biography / bibliography
Pierre Dorion: Peinture et Photographie, Musée des beaux-arts de Montreal, March 3–May 30, 2010.
PIERRE DORION
Born in 1959, Quebec, Canada
Lives and works in Montreal
EDUCATION
1981
BFA, University of Ottawa, Canada
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011
Pierre Dorion: Distraction, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, March 17–April 16, 2011.
2010
Pierre Dorion: Peinture et Photographie, Musée des beaux-arts de Montreal, March 3–May 30, 2010.
Pierre Dorion, Galerie René Blouin, Montreal, April 10–May 16, 2010.
2009
Pierre Dorion: Abstractions, Galerie René Blouin, Montreal, January 24–February 28, 2009.
2008
Pierre Dorion, Galerie René Blouin, Montreal, September 13–October 25, 2008.
2007
Pierre Dorion: Cabin Fever, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, October 11–November 10, 2007.
2006
Pierre Dorion, Galerie René Blouin, Montreal, May 13–June 24, 2006.
2004
Art Gallery of Sherbrooke University, Quebec
Pierre Dorion, Sable-Castelli Gallery, Toronto
2002–2004
Rétrospective de l’oeuvre de Pierre Dorion, organized and circulated by Galerie d’Art du Centre Culturel de l’Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec, December 13, 2002–March 2, 2003. Traveled to: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, British Columbia, May 1–June 1, 2003; Galerie Leonard and Bina Ellen, Montreal, October 30–December 14, 2003; Pulperie de Chicoutimi, January 10–March 21, 2004. Curated by Laurier Lacroix. (Catalogue; text by Laurier Lacroix)
2002
I Must Have Been Blind, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, April 19–May 18, 2002.
Pierre Dorion,Galerie René Blouin, Montreal, November 16–December 21, 2002.
1999
Pierre Dorion: Recent Paintings,Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, September–October 9, 1999.
Pierre Dorion: Chambres avec vues, Les Dauphins sur le Parc, Montreal, May 5–30, 1999.
1998
Pierre Dorion: Temperance, Galerie René Blouin, Montreal, January 10–February 14, 1998.
1996
Pierre Dorion: Histoires d’images, Galerie René Blouin, Montreal, June 1–August 3, 1996.
1995–1996
Pierre Dorion,Art Gallery of York University, Toronto, January 11–February 19, 1995. Traveled to: Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina; Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge; Musée Regional de Rimouski, Quebec
London Regional Art and Historical Museums, Ontario. (Catalogue; texts by José Lebrero Stals and Catherine Crowston)
1995
Pierre Dorion, Galerie René Blouin, Montreal, March 18–April 22, 1995.
1994
Auto-portraits: 1990–1994, Centre International d’Art Contemporain de Montreal, October 20–November 27, 1994.
Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
1992
Galleria Sprovieri, Rome
1990
Pierre Dorion, Galerie René Blouin, Montreal, February 17–March 17, 1990.
Oakville Galleries: Centennial Gallery, Ontario, Canada
Reliquaire, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
1988
Pierre Dorion,Galerie René Blouin, Montreal, March 19–April 16, 1988.
1986
Jack Shainman Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
1985
49th Parallel, New York
1984
Appart Gallery, Montreal, Canada
Yarlow-Salzman Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
Let the Light Be / Que la lumière soit, présenté dans Écran 2010 / Screen 2010, Vancouver, Winter 2010.
2009
Jardins: Nicolas Baier, Marie-Claire Blais, Anthony Burnham, Geneviève Cadieux, Patrick Coutu, Pierre Dorion, Psacal Grandmaison, Geoffrey James, Chris Kline, Daniel Langevin, Francine Savard, Sarah Stevenson, Galerie René Blouin, Montreal, June 13–July 18, 2009 and July 25–September 5, 2009.
As much as possible given the time and space allotted, Galerie Leonard & Bina Ellen, Université Concordia, Montreal.
Conteneurs et contenus, Galerie Roger Bellemare, Montréal
The Denatured Human: Contemporary Art from Glen Bloom’s Collection, Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa
2008
Close Up: Nicolas Baier, Marie-Claire Blais, Geneviève Cadieux, Patrick Coutu, Pierre Dorion, Betty Goodwin, Pascal Grandmaison, Geoffrey James, François Lacasse, Richard Rhodes, Francine Savard, Galerie René Blouin, Montréal, July 26–September 6, 2008.
Stinger Editions: Master Printer/Artist Collaborations. Collaboration artiste/maître-imprimeur, FOFA Gallery, Université Concordia, Montréal
Idées de Paysage / Paysages D’idée 2, Musée D’art Contemporain de Montréal
2007
Gris: Nicolas Baier, Marie-Claire Blais, Geneviève Cadieux, Patrick Coutu, Pierre Dorion, Betty Goodwin, Pascal Grandmaison, Geoffrey James, François Lacasse, Richard Rhodes, Francine Savard, Galerie René Blouin, Montréal, July 7–August 18, 2007.
Acquérir pour grandir, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Québec
Libre échange. Collection d’œuvres d’art de l’UQAM, Galerie de l’UQAM
2006
Habitat, Jessica Bradley Art + Projects, Toronto
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Québec
The Whole World is Rotten, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH
2005
Sorry, Ciel, Larouche, Canada
2004
A Charge to Keep, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
2002
Untitled, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
2001
Starry Night, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, July 10–27, 2001.
