Lorenzo Dupuis lives and works in Saskatoon. He completed both a Bachelor of
Fine Arts degree in 1975 and a Masters of Fine Arts degree in 1995 at the University
of Saskatchewan. He has received awards on four different occasions from the
Saskatchewan Arts board. He has been reviewed in both French and English publications,
most notably by Peter Millard in the winter 1999 issue of Border Crossings.
He has had over twenty solo exhibitions from Vancouver to Montreal in both public
and commercial galleries. Dupuis’ works are in numerous private and public
collections, most notably The Canada Art Bank, the Saskatchewan Arts Board,
RBC Dominion Securities and the Scotia MacLeod Collection.
Curriculum Vitae
Lorenzo Dupuis
PERSONAL
- Born 1953 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
EDUCATION
- 1995 Master of Fine Arts Degree, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
- 1975 Bachelor of Fine Arts, U of S, Saskatoon, SK
WORKSHOPS
- 1982-1984, 1986-1993, 2001, 2003, and 2005 Emma Lake Artists' Workshop, Emma Lake, SK
- 1992-1994 Leighton Foundation Workshops, Windermere and Golden, B.C.
AWARDS
- 2021 Canada Council - Reserch and Creation Grant
- 2021 Conseil Culturel Fransaskois (Programmes aide aux artistes et aide aux artistes entrepreneurs)
- 2016 Saskatchewan Arts Board Independent Artists Program - Visual
- 2013 Saskatchewan Arts Board Independent Artists Program - Visual
- 2012 Saskatchewan Arts Board Independent Artists Program - Visual
- 1994, 1995 University of Saskatchewan Graduate Study Scholarship
- 1975, 1987, 1988 Saskatchewan Arts Board Individual Assistance Grants
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2019/20 (December/January) “Strands”, Art Placement Inc., Saskatoon, SK
- 2016 (November), “Writing Worlds”, Art Placement Inc., Saskatoon, SK
- 2015 (March), “A New Grammar”, Art Placement Inc., Saskatoon, SK
- 2012 (March) “En marchant-Walk your Children to School”. Art Placement Inc., Saskatoon, SK
- 2011 (May) “ in and Out”, Agnes Bugera Gallery, Edmonton , AB
- 2009 ( April) “Out and About”, Art Placement Inc., Saskatoon, SK
- 2008 (Oct.) “Portage”, Agnes Bugera Gallery, Edmonton, AB
- 2008 (April) ”Around Rosthern”, Rosthern Gallery, Rosthern Sk.
- 2007 (March/April) “City Images”, Art Placement Inc., Saskatoon, SK
- 2006 “ East Land West Land”, Lorenzo Dupuis and Donald Pentz, Agnes Bugera Gallery, Edmonton, AB
- 2004 (Oct.)“Prairie Icons”, The Agnes Bugera Gallery, Edmonton Alberta
- 2004 (March-May) “North”, The Art Gallery Of Prince Albert, Prince Albert, SK,
- 2003 (Oct) “Paintings”, Elissa Cristall Gallery, Vancouver, BC
- 2002 (Oct.) "Interiors," Agnes Bugera Gallery, Edmonton, AB
- 2002 (Sept.) "Survey" - In Celebration of 'La Semaine Nationale de la Francophonie', Galerie du Relais, Saskatoon, SK
- 2001 (Oct.) "Lakes and Forests," Irene Bugera Gallery, Edmonton, AB
- 2001 (March) "Recent Works," Gallery One, Toronto, ON
- 2000 (April) "Still Lifes," Gallery One, Toronto, ON
- 1999 (Oct.) Solo Exhibition, Waddington & Gorce Gallery, Montreal, QC
- 1999 (Oct.) "Still Scapes," Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
- 1999 (Oct.) "Recent Paintings," Art Placement, Saskatoon, SK
- 1999 (Sept.) "Still Scapes," Rosemont Art Gallery, Regina, SK
- 1991 (Oct) "Recent Paintings," Art Placement Inc., Saskatoon, SK
- 1990 (June) "Recent Paintings," Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
- 1989 (July) Exhibit at provincial reception for their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York, Saskatoon, SK
- 1988 (Oct.) "Recent Paintings," Art Placement Inc., Saskatoon, SK
- 1986 (Oct.) "Recent Paintings," The Vinish Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
- 1985 (Oct.) "Images du Nord - Paintings of The Churchill," The Vinish Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
- 1982 (Oct.)"Recent Paintings," The Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2021 (October) “Quiet”, Clint Hunker and Lorenzo Dupuis, Art Placement, Saskatoon, SK
