Elizabeth Louise De Montigny-Giguère (April 28, 1878 – 1969) was a civil servant, sculptor and painter in

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. She was born Elizabeth Louise De Montigny in La Prairie and studied drawing and painting with Les Sœurs du Bon-Pasteur in

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. From 1914 to 1917, Montigny-Giguère studied with

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. From 1919 to 1922, she studied sculpture with

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at the Conseil des arts et manufactures de Montréal. From 1924 to 1925, she studied at the

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. She exhibited at the salon of the Art Association of Montreal (later the

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) from 1921 to 1934 and the

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from 1920 to 1935. Her sculptures included religious works and portraits of politicians; her paintings mostly had floral themes.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:De Montigny-Guigere, Louise 1878 births 1969 deaths Canadian women sculptors Sculptors from Quebec Canadian women painters People from Montérégie