Works
Men Meeting (1960)
Ringed Seal (1960)
Three Walrus (1960)
Reflections in My Mind (1960)
The Pot Spirits (1960)
White Whales Startled by Bear (1961)
Sheouak Petaulassie | |
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| Born | 1918 |
| Died | 1961 (aged 42–43) near the Itilliarjuk camp in Nunavut |
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| Known for | printmaking |
Sheouak Parr Petaulassie was an Inuk printmaker. [1]
James Houston chose ten of her prints for inclusion in the 1960 and 1961 print collections of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-Operative, which she was involved with. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6]
She died of influenza [6] in 1961 near the Itilliarjuk camp in Nunavut. [1]
Her work is held in several museums, including the National Gallery of Canada, [2] [1] the Canadian Museum of Civilization, [1] the Glenbow Museum, [1] the Hood Museum of Art, [7] the Museum of Anthropology at UBC, [8] the University of Michigan Museum of Art, [9] the Art Institute of Chicago, [10] and the Art Gallery of Windsor. [1]
She and Agiak Petaulassie (an Anglican minister) [11] had six children, [6] including the artist Mayureak Ashoona. [12] Sheouak's granddaughter, Siassie Kenneally (1969–2018) was also an artist. [11]
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