Asinnajaq is a Canadian Inuk visual artist, writer, filmmaker, and
curator from Inukjuak, Quebec. She is most noted for her 2017 film
Three Thousand, which received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for
Best Short Documentary Film at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards.She has
also been active as a curator of Inuit art and video projects,
including the Canadian pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale and the
Inuit Art Centre at the Winnipeg Art Gallery.Asinnajaq was born in
Inukjuak, Nunavik and is currently based out of Montreal, Quebec. The
name “Asinnajaq†is a family name that means “nomadic outlierâ€
in the local Inuktitut dialect. Her mother, Carol Rowan, is a
university professor, while her father, Jobie Weetaluktuk is a
filmmaker. She studied film at the Nova Scotia College of Art and
Design at the University in Halifax. She assisted her father on Timuti
(2012), a film he made in Inukjuak, home of their extended family. She
is the niece of Daniel Weetaluktuk, the first Inuk archeologist in
Canada, who is the subject of her upcoming short film Daniel.Through
her artistic work, Asinnajaq draws her inspiration from the notion of
respect for human rights, and the desire to explore her Inuit
heritage. Her practice is grounded in research and collaboration. Her
short film Upinnaqusittik, made in 2016, premiered at iNuit Blanche,
the first ever circumpolar arts festival in St. John's. While working
for the National Film Board, drawing on their archives, she directed
her film Three Thousand in 2017. Alongside her artistic work, she has
led Inuit culture workshops at the McCord Museum with her mother.
Asinnajaq was also part of the curatorial team at the Canadian
Pavilion at the 2019 Venice Biennale.
curator from Inukjuak, Quebec. She is most noted for her 2017 film
Three Thousand, which received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for
Best Short Documentary Film at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards.She has
also been active as a curator of Inuit art and video projects,
including the Canadian pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale and the
Inuit Art Centre at the Winnipeg Art Gallery.Asinnajaq was born in
Inukjuak, Nunavik and is currently based out of Montreal, Quebec. The
name “Asinnajaq†is a family name that means “nomadic outlierâ€
in the local Inuktitut dialect. Her mother, Carol Rowan, is a
university professor, while her father, Jobie Weetaluktuk is a
filmmaker. She studied film at the Nova Scotia College of Art and
Design at the University in Halifax. She assisted her father on Timuti
(2012), a film he made in Inukjuak, home of their extended family. She
is the niece of Daniel Weetaluktuk, the first Inuk archeologist in
Canada, who is the subject of her upcoming short film Daniel.Through
her artistic work, Asinnajaq draws her inspiration from the notion of
respect for human rights, and the desire to explore her Inuit
heritage. Her practice is grounded in research and collaboration. Her
short film Upinnaqusittik, made in 2016, premiered at iNuit Blanche,
the first ever circumpolar arts festival in St. John's. While working
for the National Film Board, drawing on their archives, she directed
her film Three Thousand in 2017. Alongside her artistic work, she has
led Inuit culture workshops at the McCord Museum with her mother.
Asinnajaq was also part of the curatorial team at the Canadian
Pavilion at the 2019 Venice Biennale.
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