Mayureak Ashoona
Mayureak Ashoona | |
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| Born | Mayureak Petaulassie September 27, 1946 |
| Other names | Mayoriak Ashoona, Mayoreak Ashoona |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Spouse |
Kaka Ashoona
(m. 1964; death 1996) |
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Mayureak Ashoona (née Mayureak Petaulassie; born September 27, 1946) is an Inuk artist, known for her works on paper.
In 2010, she participated in the exhibition Nipirasait: Many Voices Inuit Prints from Cape Dorset in the art gallery of the Canadian embassy in Washington, D.C. In 2009–2010, she was part of the exhibition Uuturautiit: Cape Dorset Celebrates 50 Years of Printmaking at the National Gallery of Canada. She was included in the 1995 book, Inuit Women Artists: Voices from Cape Dorset. She lives and works near Cape Dorset, Nunavut.