Birth : Trois-Rivières, 1950.
Training : Normand Boisvert is a self-taught artist. He began painting in 1965 and experimented with several styles, including portraits and nudes, before finding his true calling: landscapes. These allow him to freely express his talent and imagination.
Medium : Oil.
Exhibitions : Fête du Canada, Vieux Port de Montréal, 2000. Stephan Lowe Gallery, Calgary, 1998, 2001. Moulin seigneurial de Pointe du Lac, 2000. Echo Diffusart, Ottawa, 1990/1999. Musée Pierre Boucher, Trois-Rivières, 1998. Galerie Perreault, Québec, 1997, 1998. Rendez-Vous Gallery, Vancouver, 1995, 1998. Relais des Époques, Montréal, 1990, 1998. Crystallis Gallery, NY, USA, 1998.
Collections : Corporate and private collections in Canada, the United States and Europe; including Bell Canada, Canadian Pacific, Fédération des Caisses Populaires, Hydro-Québec, Imperial Tobaco, Monnaie Royale du Canada, Royal Canadian Mint, Nabisco Corp., Oerlikon Canada, S.K.W. Germany, TFI France.
Awards : La Minerve Cup, 1977. Festival de la peinture du Québec, Festival's Medal, 1976 and First Prize, 1975.
Media coverage : CKTM-TV, Television interview, 1999. CHRC, radio interview, Québec, 1998. Le Nouvelliste, newspaper article, 1998. Le Soleil, newspaper article, Québec, 1998. Journal de Montréal, 1997. Lifestyle, newspaper article, Vancouver, 1997.
Bibliography : Magazin'Art Biennial Guide to Canadian Artists in Galleries 2002-2003. Boisvert, l'homme, l'artiste et l'œuvre, book and CD, Gaston Therrien ed., 1998. Boisvert, Claude Marcouiller ed., 1993. Un peintre en Mauricie, Claude Marcouiller ed., 1979.
