Programming
Jacinthe Tétrault, Charlotte Fauteux, Nicolas Pitre
Taille douce
Small etchings: the images are compact and complete, intimate and unexpected.
Jacinthe Tétrault, Charlotte Fauteux and Nicolas Pitre engrave copper on small formats. Compact and complete images placed on the wall. Intimate, unexpected. Our gaze catches on it almost as we pass by. The acid scratched a black hole. The etching and the drypoint; the lines are fine or brutal. Our fingernails would like to insert themselves and our fingers to rub them to read this braille. A trick of hollows, contrast and then greyness. The sensation of a warm, smooth hue. The perfect velvet of paper.
- François Vincent, guest conservator
Charlotte Fauteux graduated from UQAM in 1979 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Since 1979, she has taken part in numerous group exhibitions, and since 1984 has held several solo shows, most recently at Atelier circulaire, Montreal.
Nicholas Pitre obtained his master's degree in plastic arts from UQAM (in extension to Chicoutimi) in 1990. Since 1980, he has taken part in some thirty group exhibitions, and since 1981 has held several solo shows. Over the course of his career, he has been awarded numerous grants. His works are included in major public collections.
Jacinthe Tétrault graduated from UQAM in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in visual arts, and has taken courses in printing techniques (François-Xavier Marange, Kathy Caracio). Since 1987, she has taken part in numerous group exhibitions, and in 1990 held a solo show at Atelier Circulaire, Montreal. In 1989, she received a grant from the Ministère des Affaires culturelles du Québec.
Guest curator François Vincent graduated from UQAM in 1974 with a bachelor's degree in visual arts. Since 1973, he has held a number of solo exhibitions, including at Galerie Michel Tétreault Art Contemporain, Montreal, and has participated in numerous group shows since 1972. He has taught drawing at the National Theatre School of Canada since 1983. His work is included in major public collections, and he has received numerous grants from the Ministère des Affaires culturelles du Québec and the Canada Council for the Arts.