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MARIE-ANASTASIE, Soeur
- Born
- Mont-Laurier, Quebec, 1909
- Died
- Quebec, Quebec, 1989
- Biography synopsis
- Sister Marie-Anastasie (nee Laura Tourangeau), a member of the Ste. Croix community, studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Montreal with Sylvia Daoust and Armand Filion, as well as with Louis Parent at the École du meuble, and printmaking with Albert Dumouchel at the Ecole des arts graphiques. In addition to working in the visual arts - painting, sculpture, stained-glass, and printmaking, she was involved in the literary arts, writing poetry and serving as an editor. Additionally, she was a teacher, gallery director and arts patron. She undertook a major sculptural project in 1952, producing a Stations of the Cross, considered audacious for its time, for the chapel at Collège Basile Moreau where she taught art. In 1958, her first exhibition was entitled "Lumière et prismes," and a few years later she participated in various group shows. In 2014, she presented her work in the exhibition "Trait d’esprit" held at the Oratory of Saint-Joseph. She founded and owned the small publishing house Edition du Grainier. Her print works, artists books and collaborative works are held at the Bibliotheque et archives nationales du Quebec and the Musee nationale des Beaux arts du Quebec.
- Media used
- Glass painting and staining
- Painting
- Printmaking
- Sculpture
- Education
- Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Montreal, 1950 - 1954 (under Sylvia Daoust)
- Ecole du Meuble de Montreal (under Armand Filion, Louis Parentand)
- Ecole des arts graphiques, 1950 - ? (under Albert Dumouchel)
- File & Archive locations
- Art Gallery of Ontario - Edward P. Taylor Research Library and Archives
- Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
- Hamilton Public Library, ON - Local History and Archives Department
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts / Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, QC
- National Gallery of Canada, ON - Library and Archives
- University of British Columbia - Fine Arts Library
- Canadian Women Artists History Initiative Documentation Centre, QC
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
Writings about- Dictionnaire historique de la Sculpture québécoise au XXe siècle. Montreal: ESPACE art actuel, 2014
http://dictionnaire.espaceartactuel.com/ - Archambault, Gilles, Marie-Anastasie, Sister (illustrator). La vie eternelle Montreal: Edition du Grainier, 1981
- Carani, Marie. L'oeil de la critique: Rodolphe de Repentigny : écrits sur l'art et théorie esthétique, 1952-1959 Montréal: Septentrion, 1990
- Doyon, Madeleine. "Faut-il s'étonner qu'un peintre non figuratif vive en communauté?" La Presse 29 Dec. 1961: 12
- Fisette, Serge. "Les espaces de l’être." Espace 4.3 (Printemps 1988): 9-11
http://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/espace/1988-v4-n3-espace1050785/9215ac.pdf - Grandbois, Michele. L'Art québécois de l'Estampe, 1945-1990. Quebec, Quebec: Musee national des beaux-arts du Quebec, 1999
- Grandbois, Michele. "Les Artistes du Québec et les ateliers de gravure parisiens." Nouvelles de l'estampe 144 (Dec 1995): 144
- Grignon, Gisele. "Verriere dans la tradition chartrain." La Patrie du Dimanche 12 Nov. 1961: 9
- Leroux, Eric. "La Formation des ouvriers des métiers du livre au Québec (1925-1971): le cas de l'École des arts graphiques de Montréal." Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada/Cahiers de la Société bibliographique du Canada45, no 1 : 67-96. 45.1 (2007): 67-96
- Lortie, Michele. "Art abstrait et religion font tres bon menage." Le Petit journal. 4 Nov. 1962: B2-B3
- Lupien, Jocelyne, Jean-Pierre Gilbert. Le Monde selon Graff, 1966-1986. Montreal: Editions Graff, 1987
- MacFarlane, Eddy. "La jeune gravure canadienne." Vie des Arts 19 (1960): 8-11.
http://www.erudit.org/en/journals/va/1960-n19-va1208922/55222ac.pdf - Marie-Anastasie, Leroux, Janine, Bujold, F. Richard Lacroix. Sept Eaux fortes. Montreal: Editions Goglin, 1959
- Robert, Guy. "L'atelier des Iles." Vie des Arts 25.99 (Summer 1980)
http://www.erudit.org/en/journals/va/1900-v1-n1-va1177351/54636ac.pdf
Writings by- Brault, Jacques, Marie-Anastasie, Sister (illustrator. Les hommes de paille. Montréal: Edition du Grainier, 1978
- Casgrain, Therese, Marie-Anastasie, Sister (illustrator). Le defi Montréal: Edition du Grainier, 1981
- Grand'Maison, Jacques, Marie-Anastasie, Sister (illustrator. Certitude Montreal: Edition du Grainier, 1981
- Marie-Anastasie, Sister. Femme de mon pays Montreal: Editions de Grainier, 1981
- Marie-Anastasie, Sister. Hymne des alliances Montréal: Éditions du Grainier, 1985
- Marie-Anastasie, Sister. L'homme parmi les astres Montréal: Editions de Grainier, 1978
- Marie-Anastasie, Sister. Miroir de Lumière. Montreal: Librairie Déom, 1965
- Prefontaine, Yve, Marie Anastasie, Sister, illustrator. Le Grainier Paris: Édition du Grainier, 1969
