Marie Elyse St. George

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Marie Elyse St. George
Born
Marie Elyse Yates

(1929-12-08) December 8, 1929 (age 93)
Merritton, St. Catharines, Ontario
Education University of New Hampshire, University of Saskatchewan
Known for printmaker, poet
SpouseLeonard Bruce St. George (m. 1953)
AwardsSaskatchewan Writers Guild First Prize for Poetry, The League of Canadian Poets National Poetry Contest First Prize, Saskatchewan Book Award for Nonfiction, Governor General’s Literary Award, Saskatchewan YWCA’s Women of Distinction Award for Arts and Culture

Marie Elyse St. George (born December 8, 1929, in Merritton, St. Catharines, Ontario [1] ) is a Canadian artist and poet. She is known for her paintings, drawings, prints (especially etchings), mixed media work and poetry. [1]

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Career

Elyse St. George studied painting, printmaking and drawing at the University of New Hampshire from 1967 to 1972 (the year she moved to Saskatoon) [1] and studied lithography at the University of Saskatchewan in 1977. [2] Her work covers a wide range of subjects including portraits and themes derived from her poetry and historical figures. She created one of the 40 special "windows" for the Discovery Train which toured Canada.

Around 1974 she received a grant from the Canada Council to set up her printing shop and to produce a book of etchings and prose. In 1982 St. George joined with five other artists to form the Group of 5 Co-operative Gallery Ltd. In 1987 her poems, etchings and paintings were published under the title White Lions in the Afternoon published by Coteau Books, Regina, Saskaskatchewan. [1] From 1965 to 1973, she also taught at The Art Association in Durham, New Hampshire. In 1975, she taught print workshops at the Mendel Art Gallery in Saskatoon and in 1980, at the Biggar Community College and the Prince Albert Art Centre. [2]

She worked on book jackets for several Canadian writers including Lois Simmie, Bonnie Burnard, and Byrna Barclay. In 1995 she collaborated with Anne Szumigalski on a book titled Voice (published by Coteau Books), which won the Governor General’s Award for poetry in 1995. In 2000 Szumigalski and St. George later collaborated on another book titled Fear of Knives: A Book of Fables (published by Hagios). [3]

Her memoir, titled Once in a Blue Moon, won the Saskatchewan Book Award in 2006. [4] She was a participant in the Regina National Poetry Face-off, which aired on CBC Radio in 2009. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, volumes 1-8 by Colin S. MacDonald, and volume 9 (online only), by Anne Newlands and Judith Parker National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
  2. 1 2 Newman, Marketa. Biographical Dictionary of Saskatchewan Artists. pp.  221–224. ISBN   0-920079-66-0.
  3. "Fear of Knives". www.goodreads.com. Hagios. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  4. "Celebrating Poets Over 70 » St George Marie Elyse". www.celebratingpoetsover70.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  5. "Poetry Face-Off 2009". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  6. 1 2 3 "Elyse St. George". archivescanada.accesstomemory.ca. Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  7. "St. George, Marie Elyse Yates - SAIN Collections". sain.scaa.sk.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-05.

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