BIOGRAPHY:
Rose-Aimée Bélanger is a Canadian sculptor born in Guérin, in the Témiscamingue region of Quebec. She is renowned for her bronze sculptures depicting full-figured characters affectionately known as her "Rondes" ("Round Ladies"). Inspired by everyday life, her work celebrates life's simple joys, tenderness, and humanity through sculptures imbued with warmth and humor. After raising a large family, she embarked on her artistic career in her fifties and became one of the most beloved figurative sculptors in Quebec and Ontario. Among her best-known public works is Les Chuchoteuses (The Whisperers), installed in Montreal.