kenojuak ashevak, ("inuktitut:" ᕿᓐᓄᐊᔪᐊᖅ ᐋᓯᕙᒃ "qinnuajuaq aasivak", october 3, 1927 – january 8, 2013) was an inuit artist. she is regarded as one of the most notable indigenous pioneers of modern inuit art.