about

asinnajaq is the daughter of Carol Rowan and Jobie Weetaluktuk.

Born in Kuujjuaq, in the care of Ungava Bay. With roots in Inujuak, in the care of Hudson Bay. Raised and working in Tiohtià:ke, in the care of the St. Lawrence River and Lac. St Louis.

Interested in thinking and growing through life to pass on knowledge and tools to live the best life possible to following generations, asinnajaq works in the arts. Creating spaces for encounters in one’s life journey, they work in photography, installation, film, writing, and curation.

January 9th 2016

3:45PM EST

The yummiest smoked char I ever ate

asinnajaq with a print run. 2018. Photo by Dayna Danger

eyes shut tight & eyes wide open. Light Boxes on display in Tāmaki Makaurau. 2018

asinnajaq with a photo of her Grandmother (Inuk style) Elisapee Inukpuk’s doll. During an installation at FOFA Gallery. 2018.

asinnajaq photographed by Jermaine Dean during lockdown in Tāmaki Makaurau, 2020.

asinnajaq in the Torngat Mountains National Park. Photographed with one of the most beautiful rocks on earth. Photo by Joe. 2022

asinnajaq and Jobie Weetaluktuk photographed during a Q&A at Anthology Film Archives. Manhattan, New York. 2022

asinnajaq at the Canadian Center for Architechture. With their work Nuna. 2023