Rue Ste. Genevieve en Octobre

Born in Montreal, Horace Champagne trained in design, graphic arts and fine arts, studying at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Mtl.; the Ottawa School of Art where he also taught; workshops by Charles Movalli in New England; with Daniel Greene in North Salem, New York. Working in oils, water colours and pastels, he has focused his attention on dry pastels in recent years and has produced an impressive body of work which includes still lifes, landscapes and street scenes. He is especially effective in his handling of light, whether it be a country road in winter, a forest clearing, a Quebec village nestled in the Gatineau hills, or a wintry city street scene with a gentle snowfall illumi­nated by city lights. He has made sketching trips across Canada, Europe and Eastern United States. He has held many solo shows, which include: Au Vieux Fort, Mtl. (1971); Wallack Galleries, Ott. (1978) (1982) (1984) (1985) (1988) (1992); House of Joseph Seagram & Sons, Tor. (1978); Gal. d'Art Club Canadien, Mtl. (1980); Harris Gallery, Lond., Ont. (1981); Fred Remington Mus., Ogdensburg, N.Y. (1981); Masters Gal., Calg. (1982); Hett Gal., Edn. (1982); Loch Gal., Wpg. (1982); Galerie Saint Paul (1982); Kaspar Gal., Tor. (1983); Continental Gallery, Mtl. (1987). He is represented in the fol­lowing collections: U. Alberta, Edn.; Bennett-Jones, Calg.; Bow Valley Indust., Calg.; Can. Superior Oil, Calg.; Can. Western Natural Gas Corp.; Chevron Std., Calg.; Code Hunter, Calg.; Husky Oil, Calg.; Oakwood Petroleum, Calg.; Ranger Oil, Calg.; Saddle Dome Stadium, Calg.; Shell Oil, Calg.; Turner Valley Holdings, Ca1g.; Aluminum Co. of Canada; Avon Canada Inc.; Bristol Meyers, Ott.; the Rideau Club, Ott.; Imperial Wilco Ltd., Mtl.; Clairol Products, Mtl.; Johns-Manville Can. Inc., Mtl.; Co-operators Life Ins., Mtl.; Thomas Moore Inst., Mtl.; Royal Bank of Canada, Mtl.; Sepac Inc., Mtl.; Canadian High Commission, Lond., Eng.; Frank A. Augsbury Jr., Ogdensburg, NY; and many others. Affiliations: Pastel Society of Canada and the Pastel Society of America. Horace Champagne currently lives on Ile d'Orleans, Quebec. The beauty of Old Quebec continues to inspire him.