Herménégilde Chiasson

Herménégilde Chiasson OC ONB RCA (born 7 April 1946) is a Canadian poet, playwright and visual artist of Acadian origin. Born in Saint-Simon, New Brunswick, he was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick between 2003 and 2009. He is also currently a professor at Université de Moncton.

The Honourable Doctor Herménégilde Chiasson OC ONB RCA
Chiasson in 2010
29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
In office 26 August 2003 – 30 September 2009
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governors General	Adrienne Clarkson Michaëlle Jean
Premier	Bernard Lord Shawn Graham
Preceded by	Marilyn Trenholme Counsell
Succeeded by	Graydon Nicholas
Personal details
Born	(1946-04-07) April 7, 1946 (age 79)[1] Saint-Simon, New Brunswick, Canada
Spouse	Marcia Babineau
Profession	Poet, playwright

Education

• Bachelor of Arts, Université de Moncton (1967)
• Bachelor of Fine Arts, Mount Allison University (1972)
• Masters in Esthetics, University of Paris (Sorbonne), (1975)
• Master of Fine Arts, State University of New York, Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, New York (1981)
• Doctorate, University of Paris (Sorbonne), (1983)

He was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit (France) as per the Canada Gazette of 26 November 2011.

Career and private life

He is married to Marcia (Babineau) with one daughter, Sara-Jane. He served in many positions (director, playwright, journalist, researcher) with Radio-Canada from 1968 until 1985. During this time, he also made many contributions to the cultural framework of New Brunswick: directing the Galerie d'art de l'Université de Moncton in 1974, serving as President of the Galerie sans nom in 1980, helping found the Editions Perce Neige in 1984 and the Aberdeen Co-op in 1985. He worked on several such projects after leaving Radio-Canada before becoming a professor of the history of Art and Cinema at the Université de Moncton in 1988. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts^[2] In 2017 Chiasson received the biennial Strathbutler Award for visual art in New Brunswick.^[3]

Bibliography

Poetry

Source:^[4]

• Mourir à Scoudouc (1974)
• Rapport sur l’état de mes illusions (1976)
• Climat (1996) (English translation: Climate.)
• Conversations (1999) (Winner of the 1999 Governor General's Literary Award for poetry.)

Theatre

Source:^[4]

• Cap Enragé (1992)
• L'exil d'Alexa (1993)
• Aliénor (1998)
• Le Christ est apparu au Gun Club (2005)

Arms

Coat of arms of Herménégilde Chiasson

Notes The arms of Herménégilde Chiasson consist of:[5] Crest A bear passant Azure charged on the shoulder with a mullet Or, holding in its dexter paw a theatrical mask per pale Azure and Gules. Escutcheon Azure between four billets Argent a pen and a paintbrush in saltire Or. Supporters Two sea-Pegasi Argent queued Azure winged, crined and webbed Or, each charged on the shoulder with a purple violet flower proper. Compartment Barry wavy Argent and Azure. Motto En Toute Bonne Foy

Documentary

• 2016 - Herménégilde Chiasson, de ruptures en contraintes (realisation Ginette Pellerin)