Pierre Ayot was born in Montreal in 1943. He graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal and taught there from 1964 to 1972, before teaching at the Université de Québec à Montreal until 1995.... Read full biography
Pierre Ayot was born in Montreal in 1943. He graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal and taught there from 1964 to 1972, before teaching at the Université de Québec à Montreal until 1995. In 1966, he founded l'Atelier Libre 848, a collective studio, which subsequently became Graff. He... Read full biography
Pierre Ayot was born in Montreal in 1943. He graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal and taught there from 1964 to 1972, before teaching at the Université de Québec à Montreal until 1995. In 1966, he founded l'Atelier Libre 848, a collective studio, which subsequently became Graff. He was also one of the founding members of the group, Média, gravures et multiples. His works, primarily related to printmaking practice, arose from Pop Art and the animation of Albert Dumouchel, two... Read full biography
Pierre Ayot was born in Montreal in 1943. He graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal and taught there from 1964 to 1972, before teaching at the Université de Québec à Montreal until 1995. In 1966, he founded l'Atelier Libre 848, a collective studio, which subsequently became Graff. He was also one of the founding members of the group, Média, gravures et multiples. His works, primarily related to printmaking practice, arose from Pop Art and the animation of Albert Dumouchel, two phenomena from which he culled the key aspects before exceeding them in all directions, producing sculpture, painting and aural- and visual installation. From 1965 to 1995, Ayot had more than 30 solo exhibitions in Canada and abroad, and participated in... Read full biography
Pierre Ayot was born in Montreal in 1943. He graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal and taught there from 1964 to 1972, before teaching at the Université de Québec à Montreal until 1995. In 1966, he founded l'Atelier Libre 848, a collective studio, which subsequently became Graff. He was also one of the founding members of the group, Média, gravures et multiples. His works, primarily related to printmaking practice, arose from Pop Art and the animation of Albert Dumouchel, two phenomena from which he culled the key aspects before exceeding them in all directions, producing sculpture, painting and aural- and visual installation. From 1965 to 1995, Ayot had more than 30 solo exhibitions in Canada and abroad, and participated in numerous group exhibitions. His works have a place in most major public and corporate Canadian co... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (6)
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The Sixties in Canada (National Gallery of Canada) (Exhibition catalog)
2005
Leclerc, Denise; Pierre Dessureault; National Gallery of Canada
188 pages (color)
Concordia Collects: Selected Art Acquisitions, 1974-2000 (Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery
2000
Antaki, Karen
72 pages (color)
The Grand Western Canadian Screen Shop: Printing, People and History (MacKenzie Art Gallery)
1992
Davis, Angela E.
88 pages (color)
The Grand Western Canadian Screen Shop, A Print Legend A Fifteen Year Survey, 1968-1983 (Exhibition catalog)