Atelier Galerie A Piroir

Atelier-Galerie A. Piroir

Montreal, CAD

We are pleased to present the Atelier-Galerie A. Piroir. Since 1975, we have been an intaglio printer, publisher of prints and artist’s books, and print media gallery owners. Two generations of printers work together at the studio. Alain Piroir has passed on the love for the trade to his daughter Agathe, who, after having worked on her own, joined her father in 2006. We are proud to provide Montrealers with a venue to enjoy print media. The gallery is giving the public an exceptional opportunity to explore contemporary printmaking in its creative context. The exhibitions are presented alongside presses in the studio, where the public will be able to watch the printers and artists at work. Art lovers will be able to see the creation of a print from start to finish.

As printers, our goal is to work collaboratively with artists who challenge our skills. Our practice involves advising, assisting and helping them produce their works, which requires an in-depth dialogue with them and an ability to creatively address the technical challenges of their art. We also endeavour to disseminate the creations of our artists. Our gallery’s mission is to exhibit print media by artists who have a contemporary approach. Our commitment has culminated in a partnership with the Biennale internationale d’estampe contemporaine de Trois-Rivières, where the Prix Atelier-Galerie A. Piroir is awarded. Drawing on more than 45 years’ experience, our unique approach has earned us a reputation as print media experts.

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Exhibition 'Souvenirs consignés' Hélène Latulippe

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We are pleased to present to you two of the artists with whom we work: Hélène Latulippe and Wang Suo Yuan.

Hélène Latulippe is a Canadian artist based in Montréal. She has studied industrial design and in 2012, she has received a BFA from Concordia University in Montreal. She focuses primarily on visual arts since. She has also studied in France and Italy.
She has presented numerous solo and group exhibitions in venues that include Calgary, Toronto, UK, and Norway. She has attended residencies in Norway, Montreal and Banff Center, as an independent resident in Leighton Colony Artists Studios, as part of the Programme du Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec – Résidences d’artistes et d’écrivains québécois au Banff Centre.
She received grants from “Le Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec” and from McGill University in Montreal. She is prize-winner of “La 9e biennale internationale d’estampe contemporaine de Trois-Rivières” 2015 for the quality of her work and Artist of the Year 2014, City of Montreal – Lachine district.
Her work is all ready collected and includes Air Canada, Banque Nationale du Canada, Concordia University and private collectors like lawyers, architects and designers offices.

Wang Suo Yuan was born in China and has lived in France since 2002. Introduced to photography by his father, he also worked in jewelry and graphics, before turning to the fine arts. Trained in printmaking at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Versailles, then at the Contrepoint studio in Paris (ex-Atelier 17 of Stanley William Hayter), he chose from 2006 to initiate personal research on the variations of the line, to develop his own mode of expression. Recipient of several a wards, he has presented his work to the public in numerous solo and group exhibitions as well as biennials and international fairs, in France, China, Spain, Japan, the United States, South Korea, Belgium, Romania, Canada, and in Germany, notably at the Biennale internationale d’estampe contemporaine de Trois-Rivières.