In the Backcountry of Nicolas
April 13th to July 8th, 2017
Artist
Jean-Philippe Roy
Opening Reception
Thursday, April 13th from 5 to 7 p.m.
Curator
Ève De Garie-Lamanque
Overview
The Foreman Art Gallery is proud to invite you to the second of a three-year series of exhibitions dedicated to new audiences. In the Backcountry of Nicolas is one of few contemporary art exhibitions designed for youth. Although conceived for children aged 7 to 10, this exhibition will interest the young and the not so young. Visitors are invited to explore the dreamlike universe of Nicolas, a young boy who lives in the fictional town of Saint-Barreau-les- Berçantes.
Accompanied by their parents or grandparents, children can enjoy drawings, sculptures, videos and installations while stopping to participate in interactive activities. Playful and dynamic, the exhibition raises questions about geography, history, society and heritage.
In the Backcountry of Nicolas is produced and distributed by the Musée régional de Rimouski. The project has received financial support from the 2012–2015 Entente spécifique sur la culture dans la région du Bas-Saint-Laurent, the Programme pour les arts et les lettres de Sherbrooke (supported by the CALQ), the Ville de Sherbrooke, the Canada Council for the Arts, TELUS and Télé-Québec.
Documentation
Artist
Born in Quebec City, Jean-Philippe Roy lives in Saint-Marcellin (Bas-St-Laurent), where he maintains a visual arts practice in addition to teaching at the CEGEP de Rimouski. For the past 10 years, his work has focused largely on sculpture and drawing. In 2006, he completed a master’s degree in fine arts at Université Laval, where his thesis on the notion of distance in sculpture won him the 2007 Governor General’s Academic Medal (Gold). In recent years, Roy has produced eleven works of public art as part of a government program integrating the arts with architecture, works that are installed across Quebec.
