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Louise Viger

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Louise Viger
Born1940 (1940)
Grand-Mère, Quebec
Died2018 (aged 77–78)
Montreal, Quebec
Websitelouiseviger.com

Louise Viger (1940–2018) was a Canadian sculptor.[1][2]

Viger received a bachelor's degree in visual arts from Laval University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Concordia University.[1]

She has held solo exhibits at both the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal and the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and was known for using unusual materials in her sculpture.[3]

Her work is included in the collections of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec[4] and the City of Montreal.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Viger, Louise (1940-2018)". Dictionnaire historique de la sculpture québécoise au XXe siècle (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  2. ^ Azzaria, Georges (14 September 2022). "Prix Louise-Viger". École d'art | Université Laval (in French). Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  3. ^ Rousseau, Marie-Lise (21 June 2018). "«L'exploratrice des matières» n'est plus". Le Devoir (in French). Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Viger, Louise". Le Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Une architecture d'air". Bureau d'Art Public – Ville de Montréal.