Background
She was born in 1943 in Gaspé, Quebec.
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Enid Legros-Wise
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She studied at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal, from 1961-1964 and then at the Institut des Arts-Appliqués, also at Montréal, from 1964-1966. When she finished her studies in Montreal she went to live and study in Paris. From 1966 to 1969 she studied in the studio of Francine DelPierre.
Career
Is a Canadian ceramic artist working mainly in the porcelain medium. The artist works in fine porcelain beginning in the 1970s. In her recent work includes a large installation entitled “Veritas” which consists of one thousand porcelain cups to represent the collective search for truth.
This work uses a simple everyday object to engage the public in the artistic process.
Enid Legros-Wise lives and works in her native Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec. 2007 ″Seduced by Clay″, Lambton Art Gallery
Video featuring artist"s works on YouTube
Ceramic work
Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery
Sample from "Working with Clay, 2nd Education," Susan Peterson, 2002.
Achievements
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Enid Legros-Wise has earned a number of awards and honours including The Croix de Chevalier in France (two distinctions), The Sarajevo Prize awarded at the First World Triennial of Small Ceramics, Yugoslavia 1984 Gaspesian Cultural Merit Award, Gaspe, Quebec, 1996 Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Induction 2007.
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Awards
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Enid Legros-Wise has earned a number of awards and honours including The Croix de Chevalier in France (two distinctions), The Sarajevo Prize awarded at the First World Triennial of Small Ceramics, Yugoslavia 1984 Gaspesian Cultural Merit Award, Gaspe, Quebec, 1996 Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Induction 2007Enid Legros-Wise has earned a number of awards and honours including The Croix de Chevalier in France (two distinctions), The Sarajevo Prize awarded at the First World Triennial of Small Ceramics, Yugoslavia 1984 Gaspesian Cultural Merit Award, Gaspe, Quebec, 1996 Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Induction 2007