Pierre Henry (painter)

Pierre Henry
RCA
Born1932 (1932)
Bonaventure, Gaspésie, Quebec, Canada
Died2013 (2014)
Alma materÉcole des beaux-arts de Montréal
Known forPainting
MovementAnecdotism

Pierre Henry, RCA (1932 to 2013) was a French Canadian artist and painter born in Gaspésie, Quebec, who became the first president of the Centre les impatients in 1992.[1][2]

Life and career

Henry studied art in Montreal at the École des beaux-arts, ultimately spending most of his life in the Montreal subregion.[2]

Henry is known for his landscape oil paintings and abstract works,[3] and has exhibited in galleries throughout Canada and North America. His work has been characterized as displaying “a serious lack of seriousness”, which is also a feature of the artistic movement, “anecdotism”, which Henry founded.[4][5][2] Henry’s art features in several prestigious institutional collections, such as at the Royal Bank of Canada, IBM Canada and DuPont.[3]

Henry’s artistic career includes the rehabilitation of a historic house in Saint-Lambert, Quebec, transforming it into the Musée Marsil [fr], and creating “Les femmeuses”, an annual exhibition that showcased the work of female artists.[2]

In addition to his artistic endeavours, Henry worked as vice president of communications with Pratt & Whitney, and with Concordia University as president of the consulting committee for the Faculty of Fine Arts.[2]

In 1992, Henry became the president of the Centres les impatients, an organization that uses art therapy to help those suffering from various mental health conditions.[6][2]

Honours

In 1995, Henry became a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ "Pays de villages – Pierre Henry « GALERIE MICHEL-ANGE ART GALLERY" (in French). Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Ville de Montréal - Portail officiel - Détail du communiqué". ville.montreal.qc.ca (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on 2022-01-02. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  3. ^ a b Asselin, Hedwidge (1994). "Pierre Henry ou la poésie du paysage intérieur" (PDF). Vie des Arts. pp. 54–55. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Pierre Henry". Marden Art. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  5. ^ Henry, Pierre (2012). Le chant du sanglier: petit traité de l'anecdotisme = Get out of the pool : an introduction to anecdotism. Montréal, QC: Éditions Liber. ISBN 978-2-89578-380-0. OCLC 847505236.
  6. ^ H, C. "Les Impatients de Montréal". Voir.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2021-12-27.