Ashevak tunnillie biography of albert

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COPYRIGHT & CREDITS

Parts of this publication were previously published in the exhibition catalogue Oviloo Tunnillie: A Woman’s Story in Stone by Darlene Coward Wight (Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2016). The Art Canada Institute gratefully acknowledges the Winnipeg Art Gallery as its Publication Partner on this book.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

From the Author

On Friday, June 13, 2014, I received an emotional telephone call from Judy Kardosh, director of Marion Scott Gallery, Vancouver, to let me know that Oviloo Tunnillie had passed away the day before, on June 12. Judy urged me to organize a retrospective exhibition of Oviloo’s sculpture and told me she would help me locate many of her finest pieces. I accepted this suggestion without hesitation, but her promised assistance soon fell to her son, Robert Kardosh, as Judy herself passed away on November 30 of that same year. I would like to acknowledge the important role that Judy and Robert played in Oviloo’s ca

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ARTIST BIO

Artist Bio
Kenojuak Ashevak was one of Canada’s most acclaimed graphic artists. Her long list of achievements and honours is surpassed only by her stamina and good humour.

Born on south Baffin Island at a camp area known as Ikirisaq, Kenojuak grew up traveling from camp to camp on south Baffin and in Arctic Quebec (Nunavik). As a young woman, she was married to Johnniebo and lived with him in various camps including Keakto, a scenic area seven miles from Cape Dorset. While still living at Keakto in the late 1950's, both Kenojuak and Johnniebo first experimented with carving and drawing. They moved to Cape Dorset in 1966 in order for their children to attend school, and continued to work closely together until Johnniebo's death.

Kenojuak’s drawings were immediately captivating, and she was represented in almost every annual print collection since 1959. Her work has also been included in numerous special proj