Yvon Gallant, Painter

Yvon Gallantwas born in Moncton on July 3, 1950, where he continues to reside to this day. He is part of the first generation of artists who received their training at the University of Moncton. His work is tinged with the reality of everyday life, and speaks of the people around him and those who he encounters on a regular basis. Yvon Gallant received the Miller Brittain Award in 1992 and has over 80 exhibitions to his credit. The group exhibitions in which he has participated in 2002 include Peintres des villes francophones in Cambrai, France, Days and Nights in Malta, in the Musée National de Malte and Capitale des arts visuels francophones, also in Paris, France.

Reference: from Yvon Gallant's personal website http://www.yvongallant.com/