Canadian artist Claude Carette, was born in Anse-au-Foulon, Quebec on December 17th 1935. Carette began painting at the age of ten, finding inspiration in the surrounding landscapes. On several occasions during his walks, Jean Paul Lemieux noticed the young Carette painting and suggested that he enter the École des beaux-arts de Québec where he taught him until 1955. Despite having his first solo exhibition at the Palais Montcalm in Quebec City in 1956, Carette embarked for Europe. He arrived in France where he would go on to pursue a brief academic career at the University of Aix-en-Provence. Many encounters and artistic discoveries earned him an exhibition at the Canadian House of Paris in 1958.
Upon his return to Quebec, Carette participated in the Salon du Printemps of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. He went on to exhibit in Quebec City, Toronto and New York. In the 1970’s, Carette began to incorporate oil paints into his repertoire, however, he never strayed far from his primary medium of watercolour. He continued to exhibit across Canada until his death in 1999. His works can be found at the National Bank Collection, the National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Montreal, among others.
