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Inuit artist (1969–2018)
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). Kenneally was known for her pencil-crayon drawings depicting traditional Inuit lifestyles.

Early life

Siassie Kenneally was born on 29 May 1969 in Iqalugajuk, a traditional camp on the South Baffin coast of Nunavut.

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.

Career

Kenneally began to draw 2004 while in the Kinngait Co-operative. She specialised in color pencil works.

Her work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada and the Dennos Museum. In 2017, her work had a solo exhibition at Feheley Fine Arts titled "All the Things That I Have Seen". The work was created very soon after her son's suicide.

Kenneally died in 2018.

References

  1. ^ Foundation, Inuit Art. "Siassie Kenneally | IAQ Profiles". Inuit Art Foundation. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  2. 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.
  3. ^ IAQ. "Remembering Siassie Kenneally". Inuit Art Foundation. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
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  6. "Siasse Kenneally: All the Things That I Have Seen". Inuit Art Foundation. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  7. Campbell, Nancy G. (2020). Annie Pootoogook : life & work (PDF). Art Canada Institute. p. 82. ISBN 9781487102371.
  8. "Artist of the moment……Siassie Kenneally". Diattaart Blog. 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
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  11. Kenneally, Patricia Feheley and Siassie. "One Drawing that Encompasses a Life". Inuit Art Foundation. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  12. "The Glossary of Canadian Art History". Art Canada Institute - Institut de l’art canadien. Retrieved 2025-01-05.


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