Norbert Lemire
Canadian painter (1949–2025)
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Norbert Lemire (4 March 1949 – 10 September 2025) was a Canadian watercolor painter.[1]
Norbert Lemire | |
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Lemire in 2024 | |
| Born | 4 March 1949 Poularies, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 10 September 2025 (aged 76) |
| Alma mater | Université du Québec à Montréal |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Relatives | Margot Lemire (sister) |
Early life and career
Norbert Lemire was born in Poularies on 4 March 1949. From the ages of 16 to 19, Lemire worked at the Wasamac mine. Around age 23, he became a layout designer for the Rouyn-Noranda-based newspaper La Frontière.
In the 1980s, Lemire was offered a management position at Éditions Québecor, a new publishing company. He declined the offer, opting to paint instead.[2] In 1981, he started painting full-time and held his first solo exhibition. He completed his apprenticeship with Jean-Paul Ladouceur at Studio Balaquar in Laval.
From 1984 to 1986, he studied visual arts at the Université du Québec à Montréal. From 1985 to 1986, he was an illustrator for the magazine Sentier Chasse-Pêche.
From 1993 to 1996, he designed and modeled puppets for the Radio-Canada show Fred & cie.
In 1996, 100,000 copies of a bookmark Lemire designed were purchased by libraries in Outaouais.
Personal life and death
Lemire was the brother of Canadian poet Margot Lemire.[3]
He had three children, including Julie and Charlotte, who are also painters.[4]
Lemire died on 10 September 2025, at the age of 76.[5]
