Suzanne Duranceau (born August 2, 1952) is a Canadian illustrator living in Montreal.[1]
She was born in Montreal and studied French literature at the Cégep de Saint-Laurent and painting and etching at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal. She studied animation at the National Film Board of Canada. Then, in the early 1980s, she began her career as an illustrator for children's books.[2]
She was a founding member of Illustration Québec (Association des illustrateurs et illustratrices du Québec) and served as its president from 1983 to 1985.[citation needed] In 1992, she was president of the Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators in Communication. She has taught language of visual arts and drawing at the Collège Ahuntsic.[2]
Her work has appeared on a number of stamps issued by Canada Post[3][4] and on coins issued by the Royal Canadian Mint.[5]
Duranceau received the Prix Communication-Jeunesse/Culinar in 1981.[2] In the same year, she received the annual show award from the Houston Society of Illustrators.[1] In 1992, she was named to the short list for a Governor General's Award for Literary Merit.[citation needed] She has served on juries for various awards, including the Governor General's Awards.[6]
Selected works
- Nuits magiques, text by Jean-Marie Poupart (1982)
- Millicent and the Wind, text by Robert Munsch (1984)
- No Place Like Home, Smithsonian Art Print (1990)
- Hickory, Dickory, Dock, text
by Robin Muller (1994), received the CAPIC (Canadian Association of professional image creators) annual award
- Follow the Moon, text by Sarah Weeks (1995)
- Love Can Build a Bridge, text by Naomi Judd (1999)
- Piece of Jungle, text by Sarah Weeks, 1999
- Munschworks 4: The Fourth Munsch Treasury, text by Robert Munsch (2002)