Micheline Beauchemin
(1929–)
(–2009)
Micheline Beauchemin
1929–2009
Micheline Beauchemin (1929–2009) was a Canadian textile artist and weaver, born in Longueuil, Québec. Beauchemin is known for her monumental tapestries and theatre curtains, as well as works of embroidery, stained glass, costumes, and paintings.
Beauchemin studied at the Montréal École des Beaux-Arts and Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris, France. After extensive travel, she expanded her knowledge of new techniques and designs, and experimented with varied materials, including metallic yarns, natural and synthetic threads, and glass beads.
Some of Beauchemin's notable works include the acrylic curtain that she made for the Grande Salle of the Théâtre Maisonneuve at Place des Arts in Montréal from 1963 to 1967 and the stage curtain of the National Arts Centre in Ottawa from 1966 to1969. She was commissioned to create tapestries for Queen's Park in Toronto, the social sciences building at York University, the Hudson's Bay Company in Winnipeg, the Canadian pavilion at the 1970 World Fair in Osaka, the Department of Revenue in Québec and Pearson International Airport in Toronto.
In 1973, she became an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1991, she received a Knighting of the National Order of Québec, an order of merit bestowed by the government of Québec. In 1970, she was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. In 2006, she received the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts. In 2005, she was awarded the Québec government's Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas.