Kina Reusch

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'''Kina Reusch''' (1940–1988) was a Canadian artist based in Montreal, Quebec.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=17 October 2012 |title=Artist/Maker name 'Reusch, Kina' |url=https://app.pch.gc.ca/application/aac-aic/artiste_detailler_bas-artist_detail_bas.app?rID=13798&fID=2&lang=en&qlang=en&pID=876&ps=50&sort=AM_ASC |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205063518/https://app.pch.gc.ca/application/aac-aic/artiste_detailler_bas-artist_detail_bas.app?rID=13798&fID=2&lang=en&qlang=en&pID=876&ps=50&sort=AM_ASC |archive-date=5 December 2022 |access-date=4 December 2022 |website=Artists of Canada |publisher=Government of Canada |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life and education== Reusch was born in Montreal on December 13, 1940, to parents who were both artists. She is primarily a self-taught artist, however she took classes at the Central Technical School in Toronto, at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts School of Art, and at the Ontario College of Art.<ref name="Concordia" />

==Work== Reusch's career as an artist and sculptor began in earnest in 1972. She is mainly known for her weavings and tapestries; she also produced large scale sculptures and paintings.<ref name="Dict" /><ref name="HP" />

Her work has been included in several exhibitions. She received grants and awards for her work from the Quebec's Ministère des Affaires culturelles and the Canada Council of the Arts.<ref name="Concordia" />

Her work ''Torii'' was part of the Corridart exhibition during the 1976 Montreal Olympics, which was unexpectedly taken down after six days by the City of Montreal.<ref name="HP">{{Cite web |last=Bérubé |first=Martin |date=22 July 2015 |title=L'Affaire Corridart |url=https://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/martin-berube/affaire-corridart-destruction-oeuvre-art-public-montreal_b_7845152.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205062339/https://www.huffpost.com/archive/qc/entry/laffaire-corridart_b_7845152 |archive-date=5 December 2022 |access-date=20 May 2019 |website=HuffPost |language=fr}}</ref> In 1977 Reusch was hired as the director of Montreal's Galerie Powerhouse, a presentation centre dedicated to art made by women.<ref name="Dict">{{Cite web |title=Reusch, Kina (1941-1988) |url=http://dictionnaire.espaceartactuel.com/en/artistes/reusch-kina-1941-1988/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205062737/https://dictionnaire.espaceartactuel.com/en/artistes/reusch-kina-1941-1988/ |archive-date=5 December 2022 |access-date=4 December 2022 |website=Historical Dictionary of Quebec Sculpture in the 20th Century}}</ref>

A video on her work, titled ''Kina Reusch:The New Penelope'' was produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.<ref name="Concordia" />

==Collections== Her work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kina Reusch |url=https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artist/kina-reusch |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121083851/https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artist/kina-reusch |archive-date=21 January 2018 |access-date=20 May 2019 |website=National Gallery of Canada}}</ref> and the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reusch, Kina |url=https://collections.mnbaq.org/fr/artiste/600003161 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703074209/https://collections.mnbaq.org/fr/artiste/600003161 |archive-date=3 July 2019 |access-date=20 May 2019 |website=Le Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec |language=fr}}</ref> Her personal papers are held in the library of Concordia University, Montreal.<ref name="Concordia">{{Cite web |title=Kina Reusch fonds |url=https://concordia.accesstomemory.org/kina-reusch-fonds |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809145155/https://concordia.accesstomemory.org/kina-reusch-fonds |archive-date=9 August 2022 |access-date=4 December 2022 |website=Concordia University - Archives & Special Collections}}</ref> The Art Bank of the Canada Council holds her work in their collection, as does the Collection Prêt d'oeuvres d'art du Musée du Québec.<ref name="Concordia" />

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