Richard Tetrault is a painter, printmaker and muralist living in Vancouver, Canada. His work explores universal themes of the figure and the urban landscape. Richard's paintings, prints and murals fuse together allegorical figures with urban landscapes, creating a timeless space that invites the viewer to look through windows into both the past and the future. From 'Painted Lives and Shifting Landscapes' - Pam Fairfield While Tetrault's studio work reflects the dynamics of the city, his murals are an attempt to directly influence the physical texture of the street. He is known for initiating large-scale community projects and collaborations, working in a broad range of materials and concepts. These works have brought the artist recognition as both a teacher and as an innovative public artist. In the past severeal years, Tetrault has participated with the Canada-based art group, La Raza, on mural initiatives in Canada, Argentina and Mexico. A recent book on Tetrault, Painted Lives and Shifting Landscapes (Anvil Press, 2004), profiles several decades of his work. |
| 2008 Urban Topographies St Thomas-Elgin Art Centre, Ontario 2006 Havana Anodyne 2 Gallery, Palm Desert CA 2004 Havana Nights Art and Soul Gallery, Vancouver BC 2003 Painted Stories: Visualizing the Downtown Eastside The Interurban, Vancouver BC 2002 Red Divide Vancouver East Cultural Centre, Vancouver BC 2001 Harbours Vancouver Maritime Museum, Vancouver BC 2001 Urban Excavations Simon Fraser University, Burnaby BC 1999 Heat 2 Oceans 23 Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand 1996 Crow Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond BC 1991 Baskets of Fire Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond BC 1990 Threshold Galerie Beaux Arts, Toronto, ON 1987 - 89 Jacqueline M Gallery, Vancouver, BC 1986 Firehall Theatre, Vancouver BC 1986 Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey BC 1985 Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, Sechelt BC 1983 Carnegie Community Centre, Vancouver BC 1983 Vancouver East Cultural Centre, Vancouver BC |
| 2008 Group, Elliott Louis Gallery, Vancouver BC 2008 Kuwait / Canada exhibition 2007 Salon de Pastica Mexicana, Mexico City 2005 - 06 Trilateral Print Exchage (Japan, Canada, The Netherlands), Malaspina printmakers 2004 Gallerie Rocambour, France 2003 What a Relief! Evergreen Cultural Centre, Coquitlam BC 2002 Vertical Stories, Galleria Sztuki, Olsztyn, Poland 2002 Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey BC 2001 Just to Print Dundarave Gallery, West Vancouver BC 1999 Srinakharnwirot University-International Exhibit, Bankok Thailand 1999 Seymour Art Gallery, North Vancouver BC 1997 Crow Campbell River Art Gallery, Campbell River BC 1992/ 93 Arts in Action Touring Exhibit, Mexico 1992 Salon de Plastica Mexicana, Mexico City 1991 Jardin Borda, Cuernavaca, Mexico 1990 Art Against Racism Canada / US Touring Exhibit 1989 Art Against Racism Vancouver BC 1986 Art About Issues Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey BC 1984 Warehouse Show, Vancouver BC 1983 Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond BC 1993 Maastrich International Print Exhibition, Maastrich, Holland 1993 Arts in Action Touring Exhibit, West Africa |