Geneviève Castrée

Geneviève Castrée
Castrée performing as Ô PAON alongside Earth and Mount Eerie in Leuven, Belgium in March 2012
Background information
Also known as Geneviève Elverum
Born (1981-04-09)April 9, 1981
Loretteville, Quebec, Canada
Died July 9, 2016(2016-07-09) (aged 35)
Anacortes, Washington, U.S.
Instruments Guitar
Years active 2000–2016
Labels L'Oie de Cravan
Associated acts Phil Elverum

Geneviève Elvrum (née Gosselin; 9 April 1981 – 9 July 2016), also known as Geneviève Castrée, was a Canadian cartoonist, illustrator, and musician from Quebec.[1] She once recorded under the name Woelv[2][3] and later switched to Ô PAON.[4]

Life

Geneviève Castrée was born in Loretteville, Quebec,[1] and later lived in the Pacific Northwestern United States.[3]

Castrée grew up reading Tintin comics from an early age, so much so that she eventually entered, studied for, and won a Tintin competition. Castrée was drawing comics influenced by artists she loved from an early age; these include: Hergé, Renée French, Chester Brown, Julie Doucet, and Argentinian artist Quino.[5]

Castrée began her cartooning career in her teens, publishing minicomics. Montreal publisher L'Oie de Cravan published her first book Lait Frappé in 2000,[6] followed by Roulatheque Roulatheque Nicolore in 2001, but it was Pamplemoussi in 2004[5] that launched her into the international spotlight in both the comic and music world. Pamplemoussi was an unconventionally large book at 12" by 12" as it also included an LP of music that accompanied her drawing. Pamplemoussi was Castrée's first musical release[7] and her first major movement to integrate her music and visual art into one cohesive practice.

After the release of Pamplemoussi, Castrée went on to release eight albums under the names Woelv (2004–2007) and Ô PAON (2007–2016), all with her own artwork, as well as collaborations with fellow northwest musical icons Karl Blau and Lori Goldston.

In 2013 Drawn and Quarterly released what would be Castrée's last image book, Susceptible--a memoir that chronicled Castrée's childhood growing up in Quebec and eventual movement to British Columbia. In November 2015 L'Oie de Cravan published her final book "Maman Sauvage" a book of poems in French, under the name Geneviève Elverum. In October 2016 she was posthumously included in The Best American Comics 2016, edited by Roz Chast.

She was married to musician Phil Elverum, who has released music as The Microphones and Mount Eerie.[8]

She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015, shortly after the birth of her and Elverum's only child.[9] In June 2016, a GoFundMe account was set up by Elverum to assist with their finances.[9] She died on July 9, 2016.[8] Her husband composed two concept albums, A Crow Looked at Me and Now Only, to chronicle the end of her life and to mourn her death.

Bibliography

Books

  • Lait Frappé, L'Oie de Cravan, 2000.
  • Die Fabrik Reprodukt, 2000.
  • Roulathèque Roulathèque Nicolore L'Oie de Cravan, 2001.
  • Pamplemoussi L'Oie de Cravan, 2004.
  • Masques Sweet Dream Press, 2007.
  • Susceptible Drawn & Quarterly, 2013
  • Maman Sauvage, (poetry, as Geneviève Elverum) L'Oie de Cravan, 2015.
  • A Bubble Drawn & Quarterly, 2017.

Discography

Collaborations and appearances

  • Welcome Nowhere by Adrian Orange, P.W. Elverum & Sun, 2004.
  • No Flashlight by Mount Eerie, P.W. Elverum & Sun, 2005.
  • The Watery Graves of Portland and/et Geneviève, with The Watery Graves of Portland, Marriage Records, 2007.
  • Mount Eerie Pts. 6 & 7 by Mount Eerie, P.W. Elverum & Sun, 2007.
  • Karl & Geneviève, with Karl Blau, 7" record, TAUS 002 Disques Ô PAON, 2011.
  • Clear Moon by Mount Eerie, P.W. Elverum & Sun, 2012.
  • Already Drowning by Aidan Baker, Gizeh Records, 2013.
  • Sauna by Mount Eerie, P.W. Elverum & Sun, 2015.

Woelv releases

  • Pamplemoussi LP, L'Oie de Cravan, 2004.
  • Gris, CD-EP & 10" record, P.W. Elverum & Sun, 2006.
  • Le niveau de la mer/Bête à Cheval, 7" record, K Records, 2007.
  • Tout Seul Dans La Forêt En Plein Jour, Avez-vous Peur? K Records, 2007

Woelv compilation appearances

  • Le Béluga on Trust In Sirens: What The Heck Fest 2004, Kelp Monthly, 2004.
  • Réconciliation on Flotsam and Jetsam: What The Heck Fest 2005, Kelp Monthly, 2005.
  • Le Déserteur (Boris Vian) on Free The Bird: What The Heck Fest 2006, Kelp Monthly, 2006.

"Ô PAON" releases

  • a)b)c)d)e), 7" record, TAUS 001 Disques Ô PAON, 2009.
  • Courses, CD/LP, TAUS 003 Disques Ô PAON, 2010.
  • Quatorze/Quanze Ans, 10" record, TAUS 004 Disques Ô PAON, 2013.
  • Fleuve, LP, TAUS 005 Disques Ô PAON, 2015.

"Ô PAON" compilation appearances

  • Raffinerie on What The Heck Fest 2007, Charming Tedious, 2007
  • Les Cerfs-Volants on The Second Marriage Compilation, Marriage Records, 2007.
  • Le Retour on No Band Is An Island, Knw-Yr-Own, 2008.
  • Nunavik on Songs For The Arctic Ocean, Beat is Murder Records, 2009.
  • Certitude (D+) on What The Heck?, Knw-Yr-Own, 2009.
  • Films Americains on Yeti Ten, Yeti, 2010.

References

  1. 1 2 Adam Baumgold Gallery. March 20, 2008. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Band To Watch: Woelv." Stereogum. October 11, 2007. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
  3. 1 2 "True tales: Daniel Johnston, double-edged." guardian.co.uk. November, 26 2008. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
  4. ↑ "A WOELV Interview." The Lumière Reader. November, 19 2008. Retrieved 2010-04-18. Archived May 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. 1 2 "Geneviève Castrée: 1981-2016 | The Comics Journal". www.tcj.com. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  6. ↑ Clough 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ô Paon". www.opaon.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  8. 1 2 Yoo, Noah. "Geneviève Elverum Has Died". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  9. 1 2 Monroe, Jazz. "Phil Elverum Seeks Donations for Wife's Cancer Treatment". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

Works cited

  • Clough, Rob (2016-07-14). "Geneviève Castrée: 1981–2016". The Comics Journal. Fantagraphics Books. Archived from the original on 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2016-07-14.

Exhibitions

  1. PressPop (solo show), Tokyo
  2. Adam Baugmgold Gallery, New york
  3. Junc Gallery, 2006 (two person show)
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