Jean-Yves Vigneau holds a BA in visuals arts and theatre from the Université de Moncton (1971) and a Diploma in drawing and engraving from the Université du Québec à Montréal (1973). In addition to participating in solo and group exhibitions across Canada, he has created many in situ installations and completed works for the integration of art into architecture. Vigneau has previously served as both a commissioner and an artistic director, notably at Gatineau’s AXENÉO7 artists’ centre from 1989 to 1993. In 2003, he was awarded the Prix à la création artistique en région du Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec. The maritime realm is a signature theme in Vigneau’s work, which is also anchored in the cultural history of Quebec. At times incorporating images projected onto familiar, somewhat outdated objects, the artist impels viewers both to retrace their own roots and to shape their paths moving forward.
SEE:
« Symposium à Val-d’Or » by Max de Carrier, ESPACE #25, p. 46.
« Jean-Yves Vigneau : Juxtaposing spaces » by Jean-Pierre Latour, ESPACE #44, p. 20.
« Il faut cultiver notre jardin…» by Gilles Daigneault, ESPACE #71, p. 39.
« The Relation of Art and Power » by Serge Fisette, ESPACE #89, p. 5.
« Sculpture in Outaouais, Some “Historical” Outlines » by François Chalifour, ESPACE #94, p. 6.
« Depart, Remain; Nostalgia and Melancholy in the Work of Jean-Yves Vigneau » by François Chalifour, ESPACE #103-104, p. 36.
« Ancrage / Ancrage : Sévryna Lupien, José Luis Torres, Jean Yves Vigneau, Installations in situ dans le marais salé de l’anse de La Pocatière Tortue bleue en collaboration avec la Halte marine de La Pocatière, 3 août–15 octobre 2013 » de Michèle Lorrain, ESPACE #106, p. 60.
