Suzanne Duranceau
Suzanne Duranceau (born August 2, 1952) is a Canadian illustrator living in Montreal.[1]
She was born in Montreal and studied French literature at the Cégep de Saint-Laurent and painting and etching at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal. She studied animation at the National Film Board of Canada. Then, in the early 1980s, she began her career as an illustrator for children's books.[2]
She was a founding member of Illustration Québec (Association des illustrateurs et illustratrices du Québec) and served as its president from 1983 to 1985.[3] In 1992, she was president of the Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators in Communication. She has taught language of visual arts and drawing at the Collège Ahuntsic.[2]
Her work has appeared on a number of stamps issued by Canada Post[4][5] and on coins issued by the Royal Canadian Mint.[6]
Duranceau received the Prix Communication-Jeunesse/Culinar in 1981.[2] In the same year, she received the annual show award from the Houston Society of Illustrators.[1] In 1992, she was named to the short list for a Governor General's Award for Literary Merit.[3] She has served on juries for various awards, including the Governor General's Awards.[7]
- Nuits magiques, text by Jean-Marie Poupart (1982)
- Millicent and the Wind, text by Robert Munsch (1984)
- No Place Like Home, Smithsonian Art Print (1990)
- Hickory, Dickory, Dock, text
by Robin Muller (1994), received the CAPIC (Canadian Association of professional image creators) annual award
- Follow the Moon, text by Sarah Weeks (1995)
- Love Can Build a Bridge, text by Naomi Judd (1999)
- Piece of Jungle, text by Sarah Weeks, 1999
- Munschworks 4: The Fourth Munsch Treasury, text by Robert Munsch (2002)
References
- ^ a b c The Storymakers: Illustrating Children's Books : 72 Artists and Illustrators Talk about Their Work. Canadian Children's Book Centre. 1999. pp. 48–49. ISBN 1551381079.
- ^ a b c "Suzanne Duranceau" (in French). Communication-Jeunesse.
- ^ a b c "Suzanne Duranceau (1952–)". jrank.org.
- ^ "High Value Definitive: Blue Whale". Canada Post. October 4, 2010.
- ^ "The War of 1812". Canada Post. June 15, 2012. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016.
- ^ "100 Year-Old Royal Canadian Mint Introduces Landmark Themes In First Collector Coins Of 2008". Royal Canadian Mint. January 9, 2008.
- ^ "Suzanne Duranceau". ZAKS Illustrators Source.
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