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'''Geneviève Elverum''' (born '''Gosselin'''; 9 April 1981 – 9 July 2016), also known as '''Geneviève Castrée''', was a Canadian cartoonist, illustrator, and musician from [[Quebec]]. An early admirer of comics, she began creating them at a young age. [[L'Oie de Cravan]] published her first book, ''Lait Frappé'', in 2000. By 2004 she had released three more books—''Die Fabrik, Roulatheque Roulatheque Nicolore'' and ''Pamplemoussi''. The latter is considered her artistic breakthrough.
'''Geneviève Elverum''' ({{nee}} '''Gosselin'''; April 9, 1981 – July 9, 2016), also known as '''Geneviève Castrée''', was a Canadian cartoonist, illustrator, and musician from [[Quebec]]. An early admirer of comics, she began creating them at a young age. [[L'Oie de Cravan]] published her first book, ''Lait Frappé'', in 2000. By 2004 she had released three more books—''Die Fabrik, Roulatheque Roulatheque Nicolore'' and ''Pamplemoussi''. The latter is considered her artistic breakthrough.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}


Her 2012 book ''Susceptible'' gave her international success and was followed by a book of poems in French entitled ''Maman Sauvage'' in 2015. Her next two works ''A Bubble'' and ''Maman Apprivoisée'' were both released posthumously. She also recorded a total of eight albums under the name '''Woelv''' and '''Ô Paon''' (stylized in all caps).
Her 2012 book ''Susceptible'' gave her international success and was followed by a book of poems in French entitled ''Maman Sauvage'' in 2015. Her next two works ''A Bubble'' and ''Maman Apprivoisée'' were both released posthumously. She also recorded a total of eight albums under the name '''Woelv''' and '''Ô Paon''' (stylized in all caps).


In 2003, Castrée met musician [[Phil Elverum]], and the two married the following year. In 2015, she gave birth to their first child. That same year, she was diagnosed with [[pancreatic cancer]]. She succumbed to the disease in 2016. Elverum later recorded a series of albums centered around her life and death.
In 2003, Castrée met musician [[Phil Elverum]], and the two married the following year. In 2015, she gave birth to their only child. That same year, she was diagnosed with [[pancreatic cancer]]. She died in 2016. Elverum later recorded a series of albums centered around her life and death.


==Early life==
==Early life==
[[File:Rue Racine, Loretteville.jpg|thumb|left|Loretteville, Quebec, where Castrée was born.]]
[[File:Rue Racine, Loretteville.jpg|thumb|left|Loretteville, Quebec, where Castrée was born]]
Geneviève Gosselin was born in [[Loretteville, Quebec|Loretteville]], Quebec.<ref name="adambaumgold">[http://www.adambaumgoldgallery.com/Castree_Genevieve/Genevieve-Castree.htm Adam Baumgold Gallery. March 20, 2008]. Retrieved 2010-04-18.</ref> She grew up reading ''[[Tintin (character)|Tintin]]'' comics from an early age, so much so that she eventually entered, studied for, and won a ''Tintin'' competition. She was drawing comics influenced by artists she loved from an early age; these include: [[Hergé]], [[Renée French]], [[Chester Brown]], [[Julie Doucet]], and Argentinian artist [[Quino]]. Doucet, in particular had a significant influence on Castrée, influencing her character design and lettering style.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Clough|first=Rob|date=July 14, 2016|title=Geneviève Castrée: 1981-2016 {{!}}|url=http://www.tcj.com/genevieve-castree-1981-2016/|access-date=2020-07-10|website=The Comics Journal|language=en-US}}</ref>
Geneviève Gosselin was born in [[Loretteville, Quebec|Loretteville]], [[Quebec]], in 1981.<ref name="adambaumgold">[http://www.adambaumgoldgallery.com/Castree_Genevieve/Genevieve-Castree.htm Adam Baumgold Gallery. March 20, 2008] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035633/http://www.adambaumgoldgallery.com/Castree_Genevieve/Genevieve-Castree.htm |date=March 4, 2016 }}. Retrieved April 18, 2010.</ref> She grew up reading ''[[Tintin (character)|Tintin]]'' comics from an early age, so much so that she eventually entered, studied for, and won a ''Tintin'' competition. From an early age, she was drawing comics influenced by artists she loved, including [[Hergé]], [[Renée French]], [[Chester Brown]], [[Julie Doucet]], and Argentinian artist [[Quino]]. Doucet in particular had a significant influence on Castrée, influencing her character design and lettering style.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Clough|first=Rob|date=July 14, 2016|title=Geneviève Castrée: 1981-2016 {{!}}|url=http://www.tcj.com/genevieve-castree-1981-2016/|access-date=July 10, 2020|website=The Comics Journal|language=en-US}}</ref>


When Gosselin was five her father left her and her mother. At age fifteen Gosselin traveled around Canada and reunited with her absentee father. Although their relationship was strained Gosselin's father did build her a log cabin to live in. In her teens, Gosselin, without formal training, began her cartooning career, publishing [[minicomics]] and adopting the name '''Geneviève Castrée'''.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Traps|first=Yevgeniya|date=2018-07-19|title=The Saddest Children’s Book in the World|url=https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/07/19/the-saddest-childrens-book-in-the-world/|access-date=2020-10-16|website=[[The Paris Review]]|language=en}}</ref>
When Gosselin was five, her father left her and her mother. At age fifteen, Gosselin traveled around Canada and reunited with her absentee father. Although their relationship was strained, Gosselin's father did build her a log cabin to live in. In her teens, Gosselin, without formal training, began her cartooning career, publishing [[minicomics]] and adopting the name '''Geneviève Castrée'''.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Traps|first=Yevgeniya|date=July 19, 2018|title=The Saddest Children's Book in the World|url=https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/07/19/the-saddest-childrens-book-in-the-world/|access-date=October 16, 2020|website=[[The Paris Review]]|language=en}}</ref>


Gosselin had a troubled relationship with her mother experiencing both a deep connection and feelings of alienation and belittlement. Her relationship with her father was less contentious but also less intimate.<ref name=":1" />
Gosselin had a troubled relationship with her mother, experiencing both a deep connection and feelings of alienation and belittlement. Her relationship with her father was less contentious but also less intimate.<ref name=":1" />


== Career ==
== Career ==
[[File:Geneviève Castrée (Ô Paon).jpg|thumb|Castrée performing under the name Ô Paon in 2012.]]
[[File:Geneviève Castrée (Ô Paon).jpg|thumb|Castrée performing under the name Ô Paon in 2012]]

