A versatile painter, designer, illustrator, muralist and printmaker, Simard paints still lives, gardens, flowers and foliage in richly contrasting colors, capturing the essence of seasonal colors and... Read full biography
A versatile painter, designer, illustrator, muralist and printmaker, Simard paints still lives, gardens, flowers and foliage in richly contrasting colors, capturing the essence of seasonal colors and changes. Born on July 9, 1943 in Quebec, Canada, Claude Alphonse Simard graduated from the Ontario... Read full biography
A versatile painter, designer, illustrator, muralist and printmaker, Simard paints still lives, gardens, flowers and foliage in richly contrasting colors, capturing the essence of seasonal colors and changes. Born on July 9, 1943 in Quebec, Canada, Claude Alphonse Simard graduated from the Ontario College of Art in Toronto in 1966. He then worked as a graphic designer and illustrator at La Maison Simons from 1966 to 1973. He ran his own communications firm from 1973 to 1984, and in 1984 he... Read full biography
A versatile painter, designer, illustrator, muralist and printmaker, Simard paints still lives, gardens, flowers and foliage in richly contrasting colors, capturing the essence of seasonal colors and changes. Born on July 9, 1943 in Quebec, Canada, Claude Alphonse Simard graduated from the Ontario College of Art in Toronto in 1966. He then worked as a graphic designer and illustrator at La Maison Simons from 1966 to 1973. He ran his own communications firm from 1973 to 1984, and in 1984 he became a Professor in Graphic Communications at the University Laval. Simard executed several mural painting commissions for Parks Canada and others, and created eight postage stamp designs for the Canadian Postal Service. Since 1974, he has also created... Read full biography
A versatile painter, designer, illustrator, muralist and printmaker, Simard paints still lives, gardens, flowers and foliage in richly contrasting colors, capturing the essence of seasonal colors and changes. Born on July 9, 1943 in Quebec, Canada, Claude Alphonse Simard graduated from the Ontario College of Art in Toronto in 1966. He then worked as a graphic designer and illustrator at La Maison Simons from 1966 to 1973. He ran his own communications firm from 1973 to 1984, and in 1984 he became a Professor in Graphic Communications at the University Laval. Simard executed several mural painting commissions for Parks Canada and others, and created eight postage stamp designs for the Canadian Postal Service. Since 1974, he has also created a large number of silkscreen prints. Studied:. Ontario College of Art 1962-66. trips abroad:. B... Read full biography
Claude Simard - Artist Info
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Books & Publications (2)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Kaleidoscope: An Exhibition by Quebec Members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts