Jeanne Leblanc Rhéaume (April 15, 1915 – August 12, 2000) was a Canadian artist.
She was born in
Montreal,
Quebec, and studied at the
École des beaux-arts de Montréal. She went on to study with
Lilias Torrance Newton, Harold Beament and
Goodridge Roberts at the
Art Association of Montreal. She exhibited at various galleries in Montreal. Rhéaume was a signatory to the manifesto. In 1952, she settled in
Florence but continued to send canvases to shows in Canada. After studying weaving in Europe, she began showing tapestries as well as paintings in 1972. She received a number of awards and study grants for both painting and weaving over her career.
[ Her work was shown in exhibitions in Canada and abroad.
She died in Montreal at the age of 85.
Her work is included in the collections of the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Art Gallery of Hamilton, the National Gallery of Canada, the Canada Council Art Bank, Global Affairs Canada in ]Ottawa
Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...
, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
References
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1915 births
2000 deaths
Canadian women painters
Canadian textile artists
Artists from Montreal
Canadian women textile artists