Claude Bettinger

Claude Bettinger
Born	1942 Lyon, France
Died	1998 Quebec, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Known for	sculptor, stained glass artist, educator

Claude Bettinger RCA was a sculptor and stained glass artist. Born in Lyon in 1942, he died in Quebec in 1998.

Biographical notes

• He grew up in Alsace.
• He arrived in Quebec in 1952.
• In 1963, he graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal.
• He pursued further studies at the Louvre.
• He taught at the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal from 1967 to 1968.
• He taught at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières from 1971 to 1973.

Famous works

Several of Claude Bettinger's works occupy prominent public spaces in Montreal and Quebec:

• 
  Claude Bettinger's L'artiste est celui qui fait voir l'autre côté des choses (1992) Place des Arts, Montreal, Quebec
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  Claude Bettinger's L'artiste est celui qui fait voir l'autre côté des choses (1992) Place des Arts, Montreal, Quebec

• In the Montreal Metro, two stained glass installations at Côtes-des-Neiges Metro Station
• Numerous stained glass works in chapels, churches and buildings throughout the Province of Quebec

Honours

• Royal Canadian Academy of Arts