Anne-Marie Sirois (born 1958) is a visual artist, writer and

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descent living in

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, Canada.

Career

She was born in Saint-Basile and received a bachelor's degree in visual arts from the

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. She attended animation workshops with the

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and directed her first animated film ''Les joies de Noël'' in 1985. In 1995, she published her first children's book ''Le Petit Chaperon Mauve''. That was followed by ''Rose Neige et les six nains'' in 2000. Sirois has also illustrated story books and textbooks. Sirois has created a number of sculptures which incorporate

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s. These sculptures have been exhibited at various galleries in New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario. In 2010, she published an art book ''Pourquoi 100 fers''. She has also done performance art in 2016 at the Aberdeen Cultural Centre titled ''Grille cheese'', where she made grilled cheese sandwiches.

Selected works

* ''Ma gribouille tigrée'', children's book (2006) * ''Pssst'', short film (2003) * ''Joséphine'', National Film Board short (2000) * ''Animastress'', National Film Board short (1994) * ''Maille, Maille'', National Film Board short (1987) * ''L'avertissement'', short film (1986) * ''Les joies de Noël'', short film (1985)

Awards

* Award of merit for ''L'Avertissement'' at the

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, 1986 * Award of excellence for ''Maille Maille'' at the Atlantic Film Festival, 1987 * Silver Apple Award for ''Maille Maille'' at the National Educational Film and Video Festival in

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, 1989 * Best Acadian film for ''Joséphine'' at the

Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie (trans: International Francophone Film Festival in Acadie), or FICFA, is a francophone international film festival held annually in Moncton, New Brunswick.1958 births Living people Artists from New Brunswick Canadian women sculptors Canadian women film directors Canadian illustrators Canadian children's writers in French Writers from New Brunswick Université de Moncton alumni Acadian writers 21st-century Canadian women artists Film directors from New Brunswick Canadian women children's writers