Pierre Gauvreau
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| Pierre Gauvreau | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 August 1922 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 7 April 2011 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Field | painting |
| Training | l'École des beaux-arts de Montréal |
| Works | for film and television |
Pierre Gauvreau (23 August 1922 – 7 April 2011)[1] was a Québécois painter who has also worked in film and television productions.
He was born in Montreal, and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, today part of UQAM. He eventually associated with Quebec artistic dissident group Les Automatistes and became a signatory to the Refus global artistic manifesto.
Gauvreau worked in various aspects of television production during the 1950s. He took a break from painting during the 1960s until 1975. He continued to paint in 2005.
Gauvreau died on 7 April 2011 of heart failure at the age of 88.[2]
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[edit] Awards and recognition
- 1990: Prix Gemeaux, Grand Prix for his film and television work
- 1995: le Prix Louis-Philippe-Hébert
[edit] References
- ^ "Pierre Gauvreau s'éteint" (in French). Radio-Canada. 8 April 2011. http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/arts_et_spectacles/2011/04/08/001-pierre-gauvreau-mort.shtml. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ La Presse Canadienne (8 April 2011). "Le réalisateur, auteur et peintre Pierre Gauvreau est décédé" (in French). Le Soleil. http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-soleil/arts-et-spectacles/television-et-radio/201104/08/01-4387994-le-realisateur-auteur-et-peintre-pierre-gauvreau-est-decede.php. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
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