Annick Gauvreau, a multidisciplinary artist from Coteau-du-Lac, feeds on art in many forms, just as her parents Pierre Gauvreau and Madeleine Arbour did. She will soon be giving a talk entitled Une petite fille parmi les grands, richesse d'un héritage immatériel at the Musée d'art de Rouyn-Noranda. She will also be inaugurating a new gallery at the Musée Société des deux-rives (Muso) in March, with nine works available for purchase.

As the artist explains, the works will be displayed on the heritage stone wall at the entrance to the Muso, in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. Each month, a new artist will exhibit works that can be purchased by interested amateurs. Annick will be exhibiting nine of her works, old and new, this March.

Following a donation from Annick Gauvreau's family, the Musée d'art de Rouyn-Noranda will present the exhibition Gauvreau & fille, featuring 25 works by Pierre Gauvreau and 5 works by his daughter Annick Gauvreau. This exhibit will take place from February 2 to April 14.

Over the years, Annick and members of her family have donated more works from Pierre Gauvreau, given to Annick by her father when he lived, to various Quebec museums. "My goal is to ensure that my father's work can be appreciated throughout Quebec," says Annick.

Une petite fille parmi les grands

Artist Annick Gauvreau, daughter of two of the signatories of the Refus Global manifesto, will also be giving a talk at the Musée d'art de Rouyn-Noranda: Une petite fille parmi les grands... Annick says: "The first time I gave this talk was at the Musée régional de Vaudreuil-Soulanges in 2019, at the request of the MRVS and CACVS; the second time, in April 2023 at the Musée de Charlevoix and this year, it will take place on March 9 at the Musée d'Art de Rouyn-Noranda."

Here's what she has to say about it: "I was born in Montreal in 1954, to two parents who signed the historic Refus Global manifesto, Madeleine Arbour and Pierre Gauvreau. This is not, however, a lecture that recounts or presents the Refus Global, although I do give a brief description of it in the introduction. Rather, it's an account of experiences in a singular environment that led me to become the artist I am today. The people evoked in this talk are real, although they are tinged with a personal vision, my own."

"I wanted to describe a little how I became an artist; I lived in that environment and it created who I am. Like it or not, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. My father used to say that I saw space like my mother and colors like he did," says Annick. In fact, she took part in an exhibition with her father, Pierre Gauvreau, at the Musée régional de Vaudreuil-Soulanges in 2009.

"My parents were certainly quite avant-garde. When I arrived on Île Perrot, there weren't many children, apart from me, whose parents were divorced."

"I learned to stand on my own two feet in there and deal with other people's reactions. I acquired a certain freedom there, and not to worry about rules," admits Annick Gauvreau with her legendary authenticity.

You can follow Annick Gauvreau on her Facebook page and learn more about the subjects mentioned in the article via the following links:

https://museema.org/evenements/gauvreau-fille-pierre-gauvreau-et-annick-gauvreau-acquisitions-recentes/

https://lemuso.com/