Biografie von Mariette ROUSSEAU-VERMETTE (1926-2006)

Birth place: Trois Pistoles, PQ

Addresses: PQ, Canada

Profession: Craftsman

Studied: Ecole Beaux Arts, Quebec, 1948; Liebes Studio; Oakland Col. Arts & Crafts, Calif.

Exhibited: 4 Biennales, Lausanne, Switz., 1962, 1965, 1969 & 1971; Quebec & Ont. Contemp. Painters Centennial Exhib., 1965; 300 Yrs. Art, Nat. Gal. Can., 1967; MoMA, 1969; Mus. Beaux Arts, Montreal, 1971; Marlborough-Godard Galleries, Montreal, PQ, 1970s Marlborough-Godard Galleries, Toronto, Ont., 1970s Awards: first prize, PQ Art Contest, 1957; Can. Art Coun. traveling bursary, 1967; Cult. Inst. Rome, Italy bursary, 1972-73.

Member: Conf. Arts; assoc. Can. Royal Acad.; Assn. Artistes Prof.; World Craft Coun.; Montreal Mus. Fine Art.

Work: Gal. Nat. Can., Ottawa; Mus. Quebec; many Can. embassies; Univ. Vancouver Arts Faculty Hall; Vancouver Art Gallery. Commissions: theater stage curtains, Govt. Nat. Art Ctr. Performing Art, 1965 & JF Kennedy Ctr., Wash., DC, 1971; tapestries, Macmillan Bloedel Hall, Vancouver, 1968, Hall of Justice Perce, 1968 & Hall of the Toronto Star, 1971-72.

Comments: Preferred media: tapestry. Positions: dir., Can. Conf. Arts, 1958-. Teaching: prof tapestry, Ctr. Art Ste-Adele, PQ, 1952-56; prof. tapestry, Ctr. Art Laval, PQ, 1970-. Collection: Canadian paintings, sculptures and tapestries; graphic art; Polish tapestries, icons and paintings.

Sources: WW73; Le grande livre de la tapisserie," Time (1963); Guy Robert, "Symphonies en laines et couleurs," Vie Arts (1964); Eugene Cloutier, Retrospective, catalog (1972)."