Claude A. Simard
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Claude Alphonse Simard is a Canadian painter born on July 9th 1943 in Quebec city.
Simard's works depicts garden scenes, landscapes, still lives and the human figure in a bright and boldly colored manner.
- Graduated Ontario College of Art (Design) 1966
- Apprenticeship British Motor Corporation, England, 1965
- Elected Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, 1981
- Founding member of Quebec Graphic Designers Society and author of Society’s Code of Ethics
- Head of Design (Image and Store Design) La Maison Simons stores 1966-1973
- President Communikart Design Group 1973-1984
- Professor Laval University, 1984-2001
- Paintings on permanent exhibition in galleries across Canada.
- Over 50 silk screen prints edited since 1975
- Card editions by Unicef, Hallmark, L’Imagerie, et Cartes Pôle Nord.
- Seven postage stamps for Canada Post.
- Major mural commissions for Parks Canada, Esso, City of Sainte-Foy
- Artist Garden (Jardin Bon Accueil) subject of several major articles and TV shows
25 solos since 1974, of which:
- Paris Show at L’Orangerie de Bagatelle 1991
- Montreal, Galerie Walter Klinkhoff, 2001, 2003, 2005
- Calgary, Masters Gallery, 2000, 2004
- Toronto, Roberts Gallery, 1998
[edit] Art Galleries
Toronto
- Roberts Gallery Ltd - 641, Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario
- Hollander York Gallery - 110, Yorkville, Toronto, Ontario
Montréal
- Galerie Walter Klinkhoff - 1200, rue Sherbrooke ouest, Montréal, Quebec
- Borduas, marchand d'art - 207, rue Laurier ouest, Montréal, Quebec
Calgary
- Masters Gallery Ltd - 2115, 4th Street S.W., Calgary, Alberta
Edmonton
- West End Gallery Ltd 12308, Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta
Victoria
- West End Gallery Ltd - 1203, Broad Avenue, Victoria, B.C.
Quebec
- Galerie D'art Marie Turgeon - 1329B, rue Maguire, Sillery, Quebec
- Galerie Perreault - 205, rue Saint-Paul, Québec, Quebec
Other regions
- Galerie Richard Hevey - 80, rue Morin, Sainte-Adèle, Quebec
- Galerie l'Harmattan - 82, rue Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Baie Saint-Paul, Quebec
[edit] Publications
- « Claude A. Simard » written by André Juneau, Presses de L’U.L., 1991, 103p.
- « Jardins Passions » written by Claude A. Simard, 1999, 111p.

