Mayureak Ashoona, Visions of Birds
Mayureak Ashoona
1946-
Inuit
Alternative Name
Mayoreak Ashoona
Date
1993
Medium Specific
Lithograph
Edition / State
14/50
Classification
Print
Dimensions
22 5/8 x 22 1/4 in. (57.5 x 56.5 cm)
Accession Number
2019.35.20.64
Credit
Gift of Gloria and Selig Kaplan
Memo / Artist Statement
Cape Dorset print #24.
Hessel: "Her themes range from evocative records of traditional life to emblematic images of animals. She has an ambivalent attitude towards art-making."
Leroux, 1994:27. "For Mayoreak, sculpture represents an occasional diversion from the drawings and prints that are her mainstay. Her work reflects her thoughts and life experiences. An historian at heart, Mayoreak is aware of the importance of documentation."
Hessel: "Her themes range from evocative records of traditional life to emblematic images of animals. She has an ambivalent attitude towards art-making."
Leroux, 1994:27. "For Mayoreak, sculpture represents an occasional diversion from the drawings and prints that are her mainstay. Her work reflects her thoughts and life experiences. An historian at heart, Mayoreak is aware of the importance of documentation."
Biography
Mayoreak's mother was Sheouak Parr (1923-61), one of the first women to begin making drawings to support the experimental efforts at printmaking at Cape Dorset. Mayoreak is married to Qaqaq Ashoona (both are prominent Inuit artists) and she often draws birds." (Leroux, 1994:27)
Date of Bio