Enchanted owl

Kenojuak Ashevak

By McmMerryn
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    Kenojuak Ashevak

    Kenojuak Ashevak's journey of life from 1927 to 2013.

  • Father assassinated

    Her father was murdered by christain converts, because he wanted to stay with his religion.

  • Tuberculosis

    Kenojuak gets tested for tuberculosis and the result is poritive. She gets shipped off to a hospital and Stays there for 3 years. While she is healing, she learns how to make dolls and beadwork.

  • Rabbit eating seaweed

    Kenojuak made her first work of art and her first print, Rabbit eating seaweed.

  • Enchanted Owl

    She created a very famous and breathtakign work of art called Enchanted Owl.

  • Officer of Order of Canada

    Kenojuak was made an offer to be an Officer of the Order of Canada, which is a high honor.

  • Enchanted owl put on a stamp

    Her painting, Enchanted owl, was put on a stamp to celebrate the centennial for the Northwest Terretories.

  • return of the sun put on A stamp

    One of her prints, called Return of the Sun, which was made in 1961, gets put on a 17 cent stamp.

  • Awarded an Honoury Doctorate from U of T

    Kenojuak was awarded an Honoury Doctorate from U of T.

  • Red Owl put on millenium quarter seiries

    Another of her famous peices, Red Owl, was put on the 1999 millenium quarter seires to celebrate the millenium.

  • Walk of fame

    Kenojuak was put in Canada's famous Walk of Fame to celebrate what she has done.

  • John Bell Chapel

    Kenojuak made the firsy ever Inuit-designed Stained Glass window for the john bell chapel.

  • Money from the Canada Council of arts

    She got $25,000 from the Canada Council of Arts

  • Kenojuak passes away

    She passed Away in her sleep on this date.