Louis Tremblay

Louis Tremblay is a Quebec born in  Baie-St-Paul in 1949

Louis Tremblay became acquainted at an early age with painter René Richard, a friend of his father’s who encouraged him to pursue an artistic career. He studied at the Université du Québec in Chicoutimi from 1980 to 1985 before studying art history at Université Laval from 1985 to 1986 and in 1991.
In 1969, he won the Grand Prix of the Baie-Saint-Paul Symposium, which allowed him to go to France for six weeks.The subjects he chooses are mainly semi-abstract landscapes, rural scenes of Baie-Saint-Paul, Kamouraska and the Gaspé Peninsula.
A member of the Institute of Figurative Arts, Louis’s reputation is based on thirty exhibitions throughout Quebec. His works can be found in various public and private collections in Quebec City, Alcan, Pratt and Whitney, the Consulate of France in Quebec City, Power Corporation, Desjardins, I.B.M., Bank of Nova Scotia and Inter Gaz in Toronto. To View Louis Tremblay’s complete collection click here

Although Louis Tremblay is a self-taught painter, he grew up in a milieu that led him to paint at a very young age: “I spent my youth with my parents who were great art enthusiasts.” Tremblay’s father developed a close friendship with painter René Richard, whose encouragement and support gave Tremblay the confidence to launch his artistic career.

In 1969, LouisTremblay was the recipient of the Grand Prix du Symposium de Baie-Saint-Paul, a six-week trip to France. Afterwards, he quickly established his reputation by holding solo exhibitions all throughout Quebec. In 1980 he decided to further his studies at l’Université du Québec in Chicoutimi before studying art history at Laval University in Quebec City from 1985 to 1986 and in 1991.

Louis Tremblay seems to take an adventurer’s approach to the landscapes that were so often painted before him by great Canadian masters such as Clarence Gagnon, William Brymner and A.Y. Jackson. Tremblay always looks to these artists for inspiration, motivation and technique and remains ever curious in his will to push forward with their quest as well as their legacy. The subjects he chooses are mainly semi-abstract landscapes, rural scenes of Baie-Saint-Paul, Kamouraska and the Gaspé Peninsula.

Louis Tremblay is a member of the Institute of Figurative Artists. His works can be found in various public and private collections in Quebec City, Alcan, Pratt and Whitney, the Consulate of France in Quebec City, Power Corporation, Desjardins, I.B.M., Bank of Nova Scotia and Inter Gaz in Toronto. He is represented in galleries in Quebec, Ontario and Alberta.