Born in Sorel in 1950, Claude Péloquin shows from his start as a self-taught painter an inborn skill for colors. Between 1967 and 1979, he will participate in about 40 group or solo exhibitions in Montréal, Québec, Trois-Rivières as well as in Ottawa.

To improve himself, he completes studies in Fine Arts at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières where he obtains his degree in 1979. To enable him to share his knowledge, he will pursue studies in Education Sciences and Graphic Arts at Université du Québec à Montréal and obtain a certificate in 1983. He will also receive a type A grant in 1991 from the Quebec Arts and Culture Department.



Sociocultural Activities

Very soon in his career he likes to get involved in sociocultural activities, such as:

- 1972 : Multimedia studio activities (governmental project)
- 1973 : Logistic organization of the shows of L'Infonie, musical group comprised of musicians, poets, dancers and painters (subsidized project)
- 1977 : Fine arts teaching activities - Workshop Les pieds et les mains s'animent (subsidized project)
- 1982-1983 :Artistic directing / vice-presidency of Musée de l'Heure Inc. (promotion of the county of Richelieu cultural aspect)

Graphical - Pictorial Creations


- 1973 : Graphic designer, Mont Tremblant Park, Tourism Department
- 1973 : Graphic designer, creation of environmental pictures, Tourism Department
- 1986 : Creation and design of the painting illustrated on the sleeve of " D'un début à l'autre ", record of singer-composer Plume Latraverse

Expositions antérieures

- Sorel Library, Sorel-Tracy
- Gallery Image, Trois-Rivières
- Gallery d'Ambourge, Quebec
- Gallery Noblet Duplessis, Contrecoeur
- Gallery St-Joseph-de-la-Rive, Charlevoix
- Centre culturel, Sorel-Tracy
- Palais du Commerce, Montreal
- University of Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières
- Gallery André-Georges, Montreal
- Olympic Velodrome, Montreal
- Cegep Édouard-Montpetit, Longueuil
- Château des Gouverneurs, Sorel-Tracy
- Gallery St. Eustache, St. Eustache
- Ottawa National Exhibition, Ottawa
- Cegep Sorel-Tracy
- Gallery Café St-Thomas, Sorel-Tracy
- Le Cinoche, Sorel-Tracy

International Exhibitions

Between 1989 and 1992, he will exhibit in various European cities, among which:

Solo exhibitions :

- Hôtel d'Escoville, Caen, France
- Art Center, St. Pierre de Touques Church, Dauville, France
- Courseuille-sur-Mer, France
- Gallery USV, Martina, Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Ceske Budejovice, South Bohemia
- Ceske Krumlof, South Bohemia
- Gallery Schortgen, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

Group exhibition:

- Society of French Artists, Paris

Current Exhibitions

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Painting School

Always with the intention of passing on his knowledge and love of painting, he gives lessons in Sorel-Tracy since 1985. Moreover, he takes great pleasure in organizing, on an annual basis, an exhibition of the paintings made each year by his students.