sylvia daoust

Sylvia Daoust (24 May, 1902 - July 19, 2004), born in Montral, was one of the first female sculptors in Qubec. She graduated from the cole des Beaux-Arts de Montral (Montral School of Fine Arts), but also studied in Europe. As well as working as a professional sculptor, she taught at the cole des Beaux-Arts de Qubec from 1930 to 1943, then at the cole des Beaux-Arts de Montral from 1943 to 1968. The majority of her works are religious in content and form. They have been described as a mixture between religious classicism and realism. Her works include the Nicolas Viel bronze adorning the faade of the Quebec National Assembly, Mary Queen of the World at Montreal's Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral, and a statue of douard Montpetit at the Universit de Montral. Sylvia Daoust has won several prizes, including the "Allied Arts Medal" from the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada in 1961 http://www.raic.org/winnersEarch.asp#allied. She was made a member of the Royal Society of Canada, the Order of Canada and the Ordre national du Qubec.

External links

Eulogy (in French) from Le Devoir.
Biography from the Eleanor Milne album on the governmental Canada's digital collections website.
Biography and criticism from the Canadian Sculpture: Coming of Age project.
Biography (in French) from the Ordre national du Qubec.

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