Roger Gaudreau holds a BFA from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières and an MFA from the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. He also trained with artists in Pietrasanta (Italy) in 1981-1982. In addition to teaching, he has participated in numerous group events, including the Biennale of Contemporary Sculpture in Trois-Rivières (2006), Jumelage (2006), the Guilin Yuzi Paradise International Sculpture Award in China (2003) and the International Sculpture Symposium of Jin-Shan in Taiwan (2003). Among his public works are sculptures at Montreal’s Grande Bibliothèque and at the Musée des religions de Nicolet. He has served as originator and curator of the Cime et Racines sculpture symposium, a founding member of Atelier Silex, vice-president of Artists in Nature International Network and president of the programming committee at the Centre des Arts de Shawinigan. His many awards include third prize at Gaz Métropolitain’s “La force de l’énergie” competition, the Prix à la création artistique of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and Télé-Québec’s regional ambassador award in 2001. Time is an important theme in his work, which explores the issues that arise when incorporating sculptures into natural settings and when incorporating natural elements into cultural or industrial settings. Some of his projects are subject to change over time, as illustrated by his Rhinoceros Migration series.
SEE:
« A Concerned City… Public Art Takes Its Place! » by Marie-Andrée Levasseur, ESPACE #73, p. 24.
« Oeuvre », ESPACE #75, p. 10.
« Sculpture and Its Double » by Jean-Michel Ross, ESPACE #75, p. 15.
