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The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec is funded by the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec.

  
Collections
Selected works from 1900 to 2000

Armand Vaillancourt
Born in Black Lake (Québec, Canada) in 1929
Training
  • Studied at the University of Ottawa for one year.
  • Took courses at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal between 1951 and 1954.
Artistic production
  • This avant-garde artist has developed new techniques and uses unusual materials such as styrofoam and welded metal.
  • Has created a number of monumental sculptures for public places publics and taken part in numerous performances.
  • Has exhibited in various venues the world over and participated in many symposiums.
  • Vaillancourt’s work has a significant social and political dimension.
  • His work and denunciations play a fundamental role in the history of contemporary art in Québec.
Alongside his artistic career
  • Has led creative workshops in various Québec schools since 1973
Of note
  • Has received numerous awards, including Québec’s highest distinction in the visual arts, the Paul-Émile-Borduas award, in 1993.
Feature
  • His views and avant-garde art caused him to be dismissed from the École des beaux-arts twice.