Our Best Friends / Sculptures by JOEL A PREVOST

FRIDAY APRIL 17 TO SUNDAY APRIL 19  / 10-6PM

OPENING RECEPTION – FRIDAY, APRIL 17 / 5-9PM

The exhibit revolves around monument sculptures, situated amidst a series of dogs and cats sculpted in a modernist style. The pieces are all high-fired, enabling them to be displayed as Garden Ornaments.

The intention of the show is to bring joy to people in the way that our best friends bring happiness to our everyday lives. The torsos are surrounded by dozen playful modern cats and dogs whose vibrant colours and individual attitudes reflect their unique personalities.

Joël A. Prévost / Sculptor

294 Harewood Road, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 2Y9,

250 797 8432 / info@joelaprevost.com

JoelAPrevost.com / VancouverIslandSculptingStudio.com

Biography

Born in Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada in 1963, Joël A. Prévost spent his teenage years on Vancouver Island before moving to Nova Scotia to study Community Development. He then continued his education and worked for a year in Ottawa before returning to the West Coast in the mid-80s.

Joël spent the next twenty years back in British Columbia, where he worked as a facilitator with non-profit organizations in planning and fundraising. This experience led him to become a promoter in music, the theatre, and visual arts, as well as taking on the role as a producer for concerts and cultural events. During this time he also studied and taught himself sculpting.  

In 2006 Joël settled in Montréal where he established L’Atelier de Sculpture du Village. There he taught sculpture to students whose backgrounds encompassed related art fields such as cinema, the circus, 3D animation, and video games. He also instructed visual artists seeking to perfect their skills in rendering the human form. Joël has recently relocated from Montréal and established the Vancouver Island Sculpting Studio in British Columbia, a professionally set up clay sculpting studio. With 25 years’ experience as a sculptor, he currently teaches sculpting using life models, to students at all levels.

His works can be found in numerous private and corporate collections in Canada, the United States, France, Italy, Switzerland, New Zealand, Australia, and China.