Deanne Fitzpatrick
Canadian artist
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Deanne Fitzpatrick CM is a Canadian artist based in Amherst, Nova Scotia.[1] Born in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, she started hooking rugs in 1990[2] and now operates a studio in Amherst where she sells and displays her work.[3] Fitzpatrick's work is on display in permanent collections at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, the Canadian Museum of History, the Nova Scotia Art Bank and the Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador.[4] In 2016, she was named Canadian Rug Hooking Artist of the Year by the Hooked Rug Museum of North America.[4] She was awarded the Order of Canada in 2023 in recognition of her contributions to rug-hooking as an art form.[5]
Born
Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
KnownforRug-hooking
AwardsOrder of Canada
Websitehookingrugs.com
Deanne Fitzpatrick | |
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Deanne Fitzpatrick and friends in front of her studio | |
| Born | Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Known for | Rug-hooking |
| Awards | Order of Canada |
| Website | hookingrugs |
Publications
- — (2014). Simply Modern: Contemporary Design for Hooked Rugs. Nimbus Publishing. ISBN 978-1-7710-8216-7.[6]
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