Jérôme Fortin was born in Joliette in 1971, he lives and works in Montreal. Since 1996 he has had more than a twenty solo exhibitions including shows in Prague, Pretoria, Tokyo, Paris, Toronto and Montreal. His work has been presented in group exhibitions in Istanbul, Berlin, Bologna, Brussels, Paris, Cuba, Barcelona, Beijing and New York. Fortin has also actively participated in international artists’ residencies, notably at the World Financial Center Arts and Events (New York), la Fondation Christoph-Merian (Basel), Fonca (Mexico D.F.), la Cité internationale des arts (Paris), the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba (Havana) and Tokyo Wonder Site (Tokyo). In 2007 Fortin had a major solo exhibition at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal (MACM) and in 2004 he was a laureate of the City of Montreal’s Prix Pierre Ayot. His works can be found in several public collections including those of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, the Musée national des beaux-arts du Quebec, the Musée de Joliette, the Pretoria Art Museum, the National Museum of China, the Bibliothèque et archives nationales du Québec, the Canada Council Art Bank, the City of Montreal, and in several major corporate and private collections worldwide.
This exhibition will encompass works from his most renowned series including Bagatelle, Seascapes/Marines, Tondos, Écrans/Screens, Ostinatos.
