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'''Suzanne Rivard-Lemoyne''' (1928-2012)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://arts.uottawa.ca/visualarts/news/memory-suzanne-rivard-moyne-1928-2012|title=In Memory of Suzanne Rivard Le Moyne, 1928-2012|work=Visual Arts|access-date=2018-03-08|language=en}}</ref> was an artist born in [[Quebec City|Québec City]] who later moved to [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]] and is known for her significant contribution to arts administration.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title=Survol: Suzanne Rivard Le Moyne|last=Bénichou|first=Anne|last2=Génier|first2=Diane|publisher=The Ottawa Art Gallery|year=1996|isbn=1-895108-26-8|location=Ottawa|pages=52-53}}</ref> She was responsible for developing [[Art Bank]], the [[Canada Council|Canada Council's]] art collection program in 1972.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Allen|first=Jan|date=1992|title=The Anatomy of Excellence: The Canada Council Art Bank Collection, 1972-1983|url=|journal=Queen's University Dissertations|volume=|pages=8|via=Proquest}}</ref> Rivard-Lemoyne became a Visual Arts Officer for the Canada Council in 1970 and started the art collection and leasing system for government offices, offering regional artists support and those interested in collecting access to local art.<ref name=":0" /> She played a major role in supporting and developing the local community of artist-run centres and contemporary art galleries.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/a-teacher-supporter-and-friend-of-the-arts/article6784779/|title=A teacher, supporter and friend of the arts|last=Everett-Green|first=Robert|date=December 28, 2012|work=The Globe and Mail|access-date=2018-03-12|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref> Rivard-Lemoyne won the 2003 [[Governor General's Awards|Governor General's Awards]] in Visual and Media Arts for Outstanding Contribution in arts support.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Rhodes|first=Richard|date=Spring 2003|title=And then: 2003 Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts|url=|journal=Canadian Art|volume=20|issue=1|pages=111|via=Proquest}}</ref> |
'''Suzanne Rivard-Lemoyne''' (1928-2012)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://arts.uottawa.ca/visualarts/news/memory-suzanne-rivard-moyne-1928-2012|title=In Memory of Suzanne Rivard Le Moyne, 1928-2012|work=Visual Arts|access-date=2018-03-08|language=en}}</ref> was an artist born in [[Quebec City|Québec City]] who later moved to [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]] and is known for her significant contribution to arts administration.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title=Survol: Suzanne Rivard Le Moyne|last=Bénichou|first=Anne|last2=Génier|first2=Diane|publisher=The Ottawa Art Gallery|year=1996|isbn=1-895108-26-8|location=Ottawa|pages=52-53}}</ref> She was responsible for developing [[Art Bank]], the [[Canada Council|Canada Council's]] art collection program in 1972.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Allen|first=Jan|date=1992|title=The Anatomy of Excellence: The Canada Council Art Bank Collection, 1972-1983|url=|journal=Queen's University Dissertations|volume=|pages=8|via=Proquest}}</ref> Rivard-Lemoyne became a Visual Arts Officer for the Canada Council in 1970 and started the art collection and leasing system for government offices, offering regional artists support and those interested in collecting access to local art.<ref name=":0" /> She played a major role in supporting and developing the local community of artist-run centres and contemporary art galleries.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/a-teacher-supporter-and-friend-of-the-arts/article6784779/|title=A teacher, supporter and friend of the arts|last=Everett-Green|first=Robert|date=December 28, 2012|work=The Globe and Mail|access-date=2018-03-12|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref> Rivard-Lemoyne won the 2003 [[Governor General's Awards|Governor General's Awards]] in Visual and Media Arts for Outstanding Contribution in arts support.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Rhodes|first=Richard|date=Spring 2003|title=And then: 2003 Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts|url=|journal=Canadian Art|volume=20|issue=1|pages=111|via=Proquest}}</ref> |
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== Education & early work == |
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Suzanne Rivard-Lemoyne trained at the École des beaux-arts de Québec, as well as with [[André Lhote]] in Paris in 1957.<ref name=":2" /> Rivard-Lemoyne's teaching career spanned from 1952 to 1986, at the École des beaux-arts de Québec, the [[École des beaux-arts de Montréal]], and the University of Ottawa.<ref name=":2" /> She did mural painting in Montréal, including at [[Expo 67]].<ref name=":2" /> |
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== Arts administration & teaching == |
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| ⚫ | Rivard-Lemoyne started doing arts administration in 1969, after moving to Ottawa,<ref name=":3" /> in the Cultural Division of the [[Secretary of State for Canada|Secretary of State of Canada]].<ref name=":2" /> In addition to her administrative work at the Canada Council, Rivard-Lemoyne was Chair of the [[University of Ottawa]]'s Department of Visual Arts and Theatre (1974-1982) and is recognized for significantly developing the department.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Survol: Suzanne Rivard Le Moyne|last=Bénichou|first=Anne|last2=Génier|first2=Diane|publisher=The Ottawa Art Gallery|year=1996|isbn=1-895108-26-8|location=Ottawa|pages=9}}</ref> She was also on the board of the Ottawa Arts Centre Foundation.<ref name=":1" /> |
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== Artwork == |
