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-Marie-Hélène Comeau
+Marie-Hélène Comeau (b. 1969)
-Marie-Hélène Comeau loved art in public school, but she trained as a dental hygienist. At the age of 40, she left a job as a journalist, completed a B.A. in art, and went on to complete a Ph.D in art at the Université du Quebec in Montreal. Marie-Hélène is inspired by the Yukon landscape and the sense of community she finds in the people.((“In Conversation with Marie-Hélène Comeau.” Yukon Artists @ Work, 2024 website: In Conversation With Marie-Hélène Comeau – Yukon Artists @ Work (yaaw.com) )) Marie-Hélène is known for her paintings but she also has installations, printing, and community art work.((“Marie-Hélène Comeau.” Yukon Artists @ Work, 2024 website: Marie-Hélène Comeau – Yukon Artists @ Work (yaaw.com) ))
+Marie-Hélène Comeau was born in Montreal, Québec.((Angélique Bernard, “The Contributions of Yukon Francophone Women.” //Whats Up Yukon,// 26 February 2025.)) She loved art in public school, but she trained as a dental hygienist.((“In Conversation with Marie-Hélène Comeau.” Yukon Artists @ Work, 2024 website: In Conversation With Marie-Hélène Comeau – Yukon Artists @ Work (yaaw.com) )) She arrived in the Yukon in 1992.((Angélique Bernard, “The Contributions of Yukon Francophone Women.” //Whats Up Yukon,// 26 February 2025.))
+Marie-Hélène worked at the Association franco-yukonnaise (AFY) in family literacy and was the first official journalist for //l’Aurore boréale.// At the age of 40, she left a job as a journalist, completed a B.A. in [anthropology], and went on to complete a Ph.D in art at the Université du Quebec in Montreal.((“In Conversation with Marie-Hélène Comeau.” Yukon Artists @ Work, 2024 website: In Conversation With Marie-Hélène Comeau – Yukon Artists @ Work (yaaw.com) )) Her thesis focused on the social role that an artist can play in a community.((Angélique Bernard, “The Contributions of Yukon Francophone Women.” //Whats Up Yukon,// 26 February 2025.))
+Marie-Hélène’s art is inspired by the Yukon landscape and the sense of community she finds in the people.((“In Conversation with Marie-Hélène Comeau.” Yukon Artists @ Work, 2024 website: In Conversation With Marie-Hélène Comeau – Yukon Artists @ Work (yaaw.com) )) She is known for her paintings but she also has done installations, printing, and community art work.((“Marie-Hélène Comeau.” Yukon Artists @ Work, 2024 website: Marie-Hélène Comeau – Yukon Artists @ Work (yaaw.com) ))