Trevor Gould | |
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Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Johannesburg, South Africa |
Nationality | Canadian, South African |
Website | www |
Trevor Gould (born 1951 in Johannesburg) is a Canadian contemporary artist known for his sculptural and conceptual artworks. [1] [2]
Trevor Gould was born in 1951 Johannesburg, South Africa. [3] [4] He studied at the University of South Africa and the Johannesburg College of Art. [2] He immigrated to Canada in 1980, where he earned a master's degree in art from Carleton University in 1987. [2] [5] Gould is based in Montreal, Quebec, [6] where he is a professor of sculpture at Concordia University. [7] [8]
Gould's work often involves the representation human, animal and anthropomorphic figures. [9] [10]
Gould's sculptures are included in several major museum collections, including the National Gallery of Canada, [12] the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, [13] the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec [14] and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow. [15]
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