Herménégilde Chiasson
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Herménégilde Chiasson Template:Post-nominals (born 7 April 1946) is a Canadian poet, playwright and visual artist of Acadian origin. Born in Saint-Simon, New Brunswick, he was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick between 2003 and 2009. He is also currently a professor at Université de Moncton.
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, Université de Moncton (1967)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, Mount Allison University (1972)
- Masters in Esthetics, University of Paris (Sorbonne), (1975)
- Master of Fine Arts, State University of New York, Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, New York (1981)
- Doctorate, University of Paris (Sorbonne), (1983)
He was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit (France) as per the Canada Gazette of 26 November 2011.
Career and private life
He is married to Marcia (Babineau) with one daughter, Sara-Jane. He served in many positions (director, playwright, journalist, researcher) with Radio-Canada from 1968 until 1985. During this time, he also made many contributions to the cultural framework of New Brunswick: directing the Galerie d'art de l'Université de Moncton in 1974, serving as President of the Galerie sans nom in 1980, helping found the Editions Perce Neige in 1984 and the Aberdeen Co-op in 1985. He worked on several such projects after leaving Radio-Canada before becoming a professor of the history of Art and Cinema at the Université de Moncton in 1988. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts[1] In 2017 Chiasson received the biennial Strathbutler Award for visual art in New Brunswick.[2]
Bibliography
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Poetry
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- Mourir à Scoudouc (1974)
- Rapport sur l’état de mes illusions (1976)
- Climat (1996) (English translation: Climate.)
- Conversations (1999) (Winner of the 1999 Governor General's Literary Award for poetry.)
Theatre
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- Cap Enragé (1992)
- L'exil d'Alexa (1993)
- Aliénor (1998)
- Le Christ est apparu au Gun Club (2005)
Arms
Documentary
- 2016 - Herménégilde Chiasson, de ruptures en contraintes (realisation Ginette Pellerin)
References
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- 1946 births
- Living people
- Knights of Justice of the Order of St John
- Lieutenant governors of New Brunswick
- Acadian writers
- 20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights
- Canadian literary critics
- 20th-century Canadian poets
- Canadian male poets
- Canadian Roman Catholic writers
- French-language Canadian poets
- Canadian book editors
- Journalists from New Brunswick
- People from Gloucester County, New Brunswick
- Mount Allison University alumni
- Université de Moncton alumni
- University of Paris alumni
- Visual Studies Workshop alumni
- Academic staff of the Université de Moncton
- Members of the Order of New Brunswick
- Governor General's Award–winning poets
- Members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
- French-language Canadian dramatists and playwrights
- Canadian male dramatists and playwrights
- 20th-century Canadian male writers
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
- Canadian male non-fiction writers
- Canadian expatriates in France
- Officers of the Order of Canada
- Poets from New Brunswick