Draft:Claire Tremblay
Claire Tremblay | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950 (age 75–76) |
| Education | Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières; Nova Scotia College of Art and Design |
| Known for | Illustration |
Claire Tremblay (born 1950) is a Canadian illustrator and visual artist. She is known for her illustrations for The Canadian Encyclopedia, as well as her work on educational, scientific and nature-related publications.
Biography
[edit]Tremblay studied art at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières and the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax.[1]
According to a 1994 profile in Le Nouvelliste, Tremblay produced 42 illustrations for the first edition of The Canadian Encyclopedia and a further 56 illustrations for its second edition.[1] She also produced illustrations for educational and scientific publications and documentary films. Among her other work was a cover illustration for Reader's Digest in 1984 and an illustration of a lynx used on a 1992 stamp issued by the Fondation de la faune du Québec.[1]
Tremblay collaborated with artist Robert Bateman and with Louis Désaulniers. She also produced illustrations for works concerning the natural environment, including material written by Estelle Lacoursière. Among the subjects she illustrated were maple forests, coastal ecosystems and ponds.[1]
Tremblay subsequently developed a practice as a visual artist, including non-figurative and interpretive figurative works. In 1994, her work was exhibited at the Grand-Mère cultural centre in Grand-Mère, Quebec.[1]
The Regroupement des artistes en arts visuels du Québec (RAAV) maintains an artist profile for Tremblay. The profile states that she grew up in the Mauricie region of Quebec and later lived and worked in Estrie.[2]
Selected illustration work
[edit]Tremblay has been credited as an illustrator on a number of educational and nature-related publications. Bibliographic records held by Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec and Library and Archives Canada associate her with publications dating from the 1980s and 1990s.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 Roy, Michelle (17 February 1994). "Claire Tremblay ou les œuvres du cœur". Le Nouvelliste. p. 16.
- ↑ "Claire Tremblay". Regroupement des artistes en arts visuels du Québec. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Claire Tremblay". Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
External links
[edit]- Claire Tremblay at the Regroupement des artistes en arts visuels du Québec
- Claire Tremblay at VIAF