Benoi DESCHÊNES, carver-painter, curriculum

<BODY TEXT="#000000" LINK="#CC0428" VLINK="#5511CC" ALINK="#00BB00" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="620"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="20" ALIGN=CENTER> </TD> <TD WIDTH="304" ALIGN=CENTER> </TD> <TD ALIGN=CENTER> </TD> <TD WIDTH="70" ALIGN=CENTER> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN=CENTER> </TD> <TD ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="../../images/banc.JPG" WIDTH="300" HEIGHT="180" BORDER="0"></TD> <TD ALIGN=CENTER> <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="235" VALIGN=TOP>His ancestor, Pierre Miville, <BR>of Fribourg in Switzerland,<BR> went to France then to Canada.<BR> <BR>He settled in Rivière-Ouelle <BR>during the XVIIth century where one <BR>of his sons took the name of<BR> Miville-Deschênes. <BR><BR>Benoi was born in Saint-Aubert,<BR> a village next to Saint-Jean-Port-Joli.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD HEIGHT="8"><BR><BR><IMG SRC="dessins/traitbleu.gif" WIDTH="200" HEIGHT="2" BORDER=0></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD HEIGHT="16" VALIGN=TOP><BR><BR><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#003366"><B><I>Studies</I></B></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD HEIGHT="132" VALIGN=TOP><BR>Benoi completed high school in Quebec city. <BR>In 1959, he entered the wood carving school of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli directed by Jean-Julien Bourgault. <BR><BR>During four years, he was a novice and a wood<BR> carver companion at Marcel Guay's workshop.<BR><BR>Later, he studied in visual arts in Montmagny <BR>and at the school Notre-Dame-de-Foy in Cap-Rouge near Quebec.</TD> </TR> </TABLE> </TD> <TD ALIGN=CENTER> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN=CENTER> </TD> <TD COLSPAN="2" ALIGN=CENTER><BR><BR><IMG SRC="dessins/lignebleue.gif" WIDTH="450" HEIGHT="2" BORDER="0"></TD> <TD ALIGN=CENTER> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN=CENTER> </TD> <TD ALIGN=CENTER><BR><BR><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#003366"><B><I>Teaching</I></B></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="487" ALIGN=CENTER> </TD> <TD ALIGN=CENTER> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN=CENTER> </TD> <TD COLSPAN="2" ALIGN=CENTER> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="2" CELLPADDING="1"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="70" ALIGN=CENTER> </TD> <TD WIDTH="340" VALIGN=TOP><BR>From 1966 to 1972, he was a high school teacher in arts at Saint-Pamphile and L'Islet-sur-Mer.<BR><BR><I>«I have loved the teaching profession and kept a very good souvenir of this period . That is probably why a few years later, I opened my own school of sculpture.»</I> <BR><BR>Today, he has his own school where students from all over the world can benefit of his large experience.<BR><BR>He was a jury member in many international sculpture contests and directed wood carving seminars in Canada and abroad.</TD> <TD WIDTH="210" ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="../../images/decor1.JPG" WIDTH="200" HEIGHT="80" BORDER=0></TD> </TR> </TABLE> </TD> <TD ALIGN=CENTER> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN=CENTER> </TD> <TD ALIGN=CENTER><BR><BR><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#003366"><I><B>Carving</B></I></FONT></TD> <TD ALIGN=CENTER> </TD> <TD ALIGN=CENTER> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN=CENTER> </TD> <TD COLSPAN="2" ALIGN=CENTER> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="385" VALIGN=TOP><BR>His carreer as a professional carver started in 1971 when he opened his own shop in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli.<BR><BR>His productions had to be known. <BR>Open to different kinds of styles, he chose the figurative art. The human figure and the portrait allow him to realize his objectives.<BR><BR> History and childhood souvenirs have always <BR>been sources of inspiration for him. Each project becomes a great challenge to take up.<BR><BR> Several of his art works decorate public places or are part of private collections.<BR></TD> <TD WIDTH="404" ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="../../images/trudeaufigure.JPG" WIDTH="150" HEIGHT="150" BORDER="0"></TD> </TR> </TABLE> </TD> <TD ALIGN=CENTER> </TD> </TR> </TABLE><BR><BR> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="2" CELLPADDING="1"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="200" ALIGN=CENTER> </TD> <TD WIDTH="150"><FONT COLOR="#003366">Benoi Deschênes<BR>271, ave de Gaspe East<BR>Saint-Jean-Port-Joli<BR>Quebec, Canada<BR>G0R 3G0</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="266" ALIGN=RIGHT>Phone & fax: (418) 598-6420<BR><BR> <A HREF="mailto:benoideschenes@globetrotter.net">benoideschenes@globetrotter.net</A><BR></TD> </TR> </TABLE><BR><BR> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="600" ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE="2"><A HREF="../../index.html" TARGET="_top">home</A><BR><BR> <A HREF="index.html" TARGET="_top">welcome |</A> <A HREF="an2.html" TARGET="_top">carving |</A> <A HREF="an3.html" TARGET="_top">painting</A><BR> <A HREF="an4.html" TARGET="_top">school |</A> <A HREF="an5.html" TARGET="_top">books |</A> <A HREF="an6.html" TARGET="_top">awards |</A> <A HREF="an7.html" TARGET="_top">family</A><BR><BR><A HREF="../../david/english.html" TARGET="_top">David Deschênes</A> <BR><BR> </FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE><BR><BR><BR> </BODY>