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Rusdi Genest | |
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Born | 1939
Sherbrooke, Quebec |
Died | 14 April 2019 |
Nationality | Quebec, French Canadian |
Known for | Sculptor |
Notable work | Art integration to architecture |
Rusdi Genest RCA (1939 – 14 April, 2019 [1]) was a Quebec sculptor known for his symbolic surrealistic art bronzes by the lost-wax casting process and his hand-pressed mural reliefs in fine art papermaking. He was inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA) in 2013. [2]
Genest earned an MFA from the Université du Québec à Montréal. He studied art at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA), the École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d'art (ENSAAMA) in Paris, and the California State University, Long Beach. He was[ when?] a professor at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), Saguenay and at the Sadie Bronfman School of fine arts in Montréal. He previously taught courses at the California State College, Sonoma, the Boston and the Cambridge Centers for Adult Education.
Genest was awarded subsidies and research grants by the Quebec Ministry of Culture and Communications.
In June 2013, Genest was inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. [3] He has received awards from the Minister of Interior of the Republic of Italy, Art Credo,Toronto, Canada, the Governor of the Province of Ravenna, Italy. He earned a medal from the Salon des Arts et des Lettres de Paris Sud, France, the Monterey and the Mill Valley Festivals of the Arts, Ca., USA.[ citation needed]
Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, Museo Dantesco of Ravenna in Italy, State Museum of Berlin, the British Museum of London (Medals), Museum of Wroclaw in Poland, Residence of the " Délégué Général du Québec " in Paris, the Canadian Cultural Center, Paris, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, and AMSA in New York.
Genest's works have been exhibited in Canada, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Poland, Portugal, United States, Sweden and Switzerland. [9] He designed a medallion for the American Medallic Sculptural Association. [10]
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promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information. (January 2013) |
Rusdi Genest | |
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Born | 1939
Sherbrooke, Quebec |
Died | 14 April 2019 |
Nationality | Quebec, French Canadian |
Known for | Sculptor |
Notable work | Art integration to architecture |
Rusdi Genest RCA (1939 – 14 April, 2019 [1]) was a Quebec sculptor known for his symbolic surrealistic art bronzes by the lost-wax casting process and his hand-pressed mural reliefs in fine art papermaking. He was inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA) in 2013. [2]
Genest earned an MFA from the Université du Québec à Montréal. He studied art at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA), the École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d'art (ENSAAMA) in Paris, and the California State University, Long Beach. He was[ when?] a professor at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), Saguenay and at the Sadie Bronfman School of fine arts in Montréal. He previously taught courses at the California State College, Sonoma, the Boston and the Cambridge Centers for Adult Education.
Genest was awarded subsidies and research grants by the Quebec Ministry of Culture and Communications.
In June 2013, Genest was inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. [3] He has received awards from the Minister of Interior of the Republic of Italy, Art Credo,Toronto, Canada, the Governor of the Province of Ravenna, Italy. He earned a medal from the Salon des Arts et des Lettres de Paris Sud, France, the Monterey and the Mill Valley Festivals of the Arts, Ca., USA.[ citation needed]
Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, Museo Dantesco of Ravenna in Italy, State Museum of Berlin, the British Museum of London (Medals), Museum of Wroclaw in Poland, Residence of the " Délégué Général du Québec " in Paris, the Canadian Cultural Center, Paris, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, and AMSA in New York.
Genest's works have been exhibited in Canada, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Poland, Portugal, United States, Sweden and Switzerland. [9] He designed a medallion for the American Medallic Sculptural Association. [10]