Brigitte Clavette is a Canadian artist, metalsmith and educator based in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Born in Saint-Basile, New Brunswick, Clavette studied jewelry design and silversmithing at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.[1] Since 1985 she has taught jewelry and metal arts at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design.[2] She has also taught at Nunavut Arctic College and the Haliburton School of Fine Arts.[3]
Brigitte Clavette | |
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| Born | Saint-Basile, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | NSCAD University |
| Known for | metal smithing |
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| Elected | Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (2000) |
| Website | brigitteclavette |
Clavette entered the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1977. Inspired by the work of the Canadian silversmith Lois Betteridge, she studied jewelry design and metal smithing. She has described her metalwork as being primarily influenced by "religion and rituals".[1]
Clavette was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 2000.[4] In 2006 she won the Strathbutler Award, an annual prize for visual arts in New Brunswick. In 2015 her design for a sterling silver and copper knife won a competition for an "iconic presentation piece" to be presented to all Strathbutler winners.[5] In 2017 Clavette was awarded the City of Fredericton's Arts Achievement Award.[6] Her work is in the Royal Ontario Museum, Victoria Albert, New Brunswick Museum, and the Guelph Art Gallery's contemporary silversmithing collection.
Clavette is the 2022 Saidye Bronfman Award winner.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b Chenier, Noel (15 February 2003). "Silver and bold". New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. Saint John, NB.
- ^ "Brigitte Clavette". New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. Saint John, NB. 6 December 2008. p. G2.
- ^ "Brigitte Clavette". Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "NBCC metal smither recognized by peers". Moncton Times & Transcript. Moncton, New Brunswick. 11 March 2000.
- ^ "Manu Forti – Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation". Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Artists recognized at Arts Achievement Award reception". City of Fredericton. Retrieved 20 February 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Three Quebecers among winners of Governor General's Awards". CTV News Montreal. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
External links edit
- Brown, Matthew (14 December 2018). "Brigitte Clavette is an alchemist turning things we waste into actual silver". CBC Arts.
- Works by Brigitte Clavette at the Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation website