Françoise Labbé
Françoise Labbé {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CQ|size=100%}} (1933–2001) was an artist and arts administrator born in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec.
She earned a diploma from the École des beaux-arts de Québec in 1955, and studied printmaking with S.W. Hayter in Paris.
Labbé founded the Musée d'art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul (formerly Centre d'exposition de Baie-Saint-Paul) in 1979, and acted as General Director until her death in 2001.{{Cite news|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/200809/08/01-650892-le-centre-dexposition-de-baie-saint-paul-devient-un-musee.php|title=Le Centre d'exposition de Baie-Saint-Paul devient un musée {{!}} Nathalie Côté {{!}} Le Soleil|work=La Presse|access-date=2017-03-11|language=fr-CA}}
Honours
- 1993 – Médaille de l'assemblée nationale for her contribution to the development of the arts in Baie-Saint-Paul
- 1997 – Knight of the National Order of Quebec{{Cite web |url=https://www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca/membres/membre.asp?id=257 |title=Françoise Labbé (1933 – 2001) |website=National Order of Quebec |language=fr}}
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Category:20th-century Canadian artists
Category:20th-century Canadian women artists