- 2021 (February) “Quiet”, Clint Hunker and Lorenzo Dupuis, Humbolt and District Museum and Gallery, Humboldt, SK
- 2014 (April) “City Seen”, Dupuis, Krawchuk, Lowry, Panylyk, Art Placement, Saskatoon, SK
- 2010 (Oct.) “Artist by Artist - Steph Krawchuk and Lorenzo Dupuis, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon SK
- 2008 “Prairie South Art Exhibition”, Shurniak Art Gallery, Assiniboa , SK
- 2006 (Nov.)“Panel Paintings”, Lorenzo Dupuis, Nancy Lowry, and Clint Hunker, Art Placement, Saskatoon, SK
- 2005 “New Work”, Lorenzo Dupuis, Terry Fenton, Rebecca Perehudoff and Alicia Popoff, Art Placement Saskatoon, SK
- 2005 (July) "Tribute”, Selected works by U of S Faculty and Staff associated with Emma Lake, Snelgrove Art Gallery , U of S Campus, Saskatoon, SK
- 2004 “Lorenzo Dupuis and Nancy Lowry”, Art Placement, Saskatoon, SK
- 2002 "Landscape X 9," New Zones Gallery, Calgary, AB
- 2001 (Dec.) "Still-Life Exhibition," Art Placement, Saskatoon, SK
- 2000 ( Nov.) "2 X2" with Henrik Bres, William Laing, Barbara Milne, Bugera/Kmet Galleries, Edmonton, AB
- 2000 (June) "Recent Acquisitions," Kenderdine Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
- 1999 (April)"Artists in Bloom", Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, BC
- 1999 "Still-Life Painting," Art Placement, Saskatoon, SK
- 1998 (June) "Landscape 98", Art Placement, Saskatoon, SK
- 1998 "Canadian Baha'i Artists", National Bahai Convention, Montreal, QC
- 1997 "Survey of Canadian Landscape Painting", Buschlen Mowatt Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
- 1996 “Saskatchewan Landscape Painters” with Dorothy Knowles, Greg Hardy, David Alexander, and others, Kenderdine Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
- 1995 "Small Works" with Greg Hardy, David Alexander, Dorothy Knowles, William Perehudoff and others, Art Placement, Saskatoon, SK
- 1995 (June)"Colour Connections," Lorenzo Dupuis, Anne McElroy, Glen Veeman, Richmond Art Gallery and Prince George Art Gallery, BC
- 1995 (March) "Prairie School of Painters - Influences of Emma Lake," David Alexander, Lorenzo Dupuis, Greg Hardy, Brent Laycock, Rebecca Perehudoff, Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, BC
- 1995 "Abstract Art in Saskatchewan: A History," Moose Jaw Museum of Art (Organized by the Saskatoon Mendel Art Gallery), Moose Jaw, SK
- 1994 (Oct.)"(In) Difference," Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, Vancouver, BC
- 1994 “Mendel Art Gallery Extension Exhibition” toured in Saskatchewan from Oct.19 1994 to mar. 1995
- 1994 (Sept.) "Exposez-vous `a l'art," Saskatchewan locations
- 1993 (Nov.) "Fields and Forests," Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, BC
- 1992 "Recent Acquisitions," Kenderdine Gallery, U. of S., Saskatoon, SK
- 1989 "From Sea to sea," Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, BC
- 1989 (Feb.)"Prince Albert Annual Juried Exhibition," Prince Albert, SK
- 1988 (Oct.-) “Recent Aquisitions", Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK. (Touring Exhibition, various locations in Saskatchewan)
- 1988 (Oct.) "Emma Lake - A Legacy of Canadian Art," Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, BC
- 1988 (May - June) "A Common Bond," National Exhibition Centre, Swift Current, SK
- 1985 "Lorenzo Dupuis, Kim Ennis, Grant Kernan," The Vinish Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
- 1977 (Oct.) "Lorenzo Dupuis, Ed Epp, Don Foulds," Yorkton Art Centre, Yorkton, SK
- 1975 (April)"University of Saskatchewan Printmakers," Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
- Shurniak Gallery, Assinaboia, SK
- RBC Dominion Securities
- St. Thomas Moore Gallery, Sakatoon , SK
- The Art Gallery of Prince Albert, Prince Albert, SK
- The Snelgrove Art Gallery, Sakatoon,Sk
- Hurchison Whampoa Ltd., Hong Kong
- Scotia McLeod Collection, Vancouver, B.C.
