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Born on June 15, 1954, in Péribonka, Québec, Canada
Living in Brisbane, Australia since 1990

Education:

1973 –1975
Sherbrooke Cegep, Fine Arts
Since 1975   Research and experimentation on the painting techniques.

Solo               

Exhibitions:

2009   Gallery 2120, Brisbane, Australia

2008   Gadfly Gallery, Delkeith, Perth, Australia

2007   Delshan Art Gallery, Modern Art, Melbourne, Australia

2007   Gadfly Gallery, Delkeith, Perth, Australia

2006   Delshan Art Gallery, Modern Art, Melbourne, Australia

2005   Maria Perides Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

2004   Delshan Art Gallery, Modern Art, Melbourne, Australia

2003   Musee Louis Hemon, Peribonka, Quebec, Canada

2000   Galerie la corniche, Chicoutimi, Canada

1997   Delshan Art Gallery, Modern Art, Melbourne, Australia

1996   Valerie Cohen Fine Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia

            Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

1994   “Le moment présent”, Ipswich Regional Gallery, Ipswich, Australia

1992   “De la fiction à la réalité”, exposition itinérante :

           Centre culturel de Dolbeau, Dolbeau, Canada

           Salon du Conseil régional de la culture, Jonquière, Canada

           Promenade du Vieux-Québec, Québec, Canada

1985   Caisse Populaire de Sherbrooke-Est, Sherbrooke, Canada

1983   Galerie coopérative des arts visuels, Chicoutimi, Canada

1980   Galerie Menasen, Sherbrooke, Canada

                        1975   Café de la Cour, Québec, Canada

Group             

Exhibitions:

Since 1996   Tattersall’s Club Landscape Prize, Brisbane, Australia

Since 2002   Combined Brisbane Rotary Club Brisbane

2006-07   The Black Snake Art Award, Queensland, Australia

2005    Whyalla Art Prize, South Australia

2005   Works for the blues, Brisbane, Australia           

2005   Reflections of life, Art Prize, Brisbane

2002    Warwick Art Gallery Art Prize

2001    Works for the blues, Brisbane, Australia                      

1999    Verlie Just Town Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

            Western Gallery, Toowoomba, Australia

1998    Alice Bale, Art Award, Melbourne, Australia

            Ex. Cat. Smith & Stoneley Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

            Redlands Art Awards, Cleveland, Australia

           The Gold Medal Art Show, Melbourne, Australia

1995   “The Sky is the Limit”, The Contemporary Art and Design Gallery, Brisbane,   

 “When Angels Prey”, The Bauhaus Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

1994   “Drawing Connection”, Metro Arts, Brisbane, Australia

        Moreton Shire Exposition, Ipswich, Australia

1993    “Crossing”, BEMAC – Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia

1989    “Rencontre parallèle”, Montréal, Canada

1988    “Living Nature”, Natural Sciences Museum, Ottawa, Canada

1986    “Du beau dans l’espace”, Galerie de la B.C.P., Alma, Canada

1985    “Québec-France”, Expo Prestige, Joliette, Canada

1984    Centre international d’art contemporain, Paris, France

            Galerie Pierre Labrecque, Trois-Rivières, Canada

1975-84 Various exhibitions in different regions in Canada

Awards:

2007  First prize, Best of show, The Black Snake Art Award, Queensland, Australia

2006  First prize, Best of show, The Black Snake Art Award, Queensland, Australia

2006  Best Landscape, The Black Snake Art Award, Queensland, Australia

2004  Commended, Tattersall’s Club Landscape Prize Brisbane, Australia

2003  Best Oil or Acrylic, Art Spectacular, The Combined Brisbane Rotary Clubs,

          Brisbane, Australia

1996   First prize, Tattersall’s Club Landscape Prize Brisbane, Australia

1994   First prize, Moreton Shire Exposition, Ipswich, Australia

1989 Le prix d’excellence, Concours national des arts visuels, “Rencontre          parallèle, Montréal, Canada

 Mentions:

"Who is who of Australian Visual Artists", 1995

"Royaume aux cents trésors", Ed. Promotion Ad Librum, Canada, 1994 : p. 27, 94

 Félix Vallée, "Le guide Vallée", 1986 et 1992, Montréal, Canada

 Guy Fournier, “Mieux connaître”, Roberval, Canada, 1986 : p. 34-36.

 Clément Fortin, "Cent peintres rendent hommage à Maria Chapdelaine", C.F. ed.

Alma, Canada                 

Collections:

Domtar Inc., Dolbeau, Québec, Canada

Musée Louis-Hémon, Péribonka, Québec, Canada

Hotel de ville et Centre sportif, Girardville, Canada

Minto Construction Ltée, Ottawa, Canada

First Provincial Building Society, Ipswich, Australia

Caisse Populaire de Sherbrooke-Est, Sherbrooke, Canada

Caisse Populaire de Girardville, Girardville, Canada

Rydges Hotel, Southbank, Brisbane, Australia

Tattersall’s Club, Brisbane, Australia

Ehime Women’s College, Ehime, Japan

Maharaji Center, Amaroo, Queensland, Australia