Link to Obituary Statement by Ray Ellenwood link to Montreal Gazette Article on Pierre Gauvreau link to The Globe and Mail Article on Pierre Gauvreau Artist Bio Pierre Gauvreau was born in Montréal on the 23 August 1922. In 1941, while a student at Montréal’s École des beaux-arts, Pierre discovered French modernism through magazines. This discovery influenced his work and attracted the attention of Paul-Émile Borduas who invited Gauvreau to join the radical young artists and intellectuals who met informally in Borduas’s studio. Like them, Gauvreau and his poet brother, Claude, became interested in [...]
