On the occasion of being shortlisted for the 2023 Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award, artist and writer Ningiukulu Teevee, who is based in Kinngait, NU, sat down with Taqralik Partridge in August 2023 for a conversation about her love of retelling stories from a new perspective.

Check out the video to learn about Teevee’s approach to improvisation in her drawings, taking inspiration from the land and hear the stories behind some of her most beloved artworks.

Read more about the other shortlisted artists.

The Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award is made possible through the support of individual donors and RBC Emerging Artists.