Herménégilde Chiasson
Herménégilde Chiasson | |
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 Chiasson in 2010 | |
| 29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick | |
| In office 26 August 2003 – 30 September 2009 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governors General | Adrienne Clarkson Michaëlle Jean |
| Premier | Bernard Lord Shawn Graham |
| Preceded by | Marilyn Trenholme Counsell |
| Succeeded by | Graydon Nicholas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 7, 1946[1] Saint-Simon, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Spouse | Marcia Babineau |
| Profession | Poet, playwright |
Herménégilde Chiasson OC ONB RCA (born 7 April 1946) is a Canadian poet, playwright and visual artist of Acadian origin. Born in Saint-Simon, New Brunswick, he was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick between 2003 and 2009. He is also currently a professor at Université de Moncton.
Education
[edit]- Bachelor of Arts, Université de Moncton (1967)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, Mount Allison University (1972)
- Masters in Esthetics, University of Paris (Sorbonne), (1975)
- Master of Fine Arts, State University of New York, Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, New York (1981)
- Doctorate, University of Paris (Sorbonne), (1983)
He was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit (France) as per the Canada Gazette of 26 November 2011.
Career and private life
[edit]He is married to Marcia (Babineau) with one daughter, Sara-Jane. He served in many positions (director, playwright, journalist, researcher) with Radio-Canada from 1968 until 1985. During this time, he also made many contributions to the cultural framework of New Brunswick: directing the Galerie d'art de l'Université de Moncton in 1974, serving as President of the Galerie sans nom in 1980, helping found the Editions Perce Neige in 1984 and the Aberdeen Co-op in 1985. He worked on several such projects after leaving Radio-Canada before becoming a professor of the history of Art and Cinema at the Université de Moncton in 1988. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts[2] In 2017 Chiasson received the biennial Strathbutler Award for visual art in New Brunswick.[3]
Bibliography
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Poetry
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- Mourir à Scoudouc (1974)
- Rapport sur l’état de mes illusions (1976)
- Climat (1996) (English translation: Climate.)
- Conversations (1999) (Winner of the 1999 Governor General's Literary Award for poetry.)
Theatre
[edit]Source:[4]
- Cap Enragé (1992)
- L'exil d'Alexa (1993)
- Aliénor (1998)
- Le Christ est apparu au Gun Club (2005)
Arms
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Documentary
[edit]- 2016 - Herménégilde Chiasson, de ruptures en contraintes (realisation Ginette Pellerin)
References
[edit]- ^ Snyder, Lorraine. "Herménégilde Chiasson". Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Members since 1880". Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ "2017 Herménégilde Chiasson". Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ a b Snyder, Lorraine. "Herménégilde Chiasson". Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ Canadian Heraldic Authority (Volume IV), Ottawa, 1998, p. 379
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