Biography
Patrice (Pat) Cantin was born in Jonquière on November 27, 1978. He graduated in photography and painting from the CÉGEP de Jonquière, he studied visual and media arts at the University of Quebec in Chicoutimi, then at the University of Quebec in Montreal, where he earned his bachelor’s degree He explores the interdisciplinary aspect of painting and performance, as well as painting and music.
At a very young age, Cantin remembers that he drew … Everywhere. “I drew: in my locker at school, my notebooks, my diaries, my skateboards.” An object once drawn is no longer just an object but its creation. Cantin could have had a career as a graffiti artist, but his many interests took him elsewhere.
His creative process was born in two stages. The idea of painting comes first from a composition and a color. Composition, especially for his abstract works, is often the sum of ideas accumulated over time. “I don’t take notes. The shapes, the moods, the colors, the contrasts are superimposed in my head.” The material, on the other hand, often stems from previous work on the canvas. There may be several overlays at the beginning of a painting. But it is the movement of matter that determines the rest of the work, the result of which is never predetermined.
“I love everything about creation. I have so many projects to do, it’s an obligation to get up in the morning: I have to create.”
Formation
2002 Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts, UQAC and UQAM
Expositions solo (selection)
2019 Galerie Carte Blanche, Montreal, Quebec
2018 Galerie Carte Blanche, Montreal, Quebec
2017 Galerie Carte Blanche, Montreal, Quebec
2014 Rack Galerie, Montreal, Quebec
Group exhibitions (selection)
2019 Toronto Outdoor Art Fair ,Toronto, Ontario
2019 On board , Galerie MarcGosselin, Montreal, Quebec
2019 MTL in Arts ,Montreal, Quebec
2019 ARTSAIDS 9, Galerie MX, Montreal, Quebec
2018 5445-5455 de Gaspé, MuséeRomeo, Montreal, Quebec (romeosgin.com/musee-romeos)
2018 Toronto Outdoor Art Fair ,Toronto, Ontario
2018 MTL in Arts ,Montreal, Quebec
2018 ARTSAIDS 8 , Galerie MX, Montreal, Quebec
2017 The Other Art Fair ,Saatchi Art, Brooklyn, New York
2017 Toronto Outdoor Art Fair ,Toronto, Ontario
2017 MTL in Arts ,Montreal, Quebec
2017 ARTSIDA 8, Galerie MX, Montreal, Quebec
2016 D/VISION, Galerie Carte Blanche, Montreal, Quebec
2016 Ludovik, Trip à trois, Montreal, Quebec
2016 Parle-moi d’amour, LesImpatients, Montreal, Quebec
Press review
Between horror and beauty, Ton Barbier https://bit.ly/2pbisfX)
Pat Cantin at carte Blanche gallery, Fugues magazine(https://bit.ly/31Sm43u)
A threesome that exposes itself, Fugues magazine https://bit.ly/2Wjp5bU
Pat Cantin, portraitist of the contemporary urban guy, Robert Desaulniers )https://bit.ly/2WqWuS7
An opening by Pat Cantin , Passion Mtl https://bit.ly/31UX2AR
Bibliography
2017 Beards Rock ,texts by Sarah “The Barber of Paris”, Cernunnos, p.126-131
Videography
Artist’s Portrait, Deserres (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YurDWMWAOJ0)
Artists Portraits, Art BangBang https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v8f0ArAiJk
Romeo Museum, Museum Promotional Video https://bit.ly/2JvmmqF
Prices and mentions
2016 MTL in Arts , AudienceAward
2016 MTL in Arts , Best Kiosk DesignAward,