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Sylvie Bélanger
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ACADEMIC PORTFOLIO
1990-1993
Glass Technique, Centre des métiers du verre du Québec (Vieux-Montréal College)
1991
Centre Del Vidre de Barcelone, Spain
1985-1988
B.A. in Sculpture, Université du Québec à Montréal
1982-1983
Certificate in Painting, Université Laval, Québec City
1979-1981
Arts Collegiate Diploma, Lévis-Lauzon College, Québec
INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS
1994
Glass Casting (Douglas Ohm)
1994
Solid Glass (Ferdinand Thériault)
1993
Glass Casting (James Bruce)
1992
Blown Glass (Laura Donefer)
EXHIBITIONS
2002
Expressions contemporaines du verre, Galerie des métiers d'art du Québec, Montréal
La diversité du verre, Espace Verre, Montréal
Canadian Embassy Art Gallery, Washington
West End Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia
Château de Luneville, France
2001
Westwood Gallery, New York
Corning Gallery, New York
International Exposition of Contemporary Art Sculptured Objects and Functional Arts (SOFA), New York and Chicago
Glass Art Society of America, Corning, New York
2000
Galerie Luniverre, Paris, France
Glass Art Society of America, New York
Kane Marie Fine Arts Gallery, Virginia Beach, Virginia
West End Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
International Exposition of Contemporary Art Sculptured Objects and Functional Arts (SOFA), New York and Chicago
Glass Art Exhibition and Auction, The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
1999
International Exposition of Contemporary Art Sculptured Objects and Functional Arts (SOFA), New York and Chicago
Glass Art Society of America, Tampa, Florida
West End Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
Glass Art Exhibition and Auction, The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
1998
International Exposition of Contemporary Art Sculptured Objects and Functional Arts (SOFA), New York et Chicago
American Craft Museum, New York
Glass Art Exhibition and Auction, The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
Ariana Glass Gallery, Royal Oak, Michigan
Centre des métiers du verre Gallery, Montréal, Québec
West End Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia
1997
International Exposition of Contemporary Art Sculptured Objects and Functional Arts (SOFA), Miami and Chicago
Salon du design, Montréal, Québec
Vaudreuil Museum, Vaudreuil, Québec
Bonsecours Exposition Center, Montréal, Québec
McClure Gallery, Westmount, Québec
1996
International Exposition of Contemporary Art Sculptured Objects and Functional Arts (SOFA), Chicago
Elena Lee Gallery, Montréal, Québec
Harrison Gallery, Montréal Québec
Bonsecours Exposition Center, Montréal, Québec
Québec Crafts Council Gallery, Montréal Québec
Canevas Gallery, St. Petersburg, Florida
Harbingle Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
Maison Louise-Carrier, Lévis, Québec
1995
Espace Verre Gallery, Montréal Québec
McClure Gallery, Westmount, Québec
The Glass Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
1994
Bergstrom Mahler Museum, Wisconsin
The Glass Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Vieux-Palais Museum, Saint-Jérôme, Québec
1993
Shelley Tadman Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Salon international d'art contemporain, Montréal, Québec
1991
Elena Lee Gallery, Montréal, Québec
HONORABLE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
2002
Nouveaux Talents en Démonstration Competition, CERFAV, Vannes-le-Châtel, France (Invitation to work at the Baccarat Cristal Factory)
2000
Prix d'excellence Jean-Marie-Gauvreau of the Québec Craft Council, for the best craft production in Québec
1996
Mention François Houdé
Québec Crafts Council and City of Montréal
1994
Capitol Glass Invitational
Award International Competition
Honorific Prize ? Contemporary Glass Sculpture
Bethesda, Maryland
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Conception and creation of corporate pieces and murals for private and public collections: La Licorne Theater, City of Montréal, Québec Department of Environment, Marketel Communication Group, Oblique Communication, Enigma Communication, Gala des Chefs, Casino of Montréal, Loto-Québec Collection, Casino of Hull, National Bank of Canada, Nelson Mandela Award for Human Rights.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Co-founder of Cassandre Glass Studio (Sainte-Rosalie, Québec).
Lecturer: Montréal Glass Biennial Symposium (1996) and Québec Crafts Council (1995).
Glass technician and casting professor at the Centre des métiers du verre of Montréal.
Co-founder of Fusion Glass Studio.
Professor of sculpture : Atelier Oeil tactile, Production Verre, Roussil Gallery, Longueuil Cultural Center, Montréal Cultural Center.
MEDIA ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Courrier des métiers d'arts (France, November 2000) ? La Revue de la Céramique et du Verre (France, July-August 1999), Business Profile — CBC Television (1999), Décoration chez soi (1999), Journal de Montréal (1998); The Gazette (Montréal, 1997), The Glass Gazette (Autumn 1996), Magazine Verre (France, August 1996), Le Soleil (Québec, May 1996), Magazine des métiers d'arts du Québec (June 1995), Voir Québec (August 1995), La Presse (Montréal, May 1992), Le Devoir (Montréal, May 1992).