Draft:Wilf Perreault

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  • Comment: "Wilf Perreault has wandered up and down back alleys recording a thousand fleeting impressions in a thousand memorable images." how is this encyclopaedic tone? GraziePrego (talk) 05:19, 2 November 2023 (UTC)
  • Comment: The quality of the referencing has been significantly improved; however, there's still an issue with the way the references have been formatted that needs to be resolved before this can be approved. The "awards and press" section, specifically, is engaging in WP:CITEKILL piling: the statement that "his work has earned him a large and growing number of exhibitions" has eleven different citations piled up on it, and the statement that a retrospective show "covered over 40 years of work and over 40 pieces of art, plus many of his popular silkscreens" is stacked with five.
    That isn't how we do things: we don't stack five, ten or eleven citations onto a single statement, but rather we only need one citation per statement, and if you need to get additional citations into the article to bolster his passage of WP:GNG then you need to add more statements.
    For instance, it isn't helpful or informative to just generically say that he's had gallery shows and then stack all of the citations for 11 different gallery shows onto that one sentence -- it would be more helpful and informative to directly name each individual gallery he had a show at, so that each citation can stand alone as support for a distinct fact rather than being jengastacked directly on top of each other at the end of the same sentence. Bearcat (talk) 12:10, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
  • Comment: This is still referenced far too heavily to primary sources that are not proper support for notability. For instance, you do not establish an artist's notability by sourcing his gallery shows to the self-published websites of the galleries that held the shows as evidence that the shows happened; you establish an artist's notability by sourcing his gallery shows to media coverage about the shows (reviews by art critics, etc.) as evidence that the shows garnered third party attention. The Queen's Golden and Diamond Jubilee Medals are also not notability-building awards at all; they were presented to 46,000 (golden) and 60,000 (diamond) Canadians respectively, and are not in and of themselves WP:ANYBIO-clinching awards.
    Some of the sourcing here is proper third party media coverage, which is obviously a step in the right direction, but the stuff that isn't third party media coverage still has to go away. Bearcat (talk) 02:53, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
  • Comment: A reliable source, please, for such assertions as the resulting paintings lend a new understanding and beauty to the commonplace and Wilf has gone on to become one of Saskatchewan's most highly regarded visual artists and for each of Wilf Perreault's paintings are in the collections of: Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina; Pemberton Houston, Willoughby; Bank of Montreal; The Mercantile Bank; Goldman Sachs and Co., New York; Osler Hoskins, Toronto; Ernst & Young; Touche Ross & Co.; [...] Saskatchewan Arts Board; Petro-Canada Inc.; Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan; Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina; Remai Art Gallery, Saskatoon; and the Edmonton Art Gallery, Alberta (if possession by a company is worth mentioning). Hoary (talk) 01:03, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
Wilf Perreault
Born
Wilfrid Donat Joseph Perreault

(1947-10-06) October 6, 1947 (age 76)
Saskatchewan, Canada
Known forPainting, Printmaking, Sculpture
Children3

Wilf Perreault SOM (born October 6, 1947) is a Canadian artist and sculptor.

Biography[edit]

Wilf Perreault was born on his family's farm, halfway between Albertville and Henribourg, twenty-five kilometres northeast of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, to parents Armand and Eveline Perreault (née Nobert) in 1947. His family emigrated to Canada from Europe hundreds of years ago and lived in Albertville, Henribourg, St Denis, and Prud'homme. In 1949, Armand Perreault moved his family to Saskatoon in 1953.[1]

While growing up in Saskatoon, Perreault received private art lessons from the great Saskatchewan painter, Ernest Lindner. His formal art training began at the University of Saskatchewan, where his interest in representational painting conflicted with the New York-style abstraction, prevalent in Saskatchewan at that time. Under the instruction of Otto Rogers and Bill Epp, he instead focused on abstract sculpture.

After graduation (BFA (Honours) in 1970, BEd in 1971), Perreault relocated to Regina to teach art at the high school level. With thoughts of returning to representational painting, he began to search the city for inspirational subject matter. He unexpectedly found his muse in a back alley one day, where he had stopped to look at the reflection of sky and buildings in a puddle. Looking up, he saw, not a typical Regina back lane, but a hidden cityscape to capture his imagination. The reflections in puddles is a device he uses to explore the meeting of reality, representation and abstraction. By portraying the back lane at different times of the day and year, this subject has sustained his interest throughout a long career. Memory and nostalgia play a large role in both Perreault's practice and the viewer's experience of the work; a major contributor to their charm. These secret cities reveal intimate local knowledge, and are frequently recognized or mistaken for specific spots, an effect of their evocative resonance.[2]

Perreault has painted with oils, watercolour and acrylic, on canvas, paper, and aluminum substrate. He also is known for his original silkscreens on paper or Lexan ( polycarbonate resin thermoplastic), produced using the photo emulsion method, where a screen is created for each colour.