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Rivard-Lemoyne helped to organize the ''Canada Trajectories 73'' exhibition at the [[Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris|Musée d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris]] and in London.<ref name=":2" /> The [[Ottawa Art Gallery]] presented an exhibition of Rivard-Lemoyne's drawings and paintings in 1996 called ''Survol''.<ref name=":1" /> The exhibition curator, Diane Génier, describes Rivard-Lemoyne's drawings and paintings as atmospheric and process driven, dealing with themes of light and immensity.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Survol: Suzanne Rivard Le Moyne|last=Bénichou|first=Anne|last2=Génier|first2=Diane|publisher=The Ottawa Art Gallery|year=1996|isbn=1-895108-26-8|location=Ottawa|pages=17-18}}</ref> Rivard-Lemoyne started making large-scale monochromatic [[Encaustic painting|encaustic]] paintings in 1991, and prior to that in the 1980s, painted expressionistic landscapes with the later works in this series making use of simplified colour fields.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Survol: Suzanne Rivard Le Moyne|last=Bénichou|first=Anne|publisher=The Ottawa Art Gallery|year=1996|isbn=1-895108-26-8|location=Ottawa|pages=31}}</ref> |
Rivard-Lemoyne helped to organize the ''Canada Trajectories 73'' exhibition at the [[Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris|Musée d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris]] and in London.<ref name=":2" /> The [[Ottawa Art Gallery]] presented an exhibition of Rivard-Lemoyne's drawings and paintings in 1996 called ''Survol''.<ref name=":1" /> The exhibition curator, Diane Génier, describes Rivard-Lemoyne's drawings and paintings as atmospheric and process driven, dealing with themes of light and immensity.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Survol: Suzanne Rivard Le Moyne|last=Bénichou|first=Anne|last2=Génier|first2=Diane|publisher=The Ottawa Art Gallery|year=1996|isbn=1-895108-26-8|location=Ottawa|pages=17-18}}</ref> Rivard-Lemoyne started making large-scale monochromatic [[Encaustic painting|encaustic]] paintings in 1991, and prior to that in the 1980s, painted expressionistic landscapes with the later works in this series making use of simplified colour fields.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Survol: Suzanne Rivard Le Moyne|last=Bénichou|first=Anne|publisher=The Ottawa Art Gallery|year=1996|isbn=1-895108-26-8|location=Ottawa|pages=31}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:45, 12 March 2018
Suzanne Rivard-Lemoyne (1928-2012)[1] was an artist born in Québec City who later moved to Ottawa, Ontario and is known for her significant contribution to arts administration.[2] She was responsible for developing Art Bank, the Canada Council's art collection program in 1972.[3] Rivard-Lemoyne became a Visual Arts Officer for the Canada Council in 1970 and started the art collection and leasing system for government offices, offering regional artists support and those interested in collecting access to local art.[3] She played a major role in supporting and developing the local community of artist-run centres and contemporary art galleries.[4] Rivard-Lemoyne won the 2003 Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts for Outstanding Contribution in arts support.[5]
Education & early work
Suzanne Rivard-Lemoyne trained at the École des beaux-arts de Québec, as well as with André Lhote in Paris in 1957.[2] Rivard-Lemoyne's teaching career spanned from 1952 to 1986, at the École des beaux-arts de Québec, the École des beaux-arts de Montréal, and the University of Ottawa.[2] She did mural painting in Montréal, including at Expo 67.[2]
Arts administration & teaching
Rivard-Lemoyne started doing arts administration in 1969, after moving to Ottawa,[4] in the Cultural Division of the Secretary of State of Canada.[2] In addition to her administrative work at the Canada Council, Rivard-Lemoyne was Chair of the University of Ottawa's Department of Visual Arts and Theatre (1974-1982) and is recognized for significantly developing the department.[6] She was also on the board of the Ottawa Arts Centre Foundation.[6]
Artwork
Rivard-Lemoyne helped to organize the Canada Trajectories 73 exhibition at the Musée d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris and in London.[2] The Ottawa Art Gallery presented an exhibition of Rivard-Lemoyne's drawings and paintings in 1996 called Survol.[6] The exhibition curator, Diane Génier, describes Rivard-Lemoyne's drawings and paintings as atmospheric and process driven, dealing with themes of light and immensity.[7] Rivard-Lemoyne started making large-scale monochromatic encaustic paintings in 1991, and prior to that in the 1980s, painted expressionistic landscapes with the later works in this series making use of simplified colour fields.[8]
Rivard-Lemoyne won the First Grand Prize of the Concours artistique de la province de Québec in 1958.[2] Her work is in the collections of the City of Ottawa, the Musée du Québec, Concordia Art Gallery, and private collections in Montréal, Ottawa, Québec, and Paris.[2]
References
- ^ "In Memory of Suzanne Rivard Le Moyne, 1928-2012". Visual Arts. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Bénichou, Anne; Génier, Diane (1996). Survol: Suzanne Rivard Le Moyne. Ottawa: The Ottawa Art Gallery. pp. 52–53. ISBN 1-895108-26-8.
- ^ a b Allen, Jan (1992). "The Anatomy of Excellence: The Canada Council Art Bank Collection, 1972-1983". Queen's University Dissertations: 8 – via Proquest.
- ^ a b Everett-Green, Robert (December 28, 2012). "A teacher, supporter and friend of the arts". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Rhodes, Richard (Spring 2003). "And then: 2003 Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts". Canadian Art. 20 (1): 111 – via Proquest.
- ^ a b c Bénichou, Anne; Génier, Diane (1996). Survol: Suzanne Rivard Le Moyne. Ottawa: The Ottawa Art Gallery. p. 9. ISBN 1-895108-26-8.
- ^ Bénichou, Anne; Génier, Diane (1996). Survol: Suzanne Rivard Le Moyne. Ottawa: The Ottawa Art Gallery. pp. 17–18. ISBN 1-895108-26-8.
- ^ Bénichou, Anne (1996). Survol: Suzanne Rivard Le Moyne. Ottawa: The Ottawa Art Gallery. p. 31. ISBN 1-895108-26-8.
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