Clara Gutsche

Clara Gutsche (born April 20, 1949) is an American-born Canadian photographer, educator and art critic living and working in Montreal.

She was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She studied visual arts at Concordia University and obtained a MA in photography. She teaches photography part-time in the Studio Arts department at Concordia.[1]

Gutsche's work portrays the relation between people and their environments. Her series La série des couvents ("The Convent Series") shows nuns in various convents in Quebec.[1]

Her photographs have been exhibited at the McCord Museum, the Musée d'art de Joliette, the Canadian Centre of Photography in Toronto[2] and the Americas Society building in New York City.[3]

She was a founding member of the artist-run Powerhouse Gallery (now La Centrale galerie Powerhouse) in Montreal.[1]

Her work is held in public collections, including the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and Library and Archives Canada.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Margaret Griffin and Clara Gutsche collection". Archives & Special Collections Catalogue. Concordia University.
  2. 1 2 "Clara Gutsche". Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
  3. ↑ "A Radiant Spirit at Home in Quiet Geometries". New York Times. July 9, 1999.
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