Alley at the end of Plateau

Sacha Barrette works with colour in such a way as to keep its original purity, thereby giving the subject its unique shape, texture and light, all applied “almost flat”. Hence, the colours are allowed to express themselves.

BIOGRAPHY

Born in Saguenay Lac St-Jean in 1965. Sacha left his native region for Montréal to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in graphic design from the University of Québec in 1982, and has since worked in the visual arts field for numerous advertising firms. He taught private painting classes until he decided to devote himself entirely to his art. He has since exhibited in galleries in Montréal and the Outaouais region.

He has traveled throughout Canada, The United States and Latin America, rebuilding his palette of colours and reaffirming his style. Upon his return to Québec he moved to the countryside where he found not only the colours he had experienced in his travels, but also the joy of painting.

EXHIBITIONS

2015

Chase Art Gallery, Beaconsfield, QC, Canada

2014

Westmount Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2013

Guest of Honour “L’Exposition Culturelle Annuelle d’Entrelacs” Lanaudiere, QC

2012

Centre Culturel d’Entrelacs, Lanaudiere, Quebec

2011

Solo show, Keystone Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
Galerie Iris, Baie-St-Paul, Québec, Canada

2010

Gallery on the Grand, Kitchener, Ontario
Keystone Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
State of the Art Gallery, Toronto (trio with Julie St-Amand and Alexandre Zerbé)

2009

Keystone Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
Gallery on the Grand, Kitchener, Ontario

2008

Solo show, Harrison Galleries, Vancouver, Canada
The Village Gallery, Mississauga, ON

2007

Solo show, State of the Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec, Montreal, Canada

2004

Galerie d’Art Époque, Aylmer, Québec
Pavillon des Arts de Ste-Adèle, Québec, Canada

2002

State of the Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Art and Soul Gallery, Indianapolis, USA2001Art Expo New York, New York, U.S.A.

2000

State of the Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

1999

Art Expo New York, New York, USA

1998

La Tournée des Vingt, Mexico City
L’Art de l’Epoque, Aylmer, Québec
Le bateau lavoir, centre d’art contemporain de Montréal, Canada
“Le Belgo”, Montréal, Canada

1997

Festivart of Frelighsburg
“Voyage au Chili”, “L’Art de l’Epoque”, Aylmer, QC

1996

Le groupe des Artistes Associés, Val-David, Québec
“L’Art de l’Epoque”, Aylmer, Québec
“l’Association des peintres professionnels du Québec”
Place Ville-Marie, Montréal

1994

“Galerie d’art Jaccar”, Aylmer, Québec

1993

McDonald Club, Ottawa
La Petite Maison des Arts, Montréal

1992

La Boutique d’art d’Outremont, Outremont, Québec
“Galerie d’art Le Néoniste”, Montréal
Mouvement Pinceau, Montréal
Exhibition of Watercolours Vues sur Montréal

1990

“La Maison de la culture de Rivières des Prairies”, Québec

1989

Place des Goélettes, Chicoutimi, Québec
“Galerie d’art L’Imprévu”, Montréal

1987

Le Groupe des Arts, Montréal
“Galerie d’art Le Néoniste”, Montréal

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

1997

Participates in an important serie focused on Chili’s culture; meets and associates himself with the head of the “Centre multiculturel – La Fondation Victor Jara” in Santiago, Chile.

1996

Illustrations for the book “L’Histoire de Nelson”, written by Joane Lalancette, édition d’art La Sauvagine; and contributes to the Ste-Justine Foundation in Montréal.

1994

Teaches visual arts with his wife in a private school located in the State of Oaxaca in Mexico. Creates a fresco in a dome for Mr. Santibanez.

1992

Meets with the film-maker Guido Lombardi and executes, at his request, “Cinq tableaux souvenirs” of scenes taken from the set of the movie “Vandetta”. Gives private painting courses in the Outaouais region.

1989

Participates in the creation of different live paintings in Montréal.

1988

Associates himself with the famous comic strip creator named Prouche in order to complete the comic strip based on the history of Alphonse Desjardins.

1985

Teacher’s assistant in a drawing course in graphic design at the University of Québec in Montréal for the professor Maurice Macot. Creates a comic strip for the Comic strip by computer Forum in Ghand, Belgium.