PRIMARY TRAINING
1972-1976 Ornamental
metal work
École des métiers d’art de St-Pons de Thomières –
FURTHER
TRAINING
Conseil régional de la culture et des communications
de
2005 – Web design
2004 – Applying for grants
2004 – Photoshop (Advanced)
2004 – Elements of taxation
EXPLORATORY
TRAVELS
2007 –
2007
– Southern Languedoc : Musée regional de préhistoire de St-Pons
Meeting with M. Rodriguez, Founder and Director of the
Museum.
2003 – Southern
SOLO EXHIBITS
2008
- Empreintes mystiques (mystical
imprints): Musée régional de
2007 - L’Art sort dans la rue – de Tadoussac à
Sept-Îles
Exhibit of 11 sculptures from June to October in various public areas.
2006 – Display of 10 sculptures in unusual places
throughout the Haute-Côte-Nord region
2005 –Traces de culture
Musée régional de
COMMISSIONED WORK (PUBLIC)
Whale
Sculpture, polished metal, 2007
Fondation de l’Hôpital de Baie-Comeau
Rosaire Corbin Trophy
Sculpture, metal and bronze, 2004
Saguenay –
Prix d’excellence en culture Trophy
Sculpture, metal and bronze, 2003
Conseil régional de la culture et des communications de
L’envol
Sculpture created in collaboration with Talo
Recycled metal, 2003
City of
Chasseur de phoques
Sculpture, metal, copper, seal bone, 2000
Montagnais Essipit Band Council
Le Ulu
Sculpture, 2000
Institut culturel et éducatif montagnais (ICEM)
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Table "Anite ka
kussanut"
Hydro-Québec Collection
Traces d’échange
Sculpture, granit, 2006-2007
Autorités portuaires de Sept-Îles Collection
Plongeon
Sculpture, polished metal, 2005
Centre local de développement de
Chenal laurentien
Sculpture, recycled metal, whale bone, hemp, granite,
2003
Parcs Canada Collection (Saguenay –
Chasseur de phoques
Sculpture, metal, copper, seal bone, 2000
Montagnais Essipit Band Council
Le Ulu
Sculpture, metal, whale bone, granite, 2000
Institut culturel et éducatif montagnais (ICEM)
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Whale 1
Sculpture, metal and granite, 2007
Frédéric Back Collection,
Whale 2
Sculpture, metal and granite, 2007
Emmanuel Soldevida Collection,
Bison
Sculpture, metal and granite, 2005
Charlotte Laurier Collection,
Morgan
Sculpture, metal and granite, 2004
Jacques Gagné Collection, Bergeronnes
L’œuf du Coq
Sculpture, metal, granite and hemp, 2001
Robin Molson Collection,
Déesse de la mer
Sculpture, whale bone, driftwood, pewter and granite,
1997
Dr. Jacynthe Marceau Collection,
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
2003-2007
Member of the Conseil régional de la culture et des communications de
2006 – Directory of cultural/educational resources
2003-2005 – Teacher, sculpture basics
Polyvalente des Berges, Les Bergeronnes – Secondary school
École St-Joseph, Tadoussac – Elementary school
2001- Member of the Jury
Photography competition on the theme: Seashore Landscapes
Centre d’interprétation Archéo-Topo
1996 – Director of artistic logistics
Symposium on aboriginal painting
Centre d’interprétation Archéo-Topo
PROFESIONNAL EXPERIENCE
2002-2005 – Blacksmith (self-employed)
Creation and fabrication workshop of museological structures for large-scale
pieces and other specialized supports
1997-2001 – Atelier Lavista
Creation of unique, domestic and decorative pieces
1976-1980 – Blacksmith
Ferronnerie ALOI, St-Pons de Thomières, France
HONORS AND AWARDS
2007 - Prix à la création artistique en région
(Côte-Nord)
Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec
2006 – Creative Bursary from the Fonds pour les Arts
et les Lettres de
Conseil
2004 – Prix Reconnaissance artistique, Gala
Hommage aux gens de chez-nous
MRC
1976 – Head of class in ornamental metal work
École des métiers d’art de St-Pons de Thomières,
France
FILMOGRAPHY AND INTERVIEWS
Filmed interview for a documentary series in
Productions Esperamos (scheduled for broadcast in 2008 on Canal Découverte)
Documentary « Traces d’échange», 2006-2007
Productions Télé-Québec, (in production, broadcas scheduled for 2008)
Radio
2005-2007, radio interviews
Video brief on his work as an artist
2005, Culture éclair, Télé-Québec