Claire Brunet holds a PhD from Concordia University (2014) and a MFA in visual arts from the Université du Québec à Montréal (1989) is recognized for her research in the field of sculpture-installation. In Situation urbaine, for example, presented at Galerie Cultart (Montreal) in 1989, she appropriated everyday objects, forms and images used in road construction. She later became interested in the impact of new 3D technology on the practice of sculpture. As well as having exhibited her work in solo and group exhibitions in Toronto, Montreal and France, Brunet has completed numerous projects for the integration of art into architecture program. Since 1992, she has been an associate professor in the Faculty of Art at the Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD U) in Toronto.
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« Claire Brunet – From Analog to Digital: Thinking Sculpture Differently » by Jocelyne Connolly, ESPACE #92, p. 7.