Raymonde April

Raymonde April
Born (1953-06-23) 23 June 1953
Moncton, New Brunswick
Nationality Canadian
Occupation Photographer/ Chair of Studio Arts at Concordia University/ Teacher
Known for Contemporary art and photography
Awards Officier; Ordre du Canada, Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas

Raymonde April, OC (born 23 June 1953) is a Canadian contemporary artist, photographer and academic. April lives in Montreal where she teaches photography at Concordia University. Her work has been shown regularly in museums and galleries in Canada and Europe. Her photographs have also been featured in various publications and awarded the Prix du Québec.[1]

Life and work

April was born in the early 1950s in Moncton, New Brunswick and raised in Rivière-du-Loup in Eastern Quebec. She studied at several universities, specifically for art. She attended the art college in Rivière-du-Loup and the École des arts visuels of the Université Laval, in Québec.[1]

April is known for her photography and academics.[2] She has been a photographer since the 1970s. She attended and taught photography at Condordia University since 1985. She also helped open La Chambre Blanche, a facility for artists in Québec.[1]

April explores narrative through her photography. Her extensive series depict everyday life, transforming the average experiences into tremendous images. They include typical photographic tropes, like portraits and landscapes.[1] Eduardo Ralickas argues April's work is articulated around a scene between near and far, appearance and disappearance, making distance a key factor in mapping the territory of the symbolic and the imaginary.[3]

Exhibitions and shows

  • 1986: Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa
  • 1986: Voyage dans le monde des choses
  • 1992: Jour de verre et autres fictions
  • 1997: Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Concordia University
  • 1997: Les Fleuves invisibles
  • 2001: Tout Embrasser

Awards

  • 2003: Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas award.[4]
  • 2005: Paul de Hueck and Norman Walford Career Achievement Award for Art Photography from the Ontario Arts Foundation.[5][6]
  • 2010: Officer of the Order of Canada for having "made a significant contribution to the evolution of photography in Canada".[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Raymonde April". Canadian Photographic Portfolio Society.
  2. ↑ Zebrowski-rubin, Stefan. "Raymonde April times four, in Montreal". Artblog. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Ralickas, Eduardo (4 February 2010). "he Many Equivalences of Raymonde April". Canadian Art. ISSN 0825-3854.
  4. ↑ "Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas citation". Prix du Quebec (in French).
  5. ↑ "Faculty Biography". Department of Studio Arts. Concordia University. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ontario Arts Foundation - Paul de Hueck and Norman Walford Career Achievement Awards". Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Order of Canada citation".
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