Asinnajaq

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asinnajaq
Born
Isabella Rose Rowan-Weetaluktuk

1991 (1991)
Inukjuak, Nunavik
Nationality Inukjuamiut, Canadian
Education Nova Scotia College of Art and Design [1]  
Known forvisual artist, writer, filmmaker, and curator

asinnajaq (born 1991) [2] is a Canadian Inuk visual artist, writer, filmmaker, and curator, [1] from Inukjuak, Quebec. [3] She is most noted for her 2017 film Three Thousand , which received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Short Documentary Film at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards. [4]

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She has also been active as a curator of Inuit art and video projects, including the Canadian pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale [5] and the Inuit Art Centre at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. [6]

Early life and education

Isabella Rose Rowan-Weetaluktuk was born in Inukjuak, Nunavik in 1991. The name asinnajaq is a family name that means “nomadic outlier” in the local Inuktitut dialect. Her mother, Carol Rowan, is a university professor, while her father, Jobie Weetaluktuk, is a filmmaker. [1] She studied film at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design at the university in Halifax. [1]  

She assisted her father on Timuti (2012), a film he made in Inukjuak, home of their extended family. [7] She is the niece of Daniel Weetaluktuk, the first Inuk archeologist in Canada, who is the subject of her upcoming short film Daniel. [8]

Film career

Through her artistic work, asinnajaq draws her inspiration from the notion of respect for human rights, and the desire to explore her Inuit heritage. Her practice is grounded in research and collaboration. [9] Her short film Upinnaqusittik, made in 2016, premiered at iNuit Blanche, the first ever circumpolar arts festival in St. John's. [10] While working for the National Film Board, drawing on their archives, she directed her film Three Thousand in 2017. [11]

Curatorial practice

Alongside her artistic work, she has led Inuit culture workshops at the McCord Museum [12] with her mother. [1] [13] Asinnajaq was also part of the curatorial team at the Canadian Pavilion at the 2019 Venice Biennale. [1] In 2020 Asinnajaq received a Sobey Art Award. [14]

In 2024, asinnajaq became the guest curator for the exhibition ᐆᒻᒪᖁᑎᒃ uummaqutik: essence of life at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, presenting selections from the museum's collection of Inuit art. [15]

Personal

asinnajaq is currently based out of Montreal, Quebec. [1]  

Awards and nominations

YearAwardFestival/InstitutionLocation
2019"Ô Canada — Québec, Premières Nations, etc." Program [16] Festival international du court métrageFrance
2018Best Indigenous Short Film Award [17] Skábmagovat Film FestivalFinland
2018International Indigenous Award [18] Wairoa Maori Film FestivalNew Zealand—Aotearoa
2017Short and Medium Length Competition [19] Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de MontréalCanada
2017Imagine Native Film and Kent Monkman Award for Best Exposition [20]


Media Arts FestivalCanada
2017Indigenous Art Award [1] REVEALCanada

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  3. ↑ "Winnipeg Art Gallery names 4 curators for Inuit Art Centre's 1st exhibitions". CBC News Manitoba, February 8, 2018.
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