Françoise Labbé
Françoise Labbé (1933–2001) was an artist and arts administrator born in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec.
She earned a diploma from the École des beaux-arts de Québec in 1955, and studied printmaking with S.W. Hayter in Paris.
Labbé founded the Musée d'art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul (formerly Centre d'exposition de Baie-Saint-Paul) in 1979, and acted as General Director until her death in 2001.[1]
Honours[]
- 1993 – Médaille de l'assemblée nationale for her contribution to the development of the arts in Baie-Saint-Paul[2]
- 1997 – Knight of the National Order of Quebec[2]
References[]
- ^ "Le Centre d'exposition de Baie-Saint-Paul devient un musée | Nathalie Côté | Le Soleil". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Françoise Labbé (1933 – 2001)". National Order of Quebec (in French).
Categories:
- 1933 births
- 2001 deaths
- 20th-century Canadian artists
- 20th-century Canadian women artists
- Artists from Quebec
- Knights of the National Order of Quebec
- People from Baie-Saint-Paul