HOVINGTON, Gaétan (1946)

From 1962 to 1964, Gaëtan Hovington studied wood carving at Jean-Julien Bourgault‘s École de sculpture in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli. He opened a studio-boutique upon returning to his hometown of Tadoussac, where for more than fifty years he has been crafting pieces sold and collected around the world. His work includes corporate sculptures as well as highly detailed “territorial” carvings, which depict characters from Canadian folklore such as the quêteux, the dog sledder and the coureur des bois.