 Transformation (Winged Spirit), 1996 mottled soapstone, 14" × 8½" × 11" |
Kaka Ashoona (1928-1996) – Artist Biography
Qaqaq (Kaka) Ashoona (male; 1928-1996); Inuit art sculpture carver; Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada.
His mother was Pitseolak Ashoona, an Inuit Canadian artist admired for the unpretentious authenticity in her works. Several of her children and grandchildren are graphic artists and sculptors.
His son Ottokie Ashoona is also an Inuit art sculpture carver.