Born in North Bay, Ontario, Canada, Sauvé was awarded a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1992, at the Université du Québec in Montreal (UQAM).

In the 1970s, she studied at the Institut des Arts appliqués in Montreal, and in 1974 was awarded a government sponsored trip to France that included visits to tapestry studios and meeting specialists in ancient dyes, notably at the Manufacture des Gobelins in Paris. This inspired her to weave on a high-warp Gobelins style loom, and also to write two books, one about the art of creating with natural dyes and the other about spinning a variety of fibers, both published in 1977.

Sauvé has received grants from the Canada Arts Council, and from the Quebec Minister of Cultural Affairs. In 1978, 1979 and 1984 her work was shown at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Montreal. She founded Atelier Artweave, exhibits her artworks and gives seminars, lectures and workshops in several countries. She also creates commissioned tapestries and paintings, and her work is found in private and corporate collections.

In 1984, Sauvé was commissioned to weave a tapestry triptych measuring more than 400 square feet for Cadillac Fairview in Toronto, Canada. In 2021 the Museum of Fine Crafts of Quebec in Montreal (MUMAQ) held a one-woman solo show celebrating more than 45 years of Sauvé’s tapestries.  MUMAQ also created a virtual visit of her entire exhibition which is shown on their website, and they created 3 videos of interviews about her work.  In 2023, the Museum of Fine Arts in Sherbrooke Quebec (MBAS) held a solo show celebrating 50 years of Sauvé’s tapestries.  A video was filmed with the museum’s conservator giving a guided tour of Sauvé’s exhibition.

The photos below show the tapestry triptych created in 1984 and installed in 1985, by Paulette-Marie Sauvé for Cadillac Fairview.  The first photo shows the tapestry triptych – from the street outside the building:

The photo below shows the tapestry triptych – inside the building:

MEDIA COVERAGE:

2025

Video : Corinne, owner of CS Couture, filmed this video on November 30, 2025,  in my studio:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DRyRuK5DVkG/

Video : Curator of Museum of Fine Arts presents textile art by Paulette-Marie Sauve

Curator, Frederique Renaud, presents textile art in solo exhibition at Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke, by Paulette-Marie Sauve with scenes inside the artist’s studio.
Video filmed by Marc Lamontagne : Original in French:

https://mbas.qc.ca/paulette-marie-sauve-vibrations-sur-fibres-23/

 

2024

Paulette Marie Sauvé

Le Devoir : Dans le cahier spécial paru dans Le Devoir le 18 mai 2024 :

https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/813150/artistes-monteregie-honorees?

Paulette Marie Sauvé a mérité le « Grand Prix numérique TVRS-Culture Montérégie »

2023

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS EXHIBITS SOLO SHOW OF ART BY PAULETTE-MARIE SAUVE

My art is exhibited in museums and galleries in many countries and recently the Museum of Fine Art of Sherbrooke, Quebec (Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke) presented my solo exhibition:

https://mbas.qc.ca/en/vibrations-on-fibres-23-a-retrospective-of-the-work-of-paulette-marie-sauve/

2023

ORNAMENTUM
Paulette-Marie Sauvé : Interview with the artist:
https://www.ornamentum.ca/post/paulette-marie-sauvé

Medium: Tapestry, Location: Montreal, Quebec
Paulette describes her work
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2023

VIE DES ARTS
Vibration sur Fibres 23. Une rétrospective des œuvres de Paulette-Marie Sauvé – Exposition
https://viedesarts.com/evenements/vibrations-sur-fibres-23-une-retrospective-des-oeuvres-de-paulette-marie-sauve/
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2023

LA FABRIQUE CULTURELLE
VIDÉO: Vibrations sur fibres 23, Rétrospective du travail de l’artiste de la haute lice Paulette-Marie Sauvé

https://www.lafabriqueculturelle.tv/capsules/14620/vibrations-sur-fibres-23-retrospective-du-travail-de-l-artiste-liciere-paulette-marie-sauve

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2021

REPORTAGE JOURNAL LE DEVOIR:
“Derrière les portes des musées de la métropole”, 15 mai, 2021, par Marie Pâris:

https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/arts-visuels/600614/derriere-les-portes-des-musees-de-la-metropole?

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VIDÉO: 2021
Confidences sur fibres avec Paulette-Marie Sauvé animée par Mireille Lacombe – May 27, 2021, Musée des métiers d’art du Québec
Responsable de l’action éducative et culturelle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QVz5paJPLc

Dans le cadre des conférences du MUMAQ, découvrez l’artiste tisserande Paulette-Marie Sauvé comme jamais auparavant. Dans cet entretien inédit, l’artiste répond aux questions du public sur son exposition Vibrations sur fibres 21: Rétrospective Paulette Marie Sauvé présentée au musée jusqu’au 20 juin.
Une entrevue intime, qui retrace plus de 45 ans de carrière et nous en apprend plus sur la vie et l’oeuvre d’une artiste inspirante.

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VIDÉO:
Entrevue avec Françoise Cloutier, commissaire de l’exposition
Apr 19, 2021
Musée des métiers d’art du Québec
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_B1cRhoyAs
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VIDÉO:
Entrevue d’introduction au travail de Paulette-Marie Sauvé.
Introduction – Apr 19, 2021
Musée des métiers d’art du Québec
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3Tunj4WcJI&t=7s
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VIDÉO:
Nouvelles technologies
Apr 19, 2021
Musée des métiers d’art du Québec
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPQbMAgRmLA
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VIDÉO:
Higher vision / Au-Delà
Apr 19, 2021 – Musée des métiers d’art du Québec
1 minute 12 secondes :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvtroGd_OLM

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VIDÉO:
Mutation, une oeuvre qui voyage
Apr 19, 2021
Musée des métiers d’art du Québec
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciQbaqF3f8E
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VIDÉO:
Vernissage virtuel de l’exposition Vibrations sur fibres 21: Rétrospective Paulette-Marie Sauvé
Apr 22, 2021
Musée des métiers d’art du Québec
Enregistrement du 15 avril 2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldfJTX7CDpY
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REPORTAGE :
Site web de: Le Contrecourant.com 2021/04/13
Le MUMAQ présente une rétrospective de la Calixoise d’adoption, Paulette-Marie Sauvé
https://lecontrecourant.ca/2021/04/13/mumaq-presente-retrospective-de-calixoise-dadoption-paulette-marie-sauve/
Le MUMAQ présente une rétrospective de la Calixoise d’adoption, Paulette-Marie Sauvé

More details about her Biography and exhibitions are found here:

https://shop.paulettesauve.com/elementor-5713/

More details about her artworks and media coverage are found here: https://www.paulettesauve.com