Lauréat Marois

Born on April 15, 1949, in Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, Quebec, Lauréat Marois moved to Quebec City in 1967, where he has lived and worked ever since. He earned a degree in graphic communications, specializing in silkscreen, from the Quebec School of Fine Arts in 1971, followed by a teaching diploma in fine arts from Université Laval in 1972. Recognized as a significant postwar and contemporary Canadian artist, his vibrant silkscreen prints and paintings have attracted attention at auctions, with works such as Le Passage, Parc de la Mauricie achieving notable sales.

Marois’s art is characterized by a renewed figurative style and a mastery of silkscreen techniques, often applied to large-scale compositions integrated into architecture. Notable examples include Habitacle (1984) at the Saint-Michel metro station in Montreal and Le droit à un jardin (Arabesques no 2) (1996) for a healthcare facility. His works are represented in several public collections, including institutions in Vancouver and Ottawa.