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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]

Work

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,[2] Montréal, the Canadian Centre of Photography in Toronto[3] and the Americas Society building in New York City.[4]

Her work is held in public collections, including the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, the Canadian Centre for Architecture,[5] the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec[6] and Library and Archives Canada.[3]

Clara has worked frequently with her spouse, fellow photographer David Miller; they collaborated on her Milton Park series.[7]

Photography series

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Margaret Griffin and Clara Gutsche collection". Archives & Special Collections Catalogue. Concordia University.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Clara Gutsche". Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  4. ^ "A Radiant Spirit at Home in Quiet Geometries". New York Times. July 9, 1999.
  5. ^ Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA). "Clara Gutsche Photographs". www.cca.qc.ca. Archived from the original on 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  6. ^ "Gutsche, Clara".
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  8. ^ "Fonds documentaire de la photographie québécoise". Vox, Contemporary Image. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

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