Perreault finds comparisons between his career as a teacher and his art stating: "Teaching is a bit like painting back-alleys. It's taking an ordinary subject and turning it into something beautiful: taking students who aren't turned on to art and seeing the lights go on for them once they discover art. It's really something wonderful."[3]

Solo Exhibitions[edit]

2023 "Wilf Perreault: Up Your Alley", Peter Robertson Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2021 "Beetles - Beatles: Twist and Shout", Nouveau Gallery, Regina, SK
2020 "Wilf Perreault: Back Lanes at Twilight", Mayberry Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
2019 "Wilf Perreault: 72 Shades",Nouveau Gallery, Regina, SK
2018 "Wilf Perreault", Mayberry Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
2017 "Wilf Perreault 70th Birthday Celebration", Nouveau Gallery, Regina, SK
2016 "Wilf Perreault: A Journey of Love/Ruelle D'Amour", Penticton Art Gallery, BC
2014 "Wilf Perreault's Alley", Nouveau Gallery, Regina, SK
2014 "Wilf Perreault: In The Alley - a 40 year retrospective", Mackenzie AG, Regina, SK[4] [5] [6] [7]
2013 "Wilf Perreault: Moon River", Mayberry Fine Art, Toronto, ON
2012 "Full Circle: New Paintings by Wilf Perreault", Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2011 Wilf Perreault: Skylight", Nouveau Gallery, Regina, SK
2009 "Back Streets - Back Roads: 30 Year Anniversary Show", Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2009 "Wilf Perreault: Framed", Nouveau Gallery, Regina, SK
2007 "Wilf Perreault: Twilight", Nouveau Gallery, Regina, SK
2006 "Wilf Perreault: Two Paths", Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2004 "Wilf Perreault", Mayberry Fine Art, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2003 "Another View", Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, SK
2003 Wilf Perreault: Panorama, Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2002 Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2001 Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, SK
2000 "Dusk till Dawn", Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1999 Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, SK
1999 Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1998 Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1997 Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, SK
1997 Works on Paper, Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1996 "Passages", Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1995 Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, SK
1995 Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1993 Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, SK[8]
1993 Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1992 Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1991 Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, SK
1991 Woltjen/Udell Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1989 Woltjen/Udell Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1987 Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, SK[9]
1987 Woltjen/Udell Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1985 Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, SK
1985 Woltjen/Udell Gallery, Edmonton, AB[10]
1983 Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, SK
1982 Downstairs Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1981 "Wilf Perreault", Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, SK
1981 "Recent Works", Downstairs Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1981 "Wilf Perreault Recent Paintings", Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina, SK[11]
1979 Watercolours and Acrylics, Downstairs Gallery, Edmonton, AB[12]
1978 "Wilf Perreault: Paintings, Drawings, Watercolours",Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK[13][14]
1970 Honours Exhibition, Marquis Gallery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
photo taken by Wilf with his Canon EOS 20D & a self-timer, March 17, 2007
Wilf Perreault painting at an easel in his studio, 2007

Awards and press[edit]

Wilf's work has earned him a large and growing number of exhibitions,[15][16][17][18], commissions and awards in and outside of Saskatchewan. In 1989 he was chosen to represent Canada and was awarded a Silver Medal in Les Jeux de la Francophonie in Maroc, Africa—a juried exhibition of work by artists from 42 countries.[19] He is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, and was awarded the Saskatchewan Order of Merit in 2016.[20][21]

Wilf Perreault's paintings are in many public and corporate galleries, as well as private collections.

