March 19, 2010 | 6:30 PM
Stanford Perrott Lecture Theatre | ACAD
Reception | Main Mall | ACAD | 6:00 PM
The Fibre Department is pleased to present an artist talk by internationally recognized pioneer of Jacquard weaving and co-founder of the Montreal Centre for Contemporary Textiles, Louise Lemieux Bérubé.
Louise Lemieux Bérubé was born in Montreal, Quebec. She is recognized as a pioneer through her innovative use of Jacquard techniques in weaving. Bérubé graduated in Art History from the Université du Québec in Montreal. She studied Jacquard weaving in the United States at the Rhode Island School of Design as well as in France with Olivier Masson and François Roussel, the inventors the Pointcarré software program.
Louise Lemieux Bérubé has exhibited her work across Canada and the United States as well as in Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, China, Korea, Argentina, China and Spain. Examples of her work are to be found exhibited in many public collections such as at the Canadian Embassy in London, the Deutsches Technikmuseum in Berlin, the Place des Arts in Montreal, the Loto Québec offices, the City Hall in Ville Lasalle, the Manuel Beth Shalom Temple in Westmount, as well as in numerous private collections.
This talk is part of the Fibre Department’s annual “Fibre Fortnight” events. Please join us before the talk for a reception at 6:00 pm in the main mall. Following the talk there will be an opportunity for final bids before the closing of the Miniature Show Silent Auction at 8:30 pm. The Fibre Department gratefully acknowledges the support of the ACAD Visiting Artist Fund and the generous contributions of students, alumni and faculty who contributed to last year’s Miniature Show Silent Auction.
