françois-xavier marange

Born in Dreux, France, in 1948, François-Xavier Marange moved to Paris in the late 1950s, where he apprenticed in intaglio printmaking at the Atelier Leblanc under Paul Decottignies. During the 1970s, he worked at the renowned Lacourière-Frélaut and Maeght studios, printing for major artists such as Tàpies, Miró, and Zao Wou-Ki. In 1982, invited by Louis-Pierre Bougie, he relocated to Montreal and became one of the founding members of Atelier Circulaire, designing and building the studio’s first press and launching its tradition of open-studio Fridays.

Alongside his mastery of printmaking, Marange maintained a lifelong dedication to painting. His work was exhibited widely, with solo shows in Montreal, Québec City, Ottawa, Vienna, Paris, and Mallorca, and participation in over fifty group exhibitions, including the Toronto International Art Fair and the Île-de-France Engraving Biennial. François-Xavier Marange passed away in Montreal on October 8, 2012, leaving a lasting mark on both the French and Canadian art scenes.