albert dumouchel

Albert Dumouchel (1916–1971), born in Bellerive, Quebec, was a major figure in the development of modern printmaking in Quebec. In the 1940s, he taught graphic arts at the Séminaire de Valleyfield and the Institute of Graphic Arts in Montreal, where he founded a nationally recognized printmaking studio.

He studied engraving in Montreal and later trained in etching and lithography in Paris. He established the printmaking department at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal and served as its director from 1960 to 1969, just before its integration into UQAM.

A multidisciplinary artist (painter, photographer, musician), he was deeply involved in the Montreal surrealist movement, signing the Prisme d’yeux manifesto in 1948 and publishing Les Ateliers d’arts graphiques between 1947 and 1951. In 1955, he received a UNESCO grant for research in Europe. He represented Canada at the Venice Biennale in 1960, joined the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence in 1964, and was awarded the Centennial Medal in 1967. His works are held in major collections in Quebec, Canada, and abroad.