On September 27, 2014, Wilf Perreault: In The Alley, a Retrospective Show opened at the Mackenzie Art Gallery, where it remained on view until February 1, 2015. It covered over 40 years of work and over 40 pieces of art, plus many of his popular silkscreens.[1][5][6][22][23]

Canadian poet Robert Currie cites him as an inspiration.[24] In 2022, Perreault's painting "There is Light on the Horizon" was featured on Twitter account "Canadian Paintings", ultimately receiving more than 13.9K likes and +2200 re-tweets.[25]

Gallery[edit]

Perreault- Headlights Perreault, Wilf- Headlights, acrylic on canvas, 24x60", 2017

  • Perreault, Wilf- Evening Jazz, original silkscreen on Lexan, 17⅝ x 11½", 2016
    Perreault, Wilf- Evening Jazz, original silkscreen on Lexan, 17⅝ x 11½", 2016
  • Perreault, Wilf- Black Magic, original silkscreen on Lexan, 17⅝ x 11½", 2016/2021
    Perreault, Wilf- Black Magic, original silkscreen on Lexan, 17⅝ x 11½", 2016/2021
  • Perreault, Wilf- Piffles' Dream, original silkscreen on Lexan, 18x 12" image, 2010
    Perreault, Wilf- Piffles' Dream, original silkscreen on Lexan, 18x 12" image, 2010
  • Perreault, Wilf- Heart in the Park, acrylic on canvas, 72 x 72½", 2009
    Perreault, Wilf- Heart in the Park, acrylic on canvas, 72 x 72½", 2009
  • Perreault, Wilf- College Ave, acrylic on canvas, 28 x 21″, 2010
    Perreault, Wilf- College Ave, acrylic on canvas, 28 x 21″, 2010
  • Perreault, Wilf- Winter Trees, acrylic on canvas, 23 x 15", 2013
    Perreault, Wilf- Winter Trees, acrylic on canvas, 23 x 15", 2013
  • Perreault, Wilf- Carved Alley, watercolour on paper, 17 x 12¼", 1997
    Perreault, Wilf- Carved Alley, watercolour on paper, 17 x 12¼", 1997
  • Perreault, Wilf- Pole Reflection, watercolour on paper, 16½ x 13", 1997
    Perreault, Wilf- Pole Reflection, watercolour on paper, 16½ x 13", 1997
  • Perreault, Wilf- Cosmopolitan, acrylic on canvas, 48" diam, 2013
    Perreault, Wilf- Cosmopolitan, acrylic on canvas, 48" diam, 2013
  • Perreault, Wilf- Radiating Light, acrylic on canvas, 23½ x 21¼", 2015
    Perreault, Wilf- Radiating Light, acrylic on canvas, 23½ x 21¼", 2015
  • Perreault, Wilf- Evening Light, acrylic on canvas, 24x36", 2016
    Perreault, Wilf- Evening Light, acrylic on canvas, 24x36", 2016
  • Perreault, Wilf- First Thaw, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48", 2017
    Perreault, Wilf- First Thaw, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48", 2017
  • Perreault, Wilf- Golden Age, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36", 2017
    Perreault, Wilf- Golden Age, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36", 2017
  • Perreault, Wilf- One Way, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 60", 2018
    Perreault, Wilf- One Way, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 60", 2018
  • Perreault, Wilf- Tequila Sunrise, acrylic on aluminum, 25 ⅛ x 15 ¾", 2019
    Perreault, Wilf- Tequila Sunrise, acrylic on aluminum, 25 ⅛ x 15 ¾", 2019
  • Perreault, Wilf- Une Promenade Avec Mon Cheri, acrylic on aluminum, 21 ¼ x 21 ¼", 2020
    Perreault, Wilf- Une Promenade Avec Mon Cheri, acrylic on aluminum, 21 ¼ x 21 ¼", 2020
  • Perreault, Wilf- Regina Memory, acrylic on aluminum, 24 x 36", 2020
    Perreault, Wilf- Regina Memory, acrylic on aluminum, 24 x 36", 2020
  • Perreault, Wilf- Abbey Road, acrylic on canvas, 90¼ x 60 x 1½" deep, 2021
    Perreault, Wilf- Abbey Road, acrylic on canvas, 90¼ x 60 x 1½" deep, 2021
  • Perreault, Wilf- Devil in her Heart, acrylic on aluminum, 48 x 36"w, 2021
    Perreault, Wilf- Devil in her Heart, acrylic on aluminum, 48 x 36"w, 2021
  • Perreault, Wilf- Penny Lane, acrylic on MDF, 54 ½" diameter, 2021
    Perreault, Wilf- Penny Lane, acrylic on MDF, 54 ½" diameter, 2021
  • Perreault, Wilf- The Long and Winding Road, acrylic on canvas, 62 x 62"w, 2021
    Perreault, Wilf- The Long and Winding Road, acrylic on canvas, 62 x 62"w, 2021
  • Perreault, Wilf- There is Light on the Horizon, acrylic on canvas, 84x60", 2019
    Perreault, Wilf- There is Light on the Horizon, acrylic on canvas, 84x60", 2019
  • Perreault, Wilf- Embracing Light, original silkscreen print, 18 x 12" image, 2022
    Perreault, Wilf- Embracing Light, original silkscreen print, 18 x 12" image, 2022

