Claude Simard

Marseilles, 2009

Claude Alphonse Simard (July 9, 1943 – September 15, 2014) was a Canadian painter born in Quebec City.

Simard's works depicted garden scenes, landscapes, still lifes and the human figure in a bright and boldly colored manner.

• Graduated Ontario College of Art and Design 1966
• Apprenticeship British Motor Corporation, England, 1965
• Elected Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, 1981
• Founding member of Quebec Graphic Designers Society and author of Society's Code of Ethics
• Head of Design(Image and Store Design) La Maison Simons stores 1966-1973
• President Communikart Design Group 1973-1984
• Professor, University of Laval, 1984–2001

• Paintings on permanent exhibition in galleries across Canada.
• Over 60 silk screen prints editioned since 1975
• Card editions by Unicef, Hallmark,L'Imagerie, and Cartes Pôle Nord.
• Seven postage stamps for Canada Post.
• Major mural commissions for Parks Canada, Esso, City of Sainte-Foy
• Artist Garden (Jardin Bon Accueil) subject of several major articles and TV shows

35 solo exhibits since 1974, of which:

• Paris Show at L'Orangerie de Bagatelle 1991
• Montreal, Galerie Walter Klinkhoff, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2011
• Calgary, Masters Gallery, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2013
• Toronto, Roberts Gallery, 1998, 2014
• Québec City, Galerie Perreault, 2011

• « Claude A. Simard » written by André Juneau, Presses de L'U.L., 1991, 103p.
• « Jardins Passions » written by Claude A. Simard, 1999, 111p.
• « Inspiration » written by Claude A. Simard, 2011, 127p.