Aron of Kangeq

Aron of Kangeq (born in Kangeq, South Greenland on April 9, 1822; died March 12, 1869) was a Greenlandic Inuk hunter, painter, and oral historian. His woodcuts and watercolors are noted for their depiction of Inuit culture and history, and the often violent encounters between Inuit and Danish settlers. His storytelling is known to children's literature in Greenland.

Art Aron began drawing after he developed tuberculosis and was no longer able to work regularly as a hunter. In 1858, the Danish administrator Hinrich Johannes Rink invited Greenlanders to submit drawings, maps, and written accounts describing Greenlandic traditions and history. Rink recognized Aron's ability and supplied him with drawing materials so that he could continue his work.

Aron worked mainly in small watercolour paintings and woodcuts. Some of his woodcuts were used as illustrations in Rink's newspaper Atuagagdliutit, one of the earliest newspapers published in Greenland.