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Claude Tousignant, Modulateur de lumière, 2005, Installation view at Art Mûr |
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| Established | 1996 |
| Location | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Visitor figures | 10,000 |
| Director | Rhéal Olivier Lanthier & François St-Jacques |
| Public transit access | Montreal Metro |
| Website | http://www.artmur.com |
With seven exhibition spaces totaling 14,000 sq. ft., Art Mûr is one of the largest private contemporary art galleries in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Currently Art Mûr represents: Lois Andison, Patrick Beaulieu, Judith Berry, Simon Bilodeau, Michel Boulanger, Cooke-Sasseville, Robbie Cornelissen, David Blatherwick, Shayne Dark, Jakub Dolejs, Renée Duval, Dennis Ekstedt, Sylvie Fraser, Nicolas Grenier, Katharine Harvey, Annie Hémond-Hotte, Juliana España Keller, Trevor Kiernander, Holly King, Guillaume Lachapelle, Cal Lane, Nadia Myre, David Spriggs, Diana Thorneycroft, Barbara Todd, Claude Tousignant, Henri Venne, Jinny Yu, Ewa Zebrowski.
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Founded in 1996 by Rhéal Olivier Lanthier & François St-Jacques, Art Mur was originally located on Notre-Dame, in the St-Henri neighborhood of Montreal. Since 2002, the gallery has been situated at 5826 St-Hubert, close to the Plateau-Mont-Royal and the Little Italy neighborhoods of Montreal.[1] Art Mûr is a member of The Contemporary Art Galleries Association (AGAC) and Mr. Lanthier has been the president since March 2008.[2]
The 10th anniversary of Art Mûr was featured in the Winter 2006-07 edition of Vie des Arts (vol. 50, n°205)[1] In 2003, the gallery was named "Best New Space" by Isa Tousignant, the journalist for the Hour (Montreal),[3] and François St-Jacques et Rhéal Olivier Lanthier were awarded "Best gallery directors" by Christine Redfern, the journalist for the Montreal Mirror.[4] Tousignant mentions that the gallery "..is a magnificent space that has quickly become one of the most attractive art sites in the city.." with "..overall solid programming", and Redfern remarks: "I always feel like I can pop by and see something interesting at Gallery Art Mûr~".