Norbert Lemire
Norbert Lemire | |
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 Lemire in 2024 | |
| Born | 4 March 1949 Poularies, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 10 September 2025 (aged 76) |
| Alma mater | Université du Québec à Montréal |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Relatives | Margot Lemire (sister) |
Norbert Lemire (4 March 1949 – 10 September 2025) was a Canadian watercolor painter.[1]
Early life and career
[edit]Norbert Lemire was born in Poularies on 4 March 1949. From the ages of 16 to 19, Lemire worked at the Wasamac mine. Around age 23, he became a layout designer for the Rouyn-Noranda-based newspaper La Frontière.
In the 1980s, Lemire was offered a management position at Éditions Québecor, a new publishing company. He declined the offer, opting to paint instead.[2] In 1981, he started painting full-time and held his first solo exhibition. He completed his apprenticeship with Jean-Paul Ladouceur at Studio Balaquar in Laval.
From 1984 to 1986, he studied visual arts at the Université du Québec à Montréal. From 1985 to 1986, he was an illustrator for the magazine Sentier Chasse-Pêche.
From 1993 to 1996, he designed and modeled puppets for the Radio-Canada show Fred & cie.
In 1996, 100,000 copies of a bookmark Lemire designed were purchased by libraries in Outaouais.
Personal life and death
[edit]Lemire was the brother of Canadian poet Margot Lemire.[3]
He had three children, including Julie and Charlotte, who are also painters.[4]
Lemire died on 10 September 2025, at the age of 76.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Les rencontres de Vanessa : Norbert Lemire". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). 10 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Norbert Lemire". Abitibi-Témiscamingue (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Des mots de Margot aux nuages de son frère Norbert, l'œuvre des Lemire survit". Noovo Abitibi-Temiscamingue (in Canadian French). 22 March 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ Pronovost, Chloé (26 July 2023). "De pair en filles". lecitoyenrouynlasarre.com (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Paquin, Marie-Hélène (11 September 2025). "L'artiste peintre Norbert Lemire est décédé". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on 12 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
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