Curriculum vitae

Education

• 1961 — Diploma in ceramics, Institut des Arts appliqués du Québec, Montreal.
• 1962–1965 — Stay in Paris; printmaking internship at Atelier 17 with William Hayter; participated in the activities of the Lettrist group.
• 1982 — Concrete sculpture workshop with Jo Di Stefano at the 12th International Sculpture Conference, San Francisco.

Selected exhibitions

• 2015 — Ça!, a two-person exhibition with Ève K. Tremblay, Musée d’art contemporain des Laurentides.
• 2010 — Alain-Marie Tremblay, céramiste, Centre d’exposition de Val-David and Centre de céramique Bonsecours.
• 1999 to present — Bétonique garden; garden and studio exhibitions and visits, Val-David.
• 1997 — Ruines pour le futur, European Ceramic Centre, ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.
• 1993–1991 — L’Architectonie comme accent retrospective, presented at museums and exhibition centres across Québec.
• 1984 — 9th International Ceramic Art Biennale, Vallauris; silver medal.
• 1969 — First prize in ceramics at the Centenary competition, Outaouais–Laurentides.

Commissions and architectural integration

• 2006 — Vénus tremblante, Ombres et lumière symposium, Saint-Faustin.
• 2003 — Portages des Apsaras, private garden, Ottawa.
• 2000 — Hommage aux Pionniers, monument at Place-de-la-Paix, Saint-Jovite.
• 1992 — À l’Aube du Bonheur, École de la Renaissance, Blainville.
• 1991 — La course du soleil, École Val-des-Monts, Prévost.
• 1984 — Clefs et Figures, École Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne.
• 1983 — Cônes, cylindres et œufs au miroir, Palais de justice de Québec.

Radio, television and film

• 2000 — Documentary about Alain-Marie Tremblay and the Monument aux pionniers, directed by Christian Beltrami.
• 1997 — Ruines pour le futur, a film by Don Terry with Ève K. Tremblay; French and English versions; selected for craft film festivals.
• 1992 — Radar, Radio-Canada.
• 1989 — Présence de l’art, interview with Gilles Daigneault, Radio-Canada.
• 1979 — L’envers du décor, interview with Pierre Larivière, Radio-Québec.

Books and publications

• 2010 — Alain-Marie Tremblay, céramiste, Serge Fisette, Manon Régimbald, Jacques Caron and Ève K. Tremblay, Marcel Broquet.
• 2005 — Studio Ceramics in Canada, Gail Crawford.
• 2001 — The Ceramic Spectrum, 2nd edition, Robin Hopper.
• 1974 — Potiers québécois, Serge Fisette.
• Articles and profiles in Vie des Arts, Espace, La Presse, Le Devoir and specialist publications.

Public collections

Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal; Musée de la Civilisation du Québec; Musée du Bas-Saint-Laurent; Musée du Haut-Richelieu; Fondation Le Haut Pavé (Paris); Burlington Art Centre; Centre de céramique Bonsecours; Ville de Saint-Faustin; Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de Nice.

Professional activities

• 1980–1985 — Development of bétonique, kaolin clay with a hydraulic binder, in Val-David and with Québec research centres.
• 1985–1991 — Elected president of Céramistes-Canada.
• 1984 — Honorary member of Métiers d’art du Québec.
• Workshops and lectures on ceramics, bétonique and teapots.

This page presents a structured selection from the official CV. The full lists of group exhibitions and bibliography are extensive and can be added as the archives are fully digitized.