Paulette Marie Sauvé is a painter, tapestry weaver and a writer. Originally from North Bay, Ontario, she obtained her Master of Fine Arts degree in 1992 at the Université du Québec. The MFA course included studies in northern Italy.She studied visual arts, architecture and painting at the Institut des Arts Appliqués in Montreal, Quebec. Later, she was awarded a government grant to travel to France where she discovered natural pigments, ancient dyes, and tapestry, notably at the Manufacture des Gobelins. This inspired her to write about creating art with natural materials. Sauvé is a trained volunteer tutor for English Literacy, and a member of the South Shore Reading Council. Her tapestries and paintings are in galleries, corporate and private collections in several countries. She has given lectures and workshops in the USA, Burkina Faso, Canada and Israel. From 1992 to 2002, she taught visual arts and organized exhibitions and cultural events. She then returned to her studio to work full time at tapestry, painting and creating illustrated books. Paulette has published books in French and also bilingual books (English & French). Lectures in Canada about textile art given in English or French.
The bilingual books include: The book in English is: Title: Fibre Art Symphony, a retrospective, Authors: Paulette-Marie Sauvé with the collaboration of Françoise Cloutier, Format: Book, 74 pages, colour, 2019, Publisher: Self-published: Paulette Marie Sauvé: ISBN: 978-0-9688935-2-4; The books in French are: Title: VIBRATIONS SUR FIBRES, une rétrospective, Authors: Paulette-Marie Sauvé with the collaboration of Françoise Cloutier, Format: Book, 74 pages, colour, 2018, Publisher: Self-published: Paulette Marie Sauvé ISBN : 978-0-9688935-1-7; Title: CÉLÉBRATIONS IRIDESCENTES / IRIDESCENT ARCHITECTURE, Paulette-Marie Sauvé, Authors: Paulette-Marie Sauvé with the collaboration of Françoise Cloutier, Format: Book, 16 pages, colour, 2021, Publisher: Self-published by Paulette-Marie Sauvé, ISBN : 978-0-9688935-7-9; "La Teinture Naturelle", 1977 Publisher: Les Éditions l'Aurore, (ISBN:0-88532-164-2); "Le Filage", 1977 Publisher: Les Éditions l'Aurore, (ISBN:0-88532-139-1) ; CD-ROMs, 2001: A virtual visit of a museum directed by Paulette-Marie Sauvé: the history of textile art in New England and New France, ISBN:978-0-9688935-0-0.
Textile art history and my 50 year career in creating and writing about textile arts.
Textile art history and my 50 year career in creating and writing about textile arts.