Biography

Patrick Primeau was born in Montreal in 1974. After a visit of a glass studio that ignites his imagination, he enlisted in the Espace Verre technical program. That was in 1997. Following his studies, Primeau worked for various workshops in Canada, the United States and will spend a year in Marseilles, where he worked at the prestigious Centre International de Recherche sur les arts Verriers (CIRVA). Back in Montreal in 2004 , he co-founded with Caroline Ouellette, Welmo glass studio. His innovative designs inspired by Venetian techniques have earned him, among other things, a place in the collection of Montreal Fine Arts Museum and the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec. His pieces are also found in several private collections.

Patrick Primeau, souffleur de verre de l'atelier de verre Welmo

Approach

Water is an environment in which Patrick Primeau feels at ease. Be it in scuba diving or in cave diving, he is like a fish in the water. Close to a meditative moment, it is this bliss we feel when we are in front of his blown glass work.
When Patrick Primeau conceives a blown glass object, he deconstructs the source of inspiration to keep only the essential. These utterly beautiful glass objects bring us back to the source. What shines through is the pleasure of the infinite play with a line to near perfection. Always a little closer, one breath at a time.

Public collections

  • Loto-Québec
  • Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
  • Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal

Selected exhibitions

2015

  • 10 Years of Fusion. Three-person exhibition. Espace Verre. Canada
  • Overview of Quebec Glass. Group exhibition. Elena Lee Gallery. Canada
  • Mutation. Group exhibition. Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec. Canada

 

2013

  • Ensemble. Group exhibition. Wagga Wagga Art Gallery. Australia

 

2012

  • Transparency. Group exhibition. Jam Factory Gallery. Australia

2010

  • Solo exhibition. Elena Lee Gallery. Canada

 

2009

  • SOFA Chicago. Guest artist. Elena Lee Gallery. USA

 

2008

  • SOFA Chicago. Guest artist. Crea Gallery. USA
  • SOFA New York. Guest artist. Crea Gallery. USA

 

2007

  • SOFA Chicago. Guest artist. Crea Gallery. US

2006

  • SOFA Chicago. Guest artist. Crea Gallery. USA
  • 4 x Montreal. Group exhibition. Elena Lee Gallery. Canada
  • Le verre HOT. Group exhibition. Materia Gallery. Canada
  • Art Form. Guest artist. Crea Gallery. USA
  • Duo Exhibition. Two-artist exhibition. Lafrenière and Pai Gallery. Canada
  • SOFA New York. Guest artist. Elena Lee Gallery. USA

 

2004

  • National Juried Emerging Artist. Group exhibition. Material Matters. Canada
  • Envol. Group exhibition. Espace Verre. Canada 2004

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