Reno Salvail (1947 – 2 June 2023) was a Canadian artist, photographer, and author.[1]
Biography
Born in Plessisville in 1947, Salvail studied at the École des beaux-arts de Québec [fr]. He then taught semiology at Cégep de Matane for several years, starting in 1972.[2] He also taught at Cégep de Sainte-Foy from 1993 to 2013. In 2001, he earned a doctorate in plastic arts and art sciences from Aix-Marseille University with a thesis titled Processus narratifs et modes de l'art-fiction dans une démarche contemporaine en arts visuels : (installations et multi médias) ou l'aventure de la création.[3]
Salvail practiced installation art, land art, photography, and videography.[4] For more than 40 years, he was active in exhibiting his works now visible at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.[5] In his art, he found inspiration in the natural elements such as volcanic sites, particularly seen in Rivières de feu,[6] in which he defended his ecological views.[7]
Reno Salvail died in Quebec City on 2 June 2023, at the age of 75.[8]
Lumières-images, Galerie d'art de Matane, Matane, QC, Canada (1976)
Extraordinaires spécimens, Galerie d'art de Matane, Matane, QC, Canada (1983)
U-Topos, Galerie d'art de Matane, Matane, QC, Canada (1985)[11]
Les aventures de L'Œil de Poisson en Écosse : Reno Salvail : Les balises du sentier de Strathdon «Le chariot d'Arthur», L'Œil de Poisson, Québec, QC, Canada (1999)
La Trace du lièvre, massif des Trois-Évêchés, Cairn centre d’art, Digne-les-bains, France (2005)[12]
Les rivières de feu, La bande vidéo, Québec, QC, Canada (2010)[13]
Les rivières de feu, Centre VU, Québec, QC, Canada (2008)[14][15]
La constellation du pied dans le cadre de la Manif d’art 9 - Biennale de Québec, Québec, QC, Canada (2018)
Renaud, Centre d’art le Carré 150, Victoriaville, QC, Canada (2022)[16]
