Deanne Fitzpatrick

Deanne Fitzpatrick OC 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]

Deanne Fitzpatrick OC
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.com

Publications

• — (2014). Simply Modern: Contemporary Design for Hooked Rugs. Nimbus Publishing. ISBN 978-1-7710-8216-7.^[6]