- McRae, Holmes and King, Vancouver, B.C.
- Plant Genetic Systems, University of Saskatchewan, SK
- British Columbia Hydro, B.C.
- City of Regina, SK
- Esso Resources Canada Ltd., Calgary, AB
- Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
- Saskatchewan Arts Board, Regina, SK
- SaskTel, Regina, SK
- Power Plant Museum, Regina, SK
- Royal University Hospital Foundation, Saskatoon, SK
- Canada Art Bank, Ottawa, ONT
- Agriculture Building, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
- Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC
- Saskatchewan Arts Board Permanent Collection
- The City of Rochester Collection, New York, USA
ARTICLES AND REVIEWS
- 2012, April 11, Title: “Paintings are a Storm of Strokes”,
Journalist: Marsha Day, Publication: Saskatoon Star Phoenix
- 2004, May 6, Title: “In Touch with Home”,
Journalist: Heather Persson, Publication: Prince Albert Daily Herald
- 2000, August 16, Title: "Varied new Acquisitions Demand Shifting of Focus", Journalist: Sheila Robertson, Publication: Saskatoon Star Phoenix
- 1999/2000 Winter,Title: "Transcendental Topographies", Journalist: Peter Millard, Publication: Border Crossings, Vol. 18, No. 4, Issue 72
- 1998, June 13, Title: "Landscape Invites Interpretation", Journalist: Sheila Robertson, Publication: Saskatoon Star Phoenix
- 1995, June 15,Title: "Three Artists Give Saskatchewan New Perspective",
Publication: Prince George Free Press
- 1995, June 7, Review of "Colour Connections", Journalist: Paul Strickland, Publication: Prince George Citizen
- 1991, October 17, Title: "Pour l'amour de la peinture et de la nature",
Journalist: Mathilde Jutras, Publication: L'eau vive
- 1990, December 19, Title: "Unique Visions of Landscape", Journalist: Sheila Robertson, Publication: Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
- 1995, October 7, - Review of MFA Exhibition,
Journalist: Sheila Robertson, Publication: Saskatoon Star Phoenix
- 1990, October 18, Title: "Lorenzo Dupuis, artiste peintre et un peu plus", Journalist: Mathilde Jutras, Publication: L'eau vive
- 1982, October - Title: " Un artiste peintre de chez nous",
Journalist: Eveline Hamon, Publication: La Fransasque
RADIO
- 2005, “The Creators”, CBC Radio
- 2005, “The Arts Tonight”, CBC Radio
TELEVISION
- 1996, “Art From The Start”, SCN Productions
- 2005, “Zig Zag”, Radio Canada
- 2006, “Art Circuit”, Radio Canada
The GALLERY / art placement inc.
238 - 3rd avenue south, saskatoon, SK, canada, S7K 1L9
