Irene Whittome
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Irene F. Whittome (born 1942) is a Canadian multi-media artist.
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, she attended the Vancouver School of Arts. She then spent five years studying printmaking at the Atelier 17 of Stanley William Hayter. Since 1974, she has been a Professor of the visual arts in the Faculty of Fine Arts of Concordia University.
In 2004, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1997, she was awarded the Prix du Québec's Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas.
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- Women Artists in Canada profile. Retrieved on March 9, 2006.