Unique among Inuit artists: Ashoona combines naturalistic scenes with fantastical visions
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Shuvinai Ashoona
Mapping Worlds
Shuvinai Ashoona (*1961) is a third-generation Inuit artist based in Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada. Best known for her highly personal and imaginative iconography, Shuvinai Ashoona’s imagery ranges from closely observed naturalistic scenes of her Arctic home to monstrous and fantastical visions.
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Existing somewhere between dystopic and utopic, Shuvinai Ashoona’s earthly and extraterrestrial worlds exist within a kinder intergalactic future. The book provides insight into her practice, with essays from Canadian and international authors, reflections on specific drawings, a select exhibition history and large-format illustrations, including installation images from The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada.
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Ed. Gaetane Verna
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Text: English / Inuktitut
344 pages, 206 colour illustrations
25.4 × 30.5 cm, hardcover
344 pages, 206 colour illustrations
25.4 × 30.5 cm, hardcover
ISBN: 978-3-7774-3452-0
Events
Montreal
| Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Concordia University
Vancouver
| Vancouver Art Gallery
Whitehorse
| Yukon Arts Centre
London
| The Perimeter
Categories
Art and Cultural History
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Artist Biography
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Contemporary Art
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Art 21st Century
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Drawing
Keywords
Drawing, Contemporary Art, 21st Century
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