2000
La Cathedrale Engloutie, Galerie René Blouin et Galerie Lilian Rodriguez, Quebec
Robert Bordo/Pierre Dorion, Galerie René Blouin, Montreal, August 19–September 23, 2000.
1999
Les Peintures, Galerie René Blouin et Galerie Lilian Rodriguez, Montreal
1998
Temps composes: La Donation Maurice Forget, Musée d’art de Joliette, Quebec
1997
Blaast, Eglise Saint-Pierre Apotre, Montreal, Canada
La Coccection d’oeuvres d’art de la Banque Nationale, Domaine Cataraqui, Quebec
La Collection Pret d’oeuvres d’art, Acquisitions 1997, Musée du Quebec
Five Years of Collecting: A Seclection of New Acquisitions, Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Montreal, Canada
1996
Juego de Ojos, Galeria Helga de Alvear, Madrid, Spain
Juego de Ojos - Visiones de la Ciudad, Galeria Palma Dotze, Vilafranca del Penedes, Barcelona, Spain
1995
Art Without Borders, Ecole du Versant, Larouche, Quebec
Dons 1989–1994, Musée d’art Contemporain de Montreal
Fag-o-Sites, Gallery 400, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois
Human/Nature, The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York
1993
Pierre Dorion, Charles Gagnon, Will Gorlitz, Galerie René Blouin, Montreal, Canada, March 31–May 8, 1993.
Avvistamenti, Schola dei Mureri de San Samuele, Venice
De la perspective....dans l'art contemporain, Centre d'exposition du Vieux-Palais, Saint-Jerome, Canada
Reflecting Paradise/Reflets du Paradis, Expo ’93, Taejon, Korea (exposition for the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery)
Look at the Window, Museum Het Kruithuis, Citadellaan, Hertogenbosch, Pays-Bas
1992–1993
Pierre Dorion, Sarah Stevenson, December 12, 1992–February 6, 1993.
1992
Diagonales Montreal, Centre international d'art contemporain de Montreal
La collection: tableau inaugural, Musée d'art contemporain de Montreal
1991
Anninovanta, Gallerie d'arte moderna, Bologna, Italy
En hommage a un cadeau d Eva Hesse a Sol LeWitt, AXE-NEO-7, Hull
Galerie Dresdnere, Toronto
Les medias, la guerre et le `nouvel ordre mondrial, Centre international d'art contemporain de Montreal
Le Plaisir de la Raison, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
1990
Galerie René Blouin, Montreal
Les temps chauds, Musée des beaux-arts de Mons, Belgium
1989
Les temps chauds, Frac Midi-Pyrenees, Toulouse
1988
Les temps chauds, Musée d'Art Contemporain, Montreal
Quebec '88, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
1987
International Art Exhibition, The Art Barn, Washington, D.C.
1986
Invitational Exhibition, Jack Shainman Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Oeuvres Excentrees, Galerie René Blouin
1985
The Allegorical Image in Recent Canadian Painting, Agnes Etherington Art Center, Kingston, Canada
49th Parallel, New York, NY
Aurora Borealis, Place du Parc, Montreal, Canada
Peinture–Quebec: A New Generation, Musée d'Art Contemporain, Montreal
The Power of the Cross, Studio 620, Toronto, Canada
1984
Montreal-Tout-Terrain, Montreal, Canada
Le T-Shirt, Galerie Yahouda-Meir, Montreal, Canada
COLLABORATIONS
2009
Off the Wall, un projet de Pierre Dorion, exposition réunissant des oeuvres de Barry Allikas, Neil Campbell, Alexandre David, Betty Goodwin, Wanda Koop, Louise Lawler, Michael Merrill, Guy Pellerin, Claude Tousignant. Galerie Leonard & Bina Ellen, Université Concordia, Montréal
2000
Ailleurs, exposition réunissant des oeuvres d=Édouard Baldus, Robin Collyer et Guy Pellerin, réalisée dans le cadre de Carte grise à Pierre Dorion, Dazibao, Montréal (accompagné d=un catalogue comprenant un entretien avec Pierre Dorion et Penny Cousineau-Levine)
1984
Axe-Neo-7 Gallery, Hull, Canada (with Sylvie Bouchard)
1983
La Paryse Restaurant, Montreal, Canada (with Claude Simard)
Plexus, New York, NY (with Myriam Laplante and Claude Simard)
3889 Clark Street, Montreal, Canada (with Claude Simard)
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Banque d'oeuvres d'art, Conseil des arts du Canada, Ottawa
Banque Toronto Dominion, Montréal
Chase Manhattan Bank
Collection Prêt d'oeuvres d'art du Musée du Québec, Québec
Heenan Blaikie, Montréal
Hydro Québec, Montréal
London Life, London
Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, Montréal
Musée des Augustines, Hôtel‑Dieu de Québec, Québec
Musée des beaux-arts du Canada, Ottawa
Musée des beaux‑arts de Montréal, Montréal
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Québec
Northern Télécom, Montréal
Northern Telecom, Toronto
Musée régional de Rimouski, Rimous
McCarthy Tétrault, Toronto
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, Ottawa
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, Toronto
Power Corporation, Montréal
Radio Shack, Houston, U.S.A.
Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto
The University Club, Montréal
Ville de Montréal, Montréal
Wajax, Montréal
Collections privées–Canada et aux Etats‑Unis