Miguel Joyal | |
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Known for | sculptor |
Miguel Joyal is a Canadian-born artist and sculptor.
Joyal created the Louis Riel sculpture located at the Manitoba Legislative Building. Completed in 1996, the sculpture was commissioned by the Manitoba Metis Federation, [1] and replaced an existing statue of Riel from 1971, which had garnered controversy. [2]
Joyal was commissioned to contribute a sculpture to the University of Manitoba campus. Unveiled in 2011, the sculpture represents Louis Riel as a scholar learning the "laws of the land". [3]
In January 2018, Joyal completed a statue of Saint Boniface activist Georges Forest for placement in Winnipeg's Provencher Park. The statue was initially rejected by the committee overseeing the project. [4] The bronze bust will stand just under 1 metre (3.3 ft) high, weigh approximately 73 kilograms (161 lb), and rest on a granite base atop a concrete platform. The entire structure will be just over 2 metres (6.6 ft) tall. [5]
Joyal has also created sculptures from snow and styrofoam for Winnipeg's annual winter Festival du Voyageur, as well as wood chieftains and Madonnas, stone figurines and eagle heads, and a nearly life-size airplane. [6]