Siassie Kenneally (29 May 1969 – 2018) was an Inuk artist based in Cape Dorset (Kinngait), Northwest Territories (now Nunavut).[1][2] Kenneally was known for her pencil-crayon drawings depicting traditional Inuit lifestyles.[3]
Siassie Kenneally | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 29, 1969 Iqalugajuk |
| Died | 2018 (aged 48–49) |
| Nationality | Canadian Inuit |
| Known for | Graphic arts (pencil crayon) |
Her work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada[4] and the Dennos Museum.[5] In 2017, her work had a solo exhibition at Feheley Fine Arts titled "All the Things That I Have Seen".[1][3]
Biography
editKenneally comes from a family of artists, her mother Mayureak Ashoona was a celebrated print maker and her father, Qaqaq Ashoona, noted carver. She was the granddaughter of artists Sheouak Petaulassie and Pitseolak Ashoona, and cousins to Shuvinai Ashoona and Annie Pootoogook.[6]
She began to draw 2004 while in the Kinngait Co-operative.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Foundation, Inuit Art. "Siassie Kenneally | IAQ Profiles". Inuit Art Foundation. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ Randolph Leigh, Patricia (2010-10-31). International Exploration of Technology Equity and the Digital Divide: Critical, Historical and Social Perspectives: Critical, Historical and Social Perspectives. IGI Global. ISBN 9781615207947.
- ^ a b IAQ. "Remembering Siassie Kenneally". Inuit Art Foundation. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ "Siassie Kenneally".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Siasse Kenneally: All the Things That I Have Seen". Inuit Art Foundation. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ Campbell, Nancy G. (2020). Annie Pootoogook : life & work (PDF). Art Canada Institute. p. 82. ISBN 9781487102371.
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