Mayoreak Ashoona

For a very long time Mayoreak lived at an outpost camp and being great distances away from people demands self-sufficiency. This required an income to provide for necessities. So Mayoreak took up carving as well as drawing because it made economic sense to do so and also kept herself occupied. Mayoreak’s carvings are very dynamic and strong and having uniquely feminine perspectives in their rendering as do her drawings. You can see the influences from her background in the art she produces. Ashoona draws in a variety of styles (including abstract) and the figures that she produces are engaged in a variety of activities. Ashoona has in the context of her paintings and drawings an ability to explore, to work and capture the essence and master techniques of abstract or figurative representation through symmetry and balance.*

*Reflections on Mayoreak Ashoona from a telephone interview conducted with Robert Kussy (son-in-law of Kiawak Ashoona), conducted at the Inuit Art Centre, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. November 2002.

Mayoreak and her husband, Kaka, also an accomplished artist moved back to the land in the late 1970’s to return to a more traditional lifestyle.

From: DFA

17 artworks

BEDAZZLED - Northern Expressions | Mayoreak Ashoona - Print | | Canadian Indigenous & Inuit Art
Mayoreak Ashoona
BEDAZZLED
$ 550.00
CARIBOU IN THE DISTANCE - Northern Expressions | Mayoreak Ashoona - Print | | Canadian Indigenous & Inuit Art
Mayoreak Ashoona
CARIBOU IN THE DISTANCE
$ 325.00
CLEANING FISH - Northern Expressions | Mayoreak Ashoona - Print | | Canadian Indigenous & Inuit Art
Mayoreak Ashoona
CLEANING FISH
$ 300.00
FIRST GOOSE HUNT - Northern Expressions | Mayoreak Ashoona - Print | | Canadian Indigenous & Inuit Art
Mayoreak Ashoona
FIRST GOOSE HUNT
$ 250.00
INUGAKTUUK (BONE GAME) - Northern Expressions | Mayoreak Ashoona - Print | | Canadian Indigenous & Inuit Art
Mayoreak Ashoona
INUGAKTUUK (BONE GAME)
$ 250.00
ISSHUMAVUT (OUR THOUGHTS) - Northern Expressions | Mayoreak Ashoona - Print | | Canadian Indigenous & Inuit Art
Mayoreak Ashoona
ISSHUMAVUT (OUR THOUGHTS)
$ 500.00
ITSA & QILALUGAIT (SEALSKIN TENT & BELUGA WHALES) - Northern Expressions | Mayoreak Ashoona - Print | | Canadian Indigenous & Inuit Art
Mayoreak Ashoona
ITSA & QILALUGAIT (SEALSKIN TENT & BELUGA WHALES)
$ 350.00
LAND AND SEASCAPE - Northern Expressions | Mayoreak Ashoona - Print | | Canadian Indigenous & Inuit Art
Mayoreak Ashoona
LAND AND SEASCAPE
$ 200.00
MEMORIES OF THE PAST - Northern Expressions | Mayoreak Ashoona - Print | | Canadian Indigenous & Inuit Art
Mayoreak Ashoona
MEMORIES OF THE PAST
$ 350.00
PUTTING UP THE TENT - Northern Expressions | Mayoreak Ashoona - Print | | Canadian Indigenous & Inuit Art
Mayoreak Ashoona
PUTTING UP THE TENT
$ 325.00
PUTTING UP THE TENT - Northern Expressions | Mayoreak Ashoona - Print | | Canadian Indigenous & Inuit Art
Mayoreak Ashoona
PUTTING UP THE TENT
$ 250.00
RABBITS AT DAWN - Northern Expressions | Mayoreak Ashoona - Print | | Canadian Indigenous & Inuit Art
Mayoreak Ashoona
RABBITS AT DAWN
$ 600.00
SHARPENING THE ULU - Northern Expressions | Mayoreak Ashoona - Print | | Canadian Indigenous & Inuit Art
Mayoreak Ashoona
SHARPENING THE ULU
$ 200.00
UPPIRUQPALLIAJUK (TRANSFORMING TO AN OWL) - Northern Expressions | Mayoreak Ashoona - Print | | Canadian Indigenous & Inuit Art
Mayoreak Ashoona
UPPIRUQPALLIAJUK (TRANSFORMING TO AN OWL)
$ 500.00
VISION OF BIRDS - Northern Expressions | Mayoreak Ashoona - Print | | Canadian Indigenous & Inuit Art
Mayoreak Ashoona
VISION OF BIRDS
$ 250.00
WALRUS AND BIRD - Northern Expressions | Mayoreak Ashoona - Print | | Canadian Indigenous & Inuit Art
Mayoreak Ashoona
WALRUS AND BIRD
$ 350.00