Spirits At Play Print

From the 2023 CAPE DORSET Summer Print Collection, Spirits At Play captures the lighthearted and energetic nature of spirits in a wonderful etching. 

2012
Etching
Edition of 25
35.5 x 41 cm
Dorset ID: 23SUM-01

Kenojuak Ashevak (1927-2013)

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). 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 projects and commissions.

In 1992, she was awarded Honourary Degrees from both Queen's University and the University of Toronto. She received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards Ceremony in Vancouver in 1996 and in the spring of 2001, Kenojuak was inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame. She is the first Inuit artist to be honoured. 

Kenojuak was an ambassador and champion for Inuit art and held a long and illustrious career. Read more about Kenojuak and her achievements here.