Paul Fournier: Biography
Underlying Fournier's work there exists a fine balance between spontaneity and intuition. The artist explains: "there is a beauty and a sense of rightness about things that happen immediately," yet behind the fluid lyricism lies an exacting precision. Fournier says that "paint is a wonderful substance" and, as an artist, he is able to transform this substance in order to take the elements of nature to a more poetic realm. Fournier's inspired artistry and talent no doubt place him amongst the most significant artists in Canadian art today. Fournier’s paintings and graphics have been exhibited throughout Canada, the United States and Europe and are included in most major public collections, including the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and the Tate Museum, as well as in private collections in the United States, South America and Europe.
Solo Exhibitions
1959
1962
1963
1964
1966
1968
1969
1971
1972
1973
1974
1977
1978
1979
1980
1982
1983
1984
1986
1987
1991
1993
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1995
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2004
2005
YMCA Buffalo, New York, NY
Westdale Gallery, Hamilton, ON
Westdale Gallery, Hamilton, ON
The Pollock Gallery Limited, Toronto, ON
The Pollock Gallery Limited, Toronto, ON
Westdale Gallery, Hamilton, ON
The Pollock Gallery Limited, Toronto, ON
The Pollock Gallery Limited, Toronto, ON
The University of Guelph, “Paul Fournier: Paintings and Graphics 1962-1969”.
The Pollock Gallery Limited, Toronto, ON
The Art Gallery of Hamilton, “Mushroom Works on Paper”.
The Pollock Gallery Limited, Toronto, ON
The Pollock Gallery Limited, Toronto, ON
The University of Guelph, “Mushroom Works on Paper”. (Catalogue)
The Pollock Gallery Limited, Toronto, ON
David Mirvish Gallery, Toronto, ON
Diane Brown Gallery, Washington, D.C
Downstairs Gallery, Edmonton, AB
Klonaridis Inc., Toronto, ON
Diane Brown Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Watson/Willour & Co., Houston, Texas.
Klonaridis Inc., Toronto; “An Exhibition of Recent Paintings”.
Art Gallery of Ontario, Extension Services, “Contact”.
“Bridges: Paul Fournier/Robert Daigneault”, 1982-83; Guelph, Charlottetown,
Oshawa, Windsor, Winnipeg, Saskatoon.
Klonaridis Contemporary Art Inc., New York, NY
Klonaridis Inc., Toronto, ON
Klonaridis Inc., Toronto; “Sails, Sea, Shells & Shore”.
Klonaridis Inc., Toronto.
Elca London Gallery, Montreal, QUE
Woltjen/Udell Gallery, Edmonton, AB
Lynnwood Arts Center, Simcoe, ON
Woltjen/Udell Gallery, Edmonton, AB
Klonaridis Inc., Toronto, ON
Elca London Gallery, Montreal, QUE
Klonaridis Inc., Toronto, ON
Westdale Gallery, Hamilton, ON
Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
Mira Godard Gallery , Toronto, ON
Westdale Gallery on Augusta, Hamilton, ON
Westdale Gallery on Augusta, Hamilton, ON
Moore Gallery, Toronto, ON
Moore Gallery, Toronto, ON
Group Exhibitions
1961
1962
1963
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1987
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
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2001
2002
2015
Alan Gallery, Hamilton,ON
McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
The Art Gallery of Hamilton, ON
Canadian Society of Graphic Art, 30th Annual Exhibition”,
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.
The Art Gallery of Hamilton, ON
“Canadian Watercolours, Drawings & Prints, 1966”, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON
“The Ontario Centennial Art Exhibition”, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.
The Art Gallery of Hamilton.
“Canadian Society of Graphic Art, 34th Annual Exhibition”, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON
“Third International Miniature Print Exhibit”, IBM Gallery, New York.
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, QUE
“Paul Fournier & Charlotte Brainerd”, Wells Gallery, Ottawa, ON
“Young Artists Exhibit”, Union Carbide Building, New York, NY
“Exhibition with K.M. Graham”, Scarborough College, University of Toronto.
The Art Gallery of Hamilton, ON
“Five Lyrical Colour painters”, The Art Gallery of Ontario Art Rental, Toronto, ON
Gallery West, Buffalo, New York, NY
“A Festival of Canada”, Binghamton, New York, NY
The Art Gallery of Hamilton.
“36th Biennale of Art”, Venice.
“Toronto Painting 1953-1965”, National Gallery, Ottawa, ON
“Toronto Today”, Fleet Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
“Third International Exhibition of Drawings”, Museum of Modern Art, Rijeika, Yugoslavia.
“12 x 12”, Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB
“Diversity, Canada East”, The Edmonton Art Gallery, The Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, AB
The Pollock Gallery Ltd., Toronto, ON
“Made in Canada”, University of Guelph, ON
“A Selection of Painting in Toronto”, David Mirvish Gallery, Toronto,
“Ontario Now”, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Hamilton.
