Reno Salvail
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Reno Salvail | |
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| Born | 1947 Plessisville, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | (aged 75) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Education | École des beaux-arts de Québec Aix-Marseille University |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, photographer |
Reno Salvail (1947 – 2 June 2023) was a Canadian artist, photographer, and author.[1]
Born in Plessisville in 1947, Salvail studied at the École des beaux-arts de Québec. He then taught semiology at Cégep de Matane for several years, starting in 1972.[2] He also taught at Cégep de Sainte-Foy from 1993 to 2013. In 2001, he earned a doctorate in plastic arts and art sciences from Aix-Marseille University with a thesis titled Processus narratifs et modes de l'art-fiction dans une démarche contemporaine en arts visuels : (installations et multi médias) ou l'aventure de la création.[3]
Salvail practiced installation art, land art, photography, and videography.[4] For more than 40 years, he was active in exhibiting his works now visible at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.[5] In his art, he found inspiration in the natural elements such as volcanic sites, particularly seen in Rivières de feu,[6] in which he defended his ecological views.[7]
Reno Salvail died in Quebec City on 2 June 2023, at the age of 75.[8]
