Pierre Gauvreau
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Pierre Gauvreau (born 23 August 1922 in Montreal) is a Québécois painter who has also worked in film and television productions.
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[edit] Biography
He studied at l'École des beaux-arts de Montréal, which is 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.
[edit] Awards and recognition
- 1990: Prix Gemeaux, Grand Prix for his film and television work
- 1995: le Prix Louis-Philippe-Hébert
[edit] See also
- Claude Gauvreau (Pierre's brother)
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