Wishing you a warm nights
ᐅᓐᓄᐊᖅ ᐅᖅᑰᔪᒦᖁᓇᖅᑯᑎᑦ

Word of the day
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ

ᐃᑯᒪ
ikuma
Fire
(Image: Shuvinai Ashoona's Stone Qulliq)

Listen here:
ᓈᓚᒃᓯᐅᒃ ᐅᕙᓂ:
https://t.co/u1o6gF3E39

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Mother of Earth Artists ~


‘Pitseolak Ashoona’s art depicts the strength & identity of women.
She produced around 9,000 drawings in her lifetime, and had 17 children.’

Tuktura

Reflections

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Kiawak Ashoona ~ Multifaceted Creativity

• Bird Shaman with Rib Bone


• Untitled

• Fox and Hawk


‘Vague titles such as "Spirit" were from specific stories told to in his youth’ -

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ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ
Word of the day
ᐊᑭᑦᑐᕋᐅᑎᔪᑦ
Akitturautijut
A-kit-tu-ra-u-ti-jut
Competition
(Image: Shuvinai (Suvinai) Ashoona's Head Pull)

Listen here:
ᓈᓚᒃᓯᐅᒃ ᐅᕙᓂ:
https://t.co/kQ2Ch3Cc0D

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Time Instills~ Pitseolak Ashoona | Son Ottochie’s sculpture tributes animal transformation, a families tree provided by the Earth, and back to humanity.

- Cooking Caribou by Moss Fire
- in Graphite




Hanging Skull with Antler and Stone

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📣Announcing the 2020 Annual Cape Dorset Print Collection!
This year's selected artists showcase a true depth of talent.
Release Date for Sale: October 17th, 2020

Images by: Quvianaqtuk Pudlat, Ooloosie Saila, and Shuvinai Ashoona
https://t.co/0hgbKRQQUy

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ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ
Word of the day
ᑎᓂᙵᔪᖅ
Tinngajuq
Ti-ni-nnga-juq
Low tide
(Image: Shuvinai Ashoona's Low Tide)

Listen here:
ᓈᓚᒃᓯᐅᒃ ᐅᕙᓂ:
https://t.co/aJPkuXB6Y5

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