=== Artistry ===
=== Artistry ===
In 2000, Montreal publisher [[L'Oie de Cravan]] published her first book ''Lait Frappé'',{{sfn|Clough|2016}} followed by ''Die Fabrik'' that same year<ref name="kexp">{{cite web|url=https://kexp.org/read/2019/3/28/beyond-crow-looking-he-life-and-works-genevieve-castree/|title=Beyond A Crow: Looking at the Life and Works of Geneviève Castrée|website=KEXP-FM|last=Albertson|first=Jasmine|date=March 28, 2019|access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref> and ''Roulatheque Roulatheque Nicolore'' in 2001, but it was ''Pamplemoussi'' in 2004 that served as her artistic breakthrough. The release marked her first major movement to integrate her music and visual art into one cohesive practice.<ref name=":1" />
In 2000, Montréal publisher [[L'Oie de Cravan]] published her first book, ''Lait Frappé'',{{sfn|Clough|2016}} followed by ''Die Fabrik'' that same year<ref name="kexp">{{cite web|url=https://kexp.org/read/2019/3/28/beyond-crow-looking-he-life-and-works-genevieve-castree/|title=Beyond A Crow: Looking at the Life and Works of Geneviève Castrée|website=KEXP-FM|last=Albertson|first=Jasmine|date=March 28, 2019|access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref> and ''Roulatheque Roulatheque Nicolore'' in 2001, but it was ''Pamplemoussi'' in 2004 that served as her artistic breakthrough. The release marked her first major movement to integrate her music and visual art into one cohesive practice.<ref name=":1" />


In 2012, Castrée released ''Susceptible'', a [[graphic novel]] that chronicled Castrée's childhood growing up in Quebec through the character of Goglu, Castrée's childhood nickname.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Vanderhoof|first=Erin|date=July 26, 2018|title=Meet Phil Elverum, Michelle Williams’s New Husband|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/07/phil-elverum-michelle-williams-husband-marriage|access-date=2020-09-18|website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|language=en-us}}</ref> It was released to critical acclaim and saw her achieve international success; as well as helping her feel "unburdened" by her memories of her mother.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4" /> In 2015, ''Maman Sauvage'' a book of poems in French detailing Castrée's feelings as a mother was published by L'oie De Cravan under the name Geneviève Elverum.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="kexp" />
In 2012, Castrée released ''Susceptible'', a [[graphic novel]] that chronicles her childhood growing up in Quebec through the character of Goglu, her childhood nickname.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Vanderhoof|first=Erin|date=July 26, 2018|title=Meet Phil Elverum, Michelle Williams's New Husband|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/07/phil-elverum-michelle-williams-husband-marriage|access-date=September 18, 2020|website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|language=en-us}}</ref> It was released to critical acclaim and saw her achieve international success, as well as helping her feel "unburdened" by her memories of her mother.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4" /> In 2015, ''Maman Sauvage'', a book of poems in French detailing Castrée's feelings as a mother, was published by L'Oie de Cravan under the name Geneviève Elverum.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="kexp" /> Following her death, Castrée was included in ''The Best American Comics 2016'', edited by [[Roz Chast]].<ref name=":1" />


Following her death, Castrée was included in ''The Best American Comics 2016'', edited by [[Roz Chast]].<ref name=":1" /> In 2017 her final book ''A Bubble'' was posthumously published by [[Drawn & Quarterly]], having been completed by Portland artist [[Anders Nilsen (cartoonist)|Anders Nilsen]] and Elverum.<ref name="kexp" /><ref name=":4" /> They were initially wary about finishing it but concluded that it would be better for the book to be in a state of "easy readability rather than burden it with the awkward unfinished look, too cloaked in its context to be functional as a standalone thing."<ref name=":4" /> Castrée left instructions for its creation after her death.<ref name=":4" /> According to Elverum, she worked on it until her "literal final days".<ref>{{Cite podcast|url=https://www.pri.org/programs/studio-360/void-noid|title=A void: The Noid|website=Studio 360|publisher=[[The World (radio program)|The World]]|host=Kurt Andersen|date=April 12, 2018|time=43:45-44:00|access-date=September 24, 2020}}</ref>
In 2017, her final book, ''A Bubble'', was posthumously published by [[Drawn & Quarterly]], having been completed by her husband, Phil Elverum, and Portland artist [[Anders Nilsen (cartoonist)|Anders Nilsen]].<ref name="kexp" /><ref name=":4" /> They were initially wary about finishing it but concluded that it would be better for the book to be in a state of "easy readability rather than burden it with the awkward unfinished look, too cloaked in its context to be functional as a standalone thing."<ref name=":4" /> Castrée left instructions for its creation after her death.<ref name=":4" /> According to Elverum, she worked on it until her "literal final days".<ref>{{Cite podcast|url=https://www.pri.org/programs/studio-360/void-noid|title=A void: The Noid|website=Studio 360|publisher=[[The World (radio program)|The World]]|host=Kurt Andersen|date=April 12, 2018|time=43:45-44:00|access-date=September 24, 2020}}</ref> The book was created for her daughter as a gift, although she did intend for it to be published. It centers around their relationship and Castrée's struggle with cancer, which she compares to living in a bubble.<ref name="kexp" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=McGillis|first=Ian|date=July 12, 2018|title=Ian McGillis: Geneviève Castrée's A Bubble is a mother's lasting gift|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/books/ian-mcgillis-genevieve-castrees-a-bubble-is-a-mothers-lasting-gift|access-date=September 23, 2020|website=[[Montreal Gazette]]|language=en-CA}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Deziel|first=Shanda|date=July 16, 2018|title=How Geneviève Castrée's posthumous A Bubble came to be|url=https://quillandquire.com/omni/how-genevieve-castrees-posthumous-a-bubble-came-to-be/|access-date=September 23, 2020|website=[[Quill and Quire]]}}</ref> It features sparse text and is instead primarily told via an image per page.<ref name=":2" /> It concludes with an afterword by Elverum.<ref name=":2" /> Elverum noted that its creation was Castrée's way of coping.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Woods|first=Allan|date=July 13, 2018|title=Posthumous books from Quebec artist document the life she fought to save|url=https://www.therecord.com/entertainment/books/2018/07/13/posthumous-books-from-quebec-artist-document-the-life-she-fought-to-save.html|access-date=September 23, 2020|website=[[Waterloo Region Record|The Record]]|language=en}}</ref>


