Lise Gervais (1933–1998) was a Canadian abstract painter and sculptor. She was president of the Conseil des Artistes Peintres du Quebec in 1983 and 1984.[1]
Lise Gervais | |
|---|---|
 Self-portrait, ca. 1953 | |
| Born | 2 September 1933 Saint-Césaire, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 30 April 1998 (aged 64) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Known for | Painting, Sculpture |
| Movement | Automatistes |
Biography
editGervais was born in Saint-Césaire, Quebec on 2 September 1933.[2] She studied painting and sculpture at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal.[3] Her teachers included Jacques de Tonnancour and fr:Stanley Cosgrove, and sculpture with Louis Archambault.[4]
In 1961 she had her first one-woman show at Galerie Denyse Delrue in Montreal.[3] Her style is associated with the Automatistes and Paul-Émile Borduas.[1]
For many years she taught art in Montreal at the Ecole des beaux-arts, the Université du Québec, and Concordia University.[1]
In 1983 she was elected president of the Conseil des Artistes-Peintres du Quebec.[3]
Gervais died on 30 April 1998 in Montreal.[2]
Exhibitions
editSelected exhibitions[1]
- 1961 Galerie Denyse Delrue, Montreal; Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
- 1964 Galerie du Siecle, Montreal; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
- 1967 Musee du Quebec; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
- 1970 Galerie du Montreal; Musee d’art contemporain de Montreal; Musee Rodin, Paris
- 1983 Bishops University Art Gallery, Lennoxville, PQ
- 1990 Galerie d’Art du College Edouard-Montpetit, Longueuil
- 1993 Galerie d'art Contemporains Montreal PQ, curated by Stanley Borenstein, Karina Holosko, Peter G Pereira
- 2003 McIntosh Gallery, University of Western Ontario, London
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Lise Gervais". The Canadian Art Group. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Lise Gervais: Canadian, 1933-1998". National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Lise Gervais (1933 - 1998)". Mayberry Fine Art. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Gervais, Lise". La Corniche Gallery. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
External links
edit- images of Lise Gervais' paintings on ArtNet