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Kenojuak Ashevak

1927 - 2013

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Kenojuak Ashevak, (Inuktitut: ᕿᓐᓄᐊᔪᐊᖅ ᐋᓯᕙᒃ, Qinnuajuaq Aasivak) was a Canadian Inuk artist. She was born on October 3, 1927 at Camp Kerrasak on southern Baffin Island, and died on January 8, 2013 in Cape Dorset, Nunavut. Known primarily for her drawings as a graphic artist, she also had a diverse artistic experience, making sculpture and engraving and working with textiles and also on stained glass. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kenojuak Ashevak has received more than 205,935 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Kenojuak Ashevak is the 114th most popular artist, the 807th most popular biography from Canada and the 3rd most popular Canadian Artist.

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Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Kenojuak Ashevak ranks 114 out of 125. Before her are Larry Rivers, Tania Bruguera, Kim Jung Gi, Shepard Fairey, Vanessa Beecroft, and Rachel Whiteread. After her are Joan Mondale, Oksana Shachko, Mounir Fatmi, Neil Harbisson, Kat Von D, and Petr Pavlensky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Kenojuak Ashevak ranks 490. Before her are Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, John Seigenthaler, Jim Fuchs, Lois Nettleton, Ted Burgin, and Nayantara Sahgal. After her are Patsy Mink, Chuck Share, Slim Dusty, Ken Dodd, Joan Birman, and Barbara Cook. Among people deceased in 2013, Kenojuak Ashevak ranks 504. Before her are Antonia Bird, Islam Bibi, Ernest Chapman, Junior Murvin, Ruth R. Benerito, and Markus Büchel. After her are Patricia Blair, Khady Sylla, Ivan Turina, Chieko Honda, William P. Clark Jr., and Reshma.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Kenojuak Ashevak ranks 807 out of 1,622. Before her are Paul Coffey (1961), Jonathan Crombie (1966), Adam Gontier (1978), Sidney Crosby (1987), Jade Raymond (1975), and Rob Stewart (1961). After her are Nicholas Latifi (1995), Jessica Lowndes (1988), Rachel Blanchard (1976), Alison Pill (1985), Patrick Gallagher (1968), and Andrea Roth (1967).

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Among ARTISTS In Canada

Among artists born in Canada, Kenojuak Ashevak ranks 3. Before her are John Howe (1957), and Bill Reid (1920).

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