Pierre Gauvreau
Appearance
Pierre Gauvreau | |
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Born | |
Died | 7 April 2011 | (aged 88)
Nationality | Canadian |
Education | l'École des beaux-arts de Montréal |
Known for | painting |
Notable work | 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][3]
Awards and recognition
- 1990: Prix Gemeaux, Grand Prix for his film and television work
- 1995: le Prix Louis-Philippe-Hébert
References
- ^ "Pierre Gauvreau s'éteint" (in French). Radio-Canada. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ La Presse Canadienne (8 April 2011). "Le réalisateur, auteur et peintre Pierre Gauvreau est décédé". Le Soleil (in French). Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ OBITUARY Pierre Gauvreau helped launch Quebec's Quiet Revolution