THE A. PIROIR STUDIO-GALLERY IS A PRINTMAKING STUDIO, PUBLISHER, AND EXHIBITION SPACE SPECIALIZED IN FINE ART PRINTS.
Unique venue
We are pleased to present the Atelier-Galerie A. Piroir. Since 1975, we have been an intaglio printer, publisher of prints and artist’s books, and print media gallery owners. Two generations of printers work together at the studio. Alain Piroirʳᶜᵃ has passed on the love for the trade to his daughter Agatheʳᶜᵃ, who, after having worked on her own, joined her father in 2006. We are proud to provide Montrealers with a venue to enjoy print media. The gallery is giving the public an exceptional opportunity to explore contemporary printmaking in its creative context. The exhibitions are presented alongside presses in the studio, where the public will be able to watch the printers and artists at work. Art lovers will be able to see the creation of a print from start to finish.
As printers, our goal is to work collaboratively with artists who challenge our skills. Our practice involves advising, assisting and helping them produce their works, which requires an in-depth dialogue with them and an ability to creatively address the technical challenges of their art. We also endeavour to disseminate the creations of our artists. Our gallery’s mission is to exhibit print media by artists who have a contemporary approach. Our commitment has culminated in a partnership with the Biennale internationale d’estampe contemporaine de Trois-Rivières, where the Prix Atelier-Galerie A. Piroir is awarded. Drawing on more than 48 years’ experience, our unique approach has earned us a reputation as print media experts.
INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE
MASTER PRINTERS
OVER 50 YEARS EXPERIENCE
In the tradition of European masters, Alain Piroirʳᶜᵃ and his daughter Agatheʳᶜᵃ offer professional artists specialized services in traditional and digital printmaking. The team combines its know-how with its technical expertise to produce high-quality prints in intaglio, etching, chine-collé, collagraphy, photogravure, lithography, linocut, and woodcut. The studio also offers specialized services related to presses, including moving, installation, assembly, disassembly, repair, and adjustment.
Alain Piroir is a 2024 finalist.
Finalist of the 2021 and 2024 edition.
Winner for the 6th edition Honorific Grants of Entreprendre ici
Alain Piroir finalist for the 2022 Charles-Biddle Prize (national and international)
Saint-Denys Garneau International Prize, 2020, for our entire career for our artist books.
GALLERY
The gallery’s mandate is to promote current print media artists and to bring their work to the general public.
Commited to promoting emerging artists and established artists, the gallery aims to present engaging exhibitions that attest to the great vitality and diversity that exists within all printmaking disciplines.
Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 12:00-6:00 or by appointment on Saturday and during workshop hours.
WE WISH TO THANK THE CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS FOR ITS SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL REACH as Contemporary Art Dealer.
Exhibition: FRANÇOISE LEGRIS
from Tuesday, September 8 to Saturday, October 10, 2026
Opening: Friday, September 11 at 5:00 PM.
Realist drawing forms the foundation of Françoise Legris’s practice, while stone lithography is her preferred medium. She seeks to capture the whisper of worn objects, revealing their beauty even as they decline. By naming her works after the object’s owners, she invites reflection on collective memory and the traces that objects leave in our lives.
Her work received the Grand Prize at the 14th International Contemporary Print Biennal of Trois-Rivieres (Canada, 2025), the Second Mention at the 7th René Carcan International Prize for Printmaking (Belgium, 2026), and the Plugor Sándor Prize at the 9th Graphic Art Biennial of Szeklerland (Romania, 2026). It was also selected for the World Triennial of Prints in Chamalières (France, 2025). Her exhibition Rescapés was a finalist for the 27th Arts Excellence Awards presented by Culture Mauricie (Canada, 2026).
Her works have been exhibited in Vevey, Switzerland, as part of Vevey, City of Images, and are held in the collections of the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ), the Gabrielle-Roy Library in Québec City, and several private collections in Canada and abroad.
Françoise Legris lives and works between Saint-Élie-de-Caxton and Montréal. She practices printmaking at Atelier Presse Papier in Trois-Rivières and Atelier Circulaire in Montréal.