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Mathew
Ashevak

Mathew
Ashevak

Medium:

sculpture/carving

Artistic Community:

Kinngait (Cape Dorset), NU

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

Artists may have multiple birth years listed as a result of when and where they were born. For example, an artist born in the early twentieth century in a camp outside of a community centre may not know/have known their exact date of birth and identified different years.

Kinngait (Cape Dorset), NU
01 October 1983

Work

Biography

Mathew Ashevak is a carver from Kinngait (Cape Dorset), NU, who works primarily with stone and bone. The son of Adamie Ashevak and grandson of Kenojuak Ashevak, Matthew began carving at the age of five. Known for his openwork carving technique and attention to detail, the bulk of his work focuses on shamans and transformation, although, like his father, he frequently carves dancing figures. His carvings have been exhibited in Toronto, Quebec City, and Vancouver.View Long Biography and Citations

Exhibitions

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Name Year Gallery
Flight Across the Tundra April 2011 Balzac Fine Arts
Rhythm and Drum Dance February 2011 Kulik Inuit Art
Arctic Wind – An Expression of Naturalism April - May 2008 Coastal Peoples Fine Arts Gallery