Michelle Loughery Explained
Michelle Loughery (born 1961) is a Canadian muralist from British Columbia.[1]
Life and work
Early career
Loughery was born in the community of Michel-Natal in the Elk Valley in southeastern British Columbia, but her family was relocated to the nearby mining town of Sparwood when the community of Michel-Natal was dismantled by the provincial government in the 1970s.
Work
Loughery has created mural projects in Cuba, Missouri Route 66 Mural City,[2] US; Vernon, British Columbia, Heritage Murals;[3] and country music themed murals in the Country Music Capital of Canada, Merritt, British Columbia.[4] Her 9/11 mural commissioned by the Brooklyn Fire Department is on photographic display in the Smithsonian Museum.
Awards
- BC Community Achievement Award[5]
References
Sources
- Sutherland, Jim. Murals Brighten Walls, Live. More Magazine. Summer 2008
- Grant, Paul. BC Artist to Paint Sept.11th Mural for NYC School. CBC News. March 17, 2003.
- British Columbian Achievement Foundation. Thirty Nine British Columbians Receive British Columbian Community Achievements Awards. March 15, 2005.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160304233957/http://www.conkie-law.ca/newsletter/december2008/loughery.html
- http://www.merrittherald.com/on-a-wall-down-under/
- http://www.vernonmorningstar.com/news/192597121.html
- http://www.canadashistory.ca/Great-War-Album/About-the-Great-War/Prisoners-and-internees/Dan-Koneszynigi
External links
Notes and References
- News: Painters help PS 229 memorialize 9/11. McDonough. Fiona. 1 June 2003. Daily News. 11 May 2012.
- News: Canadian artist Michelle Loughery update #2…. 2010-10-23. Cuba, MO - Route 66 Mural City. 2017-05-05. en-US.
- Web site: The Heritage Murals of Downtown Vernon - Home Page. Administrator. www.vernonmurals.ca. 2017-05-05.
- Web site: loughery. michelle. Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame. canadiancountrymusichalloffame. 15 June 2016.
- Web site: BC Community Achievement Awards. www.bcachievement.com. en. 2017-05-05.
