Napachie was born in 1938 at Sako, a small camp on south Baffin Island.
She died in December, 2002, of cancer. Napachie was the only
daughter of the late Pitseolak Ashoona.
Napachie began to draw in the late 1950's while living at Keakto, a
camp near Cape Dorset. Several people living at the camp, including
Napachie's mother and Kenojuak Ashevak had already begun to draw,
encouraged by James Houston. Napachies' early drawing exhibited a free
and uninhibited style, still ve (showing 500 of 2200 characters). |
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