Irene Whittome
| Irene F. Whittome | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 4, 1942 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | Vancouver School of Art |
| Known for | Mixed Media |
| Awards |
Order of Canada Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas |
Irene F. Whittome, OC is a Canadian multi-media artist.
Life
Whittome was born in Vancouver, British Columbia on March 4, 1942.[1][2][3] She attended the Vancouver School of Art, and then spent five years studying printmaking at Stanley William Hayter's Atelier 17.[4]
From 1968 to 2007, Whittome taught visual art in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Concordia University.[5]
Work
Whittome has had over 35 solo exhibitions,[6] including a major retrospective of her work at the Musee de Quebec in 2000.[7]
Awards
In 2004, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[8] In 1997, she was awarded the Prix du Québec's Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas.[2] She was also awarded the Victor-Martyn-Staunton Prize in 1991,[9] and an award for excellence in the arts from the Gershon Iskowitz Foundation in 1992[1][10] and the Governor General of Canada's Visual and Media Arts Award in 2002.[11][12] She is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.[13]
References
- 1 2 "Irene F. Whittome". Centre international d'art contemporain de Montréal. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- 1 2 "Lauréates et lauréats: Whittome, Irene F.". Priz du Québec. Gouvernement du Québec. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ↑ Joan Murray (1999). Canadian Art in the Twentieth Century. Dundurn. pp. 165–. ISBN 978-1-55002-332-9.
- ↑ "Irene F. Whittome". Women Artists in Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ↑ "Irene F. Whittome : un évènement". Occurrence. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ↑ "Awards 2002 - Biographies". Canada Council for the Arts. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ↑ Donald Preziosi; Johanne Lamoureux (2 October 2012). In the Aftermath of Art: Ethics, Aesthetics, Politics. Routledge. pp. 1–. ISBN 978-1-134-23187-4.
- ↑ "Order of Canada". Governor General of Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ↑ "Irene F. Whittome Conversations Adru". Art Gallery of Bishop's University. Bishop's University. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ↑ "The Gershon Iskowitz Prize at the AGO". Art Gallery of Ontario. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ↑ "Artist-Teacher Irene Whittome has Followed her own Muse". Centre for Teaching and Research. Concordia University. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ↑ "Awards 2002 - Laureates". Canada Council for the Arts. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ↑ "Members since 1880". Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Retrieved 11 September 2013.