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Originally from France, Patricia Leguen now lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She has competed at over 120 national and international snow, ice, sand, and fire sculpture competitions and festivals since 1991 (in Canada, Norway, Italy, Russia, the United States, Greenland, the United Kingdom, China, Japan, France, Belgium, United Arab Emirates, Mexico, etc.). Patricia studied Fine Arts under Bill Epp at the University of Saskatchewan from 1979 to 1981 and at the École des Beaux-Arts in Nantes, France from 1982 to 1983. She also holds a Master's Degree in English, a Bachelor of Arts in French and a Bachelor of Education. She is a government accredited conference interpreter and a certified translator. She has been running her own translation and interpretation business since 1990. She was the first Canadian woman to compete at the international level in snow, ice, sand, and fire sculpture competitions.. She has won numerous prizes over the years, including :

  • January 1995, Public choice and 2nd place at the International Snow Sculpture Competition in San Vigilio, Italy. Title: Wascana, Pile of Bones
  • February 1996, 3rd Place at the International Snow Sculpture Competition in Moscow, Russia. Title: Connection
  • March 1996, Silver Medal at the World Ice Carving Championships in Fairbanks, Alaska, multi-block classic, 20 tons of ice. Title: Wascana
  • March 1997, Special Jury Prize, International Snow Sculpture Competition, Nuuk, Greenland
  • January 1999, 3rd place and bronze medal at the International Snow Sculpture Competition in Harbin, China. Title: Chief Poundmaker
  • March 2000, Artist Choice Award and Bronze Medal, Abstract Category, at the World Ice Art Championships in Fairbanks, Alaska, Multi-Block Classic, 20 tons of ice. Title: Northern Sun
  • July 2000, only Canadian invited at the first International Sand Sculpture Festival in the UK, in Glasgow, Scotland. Title: Athena
  • September 2000, Award for Best Architecture and 2nd Public Choice at the World Sand Sculpture Championships in Harrison Hot Springs, BC, Canada. Title: East meets West.
  • February 2001, 2nd Place at the 28th International Snow Sculpture Festival in Sapporo, Japan. Title: Escape
  • August 2001, International Fire Sculpture Festival in Fécamp, France. Title: Where the Buffalo Roam
  • January 2002, 2nd Place at the International Ice Carving Competition, in Harbin, China. Title: Eagle Spirit
  • September 2002, Award for Best Hand Built Solo at the World Sand Sculpture Championships in Harrison Hot Springs, BC, Canada. Title: Red Cloud
  • January 2003, 2nd place at the International Snow Sculpture Competition in Harbin, China. Title: Chief Walking Buffalo.
  • January 2006 Commission for Centennial Snow Sculpture of Chief Whitecalf, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  • May 2007 invited at the Tournament of Champions, Harrison Hot Springs, BC, Canada. Title: Gulliver in Lilliput
  • January 2008, 3rd place at the International Snow Sculpture Competition in Harbin, China. Title: Gabriel Dumont, Prince of the Prairies.
  • September 2008 Invited artist at Farhenheit Fire Sculpture Festival in Windsor, Ontario. Title: Tree of Fire
  • September 2009, 3rd place in the doubles event at the North American Sand Sculpture Championships, Virginia Beach, VA, USA. Title: Zen Garden.
  • January 22, 2010,1st place at the International Snow Sculpture Festival in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Title: Schuss
  • January 30, 2010, 3rd place at the International Snow Sculpture Symposium, San Martino di Castrozza, Italy. Title: Winged Victory
  • January 29, 2011, 2nd place at the International Snow Sculpture Competition in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Title: Tribute to Duchamp No2
  • January 8, 2012, 4th place out of 28 teams of 2 and Special Award from the jury at the International Ice Carving Competition in Harbin, China. Title: Raven Steals the Sun
  • January 6-8, 2014 4th place out of 23 teams of 2 and trophy for creativity at the 28th International Ice Carving Competition in Harbin, China. Title: Waiting for Spring
  • January 21-24, 2014 3rd place at the 31st International Snow Sculpture Competition in Valloire, France. Title: Contortion
  • January 20-23, 2015, 2nd place, Public Choice and Young Public Choice at the 32nd International Snow Sculpture Competition in Valloire, France, Title: White Buffalo
  • January 19-22, 2016 1st place at the 33rd International Snow Sculpture Competition in Valloire, France. Title: Rush
  • February 13-20, 2020 5th place at the World Ice Art Championships in Fairbanks, Alaska in the Multi-Block Classic. Title: Spirit of the Forest