| Monique Charbonneau | |
| Birth Date: | 1928 |
| Death Date: | 2014 |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Known For: | artist |
Monique Charbonneau (1928–2014) was a Canadian artist, known for her etchings, lithographs, lyrical wood engravings and gouache paintings. She designed theCanada Post stamp to commemorate the life and work of Quebec poet Emile Nelligan (1879-1941) with the illustration of hispoem Le vaisseau d'or (The Golden Ship).[1] [2] She is one of several artists from Quebec that author Maria Tippett says derived their inspiration from nature.[3]
Charbonneau (born Montreal) studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Montreal with Alfred Pellan (1950-1952); at the Ecole du Louvre, Paris (1958-1959); and Albert Dumouchel (1959-1964); with Toshi Yoshida, Tokyo (1973); and at the Ateliers Desjobert, Paris (1975). Her soloshows included: Galerie Agnès Lefort, Montreal (1960) (1961) (1963) (1965); Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (1965); CarmenLamanna Gallery, Tor. (1966); Galerie Images-Faseb, Ott. (1979) and others. She has taken part in many internationalexhibitions and biennials.
Her work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada,[4] the Tate Museum, London[5] the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, and the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.[6] She was a member of the Assoc. des graveurs du Québec (Pres.1973-1974); and Soc. des Artistes Prof. du Qué. (1972). She lived in St-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.