Saidye Bronfman Award Winner: Louise Lemieux Bérubé

Louise Lemieux Bérubé, Compagnons, 2012. Coton, lin, laine et teinture, 168 x 244 cm.

Louise Lemieux Bérubé is a leading craftsperson whose career has focused on innovation and excellence in the practice of weaving, and in craft education and development for textile artists in Québec and Canada.

Louise Lemieux Bérubé, Rodin et Claudel no.1, 2012. Coton, lin et teinture, 244×412 cm.

Bérubé’s work has wielded an extraordinary international influence over the past 30 years. Her woven creations have received multiple honours and have been exhibited and sold in Canada and internationally. Notably, she has represented Québec by participating in numerous international exhibitions as well as biennials and triennials of either fibre and textile art, or craft and design in general.

Louise Lemieux Bérubé, Le dernier déjeuner sur l’herbe, 2005. Coton, laine et lin, 267 x 528 cm.

In recognition of her contributions to craft and craft education, Bérubé has received numerous awards, including the Grand Prix des métiers d’art du Québec in 1993, her induction as a knight into the Ordre national du Québec in 2013, her induction into the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec in 2015, and the Robert Jekyll Prize for her leadership in Canadian arts and crafts in 2020.

This article is an excerpt and and is available in full in the Spring/Summer 2024 issue of Studio Magazine.