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Canadian artist and teacher (1932–2023)
Alan Glass
Glass in 2018
Born(1932-06-30)30 June 1932
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died16 January 2023(2023-01-16) (aged 90)
Mexico City, Mexico
EducationÉcole des beaux-arts de Montréal
Occupation(s)Artist
Teacher

Alan Glass (30 June 1932 – 16 January 2023) was a Canadian multidisciplinary artist and teacher.

Biography

Born in Montreal on 30 June 1932, Glass studied at the École beaux-arts de Montréal from 1949 and 1952 and worked in the studio of Alfred Pellan. He received a scholarship from the French government in 1952 and lived in Paris while traveling through Central Europe and the Middle East. During this time, he exhibited at the Galerie Le Terrain Vague, where he met André Breton. From 1968 to 1969, he journeyed through India and Nepal, particularly in the state of Sikkim. In 1962, he first traveled to Mexico. In the 1970s, he began living through Mexico and Quebec.

Glass died in Mexico City on 16 January 2023, at the age of 90.

Solo exhibitions

  • Galerie Le Terrain vague (1958)
  • Galerie du Siècle (1965)
  • Galerie Antonio Souza (1972)
  • Galerie de Montréal (1972)
  • Musée d'art moderne de Mexico (1976)
  • Galerie Gilles Corbeil (1977)
  • Galeria Pecanins (1982)
  • Galerie du Grand Théâtre (1985)
  • Claude Bernard Gallery (1991)
  • Galería López Quiroga (2003)
  • Museo de Arte Moderno (2008)

Public collections

Filmography

  • Alan Glass (2010)

Awards

References

  1. Glass, Alan (1932-....) (in French). {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. Léger, Marthe (8 May 1965). "L'art en boîte". Perspectives (in French).
  3. "Alan Glass et Solange Legendre : des amis indéfectibles". Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (in French). 23 August 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  4. Fournier, Guy (17 January 2023). "Je viens de perdre mon plus vieil ami". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  5. Dufresne, Jean-V. (1958). "Un jeune artiste canadien à Paris". La Presse (in French).
  6. Lasnier, Michelle (1965). "Alan Glass : Une oeuvre insolite". Érudit (in French) (40): 40–45.
  7. Ouellet, Gaétan (1972). "Sous le signe de l'alliance : Alan Glass". Vie des arts (in French).
  8. "Alan Glass". La Presse (in French). 29 January 1977.
  9. "Alan Glass, 1971-1991 : November 14-December 28, 1991". WorldCat.
  10. Morrissette, Brigitte (4 December 2008). "Hiver surréaliste à Mexico". Le Devoir (in French).
  11. "Alan Glass". Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  12. "Alan Glass". Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris (in French).
  13. "Glass, Alan". Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (in French).
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