Public works[edit]

  • Wilf Perreault in front of his tree installation, 2017, Connaught School, Regina, Saskatchewan Canada [25]
    Wilf Perreault in front of his tree installation, 2017, Connaught School, Regina, Saskatchewan Canada[26]
  • Reginald "Regina Lawn Decoration", decorated for St Patrick's Day, March 2023
    Reginald "Regina Lawn Decoration", decorated for St Patrick's Day, March 2023
  • Reginald "Regina Lawn Decoration" decorated for Xmas 2023
    Reginald "Regina Lawn Decoration" decorated for Xmas 2023

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Wilf Perreault; In the Alley / Dans La Ruelle. Mackenzie Art Gallery. 2014. ISBN 978-1-55050-595-5.
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20231208025015*/http://www2.uregina.ca/president/art/language-institute-la-cite/wilf-perreault/
  3. ^ Perry, Meta (April 24, 1986). "Regina's back-alley artist probes behind the scenes". Regina Leader Post. pp. B9.
  4. ^ "Exhibition- Wilf Perreault in the Alley". Mackenzie Art Gallery. 2014-09-27.
  5. ^ a b Seiberling, Irene (September 20, 2014). "Back alley celebration". Regina Leader Post Arts Life section. p. 27.
  6. ^ a b Beatty, Gregory (Nov 27 – Dec 10, 2014). "Playing In Alleys".
  7. ^ MacPherson, A (Dec 2014). "In the Alley". Verb.
  8. ^ Flinn, Sean (October 1993). "Perreault is simply powerful". City Side, University of Regina School of Journalism. pp. A6.
  9. ^ LaSalle, LuAnn (Nov 10, 1987). "A nice, safe, stroll along Regina streets". Regina Leader Post. pp. E10.
  10. ^ Matousek, Phyllis (April 13, 1985). "Back-lane artist is for real". Edmonton Journal. pp. E4.
  11. ^ Fudge, Paul (Oct 23, 1981). "Wilf Perreault's brush makes back alleys and lanes exciting". Regina Leader Post. pp. A18.
  12. ^ Simpson, Jim (March 1979). "Perrault's (sic) paintings tantalize viewer". Edmonton Journal. pp. B7.
  13. ^ Burke, Lora (April 21, 1978). "Regina scene subject of paintings". Regina Leader Post Entertainment Section. p. 55.
  14. ^ Gillies, Vicki (1977). "Wilf Perreault". Arts West, Vol 2, No 6. p. 39.
  15. ^ Perry, Meta (1986). "Wilf Perreault: Back Alley Realism". Border Crossings. pp. 56–58.
  16. ^ Roberton, Linda (November 5, 1989). "'Painterman' likes young critics". Regina Sun. p. 6.
  17. ^ Karlinsky, Amy (Spring 2004). "Artist Portraits - Wilf Perreault". Galleries West. pp. 26–27.
  18. ^ Seiberling, Irene (November 25, 2016). "Sask artist Wilf Perreault inspired by the everyday back alley". Regina Leader-Post. p. 1. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  19. ^ "Les médaillés par édition". Les Jeux de la Francophonie. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  20. ^ "Artist Wilf Perreault among 10 joining Sask. Order of Merit". CBC News. May 24, 2016. p. 1. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  21. ^ Chabun, Will (May 2016). "Notable Saskatchewanians to receive Order of Merit". Regina Leader Post. pp. A4.
  22. ^ Froese, Christalee (Fall 2015). "A Humble Worker at his Canvas". Prairies North magazine. pp. 51–55.
  23. ^ Froese, Christalee (Winter 2015). "Alley Artist". Westworld magazine. p. 50.
  24. ^ Currie, Robert (June 30, 2017). "Robert Currie on the time machine that is poetry". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. p. 1. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  25. ^ Waldman, Ben (January 14, 2022). "Picture this". Winnipeg Free Press. pp. 8–12. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  26. ^ Martin, Ashley (Oct 21, 2017). "Old Name, New Look - old blends with new at modern replacement". Regina Leader Post. pp. A3.
  27. ^ https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/reginald-the-grasshopper

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