Kenojuak Ashevak, Who Brought Inuit Art To World Renown, 85

“Her renown grew after the release in the 1960s of ‘Kenojuak,’ a film produced by the National Film Board of Canada and nominated for an Academy Award for best short documentary. Commissions followed, and Kenojuak, who spoke only Inuktitut, was invited to travel widely for exhibitions of Inuit art in Germany, the Netherlands, South Korea, Seattle and Ottawa.”