Madeleine Arbour

Madeleine Marie Gertrude Arbour CM CQ RCA (3 March 1923 – 10 December 2024) was a Canadian designer, painter and journalist in Quebec.

She also worked in theatre, designing costumes and sets, including the Théâtre du Rideau Vert and the Compagnie Jean-Duceppe [fr].

In addition, she taught at the Institute of Applied Arts in Montreal and the Collège du Vieux-Montréal.

Arbour received significant recognition for her contributions to the Canadian visual arts and design scene; in 1986, she was appointed Member of the Order of Canada (CM).

She was also the subject of an exhibition at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec: "Madeleine Arbour: espace de bonheur".