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MARCELLE BONENFANT DUBE
Marcelle Bonenfant Dubé was born in Métis-sur-mer, Quebec, in 1938. In 1975, she left the teaching profession to devote herself entirely to painting. Having a strong passion for history and…
48 x 40
Mixed Media on Canvas
60 x 50
Mixed Media on Canvas
34 x 44
Mixed Media on Canvas
Marcelle Bonenfant Dubé was born in Métis-sur-mer, Quebec, in 1938. In 1975, she left the
teaching profession to devote herself entirely to painting.
Having a strong passion for history and archeology, her research has been, for the past ten years,
almost exclusively based on Man, his history, the traces he left behind, his myths and beliefs. Her
study of ancient worlds has influenced the textures in her work, which often resemble ancient
engravings.
Another significant theme addressed by Dubé is music. Through her choice of colour and the
bold energy of her brushstrokes, the artist seeks to create an equivalent to the emotion brought
upon the sonority and rhythm of a symphony.
Today, her work can be found in numerous public collections as well as many private collections
across Canada, Europe and the United States.
| EDUCATION | |
| 2000-1999 | Modelling courses, University of Quebec, Rimouski |
| 1989-1987 | Visual Arts, University of Quebec, Rimouski |
| 1975-1972 | Bachelor’s degree in children’s rehab, University of Quebec, Rimouski |
| 1968-1967 | Painting courses, Quebec Academy |
| SOLO EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2009 | Passion Musique, Renjeau Galleries, Massachusetts, USA |
| 2006 | Galerie Michel-Ange, Montreal, Canada Galerie Clarence Gagnon, Montreal, Canada |
| 2003 | Galerie Clarence Gagnon, Outremont, Quebec, Canada |
| 2001 | Pavillon des Arts, Ste-Adèle, Quebec, Canada |
| 2000 | Galerie Clarence Gagnon, Outremont, Quebec, Canada |
| 1996 | Galerie Estampe Plus, Québec, Canada |
| 1995 | Galerie Basque, Rimouski, Canada |
| 1993 | Galerie Westmount, Montreal, Canada |
| 1992 | Galerie d’Art La Falaise, Sherbrooke, Canada Galerie Estampe Plus, Quebec, Canada |
| 1988-1990 | Galerie Basque, Rimouski, Canada |
| 1986 | Michel de Kerdour Gallery, Quebec, Canada |
| 1985 | Michel de Kerdour Gallery, Quebec, Canada Galerie Basque, Rimouski, Canada Galerie Ambiance, St-Bruno-de-Montarville, Canada |
| 1981 | CEGEP of Rimouski, Art Gallery, Canada |
| 1980 | City Hall, Metis Beach, Canada |
| 1979 | Galerie Basque, Rimouski, canada |
| GROUP EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2010 | Galerie Michel-Ange, Quebec, Canada Boston International Fine Art (BIFA) Show, Boston, United States |
| 2008 | Galerie Michel-Ange, Quebec, Canada |
| 2005-2003 | Galerie Basque, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada |
| 2002 | Galerie Estampe Plus, Quebec, Canada |
| 2001 | Art Expo New York, New York, U.S.A. |
| 1999 | Musée Vaudreuil Soulanges, Vaudreuil, Quebec Art Expo New York, New York, USA Galerie Michel-Ange, Montreal, Canada |
| 1998 | Galerie La Régence, Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium |
| 1997 | Place Ville-Marie, Montreal, Canada |
| 1996 | Rockefeller Centre, New York, USA |
| 1995 | Musée du Bas St-Laurent, Rivière du loup, Canada Galerie Estampe Plus, Quebec, Canada Art ’95, New York, USA |
| 1994-1995 | Galerie Basque, Rimouski, Canada |
