PROFILE:

AGAWA RIVERS EDGE: water colour 15" x 22"

0. Marc Gagnon is a full time artist , employing  both the acrylic and water colour medium.
0. He holds degrees in Environmental Studies and Architecture, from the University of
0. Waterloo.  Marc began painting in 1976 and also practiced architecture for 24 years.
0. In 2000,  Marc was elected  a  member of The Canadian Society of Painters in
0. Water Colour and served on it's  board of directors  for several years.
0. From  2005 until 2007  he  was the  President of the CSPWC. 
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A  FIELD  OF  RED: watercolour,  22" x  30"

0. Marc's paintings have been exhibited in numerous solo  and group exhibitions and 
0.  he has won several awards for his works. In 2004 he was one of six CSPWC members  
0. choosen to be part of the 6th. International Water Colour Biennial held at the  
0. Museo Nacional La Acuarela in Mexico.  In 2005 he received the Daler Rowney award
0. for his painting "Setting The Table",  at the 8oth. Annual CSPWC Open Waters Juried 
0. exhibition. Often Marc has been asked to be a  juror for art exhibitions. He was
0.  a  juror for The Mississauga Visual Artist of The Year Award for three years. 
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WILD GRASSES: watercolour, 22" x 30"

0. As well as painting full time, Marc also teaches painting, gives painting demonstrations
0. and conducts  workshops at various venues throughout Ontario.  In 2006 as President
0. of the CSPWC,  Marc was the host of a major CSPWC painting  symposium held in
0. Calgary Alberta.   His workshops are often sold out and are enthusiastically received.  
0. Marc lives in  Newcastle along the shores of Lake Ontario and has a home Gallery, (see below). 
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