Shunivai Ashoona – Curator’s Choice Spring 2024
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The recent announcement of Shuvinai Ashoona’s remarkable achievements are to be celebrated given that she’s now a distinguished recipient of the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts
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2023 Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award Winner: Ningiukulu Teevee
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With her mesmerizing and distinctive artistic style, Inuit graphics artist Ningiukulu Teevee has emerged as a masterful storyteller through her captivating drawings and prints. Today, we at Coastal Peoples
Focus On: Kenojuak Ashevak
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“It makes me very happy. It’s not just art. It’s something for my life.” - Interview 2013, Kenojuak Ashevak
At the IAF, our minds are never far from Kenojuak Ashevak, CC, ONu,
Focus On: Jaco Ishulutaq
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You may know your own version of this story, but the legend of Sedna goes something like this: a young woman, thrown into the sea, tries to cling onto
International Women’s Day 2022 – March 8th
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"I have always been interested in the Inuit traditional stories. When I was a student in high school, storyteller Mialia Jaw would come to our school. I was so
Celebrating Nunavut Day 2020: Qavavau Manumie
blogOn July 9th, Nunavut Day, we are celebrating internationally-acclaimed Inuit artist Qavavau Manumie.
His delicate touch, light colours and whimsical approach to depicting wildlife and landscapes of the far north