Yalda Borzog and Marjolaine Bourgeois selected to receive $10,000 Marie Hélène Allain Fellowship Awards from Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation

Posted on Wednesday September 16th, 2020Wednesday September 16th, 2020 by shmf

The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation’s juried award program is designed to celebrate artistic achievement and to support artists in their continuing creative journey. Based on the recommendation of an independent jury, two New Brunswick artists will receive a 2020 Marie Hélène Allain Fellowship Award. Yalda Borzog and Marjolaine Bourgeois both work in mixed media to[…]

Yalda Borzog

Posted on Wednesday September 16th, 2020Wednesday September 16th, 2020 by shmf

Based in Campbellton, Yalda Bozorg is an innovative ceramic artist whose sculptural work was selected by the jury for its outstanding technical and intellectual achievement. A graduate of the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, Ms. Bozorg is currently a PhD candidate of Art and Design at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Her work is represented[…]

Marjolaine Bourgeois

Posted on Wednesday September 16th, 2020Wednesday October 21st, 2020 by shmf

Originally from Les Iles de Madeleine, Marjolaine Bourgeois is a multi-disciplinary artist working in Moncton. She is a graduate of the University of Moncton and is deeply involved in the local arts scene. In the words of her nominator Jacques Arseneault, Mme Bourgeois has distinguished herself both in terms of technique and artistic conception. Her[…]