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A book of poems entitled ''Maman Apprivoisée'' was released in 2018.<ref name=":3" /> It consists of 44 poems written in French and English.<ref name=":3" /> It deals with her feelings surrounding her giving birth in 2015, and being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer the same year.<ref name=":3" /> Elverum has said that he is putting together a book of poems by her as well as a monograph of her illustrations.<ref name=":3" />
The book was created for her daughter as a gift, although she did intend for it to be published, and centers around their relationship and Castrée's struggle with cancer which she compares to living in a bubble.<ref name="kexp" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=McGillis|first=Ian|date=July 12, 2018|title=Ian McGillis: Geneviève Castrée's A Bubble is a mother's lasting gift|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/books/ian-mcgillis-genevieve-castrees-a-bubble-is-a-mothers-lasting-gift|access-date=2020-09-23|website=[[Montreal Gazette]]|language=en-CA}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Deziel|first=Shanda|date=2018-07-16|title=How Geneviève Castrée's posthumous A Bubble came to be|url=https://quillandquire.com/omni/how-genevieve-castrees-posthumous-a-bubble-came-to-be/|access-date=2020-09-23|website=[[Quill and Quire]]}}</ref> It features little text and is told via an image per page.<ref name=":2" /> It concludes with an afterword by Elverum.<ref name=":2" /> Elverum noted that its creation was Castrée's way of coping.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Woods|first=Allan|date=2018-07-13|title=Posthumous books from Quebec artist document the life she fought to save|url=https://www.therecord.com/entertainment/books/2018/07/13/posthumous-books-from-quebec-artist-document-the-life-she-fought-to-save.html|access-date=2020-09-23|website=[[Waterloo Region Record|The Record]]|language=en}}</ref>

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A book of poems entitled ''Maman Apprivoisée'' was released in 2018.<ref name=":3" /> It consists of 44 poems both written in French and English.<ref name=":3" /> It deals with her feelings surrounding her giving birth in 2015, and being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.<ref name=":3" /> Elverum has said that he is putting together a book of poems by her as well as a monograph of her illustrations.<ref name=":3" />


=== Musical career ===
=== Musical career ===
[[File:Hotel2Tango TrackingRoom1.jpg|thumb|left|[[Hotel2Tango]], the Montreal studio where Castrée recorded the Ô Paon album ''Courses''.]]
[[File:Hotel2Tango TrackingRoom1.jpg|thumb|left|[[Hotel2Tango]], the Montreal studio where Castrée recorded the Ô Paon album ''Courses'']]
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A self-taught musician, Castrée's first release was an accompanying LP to her 2004 book ''Pamplemoussi'',<ref name="kexp" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ô Paon|url=http://www.opaon.ca/sections/le-passethe-past/|access-date=July 19, 2016|website=www.opaon.ca}}</ref> recorded and [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed]] by Thomas Shields and Matt Skillings of the band Run Chico Run. The two artists provided many of the instruments and backing tracks to the album, as well as musical training and financing for the recording.

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The album was recorded and mixed in Victoria, British Columbia. It is lo-fi in nature, with Castrée singing in French over "childlike" instruments, such as a keyboard and recorder.<ref name="kexp" />
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A self-taught musician, Castrée's first release was an accompanying LP to her 2004 book ''Pamplemoussi.<ref name="kexp" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ô Paon|url=http://www.opaon.ca/sections/le-passethe-past/|access-date=2016-07-19|website=www.opaon.ca}}</ref>'' Recorded and [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed]] by Thomas Shields and Matt Skillings of the Band Run Chico Run. The two artists provided many of the instruments and backing tracks to the Album, as well as musical training and financing for the recording.
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The album was recorded and Mixed in Victoria BC. it is lo-fi in nature with Castrée singing in French over "childlike" instruments, such as a keyboard and recorder.''<ref name="kexp" />''


Under the name '''Woelv''' she released the 2006 EP, ''Gris'', via Elverum’s label P.W. Elverum & Sun, Ltd. ''Gris'' saw her expand on her already established lo-fi sound.''<ref name="kexp" />'' Her final release under the Woelv name came in 2007 as ''Tout Seul Dans La Forêt En Plein Jour, Avez-vous Peur? (translated as Alone in the Forest in the Middle of the Day, Are You Scared?).<ref name="kexp" />'' The album was recorded in [[Olympia, Washington|Olympia]], Washington on [[K Records]] with Elverum once again involved.''<ref name="kexp" />''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Howe|first=Brian|date=July 17, 2008|title=Woelv: Tout Seul dans la Forêt en Plein Jour, Avez-Vous Peur?|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11983-tout-seul-dans-la-foret-en-plein-jour-avez-vous-peur/|access-date=2020-07-10|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|language=en}}</ref>
Under the name '''Woelv''', Castrée released the 2006 EP ''Gris'' via Elverum's label P.W. Elverum & Sun, Ltd. ''Gris'' saw her expand on her already-established lo-fi sound.<ref name="kexp" /> Her final release under the Woelv name came in 2007 as ''Tout seul dans la forêt en plein jour, avez-vous peur?'' (English: ''Alone in the Forest in the Middle of the Day, Are You Scared?'').<ref name="kexp" /> The album was recorded in [[Olympia, Washington|Olympia]], Washington, via [[K Records]], with Elverum once again involved.<ref name="kexp" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Howe|first=Brian|date=July 17, 2008|title=Woelv: Tout Seul dans la Forêt en Plein Jour, Avez-Vous Peur?|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11983-tout-seul-dans-la-foret-en-plein-jour-avez-vous-peur/|access-date=July 10, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|language=en}}</ref>


In 2009 she established her own label and began releasing music under the name '''Ô Paon'''. In 2010 she released an LP ''Courses''—recorded at [[Hotel2Tango]], Montreal, with [[Thierry Amar]]—and in 2015 released ''Fleuve'', recoded with Phil Elverum and featuring Nicholas Krgovich and [[Lori Goldston]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ô Paon: Catalogue|url=http://www.opaon.ca/index.php/sections/catalogue/|access-date=2020-08-21|website=opaon.ca}}</ref>
In 2009, Castrée established her own label and began releasing music under the name '''Ô Paon'''. In 2010, she released an LP, ''Courses'', recorded at [[Hotel2Tango]], Montreal, with [[Thierry Amar]], and in 2015 released ''Fleuve'', recorded with Elverum and featuring Nicholas Krgovich and [[Lori Goldston]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ô Paon: Catalogue|url=http://www.opaon.ca/index.php/sections/catalogue/|access-date=August 21, 2020|website=opaon.ca}}</ref>


