Pierre Pivet was born in Normandy in 1948. At the age of five, he leaves his native countryside for Paris. His family is of modest means and origin and is neither inclined to help him get an education nor interested in the Arts. Pivet’s future appears somewhat bleak. The young Pierre dreams of “reasonable” conventional jobs while spending most of his spare time drawing and painting. He starts reading all the books on painting and great masters that come across his way and tirelessly visits museums and exhibitions with his brother Rémi. As a young man, he dedicates all his time to painting and traveling, mostly in North America and in Maghreb. He complements his self-taught artistic education with study at the Académie Port-Royal in Paris, where he was awarded the First Prize in 1976.
In 1983, Pivet settles in Montreal, where he still lives and works between regular trips abroad. Pivet’s paintings are on permanent exhibit in reputable North American and European galleries. Over the last years, both private collectors and companies have shown a growing interest in his work entrusting him with increasingly important projects.
Birth: Normandy, France
Date: November 26, 1948
Residence: Montreal, QC
Port-Royal Academy, Paris, France
2010 Nolan-Rankin Galleries, Houston, USA
2009 Harbour Gallery, Toronto, ON
2009 Hollander York Gallery, Toronto, ON
2007 Nolan-Rankin Galleries, Houston, USA
2006 Harbour Gallery, Toronto, ON
2005 Nolan-Rankin Galleries, Houston, USA
2004 Galerie Salvany, Clermont-Ferrand, France
2004 Galerie de l’Isle, Montreal, QC
2003 Harbour Gallery, Toronto, ON
2002 Galerie Salvany, Clermont-Ferrand, France
2000 Galerie de l’Isle, Montreal, QC
2000 Galerie Asakusa, Marseille, France
1999 Galerie de l’Isle, Montreal, QC
1998 Galerie l’Héritage Contemporain, Quebec, QC
1997 Galerie de l’Isle, Montreal, QC
1996 Habitante Art Gallery, Panama City, Panama
1996 Galerie de l’Isle, Montreal, QC
1996 Galerie l’Héritage Contemporain, Quebec, QC
1995 Dusty’s English Inn, Lansing, USA
1995 West End Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1995 Galerie de l’Isle, Montreal, QC
1994 Wallace Art Gallery, Calgary, AB
1994 Noblesse Oblige Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, USA
1994 Harbour Gallery, Toronto, ON
1993 Galerie de l’Isle, Montreal, QC
1992 Hollander York Gallery, Toronto, ON
1991 Galerie de l’Isle, Montreal, QC
1991 Art Modern Gallery, Luxembourg
1990 Hollander York Gallery, Toronto, ON
1989 Galerie de l’Isle, Montreal, QC
1988 Hollander York Gallery, Toronto, ON
1986 Galerie de l’Isle, Montreal, QC
1986 Galerie du Théâtre, Geneva, Switzerland
1985 Galerie de l’Isle, Montreal, QC
1985 Galerie du Théâtre, Geneva, Switzerland
1984 Galerie de l’Isle, Montreal, QC
1983 Galerie Beffroi, Fougères, France
1982 Galerie du Théâtre, Geneva, Switzerland
1981 Galerie ZL, Paris, France
1980 Galerie Municipale, Limoges, France
1979 Galerie du Théâtre, Geneva, Switzerland
1978 Galerie de la Mandragore, Paris, France
1976 Galerie Chardin, Paris, France
1975 Galerie de la Girafe, Caen, France
1973 Alliance française, San Francisco, USA
2008 Galerie Louise Londre, Brussels, Belgium
2006 Galerie Art comparaison, Paris, France
2002 Galerie Art comparaison, Paris, France
2001 Galerie Asakusa, Marseille, France
1999 Galerie Asakusa, Marseille, France
1996 Caribbean Gallery, Key West, USA
1987 Palm Springs Gallery, Palm Springs, USA
1987 Galerie de l’Isle, « Les artistes et la musique », Montreal, QC
1986 Daniel Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, USA
1981 Bilan Art contemporain, Quebec, QC
1978 Galerie Chardin, Cimaise d’été, Paris, France
1997 Guest of Honour for an exhibition organized by the Embassy of France in Panama with the personal collaboration of the Ambassador, Alain Pallu de Beaupuy
1993 Thematic exhibition titled “Nous sommes ce monde, il est notre reflet...” with the participation of TV5 Television, Montreal, QC
1987 Guest of Honour at the Falcon Club Polo in Cheltenham for a month-long exhibition on polo, U.K.
1984 Guest of Honour for the first Fall Salon in Frelighsburg with the collaboration of Guy Gilbert, president of the bar of Quebec, County of Missisquoi, QC
1984 Selected for the Exhibition « Montréal vu par les peintres de 1860 à 1984 », Montreal City Hall, QC
1982 Selected for the Monte-Carlo Prize
1981 Silver Medal of the Bilan de l’art contemporain, Quebec
1979 Grand Prize of the Port-Royal Academy, France
1977 Drouant Award, Paris, France
1976 Grand Prize Chardin, France
• Westcliff, QC
• Steinberg, QC
• Pratt & Whitney, QC
• Lise Watier, QC
• SNC-Lavalin, QC
• Guy & Gilbert, QC
• Gaz Métropolitain, QC
• Samson Bélair Deloitte et Touche, QC
• Abitibi-Price, QC
• Étude Degranpré, QC
• Société Gamma, QC
• Peter Morentzos (Queue de cheval and 40 Westt restaurants), QC
• Tsirco Restaurant (Closed in 2005), QC
• Le Pois Penché Restaurant, QC
And numerous international private collections in the USA, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Japan, Canada, Panama, etc.
1997 to 2000, Artexpo, New York, USA
1997, Art Americas, Miami, USA
1984 to 1986 and 1994, Salon national des galeries d’art, Montreal, QC
1976 and 1978, Salon FIAP, Paris, France
1975 to 1983, 1990 and 1991, Salon d’Automne, Paris, France
1975 to 1977, Salon national des beaux-arts, Paris, France
