Mireille Eagan
Encyclopedia
Mireille Eagan is a Canadian arts writer, curator and performer. She is the daughter of composer and songwriter Edmund Eagan.
and Fredericton, New Brunswick
. She is a graduate of Mount Allison University
(Bachelor of Arts in Art History) and Concordia University
(Masters of Arts in Art History). She was Curator at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery
in Prince Edward Island
from November 2008 to July 2010. She is currently Curator of Canadian Art at The Rooms
in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
, a position she has held since January 2011.
Eagan has written for several catalogs, magazines, and newspapers and is a contributor to [here] magazine, Visual Arts News, and C Magazine. She was arts columnist for the Daily Gleaner
.
, and the Confederation Centre Art Gallery
..
, an animated television series aimed at preschoolers, originally broadcast in Canada in 1994 by Family Channel. The show later aired in the United States on PBS from 1995–1997 and on Disney Channel from 1997-2000. In Canada, the series still airs on Family and Playhouse Disney. It also airs on the Latin American version of CBeebies.
Career
Mireille Eagan was born in Calgary, Alberta in 1982 and grew up in Whitehorse, YukonWhitehorse, Yukon
Whitehorse is Yukon's capital and largest city . It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1476 on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas occupy both shores of the Yukon River, which originates in British Columbia and meets the Bering Sea in...
and Fredericton, New Brunswick
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Fredericton is the capital of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, by virtue of the provincial parliament which sits there. An important cultural, artistic, and educational centre for the province, Fredericton is home to two universities and cultural institutions such as the Beaverbrook Art...
. She is a graduate of Mount Allison University
Mount Allison University
Mount Allison University is a primarily undergraduate Canadian liberal arts and science university situated in Sackville, New Brunswick. It is located about a half hour from the regional city of Moncton and 20 minutes from the Greater Moncton International Airport...
(Bachelor of Arts in Art History) and Concordia University
Concordia University
Concordia University is a comprehensive Canadian public university located in Montreal, Quebec, one of the two universities in the city where English is the primary language of instruction...
(Masters of Arts in Art History). She was Curator at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery
Confederation Centre Art Gallery
The Confederation Centre Art Gallery is one of the largest public art galleries in Atlantic Canada and possesses a significant collection of historical, modern, and contemporary Canadian art. Its exhibition spaces feature contemporary and historical exhibitions year-round, as well as special...
in Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
from November 2008 to July 2010. She is currently Curator of Canadian Art at The Rooms
The Rooms
The Rooms is a cultural facility in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The facility opened in 2005 and houses the Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Provincial Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador.On a hill overlooking...
in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...
, a position she has held since January 2011.
Eagan has written for several catalogs, magazines, and newspapers and is a contributor to [here] magazine, Visual Arts News, and C Magazine. She was arts columnist for the Daily Gleaner
Daily Gleaner
The Daily Gleaner may refer to:*The Daily Gleaner - a newspaper published in New Brunswick, Canada*The Daily Gleaner , published by the Gleaner Company, a daily newspaper and publishing company in Kingston, Jamaica...
.
Curatorial work
Mireille Eagan has curated exhibitions with Struts Gallery, FOFA Gallery, Doris McCarthy Gallery, The RoomsThe Rooms
The Rooms is a cultural facility in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The facility opened in 2005 and houses the Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Provincial Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador.On a hill overlooking...
, and the Confederation Centre Art Gallery
Confederation Centre Art Gallery
The Confederation Centre Art Gallery is one of the largest public art galleries in Atlantic Canada and possesses a significant collection of historical, modern, and contemporary Canadian art. Its exhibition spaces feature contemporary and historical exhibitions year-round, as well as special...
..
Performance
At the age of 11, Mireille Eagan performed the theme song for Katie and OrbieKatie and Orbie
Katie and Orbie is an animated television series aimed at preschoolers, originally broadcast in Canada in 1994 by Family Channel and later aired in the United States on PBS from 1995–1997 and on Disney Channel from 1997–2000. In Canada, the series still airs on Family and Disney Junior...
, an animated television series aimed at preschoolers, originally broadcast in Canada in 1994 by Family Channel. The show later aired in the United States on PBS from 1995–1997 and on Disney Channel from 1997-2000. In Canada, the series still airs on Family and Playhouse Disney. It also airs on the Latin American version of CBeebies.
External links
- http://www.confederationcentre.com Confederation Centre of the Arts
- http://www.therooms.ca The Rooms