Irene Whittome facts for kids
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Irene F. Whittome
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| Born | March 4, 1942 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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| Education | Vancouver School of Art |
| Known for | multimedia artist |
| Awards | Order of Canada Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas |
Irene F. Whittome, OC RCA is a well-known Canadian artist. She creates many different kinds of art. This includes sculptures, drawings, and special art installations. She has won many important awards for her work.
About Irene F. Whittome
Irene F. Whittome was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her birthday is March 4, 1942. She loved art from a young age. She studied art at the Vancouver School of Art. After that, she spent five years in Paris, France. She learned about printmaking at a special studio. It was called Atelier 17. A famous artist named Stanley William Hayter ran it. From 1968 to 2007, Ms. Whittome taught art. She was a professor at Concordia University in Montreal. Today, she lives and works in Montreal and Ogden, Quebec.
Her Art and Exhibitions
Irene Whittome has shown her art in many places. She has had over 35 solo exhibitions. This means her art was the only art shown at these exhibits. In 2000, a big show of her work happened. It was called a retrospective. This kind of show looks back at an artist's work over many years. It was held at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. Between 1995 and 2000, she had four more solo shows. These were at major art places. They included the CIAC in Montreal and the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal. In 2001, she started a project called Conversation Adru. It was shown at the Art Gallery of Bishop's University. In 2003, she bought an old granite quarry in Ogden. She built her art studio there in 2004. In 2023, the Joliette Museum showed her recent work. The exhibition was called Sublimation.
Awards and Recognition
Irene Whittome has received many important awards. These awards celebrate her amazing work in art. In 2004, she became an Officer of the Order of Canada. This is one of the highest honors in Canada. In 1997, she won the Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas. This is a very important art award in Quebec. She also won the Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Award in 1989. In 1992, she received an award from the Gershon Iskowitz Foundation. This award is for excellence in the arts. In 2002, she won the Governor General of Canada's Visual and Media Arts Award. She is also a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
