Michel Gauthier

Michel Gauthier was born in Terre-Neuve of Saguenean parents. Self-taught, he first got interested in art through his approach of painting and then through cinema which he practiced from 1970 to 1980. Since 1973 he is a photographer. As such, he was able to take part to 30 group or solo exhibitions. He is cofounder of the Gallery Sequence and was awarded several grants from the Canadian Art Counsel and from the Ministaire de la Culture du Québec. Several of his photographs are part of the Banque d'oeuvres du Canada or private collections. He participated to the publishing of several books and reviews such as Focus and a book about historical photographs in Saguenay Country. Since 1983 he is an editor, cameraman and director working with video. He also taught video production in Central Africa, Mauritania, and several groups of American Indians from Québec as well as in Inuit country.