Micheline Beauchemin
Micheline Beauchemin | |
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Born | |
Died | 29 September 2009 Quebec | (aged 79)
Known for | Textile artist and weaver |
Awards | Order of Canada National Order of Quebec |
Micheline Beauchemin,
Education
Beauchemin was born in
Artistic career
While best known for her monumental tapestries and theatre curtains, she also worked with embroidery, stained glass, costumes and paintings. Some of Beauchemin's most famous work in Canada include the acrylic curtain that she made for the Grande Salle of the
Honours
In 1973, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada, the second level of Canada's highest civilian honour.[4] In 1991, she was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec, an order of merit bestowed by the government of Quebec. In 1970, she was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. In 2006, she was awarded the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts. In 2005, she was awarded the Quebec government's Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas, given to individuals who are artists or craftsman in the fields of visual arts, of the trades of art, architecture and the design.[5]
References
- ^ "Quebec textiles artist Micheline Beauchemin dies". cbc.ca. 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
- ^ a b "ARCHIVED - Micheline Beauchemin - Themes - Celebrating Women's Achievements - Library and Archives Canada". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ Eber, Dorothy. "Where can you see Beauchemin's art? Pretty soon, just about anywhere" (February, 1963) [Textual Record]. Elizabeth Long, Series: Biographies of Women, File: Pierre Berton's Page, ID: File 122, p. 47. Waterloo, Ontario: Doris Lewis Rare Book Room, University of Waterloo.
- ^ "Secrétariat de l'Ordre national du Québec". 2004-08-11. Archived from the original on 2004-08-11. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ "Micheline Beauchemin". Canada Council for the Arts. Archived from the original on July 9, 2006. Retrieved September 22, 2006.