Castrée's also made appearances on recordings by [[Mount Eerie]], [[Thanksgiving (band)|Thanksgiving]], [[Karl Blau]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ô Paon: Collaborations|url=http://www.opaon.ca/index.php/sections/collaborations/|access-date=2020-08-21|website=opaon.ca}}</ref> [[D+ (band)|D+]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thompson|first=Paul|date=September 4, 2008|title=Elverum, Lunsford, Blau Release New D+ Album|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/33445-elverum-lunsford-blau-release-new-d-album/|access-date=2020-07-10|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|language=en-us}}</ref> and [[Aidan Baker]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Barakat|first=Farah|date=April 15, 2013|title=Aidan Baker Already Drowning|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/aidan_baker-already_drowning|access-date=2020-07-10|website=[[Exclaim!]]|language=en-ca}}</ref> Her and Elverum helped create the [[What The Heck Fest]]. She released a total of eight albums, under both names.<ref name=":1" />
Castrée also made appearances on recordings by [[Mount Eerie]], [[Thanksgiving (band)|Thanksgiving]], [[Karl Blau]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ô Paon: Collaborations|url=http://www.opaon.ca/index.php/sections/collaborations/|access-date=August 21, 2020|website=opaon.ca}}</ref> [[D+ (band)|D+]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thompson|first=Paul|date=September 4, 2008|title=Elverum, Lunsford, Blau Release New D+ Album|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/33445-elverum-lunsford-blau-release-new-d-album/|access-date=July 10, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|language=en-us}}</ref> and [[Aidan Baker]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Barakat|first=Farah|date=April 15, 2013|title=Aidan Baker Already Drowning|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/aidan_baker-already_drowning|access-date=July 10, 2020|website=[[Exclaim!]]|language=en-ca}}</ref> She and Elverum helped create the [[What The Heck Fest]]. She released a total of eight albums under both names.<ref name=":1" />


=== Themes and style ===
=== Themes and style ===
Castrée's literary work often dealt with topics such as, loyalty, her relationship with her parents and childhood abuse.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> They were typically of a discreet nature, and often eschewed typical comics paneling, alongside using negative space and open page layouts, among other techniques.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5" /> It featured a meticulous, [[folk art]] style that made heavy use of vibrant color.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Suzette|date=July 5, 2018|title=Geneviève Castrée’s Last Book Is a Baby Book for Her Daughter|url=https://www.thestranger.com/books/2018/07/05/28735415/genevieve-castrees-last-book-is-a-baby-book-for-her-daughter|access-date=2020-10-16|website=[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]|language=en}}</ref> Her characters were often expressive, being described as "fragile" and "broken", and were drawn with "wiggly" arms and "bending" legs.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":6" /> Themes such as sorrow and elation were present throughout her work in a symbiotic manner.<ref name=":5" />
Castrée's literary work often dealt with topics such as loyalty, her relationship with her parents and childhood abuse.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> They were typically of a discreet nature, and often eschewed typical comics paneling, alongside using [[negative space]] and open page layouts, among other techniques.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5" /> Her work featured a meticulous [[folk art]] style that made heavy use of vibrant color.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Suzette|date=July 5, 2018|title=Geneviève Castrée's Last Book Is a Baby Book for Her Daughter|url=https://www.thestranger.com/books/2018/07/05/28735415/genevieve-castrees-last-book-is-a-baby-book-for-her-daughter|access-date=October 16, 2020|website=[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]|language=en}}</ref> Her characters were often expressive, being described as "fragile" and "broken", and were drawn with "wiggly" arms and "bending" legs.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":6" /> Themes such as sorrow and elation were present throughout her work in a symbiotic manner.<ref name=":5" />


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Castrée was married to musician Phil Elverum, who has released music as [[the Microphones]] and [[Mount Eerie]].<ref name="p4k1">{{cite web|last1=Yoo|first1=Noah|title=Geneviève Elverum Has Died|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/66697-genevieve-elverum-has-died|access-date=10 July 2016|website=pitchfork.com}}</ref> They met in 2003 and married in 2004. They originally intended to move to Canada but after searching for [[Domicile (law)|residency]] decided to remain in the United States, in the town Anacortes, Washington.<ref name="wtf">{{cite podcast|host=Marc Maron|title=WTF with Marc Maron Podcast - EPISODE 818 - MARK MULCAHY / PHIL ELVERUM|website=[[YouTube]]|date=June 8, 2017|time=26:00-28:30|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrL0Z1ghZHM|access-date=April 28, 2020}}</ref> Castrée was also close friends with musician [[Lori Goldston]] and poet [[Joanne Kyger]].<ref name="observer">{{cite web|last1=Joffe|first1=Justin|date=March 21, 2017|title=Beyond Grief: How Mount Eerie Made an Album About His Wife's Death|url=https://observer.com/2017/03/mount-eerie-phil-elverum-interview/|access-date=April 12, 2020|website=[[observer.com|Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lori Goldston: Floating in the High Cold Air|url=https://www.thestranger.com/events/25032226/lori-goldston-floating-in-the-high-cold-air|access-date=2020-07-10|website=[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]|language=en}}</ref> French was Castrée's dominant language.<ref name=":5" />
Castrée was married to musician Phil Elverum, who has released music as [[the Microphones]] and [[Mount Eerie]].<ref name="p4k1">{{cite web|last1=Yoo|first1=Noah|title=Geneviève Elverum Has Died|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/66697-genevieve-elverum-has-died|access-date=July 10, 2016|website=pitchfork.com|date=July 10, 2016 }}</ref> They met in 2003 and married in 2004. They originally intended to move to Canada but after searching for [[Domicile (law)|residency]] decided to remain in the United States, in the town of [[Anacortes, Washington]], where Elverum grew up.<ref name="wtf">{{cite podcast|host=Marc Maron|title=WTF with Marc Maron Podcast - EPISODE 818 - MARK MULCAHY / PHIL ELVERUM|website=[[YouTube]]|date=June 8, 2017|time=26:00-28:30|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrL0Z1ghZHM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822044426/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrL0Z1ghZHM&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=2020-08-22 |url-status=dead|access-date=April 28, 2020}}</ref> Castrée was also close friends with musician [[Lori Goldston]] and poet [[Joanne Kyger]].<ref name="observer">{{cite web|last1=Joffe|first1=Justin|date=March 21, 2017|title=Beyond Grief: How Mount Eerie Made an Album About His Wife's Death|url=https://observer.com/2017/03/mount-eerie-phil-elverum-interview/|access-date=April 12, 2020|website=[[observer.com|Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lori Goldston: Floating in the High Cold Air|url=https://www.thestranger.com/events/25032226/lori-goldston-floating-in-the-high-cold-air|access-date=July 10, 2020|website=[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]|language=en}}</ref> French was Castrée's primary language.<ref name=":5" />


