Léopold L. Foulem
Léopold L. Foulem | |
|---|---|
 Léopold L. Foulem | |
| Born | April 4, 1945 Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | February 18, 2023 (aged 77) Montreal, PQ |
| Education | New Brunswick Handicraft School, Fredericton (1964–1965); Institut des arts appliqués, Montréal, transferred to the Alberta College of Art and Design (graduating 1969); Sheridan School of Craft and Design (1970); summer school at the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine; MFA Indiana State University (1988) |
| Known for | ceramist, writer, teacher |
| Spouse | Richard Milette (b. 1960) |
| Awards | Order of Canada |
Léopold L. Foulem CM (April 04, 1945 – February 18, 2023) was an internationally renowned ceramist. He lived in Montreal where he was a professor of ceramics, then of visual arts.[1] His work was featured in over 50 solo exhibitions, including solo exhibitions at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec in Quebec City and the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art in Toronto, and he also lectured widely and wrote on the subject of ceramics .[2] He was an expert on the ceramics of Pablo Picasso and in 2004 co-curated a show of Picasso's ceramics. One of his interests was early Québec studio pottery which he collected and gave generously to Canadian museums.[3]
Career
Foulem was born in Caraquet, New Brunswick. He studied at the New Brunswick Handicraft School in Fredericton (1964–1965), and at the Institut des arts appliqués in Montréal before changing to the Alberta College of Art and Design (he graduated in 1969). In 1970, he studied at the Sheridan School of Craft and Design, and attended summer school at the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine. He received an MFA from Indiana State University in 1988.[3]
Foulem considered ceramics more as an artistic discipline than as a material. “Matter doesn’t matter,” he said about his work because he incorporated found objects. He often was called a 'conceptual' artist since for him, it was the ideas that mattered and not the material.[3] He revisited and lampooned several genres and forms in his work,[4] as well as investigating gay identity, in a general mood of cheerful irreverence.[5][6][7]
In 2023, Renée Blanchar made a documentary about Foulem titled "Lettre d’amour à Léopold L. Foulem [Love letter to Léopold L. Foulem]".[8]
Selected public collections
- Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax;[9]
- Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton;[10]
- Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau, PQ.;[11]
- Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto;[12]
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art;[13][3]
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts;[3]
- Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec;[4]
- Victoria and Albert Museum;[14]
Awards
- Jean A. Chalmers National Crafts Award (1999);[3]
- Saidye Bronfman Award for excellence in the fine crafts (2001);[3]
- Prix Éloizes as Artist of the Year in the Visual Arts (2003);[3]
- Order of Canada (2019);[15]
References
- ^ "Obituary". www.hommagenb.com. Hommage New Brunswick. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ "Article". studiopotter.org. Studio Potter. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Gotlieb, Rachel. "Article". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Exhibitions". www.mnbaq.org. MNBAQ. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ Metcalfe, Robin. "Camp fires: the queer baroque of Léopold L. Foulem, Paul Mathieu, Richard Milette = le queer baroque de Léopold L. Foulem, Paul Mathieu, Richard Milette". bac-lac.on.worldcat.org. George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Article". cfileonline.org. C file on line. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Exhibitions" (PDF). www.gardinermuseum.on.ca. Gardiner Museum, Toronto. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Article". nbmediacoop.org. New Brunswick Media Coop. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Exhibitions". agns.ca. AGNS. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Exhibitions". beaverbrookartgallery.org. Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Collection". www.historymuseum.ca. Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau, Que. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "Collection". emuseum.gardinermuseum.com. Gardiner Museum, Toronto. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Collection". collections.lacma.org. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Collection". collections.vam.ac.uk. V and A, London. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Article". www.gg.ca. Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
