Pierre Julien
At the crossroads of painting, drawing, sculpture, printing techniques, and collage, Pierre Julien explores the possibilities of matter and form by using various mediums: acrylic, plaster, stucco, spray paint, pastel. Pierre Julien has always devoted himself to abstraction, less as a dissolution of the real or the figurative than as the construction of a fictitious space. For him, abstraction is not the result of a strictly formal research, but rather an encounter between various elements, a dynamic and relational research, a search for the beauty of colors and forms.
Born in Hawkesbury, Pierre Julien lives and works in Montreal. He holds a bachelor degree in Studio Arts from Concordia University, in Montreal. His work has been shown in numerous solo and collective exhibitions in Montreal (QC), Toronto (ON), Los Angeles (CA), and Houston (TX). His works can be found in the collections of TD Bank, Loto-Québec, and the city of Longueuil.
Recent Exhibitions
Pierre Julien - Devant les tours
From April 23, to June 19, 2022
Pierre Julien - Leave all gates as found From July 11 to August 22, 2020
Pierre Julien - In the Deepest Oceans From May 19 to June 23, 2018
Pierre Julien - Blue Prints
From September 9 to October 7, 2017
Selected Artworks
+ CV
EDUCATION
2007 - BFA, Studio Art, Concordia University, Montréal (QC)
GRANTS AND DISTINCTIONS
2015 - Research and Creation Grant, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
COLLECTIONS
Scotia Bank
Humaniti Collection
TD Bank Art Collection
Deloitte Collection
Louis Vuitton
Loto-Québec Collection
City of Longueuil
+ Solo Exhibitions
2022
- Devant les tours, Galerie Nicolas Robert, Montréal (QC)
2020
- Leave all gates as found, Galerie Nicolas Robert, Montréal (QC)
2018
- In The Deepest Oceans, Galerie Nicolas Robert, Montréal (QC)
2016
- Purple Haze, Galerie Nicolas Robert, Montréal (QC)
2014
- Arpentage, Galerie Nicolas Robert, Montréal (QC)
2013
- Mise en Plis, Galerie Nicolas Robert, Montréal (QC)
2012
- Cadastres, Galerie Nicolas Robert, Montréal (QC)
2008
- Prismatic Spay, Galerie Division, Montréal (QC)
2007
- Avec la permission de l’ordinaire, Galerie Room and Board (QC)
+ Selected Group Exhibitions
2018
- Grâce au dessin, part 1, curator: Jason McKechnie, Nan Rae Gallery, Burbank, CA, USA
- Grâce au dessin, part 2, curator: Jason McKechnie, Art Mûr, Montréal (QC)
2017
- Duo show with Tristram Lansdowne, Galerie Nicolas Robert, Montréal (QC)
- En marge, Galerie Nicolas Robert, Montréal (QC)
2016
- Le temps de l'œuvre, le temps du travail, The Time of the Work, curated by Nicolas Grenier, Galerie Leonard & Bina Ellen, Montréal (QC)
2014
- Cash Machine, curated by Aaron Freshour, Dan Monick, Delia Sweeney & Pascale Georgiev, Fathersons, Los Angeles (USA)
2013 -
- Fabrications, curated by Benjamin Klein, Pop-up show, Montréal (QC)
- Forgotten Luxury & Ideal Aesthetics, Galerie Youn, Montréal (QC)
2011
- Avant-Goût, Galerie Nicolas Robert, Montréal (QC)
- Question de principe, Matter of Principal, curated by Annie Hémond-Hotte and Nicolas Grenier, Galerie Art Mûr, Montréal (QC)
- Voices of Fire : Toward a Post Postmodern Theory of Abstraction, curated by Benjamin Klein, Galerie SAS, Montréal (QC)
2010
- EKO/ECHO, Galerie du Viaduc, Montréal (QC)
2008
- Prismatic Spray, Galerie Division, Montréal (QC)
2007
- Avec la Permission de l’Ordinaire, Galerie Room and Board, Montréal (QC)
- Our Aim is true, Undergraduate Student Show, Galerie FOFA, Montréal (QC)
2006
- Concordia University Painting and Drawing Dept Show, Galerie Art Mûr, Montréal (QC)
2005
- ACTE II (duo show with Annie Hémond-Hotte), Art Mûr, Montréal (QC)
- La Hiérarchie des besoins, Galerie VAV, Montréal (QC)
2004
- Concordia University Painting and Drawing Dept Show, VAV Gallery, Montréal (QC)
- Raw Hide (Student work from Concordia’s Painting and Drawing Department), Cégep du Vieux-Montréal, Montréal (QC)
+ Art Fairs
2022
- Foire en Art Actuel de Québec, Québec (QC)
2020
- Art Toronto, Toronto (ON)
2019
- Papier 19, Montréal (QC)
2018
- Art Toronto, Toronto (ON)
- Art Los Angeles Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA, ÉU
2017
- Art Toronto (ON)
- Papier 17, Montréal (QC)
2016
- UNTITLED, art Miami Beach, Miami, FL, ÉU
- Texas Contemporary, Houston, TX, ÉU
- Feature: Contemporary Art Fair, Toronto (ON)
2015
- Feature: Contemporary Art Fair, Toronto (ON)
2014
- Papier 14, Montréal (QC)
2013
- Toronto International Art Fair (TIAF), Toronto (ON)
- Papier 13, Montréal (QC)
2012
- Toronto International Art Fair (TIAF), Toronto (ON)
- Papier 12, Montréal (QC)
+ Press and Publications
2014
- BILL, Clarke, Gabrielle PROVOST (2014). « Arpentage », Exhibition Catalog at Galerie Nicolas Robert.
2012
- UN SHOW DE MOT’ARTS (2012). «Pierre Julien « Cadastres » @ Nicolas Robert», Un show de Mot’Arts, [Online], published May 9.
2011
- DELGADO, Jérôme (2011). « Peintures enflammées », Le Devoir, [Online], published April 2nd, https://bit.ly/2XkGAYU.
- POHL, John (2011). « Signs of Life Among the Dying », La Gazette, published April 2nd.
- SKEENE, Cameron (2011). « Voices of Fire: Toward a Post Postmodern Theory of Abstraction », Border Crossings, no. 119, p.144.