She was diagnosed with [[pancreatic cancer]] in 2015, shortly after the birth of her and Elverum's only child.<ref name="p4k2">{{cite web|last1=Monroe|first1=Jazz|title=Phil Elverum Seeks Donations for Wife's Cancer Treatment|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/65886-phil-elverum-seeks-donations-for-wifes-cancer-treatment/|access-date=10 July 2016|website=pitchfork.com}}</ref> In June 2016, a [[GoFundMe]] account was set up by Elverum to assist with their finances.<ref name="p4k2" /> She died on July 9, 2016.<ref name="p4k1" /> Her husband soon posted an update: "She died at home with me and her parents holding her, hopefully having reached some last minute peace".<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|last=Greene|first=Jayson|date=March 13, 2017|title=Death Is Real: Mount Eerie's Phil Elverum Copes With Unspeakable Tragedy|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/profile/10034-death-is-real-mount-eeries-phil-elverum-copes-with-unspeakable-tragedy/|access-date=February 7, 2020}}</ref>
Castrée was diagnosed with [[pancreatic cancer]] in 2015, shortly after the birth of her and Elverum's only child.<ref name="p4k2">{{cite web|last1=Monroe|first1=Jazz|title=Phil Elverum Seeks Donations for Wife's Cancer Treatment|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/65886-phil-elverum-seeks-donations-for-wifes-cancer-treatment/|access-date=July 10, 2016|website=pitchfork.com|date=June 2, 2016 }}</ref> In June 2016, a [[GoFundMe]] account was set up by Elverum to assist with their finances.<ref name="p4k2" /> She died on July 9, 2016, at the age of 35.<ref name="p4k1" /> Her husband soon posted an update: "She died at home with me and her parents holding her, hopefully having reached some last minute peace".<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|last=Greene|first=Jayson|date=March 13, 2017|title=Death Is Real: Mount Eerie's Phil Elverum Copes With Unspeakable Tragedy|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/profile/10034-death-is-real-mount-eeries-phil-elverum-copes-with-unspeakable-tragedy/|access-date=February 7, 2020}}</ref>


== Legacy ==
== Legacy ==
Following her death, Phil Elverum released three albums, ''[[A Crow Looked at Me]]'', ''[[Now Only]]'' and ''[[Lost Wisdom pt. 2]]'' chronicling her life and mourning her early death.<ref name="kexp" /> [[Katherine Paul]]'s debut album ''Mother of My Children'' was inspired by Castrée's death, who she described as her "mentor".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Blais-Billie|first=Braudie|date=September 11, 2019|title=Black Belt Eagle Scout Is Bringing Queer Indigenous Stories to Indie Rock|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/black-belt-eagle-scout-is-bringing-queer-indigenous-stories-to-indie-rock/|access-date=2020-09-22|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Richards|first=John|title=Black Belt Eagle Scout - Soft Stud|url=https://www.kexp.org/podcasts/song-of-the-day/2018/8/24/black-belt-eagle-scout-soft-stud/|access-date=2020-09-22|website=[[KEXP]]}}</ref> [[Clyde Petersen]] was inspired by Castrée's death to release an album he had recorded while briefly housing-sitting for Castrée and Elverum.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Henry|first=Dusty|date=2016-07-20|title=Your Heart Breaks Remembers Geneviève Castrée With ‘From Mount Eerie’|url=https://www.seattleweekly.com/music/your-heart-breaks-remembers-genevive-castre-with-from-mount-eerie/|access-date=2020-09-22|website=[[Seattle Weekly]]|language=en-US}}</ref> Other artists paid tribute to her, Anders Nilsen called her "one of my favorite people in the world and one of my favorite artists".<ref name=":1" /> Former publisher Chris Oliveros, expressed graditude and pride to have worked with her and published her works.<ref name=":1" />
Her widower, Phil Elverum, released three albums under his [[Mount Eerie]] project – ''[[A Crow Looked at Me]]'', ''[[Now Only]]'' and ''[[Lost Wisdom pt. 2]]'' – which chronicle Castrée's life and mourn her early death.<ref name="kexp" /> [[Katherine Paul]]'s debut album ''Mother of My Children'' was inspired by Castrée's death, whom Paul described as her "mentor".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Blais-Billie|first=Braudie|date=September 11, 2019|title=Black Belt Eagle Scout Is Bringing Queer Indigenous Stories to Indie Rock|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/black-belt-eagle-scout-is-bringing-queer-indigenous-stories-to-indie-rock/|access-date=September 22, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Richards|first=John|title=Black Belt Eagle Scout - Soft Stud|url=https://www.kexp.org/podcasts/song-of-the-day/2018/8/24/black-belt-eagle-scout-soft-stud/|access-date=September 22, 2020|website=[[KEXP]]}}</ref> [[Clyde Petersen]] was inspired by Castrée's death to release an album he had recorded while briefly house-sitting for Castrée and Elverum.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Henry|first=Dusty|date=July 20, 2016|title=Your Heart Breaks Remembers Geneviève Castrée With 'From Mount Eerie'|url=https://www.seattleweekly.com/music/your-heart-breaks-remembers-genevive-castre-with-from-mount-eerie/|access-date=September 22, 2020|website=[[Seattle Weekly]]|language=en-US}}</ref> Many other artists paid tribute to her. Anders Nilsen called her "one of my favorite people in the world and one of my favorite artists".<ref name=":1" /> Former publisher Chris Oliveros expressed gratitude and pride at having worked with her and published her works.<ref name=":1" />


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
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* ''Roulathèque Roulathèque Nicolore'', [[L'Oie de Cravan]], 2001.
* ''Roulathèque Roulathèque Nicolore'', [[L'Oie de Cravan]], 2001.
* ''Pamplemoussi'', LP and book, [[L'Oie de Cravan]], 2004.
* ''Pamplemoussi'', LP and book, [[L'Oie de Cravan]], 2004.
* ''Masques'', [[Sweet Dream Press]], 2007.
* ''Masques'', Sweet Dream Press, 2007.
* ''Tout Seul Dans La Forêt En Plein Jour, Avez-Vous Peur?'' (as Woelv), CD/LP and book, [[K Records]], 2007.
* ''Tout Seul Dans La Forêt En Plein Jour, Avez-Vous Peur?'' (as Woelv), CD/LP and book, [[K Records]], 2007.
* ''Enfance'', self-published anonymously, 2010
* ''Enfance'', self-published anonymously, 2010
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* ''A Bubble'', [[Drawn & Quarterly]], 2017.
* ''A Bubble'', [[Drawn & Quarterly]], 2017.
* ''Maman Apprivoisée'' (poetry, as Geneviève Elverum), [[L'Oie de Cravan]], 2018.
* ''Maman Apprivoisée'' (poetry, as Geneviève Elverum), [[L'Oie de Cravan]], 2018.
* [https://drawnandquarterly.com/books/genevieve-castree-complete-works-1981-2016/ ''Geneviève Castrée: Complete Works 1981-2016''], [[Drawn & Quarterly]], 2022.


