Johnniebo Ashevak, ᔭᓂᕗ ᐊᓴᕙ
Settlement: Cape Dorset / Kinngait
(1923-1972) — E7-1034
Born in 1923, Johnniebo Ashevak lived mainly in the Cape Dorset (Kinngait) region with his wife, Kenojuak Ashevak and their children.
Exhibitions
- A Collector's Feast, Snow Goose Associates
 - Arctic Spirit 35 Years of Canadian Inuit Art, Frye Art Museum
 - ART ESKIMO, Galerie de France
 - Canadian Eskimo Arts Festival, Alaska Methodist University Galleries
 - Canadian Eskimo Graphic Art and Sculpture, St. Mary's University Art Gallery
 - Cape Dorset Engravings, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
 - Cape Dorset Engravings, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, circulated by the Art Gallery of Ontario
 - Cape Dorset Engravings and Etchings from the Sixties, Arctic Artistry
 - Cape Dorset Engravings, A Retrospective, The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art
 - Cape Dorset Graphics *62, (annual collection)
 - Cape Dorset Graphics *63, (annual collection)
 - Cape Dorset Graphics *66, (annual collection)
 - Cape Dorset Graphics *67, (annual collection)
 - Cape Dorset Graphics *69, (annual collection)
 - Cape Dorset Graphics *75, (annual collection)
 - Cape Dorset Prints and Sculpture, McMaster Art Gallery
 - Cape Dorset Through the Years: 25 Years of Graphics and Sculpture, Arctic Artistry
 - Cape Dorset, First Generation Printers: Engravings 1962-1963, Albers Gallery
 - Contemporary Inuit Drawings, Muscarelle Museum of Art College of William and Mary
 - Eskimo Carvings, Waddington
 - Eskimo Carvings and Prints from the Collection of York University, Art Gallery of York University
 - Eskimo Fantastic Art, Gallery 111, School of Art, University of Manitoba
 - Eskimo Narrative, Winnipeg Art Gallery
 - Eskimo Sculpture '69, Robertson Galleries
 - Eskimo Stone Sculpture, featuring Axangayuk, Johnniebo, Kenojuak, The Arctic Circle
 - Graphic Art by Eskimos of Canada: First Collection, Cultural Affairs Division, Department of External Affairs, Canada
 - Graphic Art by Eskimos of Canada: Second Collection, Cultural Affairs Division, Department of External Affairs, Canada
 - Hunters of Old, Inukshuk Galleries Inc.
 - Immaginario Inuit Arte e cultura degli esquimesi canadesi, Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
 - Inoonoot Eskima: Grafik och Skulptur fran Cape Dorset och Povungnituk, Konstframjandet
 - Inuit Graphics and Drawings from 1959-1990, Arctic Artistry
 - Inuit Traditions in Graphics: 1961-1987, Arctic Artistry
 - Johnniebo, London Public Library & Art Museum
 - La deesse inuite de la mer/The Inuit Sea Goddess, Musee des beaux-arts de Montreal
 - Night Spirits: Cape Dorset 1960-1965, Winnipeg Art Gallery
 - Return to Origins III, The Arctic Circle
 - Sculptures by Kenojuak and Johnniebo, School of Architecture, Nova Scotia Technical College
 - The Art of the Eskimo, Simon Fraser Gallery, Simon Fraser University
 - The Cape Dorset Print, Presented at Rideau Hall by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
 - The Inuit Print/L'estampe inuit, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and the National Museum of Man
 - The Inuit Sea Goddess, Surrey Art Gallery, (organized to complement the Musee des beaux-arts de Montreal exhibit of the same name)
 - The Jacqui and Morris Shumiatcher Collection of Inuit Art, Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, University of Regina
 - The Klamer Family Collection of Inuit Art from the Art Gallery of Ontario, University of Guelph
 - The Oral Tradition, National Museum of Man
 - The Spirit of the Land, The Koffler Gallery
 - Ulu/Inua: Form and Fantasy in Eskimo Art, Casino Gallery, Ravinia Park
 - We Lived by Animals/Nous Vivions des Animaux, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development in cooperation with the Department of External Affairs
 - Works on Paper from the Permanent Collection of Inuit Art, Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
 - Works on Paper from the Permanent Collection of Inuit Art, Canadian Guild of Craft Quebec
 
Collections
- Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University, Kingston
 - Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, Fort Worth
 - Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax
 - Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor
 - Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec, Montreal
 - Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull
 - Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City
 - Glenbow Museum, Calgary
 - Great-West Life Assurance Company, Winnipeg
 - Inuit Cultural Institute, Rankin Inlet
 - Klamer Family Collection, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
 - Laurentian University Museum and Arts Centre, Sudbury
 - McMaster University Art Gallery, Hamilton
 - McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg
 - Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
 - National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
 - Simon Fraser Gallery, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby
 - University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge
 - Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg
 
Artwork
| Title | Last Sold At Auction | |
|---|---|---|
| ANIMAL CYCLE | 2007-04 (April 2007) | |
| ETCHED TUSK | 2020-10 (October 2020) | |
| FANTASY | 2009-11 (November 2009) | |
| MOON SPIRIT | 2012-04 (April 2012) | |
| MOUNTAIN SPIRIT | 2011-11 (November 2011) | |
| NULIAUK AND SEA SPIRITS | 2021-03 (March 2021) | |
| SEA BEASTS | 2019-12 (December 2019) | |
| TALEEYAYO WITH SEABIRD | 2008-11 (November 2008) | |
| UNITITLED | 2011-09 (September 2011) | |
| UNTITLED | 2007-11 (November 2007) | |
| UNTITLED | 2021-03 (March 2021) | |
| UNTITLED | 2021-03 (March 2021) | |
| UNTITLED | 2021-03 (March 2021) | |
| UNTITLED | 2019-11 (November 2019) | |
| UNTITLED | 2021-03 (March 2021) | |
| UNTITLED | 2019-11 (November 2019) | |
| UNTITLED | 2009-04 (April 2009) |