Siassie Kenneally

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Siassie Kenneally
Born(1969-05-29)May 29, 1969
Iqalugajuk
Died2018(2018-00-00) (aged 48–49)
NationalityCanadian Inuit
Known forGraphic arts (pencil crayon)

Siassie Kenneally (29 May 1969 – 2018) was an Inuk artist based in Cape Dorset (Kinngait), Northwest Territories (now Nunavut). [1] [2] Kenneally was known for her pencil-crayon drawings depicting traditional Inuit lifestyles. [3]

Her work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada [4] and the Dennos Museum. [5] In 2017, her work had a solo exhibition at Feheley Fine Arts titled "All the Things That I Have Seen". [1] [3]

Biography

Kenneally comes from a family of artists, her mother Mayureak Ashoona was a celebrated print maker and her father, Qaqaq Ashoona, noted carver. She was the granddaughter of artists Sheouak Petaulassie and Pitseolak Ashoona, and cousins to Shuvinai Ashoona and Annie Pootoogook. [6]

She began to draw 2004 while in the Kinngait Co-operative. [7]

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  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2019-05-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  7. Campbell, Nancy G. (2020). Annie Pootoogook : life & work (PDF). Art Canada Institute. p. 82. ISBN   9781487102371.