botanical pink (2004) Painting by Kent Senecal

Biography

1966- Born to Lise and Jean-Guy Senecal June 9th in Montreal.

1969- Stomach pumped for a potentially fatal aspirin overdose.

1971- Featured eating french-fries in a television commercial for the Montreal Expos baseball franchise.

1976- Family owned business is burnt to the ground, the loss is not covered by insurance. The family is forced to move into a cramped rented cottage.

1977- The cottage is flooded and the family is homeless for over 10 weeks. He spends that summer with his cousins in a “suburban” development called the West Island.

1980- Family moves to the West Island.

1981- Senecal gets drunk at school dance and vomits on principal’s desk. He is prohibited from high school events for that year as well as the next.

1982- Starts smoking

1983- Gets his first job; a mascot for a suburban shopping mall. Senecal entertains patrons for 8 months dressed as a bumblebee.

1984- Grandfather, Fernand Senecal, whom studied at l’Ėcole Des Beaux Art de Montreal in the late 1920’s suddenly dies on Christmas morning.

1988- Studied fine art for 4 years in Montreal at Dawson college and Concordia University.

1993- Senecal moves to Nova Scotia and formally studies fine art for the next 4 years.

1996- 8 months in New York City.

1998- Senecal curates an exhibition that features art on the ice surface of an arena: Halifax Metro Center, home of the Moose Heads. Visitors were encouraged to rent skates.

Kent Senecal presently resides in Sydney, Cape Breton Nova Scotia where he continues his ongoing interest in the arts.



Artist Statement,

Bombarded from birth by media, a constant stream of images impact on us. Some images lodge in our minds and continue to resonate while others dissipate into the ether. From this torrent of images emerges a lingua franca that connects people in a shared history. I am an Artist and the language of images in my métier. Like many Artists I cull and collect images that strike my fancy.




Curriculum Vitae,


2004
L’artCADIE, Touring group show,
Centre culturel canadien à Paris, France
L'Espace international Cosmopolis à Nantes en Bretagne
Exposition à Châtellerault (en négociation) France
Musée maritime de Tatihou en France
Vieux port de Montréal, Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Caraquet ,
Musée acadien du Québec à Bonaventure
Musée acadien de Miscouche à l'Ile-du-Prince-Édouard,
Moncton, Halifax et Louisiane
2003
Biennale Internationale Dell’Arte Contemporanea
Florence Italy
2002
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia purchase; Boring Painting,
(150 x150 cm. mixed on canvas)
and acquire 3 large scale drawings;
King of everything, King of nothing and Remington Cowboy
2001
National Art Bank purchase Happy Hackie
(150 x 150 cm. Mixed on canvas)
HAG
Creation and inauguration of the Halifax Art Group,
My work is not inspired by childhood memories of inappropriate touching.
Printed Matter group show, Art Gallery of Calgary. Curated by Jason ...

• Nationality: CANADA
• Date of birth : unknown date
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Contemporary Canadian Artists