Siassie Kenneally
Siassie Kenneally | |
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| Born | May 29, 1969 Iqalugajuk |
| Died | 2018 (aged 48–49) |
| Nationality | Canadian Inuk |
| Known for | Graphic 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]
Early life
[edit]Siassie Kenneally was born on 29 May 1969 in Iqalugajuk, a traditional camp on the South Baffin coast of Nunavut.[4]
Kenneally comes from a family of artists, her mother Mayureak Ashoona was a celebrated print maker and her father, Qaqaq Ashoona, noted carver.[5] She was the granddaughter of artists Sheouak Petaulassie and Pitseolak Ashoona, and cousins to Shuvinai Ashoona and Annie Pootoogook.[6]
Career
[edit]Kenneally began to draw 2004 while in the Kinngait Co-operative.[7] She specialised in color pencil works.[8]
Her work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada[9] and the Dennos Museum.[10] In 2017, her work had a solo exhibition at Feheley Fine Arts titled "All the Things That I Have Seen".[1][3] The work was created very soon after her son's suicide.[11]
Kenneally died in 2018.[1][12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Foundation, Inuit Art. "Siassie Kenneally | IAQ Profiles". Inuit Art Foundation. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ Randolph Leigh, Patricia (2010-10-31). International Exploration of Technology Equity and the Digital Divide: Critical, Historical and Social Perspectives: Critical, Historical and Social Perspectives. IGI Global. ISBN 9781615207947.
- ^ a b IAQ. "Remembering Siassie Kenneally". Inuit Art Foundation. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ "Imago Mundi Collection". imagomundicollection.org. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ Inuit Art Foundation (2018-08-20). Siassie Kenneally. Retrieved 2025-01-05 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Siasse Kenneally: All the Things That I Have Seen". Inuit Art Foundation. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ Campbell, Nancy G. (2020). Annie Pootoogook : life & work (PDF). Art Canada Institute. p. 82. ISBN 9781487102371.
- ^ "Artist of the moment……Siassie Kenneally". Diattaart Blog. 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ "Siassie Kenneally".
- ^ "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) - ^ Kenneally, Patricia Feheley and Siassie. "One Drawing that Encompasses a Life". Inuit Art Foundation. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ "The Glossary of Canadian Art History". Art Canada Institute - Institut de l’art canadien. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
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