Sylvia Daoust (24 May, 1902 - July 19, 2004), born in Montréal, was one of the first female sculptors in Québec. She graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal (Montréal School of Fine Arts), but also studied in Europe. As well as working as a professional sculptor, she taught at the École des Beaux-Arts de Québec from 1930 to 1943, then at the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal from 1943 to 1968.

The majority of her works are religious in content and form. They have been described as a mixture between religious classicism and realism. Her works include the Nicolas Viel bronze adorning the façade of the Quebec National Assembly, Mary Queen of the World at Montreal's Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral, and a statue of Édouard Montpetit at the Université de Montréal.

Sylvia Daoust has won several prizes, including the "Allied Arts Medal" from the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada in 1961 [1]. She was made a member of the Royal Society of Canada, the Order of Canada and the Ordre national du Québec.

External links

Images and galleries

• Sculpture: Marie Queen of the World.
• Gallery (empty as of 28 July, 2004) from the Canadian government's Cybermuse project.

Information

• Eulogy (in French) from Le Devoir.
• Biography from the Eleanor Milne album on the governmental Canada's digital collections website.
• Biography and criticism from the Canadian Sculpture: Coming of Age project.
• Biography (in French) from the Ordre national du Québec.