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==Exhibitions==
==Exhibitions==
* ''Orange Sanguine'' (drawings and dolls), The Crying Room, Vancouver, BC, 2002.<ref>{{cite web |title=ORANGE SANGUINE new dolls and drawings by GENEVIEVE CASTREE |url=http://www.thecryingroom.org/exhibition-pages/25_genevieve.html |website=the crying room |access-date=11 May 2020}}</ref>
* ''Orange Sanguine'' (drawings and dolls), The Crying Room, Vancouver, BC, 2002.<ref>{{cite web |title=ORANGE SANGUINE new dolls and drawings by GENEVIEVE CASTREE |url=http://www.thecryingroom.org/exhibition-pages/25_genevieve.html |website=the crying room |access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref>
* ''Deviate'' (with [[Allison Cole]]), Junc Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2006.<ref>{{cite web |title=LA - "Deviate" (04/15/06 - 05/07/06) |url=https://hustlerofculture.typepad.com/me_we/art/ |website=Hustler of Culture |access-date=11 May 2020}}</ref>
* ''Deviate'' (with [[Allison Cole]]), Junc Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2006.<ref>{{cite web |title=LA - "Deviate" (04/15/06 - 05/07/06) |url=https://hustlerofculture.typepad.com/me_we/art/ |website=Hustler of Culture |access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref>
* ''Masques'', Book Gallery Popotame, Tokyo, 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=TAB Event - Genevieve Castree Exhibition Book Gallery Popotame |url=http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2007/6CDA.en |website=Tokyo Art Beat |access-date=11 May 2020}}</ref>
* ''Masques'', Book Gallery Popotame, Tokyo, 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=TAB Event - Genevieve Castree Exhibition Book Gallery Popotame |url=http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2007/6CDA.en |website=Tokyo Art Beat |access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref>
* ''Geneviève Castrée : Drawings'', Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, NY, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=Geneviève Castrée : Drawings |url=http://www.artnet.de/galerien/adam-baumgold-gallery/genevi%C3%A8ve-castr%C3%A9e-drawings/ |website=artnet |access-date=11 May 2020}}</ref>
* ''Geneviève Castrée : Drawings'', Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, NY, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=Geneviève Castrée : Drawings |url=http://www.artnet.de/galerien/adam-baumgold-gallery/genevi%C3%A8ve-castr%C3%A9e-drawings/ |website=artnet |access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref>
*Pia-Anna Borneo Gallery, Lucerne, Switzerland, 28 March - 5 April 2009.<ref name="Spring2008">{{citation |title=Bulletin Numero Deux|date= Spring 2009|last= Castrée|first=Geneviève}}</ref>
*Pia-Anna Borneo Gallery, Lucerne, Switzerland, March 28 - April 5, 2009.<ref name="Spring2008">{{citation |title=Bulletin Numero Deux|date=Spring 2009|last= Castrée|first=Geneviève}}</ref>
* ''Some Shit'', THANKY, Richmond, VA, 3–27 April 2009.<ref name="Spring2008"/>
* ''Some Shit'', THANKY, Richmond, VA, April 3–27, 2009.<ref name="Spring2008"/>
* ''Débarrassée/Décomplexée'', Presspop Gallery/Book Gallery Popotame, Tokyo, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Geneviève Castrée Solo Exhibit |url=http://www.presspop.com/gallery/genevieve-castree/ |website=Presspop |access-date=4 May 2020}}</ref>
* ''Débarrassée/Décomplexée'', Presspop Gallery/Book Gallery Popotame, Tokyo, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Geneviève Castrée Solo Exhibit |url=http://www.presspop.com/gallery/genevieve-castree/ |website=Presspop |access-date=May 4, 2020 |archive-date=September 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927130343/http://www.presspop.com/gallery/genevieve-castree/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ''Hivers'', Book Gallery Popotame, Tokyo, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=Run, don't walk, to Tokyo |url=https://www.drawnandquarterly.com/blog/2013/02/run-dont-walk-tokyo |website=Drawn & Quarterly |access-date=11 May 2020}}</ref>
* ''Hivers'', Book Gallery Popotame, Tokyo, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=Run, don't walk, to Tokyo |url=https://www.drawnandquarterly.com/blog/2013/02/run-dont-walk-tokyo |website=Drawn & Quarterly |access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref>
* ''Susceptible '', Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery, Seattle, WA, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=We're Susceptible to Geneviève Castrée at the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery! |url=http://fantagraphics.com/flog/were-susceptible-to-genevieve-castree-at-the-fantagraphics-bookstore-gallery/ |website=Fantagraphics |access-date=11 May 2020}}</ref>
* ''Susceptible '', Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery, Seattle, WA, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=We're Susceptible to Geneviève Castrée at the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery! |url=http://fantagraphics.com/flog/were-susceptible-to-genevieve-castree-at-the-fantagraphics-bookstore-gallery/ |website=Fantagraphics |date=March 14, 2013 |access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref>
* ''Forest of Suicides'' (group show), Galeria de Muerte, Tokyo, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=TAB Event - Forest of Suicides |url=http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2013/9D35.en |website=Tokyo Artbeat |access-date=11 May 2020}}</ref>
* ''Forest of Suicides'' (group show), Galeria de Muerte, Tokyo, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=TAB Event - Forest of Suicides |url=http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2013/9D35.en |website=Tokyo Artbeat |access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref>
* ''Drawn & Quarterly 25th'' (group show), Galerie Martel, Paris, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Drawn & Quarterly 25th Exhibit in Paris |url=https://www.drawnandquarterly.com/event/2016/01/drawn-quarterly-25th-exhibit-paris |website=Drawn & Quarterly}}</ref>
* ''Drawn & Quarterly 25th'' (group show), Galerie Martel, Paris, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Drawn & Quarterly 25th Exhibit in Paris |url=https://www.drawnandquarterly.com/event/2016/01/drawn-quarterly-25th-exhibit-paris |website=Drawn & Quarterly}}</ref>
* ''A Bubble'', Editions de la Pasteque, Montreal, QC , 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Genevieve Castree exhibit in Monteal |url=https://www.drawnandquarterly.com/event/2018/05/genevieve-castree-exhibit-montreal |website=Drawn & Quarterly |access-date=4 May 2020}}</ref>
* ''A Bubble'', Editions de la Pasteque, Montreal, QC, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Genevieve Castree exhibit in Montreal |url=https://www.drawnandquarterly.com/event/2018/05/genevieve-castree-exhibit-montreal |website=Drawn & Quarterly |access-date=May 4, 2020}}</ref>
* ''This is Serious'' (group show), Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=This is Serious" exhibit at the Art Gallery of Hamilton |url=https://www.drawnandquarterly.com/event/2019/06/serious-exhibit-art-gallery-hamilton |website=Drawn & Quarterly |access-date=4 May 2020}}</ref>
* ''This is Serious'' (group show), Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=This is Serious" exhibit at the Art Gallery of Hamilton |url=https://www.drawnandquarterly.com/event/2019/06/serious-exhibit-art-gallery-hamilton |website=Drawn & Quarterly |access-date=May 4, 2020}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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* ''a)b)c)d)e)'', 7" record, TAUS 001 [[Disques Ô Paon]], 2009.
* ''a)b)c)d)e)'', 7" record, TAUS 001 [[Disques Ô Paon]], 2009.
* ''Courses'', CD/LP, TAUS 003 [[Disques Ô Paon]], 2010.
* ''Courses'', CD/LP, TAUS 003 [[Disques Ô Paon]], 2010.
* ''Quatorze/Quanze Ans'', 10" record, TAUS 004 [[Disques Ô Paon]], 2013.
* ''Quatorze/Quinze Ans'', 10" record, TAUS 004 [[Disques Ô Paon]], 2013.
* ''Fleuve'', LP, TAUS 005 [[Disques Ô Paon]], 2015.
* ''Fleuve'', LP, TAUS 005 [[Disques Ô Paon]], 2015.


