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Kenojuak Ashevak

1927 - 2013

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Kenojuak Ashevak, (Inuktitut: ᕿᓐᓄᐊᔪᐊᖅ ᐋᓯᕙᒃ, Qinnuajuaq Aasivak) was a Canadian Inuk artist. She was born on October 3, 1927 at Camp Kerrasak on southern Baffin Island, and died on January 8, 2013 in Cape Dorset, Nunavut. Known primarily for her drawings as a graphic artist, she had a diverse artistic experience, making sculpture and engraving and working with textiles and also on stained glass. She is celebrated as a leading figure of modern Inuit art and one of Canada's preeminent artists and cultural icons. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kenojuak Ashevak is the 85th most popular artist (up from 114th in 2019), the 428th most popular biography from Canada (up from 809th in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Artist.

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Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Kenojuak Ashevak ranks 85 out of 125. Before her are Aleksandr Golovin, Daniel Hopfer, Antonie Brentano, Dan Graham, Luigi Serafini, and Maud Wagner. After her are Sergei Sviatchenko, James Rivière, Genco Gulan, Carolee Schneemann, Renzo Eusebi, and Leonid Shvartsman.

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Among people born in 1927, Kenojuak Ashevak ranks 340. Before her are Brock Peters, Uta Ranke-Heinemann, Maati Bouabid, Oskar Pastior, Zdravko Rajkov, and Michael Constantine. After her are Marie Kovářová, Ramsey Clark, Tina Anselmi, Viola Myers, Thadée Cisowski, and Michel Scheuer. Among people deceased in 2013, Kenojuak Ashevak ranks 333. Before her are Marcia Wallace, Michael Winner, Hassan Habibi, Jean Stapleton, Mirja Hietamies, and Stanisław Nagy. After her are Danièle Dupré, Józef Kowalski, Sarah Kirsch, José Luis Sampedro, Giovanni Cheli, and Alfredo Landa.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Kenojuak Ashevak ranks 428 out of 1,622. Before her are Rick Danko (1943), Hal Foster (1892), Terry Jacks (1944), Gordon Neufeld (1947), Louise Arbour (1947), and Alex Lifeson (1953). After her are Frances Bay (1919), Bruno Pelletier (1962), Jean-Marc Vallée (1963), Robert Maillet (1969), Viola Myers (1927), and Jack Kruschen (1922).

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Among ARTISTS In Canada

Among artists born in Canada, Kenojuak Ashevak ranks 1. After her are John Howe (1957), and Bill Reid (1920).

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