On Saturday, February 16, 2013, a memorial talk was held at the McMichael to pay tribute to Kenojuak Ashevak who passed away on January 8, 2013.

 

Pat Feheley of Feheley Fine Arts introduced art critic and curator Sarah Milroy and former Director of Dorset Fine Arts, Terry Ryan who discussed Kenojuak's remarkable life and extraordinary contribution to Canadian art. 

 

The McMichael exhibition Exploring Cape Dorset Art (February 2 to June 16, 2013 ), was dedicated to the memory of Kenojuak and included a small memorial display. 

 

Exploring Cape Dorset Art consisted of three exhibitions of Inuit prints and sculpture from the 1950s to present, which highlight the rich artistic community of those living in the northern territory of Nunavut and its prolific contribution to the documentation of Inuit life and traditions, for over half a century.