“Drawings & Sculpture”, Art Gallery of ON
“Group Show”, David Mirvish Gallery, Toronto, ON
“Abstractions, an exhibition of current abstract painting and sculpture in the Province of Ontario”, Montreal Olympics, July, and Stratford Gallery, ON
“Four Toronto Painters”, Diane Brown Gallery, Washington, DC.
“A Group Show”, David Mirvish Gallery, Toronto.
“Anticipation”, First Canadian Place, Toronto.
“Bologna Art Fair”, Bologna, Italy.
“14 Canadians: A Critic’s Choice”, Hirshhorn Museum and SculptureGarden, Washington,DC
“New Abstract Art”, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
“Eighteen Contemporary Masters”, United States Embassy, Ottawa, ON
“Fauve Heritage”, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
“Works on Paper”, Galerie Wentzel, Hamburg, West Germany.
“Six from Toronto”, Watson/de Nagy & Co., Houston, TX
“Queen’s Silver Jubilee Exhibition”, National Gallery, Ottawa, ON
“Certain Traditions”, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
“A Group Show”, Klonaridis Inc., Toronto
“Paperworks”, Downstairs Gallery, Edmonton, AB
“Intimate Scale”, Klonaridis Inc., Toronto, ON
“Aspects of Canadian Art of the Seventies”, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB
“Show of Klonaridis Inc.”, Art Gallery of Brantford, Brantford.
“Gallery Artists, Klonaridis Inc.”, Concordia University, Montreal.
“A Group Show”, Cutler-Stavaridis Gallery, Boston.
“Paul Fournier, Recent Paintings”, Watson/Willour & Co., Houston, TX
“The New Generation: A Curator’s Choice”, Andre Emmerich Gallery,New York, NY
“Viewpoint: Twenty-Nine by Nine”, Art gallery of Hamilton.
“Eight Painters”, The Wells Gallery, Ottawa, ON
“A Group Show”, Klonaridis Inc., Toronto, ON
“Recent Paintings: David Bolduc, Paul Fournier, K.M. Graham”, London, Paris, Brussels, Liverpool; Canada House
“A Group Show”, Watson de Nagy & Co., Houston, TX
“Aspects of Printmaking”, Gallery Quan, Toronto, ON
“Critic’s Choice”, art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON
“Art Bank at Work”, Community Gallery, Harbourfront, Toronto, ON
“Large-scale Works of Art for Intimate and Public Spaces”, Klonaridis Inc., Toronto, ON
“Hearts”, Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Hart House, University of Toronto, ON
“A Group Show”, Woltjen/Udell Gallery, Edmonton, AB
“A Group Show”, Robertson Gallery, Ottawa, ON
“A Group Show”, Klonaridis Inc., Toronto, ON
“Selected Works by Contemporary Canadian Artists”, Wade Gallery, Los Angelos, CA
Woltjen/Udell Gallery Artists”, Los Angelos Art Fair, L.A.
“Gallery Artists”, Klonaridis Inc., Toronto, ON
“Works on Paper”, Woltjen/Udell Gallery, Edmonton,AB.
“The Nocturne”, Woltjen/Udell Gallery, Edmonton, AB
“Gallery Artists”, Klonaridis Inc., Toronto, ON
Presswerks Editions Collection”, Lake Gallery, Toronto, ON
“Screens by Gallery Artists”, Klonaridis Inc., Toronto, ON
“The Big Picture Show”, Woltjen/Udell Gallery, Vancouver, BC
“Contemporary Works on Paper”, Woltjen/Udell Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
“Artists’ against the GST”, Lake Gallery, Toronto, ON
“Seattle Art Fair”, Seattle, Washington.
“Fall Show”, Woltjen/Udell Gallery, Edmonton/Vancouver.
“Intimate Scale”, Klonaridis Inc., Toronto, ON
“Small Wonders”, Woltjen/Udell Gallery, Edmonton/Vancouver.
“Seattle Art Fair”, Seattle, Washington.
“Final Group Exhibition”, Klonaridis Inc., Toronto, ON
“Considering Space”, Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
“Gallery Artists”, Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver, BC
“Introducing Prints”, Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, AB
“Four Printmakers”, Mira Godard gallery, Toronto, ON.
“Hidden Values”, Kleinberg, ON
Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, AB
Westdale Gallery, Hamilton, ON
Westdale Gallery, Hamilton, ON
Westdale Gallery, Hamilton, ON
“Group Show”, Douglas Udell, Vancouver, BC
“Vancouver Arts Fair”, Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton/Vancouver, AB/BC
Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton/Vancouver, AB/BC
The Virginia Lynch Gallery, Tiverton Four Corners, Rhode Island, US
Christmas Show, Westdale Gallery on Augusta, Hamilton, ON
Toronto International Art Fair, Douglas Udell Gallery -0 Toronto, ON
Christmas Show, Westdale Gallery on Augusta, Hamilton, ON
COLOUR BREAK, Oeno Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON
Awards
1964
1966
1977
1996
Hadassah Art Auction (First Prize)
Hadassah Art Auction (Second Prize)
Hadassah Art Auction (First Prize)
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Sir Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario.