Pitseolak Ashoona

Pitseolak Ashoona (* 1904 or 1907 in an Inuit camp on Nottingham Iceland, Nunavut Territory, Canada, † 28 May 1983; Cape Dorset) and Kenojuak Ashevak are considered the first Inuit women in the late 1950s, with rapidly growing to draw success began. Pitseolak held in her paintings unpretentious and with remarkable authenticity of everyday life in Inuit camps established and created in this way, important documents of the Inuit culture.

Pitseolak - Inuit artist of the first generation

On the one hand belonged Pitseolak Ashoona ( Inuktitutversion: Pitsiulaaq Asuuna see below ) to the last generation of Inuit, who still spent the majority of her life as a traditional hunter in camp, on the other hand, it is attributed to the first Inuit artist generation. In the late 1910s she met on the southern Baffin Island prominent filmmaker Robert Flaherty ( " Nanook of the North "). After her husband Ashoona, on Natsiliq Lake died as a hunter of the breadwinner of the family, at the age of 40 years ( on Baffin Island ), she made ​​early with their children on their own. After decades of nomadic life in camps on the south coast of Baffin Island, they could be at the beginning of the 1960s in the settlement of Cape Dorset down. Under the guidance by James Houston ( called by the Inuit " Saumiq " ) they now began their livelihood (except by fishing and hunting ) to play in the making drawings. Until her death, she created over 7,000 collectors and art connoisseurs highly valued works, of which a larger number in the possession of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, is located.

Pitseolak Ashoona was recorded in 1974 as a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1977 and Member of the Order of Canada.

Note on the name spelling

In the asserts itself more and more in Nunavut, derived from the syllabary Latin spelling of Inuktitut, the name of the Inuit artist is correct Pitsiulaaq Asuuna ( Pitsiulaaq, German: black guillemot ), because of its visibility is usually, however, retained the English form.

Well-known Inuit artists from the progeny

  • Namunai Ashoona (1926-2003) - son of Pitsiulak Ashoona Samiak Ashoona (1928-1970) - Wife of Namunai Ashoona
  • Qaqaq ( Kaka ) Ashoona ( 1928-1996 ) - son of Pitsiulak Ashoona Mayuriaq Ashoona (* 1946) - Wife of Qaqaq Ashoona
  • Uqituq ( Ohitu ) Ashoona ( born 1952 ) - son of Qaqaq Ashoona
  • Kumvartuk Ashoona (1930-1984) - son of Pitsiulak Ashoona Qavavau Ashoona (born 1967 ) - son of Kumvartuk Ashoona
  • Kiugak ( Kiawak ) Ashoona ( born 1933 ) - son of Pitsiulak Ashoona Surusilutu ( Sorosiluto ) Ashoona (* 1941) - Wife of Kiugak Ashoona
  • Suvinai Ashoona (* 1961) - Daughter of Kiugak Ashoona
  • Napatsi Ashoona ( born 1974 ) - son of Kiugak Ashoona
  • Guta ( GooTa ) Ashoona (* 1967) - Daughter of Kiugak Ashoona
  • Cii (lake) Ashoona ( born 1981 ) - son of Kiugak Ashoona
  • Napachi Pootoogook (1938-2002) - only daughter of Pitsiulak Ashoona Annie Pootoogook (* 1969) - Daughter of Napachi Pootoogook
  • Cie (lake) Pootoogook (born 1967 ) - son of Napachi Pootoogook
  • Gu ( Goo ) Pootoogook (* 1956) - son of Napachi Pootoogook
  • Uttuqi ( Ottokie ) Ashoona ( 1942-1970 ) - son of Pitsiulak Ashoona Tumira Ashoona (* 1943) - Wife of Uttuqi Ashoona sen.
  • Uttuqi ( Ottokie ) Ashoona (born 1970 ) - son of Uttiqi Ashoona
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