Recent exhibitions
Exhibitions, updates, catalogue texts and featured works.
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Works, voices & references.
A guide to Alain-Marie Tremblay’s bodies of work, works documented by museums and cities, and interviews, films and publications found online. The directory distinguishes resources available to consult from archival items listed in his CV.
Artist portfolio
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Bétonique Garden & Ruins for the Future
Garden sculpture, works in bétonique and views of the studio garden.
Explore the bétonique gardenArchitectural integration, 1% program & murals
Public commissions integrated into buildings and shared spaces.
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Sculpture in stoneware, porcelain and mixed media.
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Pottery, functional objects and studio work.
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Selected education, exhibitions, public commissions, films and publications.
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Works documented elsewhere
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
Collection records for Goulag (1984), Chrysalide, Raku and sculptural teapots.
View Goulag and related works ↗Monument des pionniers · Mont-Tremblant
2014 work in ceramics, brick and mortar at Parc de la Paix.
City record ↗Clef et Figures · Terrebonne
Architectural integration work in brick, ceramic, porcelain and glaze.
City record ↗Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal
Artist record in MACrépertoire with access to collection data.
Open artist record ↗Listen & watch
Interviews, films & profiles
Episode in Rosette Pipar’s series; the video link is published on the artist’s official site.
A profile incorporating interview excerpts by Barry Morrison and a gallery spanning several periods.
Recent editorial profile on his relationship with clay and the development of bétonique.
Artist profile and father-daughter interview with Ève K. Tremblay, published for the Emeritus exhibition.
191-page bilingual monograph with essays and an interview with his daughter Ève K. Tremblay.
The CV lists the film Ruines pour le futur (Don Terry, 1997; French and English versions), Radar (Radio-Canada, 1992), Présence de l’art (Radio-Canada, 1989) and L’envers du décor (Radio-Québec, 1979). These archival items are not all available online. See CV highlights ↗
Links point to publishers or page owners. Archival media are identified without implying that a recording is available online.
Reading & research
Books, articles & records
A 191-page bilingual, full-colour monograph spanning more than 50 years of work, from pottery to sculpture and architectural commissions. It includes three essays and a father-daughter interview.
The CMAQ profile identifies Tremblay as a ceramicist and emeritus member, and describes his sculpture, murals, installations, bétonique gardens, pottery and sculptural teapots.
A biographical and bibliographic directory entry covering the artist’s career, exhibitions, public collections, distinctions and references.
A biographical entry covering his ceramics training, engraving studies in Paris, architectural integration projects and research into bétonique.
A short notice in Espace Sculpture, issue 93 (Fall 2010), about the illustrated 2010 monograph.
Catalog record for the 2010 edition (189 pages). Internet Archive marks access to the scanned copy as restricted.
A general biography of Tremblay’s training and career, with references to selected collections and distinctions.