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American-born Canadian photographer, educator and art critic

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

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]

Photography series

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]

Source:^[9]

Milton Park, 1970 - 1973
Six Sisters / Les six soeurs, 1974 - 1976
Inner Landscapes / Les paysages vitrés, 1976 - 1980
Parkscapes / Les paysages domestiques, 1982 - 1984
Sarah, 1982 - 1989
The Lachine Canal / Le canal de Lachine, 1985 - 1990
Convents / Couvents, 1990 - 1998
High School Series / Les collèges, 1993 - 1998
The Bedroom Series / La série des chambres, 1999 - 2001
Windows / Les vitrines, 2000 - 2002
Inhabited Landscapes / Les paysages habités, 2004 - 2005
Sonoran Desert Landscapes, 2003 - 2007^[10]
Windows II / Les vitrines II, 2000 – 2008, 2020 – 2021 ^[11]
Siblings, 2008 - 2022 ^[12]

References

1 2 3 "Margaret Griffin and Clara Gutsche collection". Archives & Special Collections Catalogue. Concordia University.
↑ "Montreal-based artist Clara Gutsche wins 2024 Scotiabank Photography Award". www.scotiabank.com. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
↑ 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.
1 2 "Clara Gutsche". Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
↑ "A Radiant Spirit at Home in Quiet Geometries". New York Times. July 9, 1999.
↑ Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA). "Clara Gutsche Photographs". www.cca.qc.ca. Archived from the original on 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
↑ "Gutsche, Clara".
↑ Lafortune, Marie-Josée. "Exhibition Notes from Children. Portraits d'Enfants" (PDF). OPTICA Centre d"Art Contemporain. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
↑ "Fonds documentaire de la photographie québécoise". Vox, Contemporary Image. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
↑ "Sonoran Desert Landscapes". Clara Gutsche. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
↑ "Windows II / Les vitrines II". Clara Gutsche. 2014-06-28. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
↑ "Siblings". Clara Gutsche. 2014-06-28. Retrieved 2024-10-29.

External links

"Clara Gutsche's website".

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