| 1994 | Galerie Estampe Plus, Quebec, Canada Galerie Pauline Johnson, Montreal, Canada Abbozzo Gallery, Toronto, Canada |
| 1993 | Image 54 Gallery, Calgary, Canada |
| 1991 | Artes Galerie d’Art, Montreal, Canada |
| 1990 | First Impression Gallery, Toronto, Canada |
| 1989 | Artes Galerie d’Art, Montreal, Canada Galerie d’Art La Falaise, Magog, Canada Galerie Estampe Plus, Quebec, Canada |
| 1988 | National Gallery, Ottawa, Canada |
| 1983 | Galerie Le Tournassin, Amqui, Canada Academy of Music, Rimouski, Canada |
| 1992-1983 | Echange Art Westmount, Westmount City Hall, Canada |
| 1982 | Galerie Basque, Rimouski, Canada Regional Museum of Rimouski, Canada Galerie Coup D’Oeil, Rimouski, Canada |
| 1981 | CEGEP of Rimouski, Art Gallery, Canada |
| 1978 | Regional Museum of Rimouski, Canada |
| WRITTEN PRESS | |
| Robert Bernier, « Entendre se que l’on voit » Parcours, fall 2006, vol. 12, no. 3, p. 42-43 Arbec, Jules, « Matière en fusion », Parcours, spring 2003, p.13-14 Parent, Nathalie, « Marcelle Dubé, un retour aux sources », Magazin’art, fall 1998 Krysztofiak, Virginie, « Regard fossile », Parcours, fall 1996, p. 61-62 |
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| ELECTRONIC PRESS | |
| Télé-Québec, « Les choix de Sophie » with Sophie Durocher, September 1998 Various interviews, Radio-Canada and CFLP, Rimouski |
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| ACHIEVEMENTS | |
| 2006 | Artwork chosen for the advertisement of the Opera « La tragédie de Carmen », Théâtre of Rimouski, Quebec |
| 2003 | Artwork chosen by Société Radio-Canada (CBC Records) to be reproduced on the album cover of the disc Islamy dedicated to the Russian composers |
| 2000 | Illustration of pamphlet, posters and t-shirts for the Colorado Music Festival of Boulder, Colorado, USA |
| 1997 | Artwork selected by the Salon du livre (book fair) of Rimouski to be the Arthur Buies Prize to be given to a Quebec author |
| 1993 | Artwork selected by the Éditions Gaétan Morin for the cover of the book entitled « L’Entreprise Stratégique » |
| 1991 | Artwork selected by Reader’s Digest for the cover of the magazine (1992) Le Collectionneur, Montreal, 10 – 1991 The Oakville Beaver, 05 – 1991 |
| 1991-1990 | Cover page of the phone book for the regions of the North Shore, Gaspésie and Lower St-Lawrence |
| 1990 | Le Progrès-Écho, 11 – 1990 |
| ASSOCIATIONS | |
| Professional member of the RAAV Member of the Conseil de la Culture du Bas-St-Laurent, Quebec |
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| COLLECTIONS | |
| ACAIO Air Canada, Montréal Almassa Alcan Co., Montréal Archambaut, Montréal Arkansas Art Center Astral Média, Montréal Artothèque, Montpellier (France) Banque National Banque de Nouvelle-Écosse Banque Royale du Canada Bell Canada Bibliothèque Nationale du Québec Biodroga Bombardier Brascan Co. Toronto Camu Inc. Collection Esso Collection Samuel Bronfman Collection Steinberg Confédération des Caisses Populaires Desjardins Executive Inn Plaza, Coquitlam, B.C. Hydro-Québec INO, Sainte-Foy La Corporation Brother Le Groupe Christie Le Groupe Holiday Lemur Group Inc. Marriott Hôtel, Calgary, Alberta Nabisco Brand, Montréal Nortel, Montréal Ogilvy-Renaud, Montréal Peerless, Montréal Sears, Dorval Secor Conseil Sinisco, Dorval Stein, Monast, Montréal Sun Life of Canada, Toronto Ville de Rimouski |
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