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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons}}
{{Commons}}
*[https://www.pwelverumandsun.com/genevieve P.W. Elverum & Sun] (current official store for Geneviève's books and music)
*[https://www.pwelverumandsun.com/genevieve P.W. Elverum & Sun] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527044425/https://www.pwelverumandsun.com/genevieve |date=May 27, 2020 }} (current official store for Geneviève's books and music)
*[http://www.opaon.ca Ô Paon official website] (no longer updated)
*[http://www.opaon.ca Ô Paon official website] (no longer updated)
*[https://opaon.bandcamp.com/ Ô Paon at Bandcamp]
*[https://opaon.bandcamp.com/ Ô Paon at Bandcamp]
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Geneviève Castrée
Castrée performing in 2006
Born
Geneviève Gosselin

(1981-04-09)April 9, 1981
Loretteville, Quebec, Canada
DiedJuly 9, 2016(2016-07-09) (aged 35)
Anacortes, Washington, U.S.
Spouse
​
(m. 2004)​
Children1
Musical career
Genres
Occupations
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active2000–2016
LabelsL'Oie de Cravan
Websitewww.pwelverumandsun.com

Geneviève Elverum (née Gosselin; April 9, 1981 – July 9, 2016), also known as Geneviève Castrée, was a Canadian cartoonist, illustrator, and musician from Quebec. An early admirer of comics, she began creating them at a young age. L'Oie de Cravan published her first book, Lait Frappé, in 2000. By 2004 she had released three more books—Die Fabrik, Roulatheque Roulatheque Nicolore and Pamplemoussi. The latter is considered her artistic breakthrough.[citation needed]

Her 2012 book Susceptible gave her international success and was followed by a book of poems in French entitled Maman Sauvage in 2015. Her next two works A Bubble and Maman Apprivoisée were both released posthumously. She also recorded a total of eight albums under the name Woelv and Ô Paon (stylized in all caps).

In 2003, Castrée met musician Phil Elverum, and the two married the following year. In 2015, she gave birth to their only child. That same year, she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She died in 2016. Elverum later recorded a series of albums centered around her life and death.

Early life

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Loretteville, Quebec, where Castrée was born

Geneviève Gosselin was born in Loretteville, Quebec, in 1981.[1] She grew up reading Tintin comics from an early age, so much so that she eventually entered, studied for, and won a Tintin competition. From an early age, she was drawing comics influenced by artists she loved, including Hergé, Renée French, Chester Brown, Julie Doucet, and Argentinian artist Quino. Doucet in particular had a significant influence on Castrée, influencing her character design and lettering style.[2]

When Gosselin was five, her father left her and her mother. At age fifteen, Gosselin traveled around Canada and reunited with her absentee father. Although their relationship was strained, Gosselin's father did build her a log cabin to live in. In her teens, Gosselin, without formal training, began her cartooning career, publishing minicomics and adopting the name Geneviève Castrée.[2][3]

Gosselin had a troubled relationship with her mother, experiencing both a deep connection and feelings of alienation and belittlement. Her relationship with her father was less contentious but also less intimate.[2]

Career

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Castrée performing under the name Ô Paon in 2012

Artistry

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In 2000, Montréal publisher L'Oie de Cravan published her first book, Lait Frappé,[4] followed by Die Fabrik that same year[5] and Roulatheque Roulatheque Nicolore in 2001, but it was Pamplemoussi in 2004 that served as her artistic breakthrough. The release marked her first major movement to integrate her music and visual art into one cohesive practice.[2]

In 2012, Castrée released Susceptible, a graphic novel that chronicles her childhood growing up in Quebec through the character of Goglu, her childhood nickname.[2][6] It was released to critical acclaim and saw her achieve international success, as well as helping her feel "unburdened" by her memories of her mother.[7][8] In 2015, Maman Sauvage, a book of poems in French detailing Castrée's feelings as a mother, was published by L'Oie de Cravan under the name Geneviève Elverum.[2][5] Following her death, Castrée was included in The Best American Comics 2016, edited by Roz Chast.[2]

In 2017, her final book, A Bubble, was posthumously published by Drawn & Quarterly, having been completed by her husband, Phil Elverum, and Portland artist Anders Nilsen.[5][8] They were initially wary about finishing it but concluded that it would be better for the book to be in a state of "easy readability rather than burden it with the awkward unfinished look, too cloaked in its context to be functional as a standalone thing."[8] Castrée left instructions for its creation after her death.[8] According to Elverum, she worked on it until her "literal final days".[9] The book was created for her daughter as a gift, although she did intend for it to be published. It centers around their relationship and Castrée's struggle with cancer, which she compares to living in a bubble.[5][7][8] It features sparse text and is instead primarily told via an image per page.[7] It concludes with an afterword by Elverum.[7] Elverum noted that its creation was Castrée's way of coping.[10]

A book of poems entitled Maman Apprivoisée was released in 2018.[10] It consists of 44 poems written in French and English.[10] It deals with her feelings surrounding her giving birth in 2015, and being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer the same year.[10] Elverum has said that he is putting together a book of poems by her as well as a monograph of her illustrations.[10]

Musical career

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Hotel2Tango, the Montreal studio where Castrée recorded the Ô Paon album Courses

A self-taught musician, Castrée's first release was an accompanying LP to her 2004 book Pamplemoussi,[5][11] recorded and mixed by Thomas Shields and Matt Skillings of the band Run Chico Run. The two artists provided many of the instruments and backing tracks to the album, as well as musical training and financing for the recording. The album was recorded and mixed in Victoria, British Columbia. It is lo-fi in nature, with Castrée singing in French over "childlike" instruments, such as a keyboard and recorder.[5]

Under the name Woelv, Castrée released the 2006 EP Gris via Elverum's label P.W. Elverum & Sun, Ltd. Gris saw her expand on her already-established lo-fi sound.[5] Her final release under the Woelv name came in 2007 as Tout seul dans la forêt en plein jour, avez-vous peur? (English: Alone in the Forest in the Middle of the Day, Are You Scared?).[5] The album was recorded in Olympia, Washington, via K Records, with Elverum once again involved.[5][12]

