Clara Gutsche

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Clara Gutsche (born April 20, 1949) is a Canadian photographer, educator and art critic living and working in Montreal, Quebec.

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She was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She studied visual arts at Concordia University and obtained a MA in photography. She teaches photography part-time in the Studio Arts department at Concordia. [1]

She was a founding member of the artist-run Powerhouse Gallery (now La Centrale galerie Powerhouse) in Montreal. [1]

In 2024, Gutsche won the Scotiabank Photography Award. [2]

Work

Gutsche's work portrays the relation between people and their environments. Her series La série des couvents ("The Convent Series") shows nuns in various convents in Quebec. [1]

Her photographs have been exhibited at the McCord Museum, the Musée d'art de Joliette  [ fr ], the Canadian Centre for Architecture, [3] Montréal, the Canadian Centre of Photography in Toronto [4] and the Americas Society building in New York City. [5]

Her work is held in public collections, including the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, the Canadian Centre for Architecture, [6] the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec [7] and Library and Archives Canada. [4]

Clara has worked frequently with her spouse, fellow photographer David Miller; they collaborated on her Milton Park series. [8]

Photography series

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References

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  2. "Montreal-based artist Clara Gutsche wins 2024 Scotiabank Photography Award". www.scotiabank.com. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  3. Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA). "An Industrial Landscape Observed: The Lachine Canal". www.cca.qc.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
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  5. "A Radiant Spirit at Home in Quiet Geometries". New York Times. July 9, 1999.
  6. Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA). "Clara Gutsche Photographs". www.cca.qc.ca. Archived from the original on 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
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  8. Lafortune, Marie-Josée. "Exhibition Notes from Children. Portraits d'Enfants" (PDF). OPTICA Centre d"Art Contemporain. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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