1924 - 2001

Factsheet

  • Museums on this site:
    • National Gallery of Canada
    • Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
  • Works on this site: 6
  • Typical colors: neutrals
  • Nationality: Canada
  • Top-ranked work: Sad Lyricism
  • Born: 1924, Louiseville, Canada

A Pioneer of Quebec Art

Marcelle Ferron was a Canadian painter and stained-glass artist who emerged as a major figure in the Quebec contemporary art scene. Associated with the Automatistes, she was one of the original sixteen signatories of the Refus global manifesto. Her artistic journey took her from the École des beaux-arts de Québec to Paris, where she lived and worked for thirteen years. During her time in Paris, she focused on drawing and painting and was introduced to the art of stained glass, an medium for which she would become best known.

Her technical evolution was marked by a significant shift when she returned to Quebec in 1966, dedicating the next two decades exclusively to stained glass. Her work moved beyond the didactic styles of the period, notably through her non-figurative installations in the Montreal metro system.

Recognition and Legacy

Ferron received significant international acclaim when she represented Canada at the VI Bienal in São Paulo, Brazil, where she won a silver medal. Her contributions to the visual arts were further recognized through several prestigious honors, including:

Her legacy is preserved through various public installations in Montreal, Gatineau, and Granby, as well as through the naming of the Centre d'Accueil Marcelle-Ferron in Brossard.

Spørsmål og svar

Kan jeg studere Marcelle Ferron sin fargebruk på tvers av alle verkene?

Fargepalettens sjel til Marcelle Ferron er en side som presenterer fargeprofilen i kunstnerens samlede verker.

Kan jeg utforske verkene til Marcelle Ferron etter nøkkelord?

Utforsk Marcelle Ferron sine verk via nøkkelord på kunstnerens Søk etter nøkkelord-side. Hvert nøkkelord grupperer de tilhørende kunstverkene.

Finnes det en kronologisk oversikt over Marcelle Ferron?

En kronologisk oversikt over Marcelle Ferron sitt arbeid er tilgjengelig på kunstnerens Karriereløp-side, hvor verkene presenteres i rekkefølge etter når de ble skapt, kapittel for kapittel.

Hva er fødestedet og fødselsåret til Marcelle Ferron?

Marcelle Ferron ble født i Louiseville i 1924.

Self-test

Det er kun ett riktig svar på hvert spørsmål.

Spørsmål 1:
In which city was Marcelle Ferron born?
Spørsmål 2:
Which manifesto did Marcelle Ferron sign in 1948?
Spørsmål 3:
In which city did Ferron live and work for 13 years starting in 1953?
Spørsmål 4:
Which artist's work inspired Ferron's interest in stained glass?
Spørsmål 5:
At which metro station in Montreal can one find one of her stained-glass windows?