Mr. Speaker, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, also known as CALQ, gave its artist of the year award for Nord‑du‑Québec to visual artist Stacy-Ann Oliver, from Lebel-sur-Quévillon. The CALQ artist of the year award recognizes artists or writers whose dynamic careers and outstanding recent achievements have made them stand out.
Since 2016, Ms. Oliver's work has been showcased at various solo and group exhibitions. Her artworks often consist of installations that combine a number of media, such as photography, painting and sculpture, that coexist and merge into a cohesive whole. Her practice explores the concept of housing and documents the vastness of this land.
I congratulate her on her bold journey and her success, since this award honours her work, which reflects where she comes from.