Lacroix, Richard

Biography: Born July 14, 1939 in Montreal. Education: Graduated in 1959 from the Institute of Graphic Arts. He also studied at the Montreal School of Fine Arts before becoming himself a teacher at this school. In 1960, he worked at the famous Atelier 17 in Paris. He founded the first printmaking studio of its kind in Canada, l'Atelier Libre de Recherche Graphiques in 1963. Collections: Banque Federale de Developpement - Art Gallery of Ontario - Banque Nationale du Canada - Burnaby Art Gallery - Bureau du Protocole-Gouvernement du Canada - Galerie Nationale du Canada - Levesque, Beaubien, Geoffrion Inc. - Mutuelle Group - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Musee d'Art Moderne de Paris - Museum of Modern Art, New-York - Nelson Legault et Cie - Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edimbourg- Secor France - Musee d'Art Contemporain de Montreal - Caisse de Depot - Victoria and Albert Museum, Londres - Conseil des Arts du Canada