Herménégilde Chiasson

Herménégilde Chiasson (born 7 April 1946) is a Canadian poet, playwright and visual artist of Acadian origin. Born in Saint-Simon, New Brunswick, he was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick between 2003 and 2009. He is also currently a professor at Université de Moncton.

Education Bachelor of Arts, Université de Moncton (1967) Bachelor of Fine Arts, Mount Allison University (1972) Masters in Esthetics, University of Paris (Sorbonne), (1975) Master of Fine Arts, State University of New York, Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, New York (1981) Doctorate, University of Paris (Sorbonne), (1983) He was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit (France) as per the Canada Gazette of 26 November 2011.

Career and private life He is married to Marcia (Babineau) with one daughter, Sara-Jane. He served in many positions (director, playwright, journalist, researcher) with Radio-Canada from 1968 until 1985. During this time, he also made many contributions to the cultural framework of New Brunswick: directing the Galerie d'art de l'Université de Moncton in 1974, serving as President of the Galerie sans nom in 1980, helping found the Editions Perce Neige in 1984 and the Aberdeen Cultural Centre in 1985. He worked on several such projects after leaving Radio-Canada before becoming a professor of the history of Art and Cinema at the Université de Moncton in 1988. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts In 2017, Chiasson received the biennial Strathbutler Award for visual art in New Brunswick.