Françoise Labbé (1933–2001) was an artist and arts administrator born in

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, Québec. She earned a diploma from the École des beaux-arts de Québec in 1955, and studied printmaking with S.W. Hayter in Paris. Labbé founded the Musée d'art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul (formerly Centre d'exposition de Baie-Saint-Paul) in 1979, and acted as General Director until her death in 2001.

Honours

* 1993 – Médaille de l'assemblée nationale for her contribution to the development of the arts in Baie-Saint-Paul * 1997 – Knight of the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Labbé, Françoise 1933 births 2001 deaths 20th-century Canadian artists 20th-century Canadian women artists Artists from Quebec Knights of the National Order of Quebec People from Baie-Saint-Paul