Sheouak Petaulassie

Sheouak Parr Petaulassie (1918-1961) was an Inuk printmaker.^[1]

Sheouak Petaulassie
Born	1918
Died	1961(1961-00-00) (aged 42–43) near the Itilliarjuk camp in Nunavut
Other names	Sheouak Sheowa Sheouak Sheowak Sheouak Sheoak Sheouak[1]
Known for	printmaking

Early life

She grew up in the Kinngait (Cape Dorset) area.^[2]

Career

James Houston chose ten of her prints for inclusion in the 1960 and 1961 print collections of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-Operative, which she was involved with.^{[1][3][4][5][6]}

She died of influenza^[6] in 1961 near the Itilliarjuk camp in Nunavut.^[1]

Her work is held in several museums, including the National Gallery of Canada,^[2][1] the Canadian Museum of Civilization,^[1] the Glenbow Museum,^[1] the Hood Museum of Art,^[7] the Museum of Anthropology at UBC,^[8] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,^[9] the Art Institute of Chicago,^[10] and the Art Gallery of Windsor.^[1]

Personal life

She and Agiak Petaulassie (an Anglican minister)^[11] had six children,^[6] including the artist Mayureak Ashoona.^[12] Sheouak's granddaughter, Siassie Kenneally (1969–2018) was also an artist.^[11]

Works

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  Men Meeting (1960)
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  Ringed Seal (1960)
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  Three Walrus (1960)

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  Reflections in My Mind (1960)
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  The Pot Spirits (1960)
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  White Whales Startled by Bear (1961)