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Carole Sabiston (born 1948) is a Canadian textile artist who lives in Victoria, British Columbia. Sabiston was born in London, England, and moved to Canada with her family at age eight. In 1977 Carole Sabiston married Jim Munro, owner of Munro's Books, a bookstore in Victoria, B.C. Her tapestries representing the four seasons decorate architecture niches and contribute to the decor that made Munro's make a list of 'Sixteen Bookstores to See Before You Die'.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Munro’s Books boasts a shelf life of 50 years – and counting )〕 She has created large-scale installations for public institutions, theatrical events, public ceremonies and exhibitions and has received commissions from the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, the University of Victoria, the Pacific Forestry Centre, the McPherson Theatre, and mystery writer P.D. James.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Longtime Victoria bookseller hands business to staff )〕 Sabiston won the Saidye Bronfman Award for Excellence in 1987, the Order of British Columbia,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1992 Recipient: Carole Sabiston – Victoria - Order of BC )〕 the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal and the 125th Canada Medal. In 1995, she received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from the University of Victoria.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.uvic.ca/universitysecretary/senate/honorary/recipients/#1995 )〕 Sabiston was friends with Nobel Prize winning author, Carol Shields, who moved down the street from Sabiston in 2000 until Shields died in 2003. As a tribute to her friend, Sabiston created a work of art that wove together pieces of Shields' clothing and hair.〔() 〕 Her most recent major show was a lifetime retrospective at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Carole Sabiston : Everything Below All of the Above )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carole Sabiston」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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