BIOGRAPHY:
Paulette Marie
Sauvé (pronounced sovay)
is a painter, tapestry weaver and writer.
She studied visual arts at the Institut des
Arts Appliqués in Montreal, Quebec.
Later, she was awarded a government grant to travel to France where she
discovered natural pigments, ancient dyes, and tapestry, notably at the
Manufacture des Gobelins.
This inspired her to write about the art of creating with natural
materials.
She later went on to study at the Université du Quebec, where she
obtained her Master of Fine Arts degree in 1992. The MFA course included
studies in northern Italy.
From 1992 to 2002, she taught visual arts and organized exhibitions and
cultural events.
She then returned to her studio to work full time at tapestry, painting
and creating illustrated books.
Paulette has published two books in French: "La Teinture Naturelle",
and, "Le Filage", as well as two CD-ROMs about the history of textile
art in New England and New France. She is a trained volunteer tutor for
English Literacy, and a member of the South Shore Reading Council.
Born in North Bay, Ontario, Paulette has given lectures, seminars and workshops in the USA,
Burkina Faso, Canada and
Israel. She creates commissioned paintings, and her work is shown in
galleries, museums, private and corporate collections in several
countries. She has obtained grants and awards, notably in 2002, she
received Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 50th Golden Jubilee Medal
awarded by The Governor General of Canada. She also received
grants from the Canada Arts Council, and is a four time recipient of the
Quebec Minister of Cultural Affairs Grants.
BOOKS, MAGAZINES, JOURNALS AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES PUBLISHED BY ME:
1 - From Colonial Fabric to Virtual Cloth, CD-ROM author: Paulette-Marie
Sauvé, Published by Tournade, 2001, ISBN: 0-9688935-0-3
2 - De l’étoffe du pays au tissu virtuel: Visitez un musée virtuel sur
CD-ROM, author: Paulette-Marie Sauvé, Published by the SPCL,
Bibliotheque nationale du Quebec, 2001 ISBN:2-9807162-0-0
3 - La Teinture Naturelle au Québec, by Paulette-Marie Sauvé, Éd. De
L’Aurore, Montréal, 1977. ISBN :0-88532-164-2
4 - Le Filage, by Paulette-Marie Sauvé, Éd. De L’Aurore, Montréal, 1977.
ISBN :0-88532-139-1
5 - "Quatre-Temps", by Les Amis du Jardin Botanique de Montréal, P M
Sauvé, co-author, Vol. 19, #2, pgs 47 to 50,
Ed. Jardin Botanique de Montréal, 1993, ISSN 0820-5515
6 - "COLOR Research and application, vol. 6 #3, Fall 1981, Co-author by
Paulette-Marie Sauvé, pages 172-173, ISSN 0361-2317
7 - "Annales de l'ACFAS, Vol. 45, #4, Centre Québécois de la Couleur,
1978", co-author by Paulette-Marie Sauvé, pages 39 to 43, Québec, 1978
ARTICLES ABOUT, AND PHOTOS OF THE WORK OF "Paulette-Marie Sauvé" ARE
FOUND IN THE FOLLOWING BOOKS, MAGAZINES, JOURNALS AND NEWSPAPERS:
1 - The Avmor Collection, published by Avmor Art and Cultural
Foundation, Montreal, 2004;
pgs 151, 203 and 209, ISBN 0-9682946-2-6
2 - "Paulette-Marie Sauvé", Les arts contemporains au
Québec/Contemporary Arts in Quebec, pg 75, by Maurice Soudeyns,
Montréal,
Société générale d'édition, 1994, ISBN 2-921228-04-1
3 -"Paulette-Marie Sauvé, Galerie de l'UQAM", by Etc Montreal, pg 70,
Numéro 18, Printemps 1992, ISSN 0835-7641
3 - "Paulette Sauvé", Illudere ou se jouer du trompe-l′oeil, pg 29, by
Pierre Ayot, ÉDITIONS NBJ, 1990, ISBN 2-89314-101-3
4 - Les Oeuvres d’art du ministère des Travaux publics et de
l'Approvisionnement, Editeur Officiel du Québec, Gouv. du Québec,
1980, ISBN 2-551-04022-1
5 - Troisième Biennale de tapisserie de Montréal, Canadian Cultural
Centre, Paris, 1984, ISBN: 2-920673-00-9
6 - La Nouvelle tapisserie québécoise, by Musée d'art contemporain,
Montreal, Ministère des Affaires culturelles,
1978, ISBN 0-7754-3031-5
7 - Biennale de la nouvelle tapisserie québécoise, by Musée d'art
contemporain, Montreal, Ministère des Affaires culturelles,
1979, ISBN 2-551-03401-9
8 - The Art Guide, 2005, The Monthly Review of Exhibitions at Galleries
and Museums in New England.
9 - Réquisition Clandestine, Bulletin-Catalogue, Printemps 1989, Ed.
CATQ, Montréal
10 - En ce temps-là, by Jean Dumont, Le Devoir, samedi 14 mars, 1992, pg
C-11
11 - Fibre Quarterly volume 3 issue 1 winter 2007, Who made that: a
question about Public (Textile) Art in Canada?, Fibre Quarterly
ISSN-1916-534X Canada
12 - ART - THE GAZETTE, Montreal, Saturday, June 13, 1987
Other media events: several radio interviews and television appearances,
numerous newspaper and magazine articles, mentioned on various Web sites
since 1997, member of Artists In Canada.
SELECTED AND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS:
1989 "Illudere ou se jouer du trompe-l′oeil", Centro internazionale di
sperimentazioni artistiche
Marie-Louise Jeanneret,
Boissano (Italie) , Italy
1989 "Illudere ou se jouer du trompe-l′oeil", Galerie de l′UQAM,
Montréal
Paintings:
Oil paintings on canvas and on Arches paper vary in sizes :
from large format of 60 x 108 inches
to small format.

"Le Vieux Port", Oil & mixed media on canvas, 48
in. h x 72 in. wide

"Old Molsons Bank", Oil & mixed media on canvas, 48
in. h x 36 in. wide

"Rue Saint-Paul", Oil & mixed media on canvas, 48
in. h x 36 in. wide
To view more cityscapes and landscapes, please contact Paulette Marie Sauvé
at the email address shown below. Large format work may be
commissioned.
For
information on where to purchase these paintings
please contact Paulette Marie Sauvé.
Email address
:
paulette@paulettesauve.com
Copyright
© 2000-2010 Paulette Marie Sauvé