In 2009, Castrée established her own label and began releasing music under the name Ô Paon. In 2010, she released an LP, Courses, recorded at Hotel2Tango, Montreal, with Thierry Amar, and in 2015 released Fleuve, recorded with Elverum and featuring Nicholas Krgovich and Lori Goldston.[13]

Castrée also made appearances on recordings by Mount Eerie, Thanksgiving, Karl Blau,[14] D+[15] and Aidan Baker.[16] She and Elverum helped create the What The Heck Fest. She released a total of eight albums under both names.[2]

Themes and style

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Castrée's literary work often dealt with topics such as loyalty, her relationship with her parents and childhood abuse.[6][7] They were typically of a discreet nature, and often eschewed typical comics paneling, alongside using negative space and open page layouts, among other techniques.[2][3] Her work featured a meticulous folk art style that made heavy use of vibrant color.[17] Her characters were often expressive, being described as "fragile" and "broken", and were drawn with "wiggly" arms and "bending" legs.[2][17] Themes such as sorrow and elation were present throughout her work in a symbiotic manner.[3]

Personal life

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Castrée was married to musician Phil Elverum, who has released music as the Microphones and Mount Eerie.[18] They met in 2003 and married in 2004. They originally intended to move to Canada but after searching for residency decided to remain in the United States, in the town of Anacortes, Washington, where Elverum grew up.[19] Castrée was also close friends with musician Lori Goldston and poet Joanne Kyger.[20][21] French was Castrée's primary language.[3]

Castrée was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015, shortly after the birth of her and Elverum's only child.[22] In June 2016, a GoFundMe account was set up by Elverum to assist with their finances.[22] She died on July 9, 2016, at the age of 35.[18] Her husband soon posted an update: "She died at home with me and her parents holding her, hopefully having reached some last minute peace".[23]

Legacy

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Her widower, Phil Elverum, released three albums under his Mount Eerie project – A Crow Looked at Me, Now Only and Lost Wisdom pt. 2 – which chronicle Castrée's life and mourn her early death.[5] Katherine Paul's debut album Mother of My Children was inspired by Castrée's death, whom Paul described as her "mentor".[24][25] Clyde Petersen was inspired by Castrée's death to release an album he had recorded while briefly house-sitting for Castrée and Elverum.[26] Many other artists paid tribute to her. Anders Nilsen called her "one of my favorite people in the world and one of my favorite artists".[2] Former publisher Chris Oliveros expressed gratitude and pride at having worked with her and published her works.[2]

Bibliography

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Books

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All titles published as Geneviève Castrée except where indicated:

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Exhibitions

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  • Orange Sanguine (drawings and dolls), The Crying Room, Vancouver, BC, 2002.[27]
  • Deviate (with Allison Cole), Junc Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2006.[28]
  • Masques, Book Gallery Popotame, Tokyo, 2007.[29]
  • Geneviève Castrée : Drawings, Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, NY, 2008.[30]
  • Pia-Anna Borneo Gallery, Lucerne, Switzerland, March 28 - April 5, 2009.[31]
  • Some Shit, THANKY, Richmond, VA, April 3–27, 2009.[31]
  • Débarrassée/Décomplexée, Presspop Gallery/Book Gallery Popotame, Tokyo, 2010.[32]
  • Hivers, Book Gallery Popotame, Tokyo, 2013.[33]
  • Susceptible , Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery, Seattle, WA, 2013.[34]
  • Forest of Suicides (group show), Galeria de Muerte, Tokyo, 2013.[35]
  • Drawn & Quarterly 25th (group show), Galerie Martel, Paris, 2016.[36]
  • A Bubble, Editions de la Pasteque, Montreal, QC, 2018.[37]
  • This is Serious (group show), Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, 2019.[38]

Discography

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Woelv releases

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  • Pamplemoussi (as Geneviève Castrée), LP and book, L'Oie de Cravan, 2004.
  • Gris, CD-EP/10" record, P.W. Elverum & Sun, 2006.
  • Le niveau de la mer/Bête à Cheval, 7" record, K Records, 2007.
  • Tout Seul Dans La Forêt En Plein Jour, Avez-vous Peur?, CD/LP and book, K Records, 2007

Woelv compilation appearances

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  • Le Béluga on Trust In Sirens: What The Heck Fest 2004, CD, Kelp Monthly, 2004.
  • Réconciliation on Flotsam and Jetsam: What The Heck Fest 2005, CD, Kelp Monthly, 2005.
  • Le Déserteur (Boris Vian) on Free The Bird: What The Heck Fest 2006, CD, Kelp Monthly, 2006.

Ô Paon releases

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Ô Paon compilation appearances

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  • Raffinerie on What The Heck Fest 2007, CD, Charming Tedious, 2007
  • Les Cerfs-Volants on The Second Marriage Compilation, CD, Marriage Records, 2007.
  • Le Retour on No Band Is An Island, CD, Knw-Yr-Own, 2008.
  • Nunavik on Songs For The Arctic Ocean, digital, Beat is Murder Records, 2009.
  • Certitude (D+) on What The Heck?, CD, Knw-Yr-Own, 2009.
  • Films Americains on Yeti Ten, CD and magazine, Yeti, 2010.
  • Evolution (alternative version) on Resume vol. 2, digital, 7 e.p., 2011.

Collaborations and appearances

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References

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  16. ^ Barakat, Farah (April 15, 2013). "Aidan Baker Already Drowning". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  17. ^ a b Smith, Suzette (July 5, 2018). "Geneviève Castrée's Last Book Is a Baby Book for Her Daughter". The Stranger. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
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  21. ^ "Lori Goldston: Floating in the High Cold Air". The Stranger. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  22. ^ a b Monroe, Jazz (June 2, 2016). "Phil Elverum Seeks Donations for Wife's Cancer Treatment". pitchfork.com. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  23. ^ Greene, Jayson (March 13, 2017). "Death Is Real: Mount Eerie's Phil Elverum Copes With Unspeakable Tragedy". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  24. ^ Blais-Billie, Braudie (September 11, 2019). "Black Belt Eagle Scout Is Bringing Queer Indigenous Stories to Indie Rock". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  25. ^ Richards, John. "Black Belt Eagle Scout - Soft Stud". KEXP. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
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  27. ^ "ORANGE SANGUINE new dolls and drawings by GENEVIEVE CASTREE". the crying room. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  28. ^ "LA - "Deviate" (04/15/06 - 05/07/06)". Hustler of Culture. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
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  33. ^ "Run, don't walk, to Tokyo". Drawn & Quarterly. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  34. ^ "We're Susceptible to Geneviève Castrée at the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery!". Fantagraphics. March 14, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
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