Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, pavillon Pierre Lassonde
Fascinated by cartography and astronomy, Reno Salvail fashions his relationship to the visible world by amalgamating the natural landscape with his inner worlds, whether psychic or corporal. Dive into the depths of the starry sky reflected on a river in Le souffle de Pégase.
© Reno Salvail
Reno Salvail
(L’Ange-Gardien, Quebec)
Born in 1947, Reno Salvail holds a PhD in art and art science from the University of Provence (2001). He has shown his work in Quebec and other Canadian provinces, the United States, Scotland, and France. His solo exhibitions have included shows at VU in Quebec City, Action Art Actuel in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, L’Œil de Poisson in Quebec City, and the Bang Centre in Saguenay. Salvail is also the creator of public art installations such as The Tracks of the Hare in the Blayeul mountains of the French Alps. In 2003 his work was featured in the book Le passage de la Grande Ourse. He lives and works in L’Ange-Gardien, Quebec.
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, pavillon Pierre Lassonde
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February 16 to April 21
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Opening – February 15 at 5 pm
