Lisette Lemieux
Lisette Lemieux | |
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| Born | 1943 (age 82–83) Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada |
| Education | Université du Québec à Montréal (M.A., 1980) |
| Known for | Sculpture, installation art |
| Awards | Grand Prix de la Biennale du dessin, de l'estampe et du papier-matière du Québec (1995) |
Lisette Lemieux is a Quebec visual artist born in 1943 in Arthabaska, Quebec. She lives and works in Montreal. Her practice centers primarily on sculpture and installation art.[1]
Biography
Lemieux trained in education, art history, and visual arts, completing a master's degree from the Université du Québec à Montréal in 1980.[2] She taught within the school system and later at the university level, notably at UQAM from 1979 to 2015.[2]
Artistic practice
Her work explores light as both a perceptual phenomenon and a material, as well as language, through the integration of words and signs into her pieces.[3] · [4] Lemieux also uses everyday objects and materials, which she recontextualizes in sculptures[5] and installations.[6][7]
Activities and awards
Lemieux has taken part in various symposia and conferences related to visual arts and glass.[8] In 1995, she received the Grand Prix of the Biennale du dessin, de l'estampe et du papier-matière du Québec.[9] She has also created public art integration works and interdisciplinary collaborations, including LIBER (2008), presented to UNESCO.[10]
Her work is held in several public permanent collections, including the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal[11] and the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.[12]
References
- ↑ Collectif (2019). Lisette Lemieux: sceaux du temps (in French). Montreal: Plein Sud édition. p. 274. ISBN 9782922256826.
- 1 2 "Lisette Lemieux: Parcours". lisettelemieux.info. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ Hellman, Michel (2004-06-19). "Sculptures et identité". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ Giguère, Lise (1994-10-23). "Au musée du Québec". Le Soleil (in French). p. 5. Retrieved 2026-03-19 – via BAnQ.
- ↑ "Lisette Lemieux: quand l'art et la vie se rejoignent – Espace Sculpture" (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-20 – via Érudit.
- ↑ Delgado, Jérôme (2019-09-28). "Lumière sur Lisette Lemieux". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ Émond, Ariane (1991-07-01). ""Femmeuse" vie d'artiste". Gazette des femmes (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Lemieux, Lisette (1943)". Dictionnaire historique de la sculpture québécoise au XXe siècle (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ Lemieux, Lisette (1996). "Humeurs". BAnQ (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Lisette Lemieux". Art Public Montréal (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Découvrez l'artiste Lisette Lemieux". MACrépertoire (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Lemieux, Lisette". Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec - MNBAQ (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-19.