Paryse Martin

Paryse Martin (May 4, 1959 – March 4, 2024) was an American-born Canadian artist. She worked in multiple disciplines, including painting, sculpture, illustration, and animation.

Paryse Martin
Born	(1959-05-04)May 4, 1959 Caribou, Maine, U.S.
Died	March 4, 2024(2024-03-04) (aged 64)
Nationality	Canadian-American
Education	Université Laval 1986 and 1994
Alma mater	Université du Québec à Montréal 2007
Known for	Painter Sculptor Illustrator Animator

Life and work

Paryse Martin was born in Caribou, Maine, in the United States.^[1] In 1986, she completed her bachelor's degree in fine art from Université Laval, followed by her Master's of Fine Arts in 1994, again at Laval.^[2] Martin became a professor of fine art at Université Laval in 2000, where she continued to work. In 2007, she completed PhD in art at the Université du Québec à Montréal.^[2]

Martin died from heart disease on March 4, 2024, at the age of 64.^[3]

Notable collections

• L'Univers chiffonné, 2005, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec^[4]
• Cultiver L'Imaginaire, 2007, City of Montreal^[5]

Further reading

• Gagnon, Claude-Maurice. "Paryse Martin : Le mur de la démesure / Paryse Martin, Petits effleurements pour un gourmand illicite, Galerie Simon Blais, Montréal. Du 2 décembre 1992 au 9 janvier 1993." ETC, number 22, may–august 1993, p. 48–49.