An original coloured pencil drawing of footwear on a tapestry.
Coloured pencil
49.9 x 31.9 cm
2015
SIASSIE KENNEALLY 1969-2018
Siassie Kenneally was born on May 29, 1969. She comes from a family of notable Cape Dorset artists. Her mother Mayoreak Ashoona has been a mainstay of the Cape Dorset annual print collection for many years and her father was the renowned sculptor, Kaka Ashoona. Her two cousins, Annie Pootoogook and Shuvinai Ashoona are well known contemporary artists. The three cousins have shown together on occasion.
Siassie began drawing at the Kinngait Studios in the early 2000’s. Her striking iridescent print, ‘Fish Tails’ from the 2008 spring collection was a hugely admired etching/aquatint and she has displayed a remarkable faculty with the medium of oil stick on paper.
Siassie tends to work on a large scale and her drawings are characterized by an intimate and contemporary approach to the depiction of traditional lifestyles.
Original Drawing 190-0197