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GEORGES GOGUEN

Georges Goguen was born in Moncton, New Brunswick, in 1934. His father, a sign painter sign painter, introduced him to painting, and as a child he watched him mix colours colors with fascination. He began working as an advertising designer for Eaton's Eaton's from 1957 to 1970 and, building on this experience, became a graphic designer for the Société Radio-Canada in Moncton. He held this position from 1970 to 1995, and founded the Mini-Galerie in the building, which was renamed Galerie Georges-Goguen in 1995. For For forty years, nearly 500 artists presented their work, which was filmed and and broadcast on Radio-Canada Atlantique, a promotion of the visual arts unparalleled since the gallery closed in 2013. He is also a a founding member of Galerie Sans Nom and Galerie 12, located in the Centre and initiator of the Café des artistes, a circle of exchange between creators fostering the evolution of artistic thought and practice.

Georges Goguen has presented nearly a hundred solo exhibitions and participated in as many group exhibitions. His work can be found in public and private collections in Canada United States, Europe and Australia. He was awarded the Capitol Proscenium Award in 2016 and the Prix Hommage from the Association acadienne des artistes Artists of New Brunswick in 2018. He is a member of the Order of Canada Canada in 2019 and the Order of New Brunswick in 2020. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)