Email
contact@francois-desnoyers.com |
BioFrançois Desnoyers (b. 1961) is a contemporary painter working and residing in Brosard, Canada. His visual language deals with the effects of time on the perception of reality, establishing a fundamental distinction between fact and interpretation. He is best known for his expressive paintings dealing with personal narratives that translate the disappearing records of experience.Education
1982-1986: BA in French literature at Montreal university, Canada Selected Solo Exhibitions
2015 "Recent Paintings", Gora gallery, Montreal, Canada Selected Group Exhibitions
2006 Festival of Japanese & Canadian Current Art, Montreal, Canada Recognition and honorary mentions
2007 Chapelle Saint-Benoit d'Argenton-sur-Creuse, Centre-Val de Loire, France, "21st exhibition of paintings and sculptures"
under the patronage of the Canadian embassy and the Town Hall of Argenton - for which he received an award for his contribution to the promotion
of art from Quebec on the international scene. Public and private collections
The Museum of Contemporary art of Montreal, Canada -
(The Lavalin Collection)
Selected events and commissions
2005 "Desnoyers on the Roof", Gora gallery, Montreal, Canada
Press and publications
"Poésie des gestes quotidiens", Le Courrier du Sud, june 30, p.33 (2007) |