Artist, Peter Tetrault
Biography
Peter Tetrault's career as a practicing Manitoba artist spans more than 30 years.
His earliest drawing and painting commissions began at the age of 14, during his first year of formal studies
in art and design at the Lord Selkirk Regional. C. S. S. There he received the program major award for
excellence in performance and scholarship in 1977.
In a realist style, Tetrault portrays a variety of subjects & scenes found in everyday life.
His artistic works include, oil and acrylic paintings, portraits, pencil drawings, award winning murals, and
published limited editions.
Commissioned paintings also exist in private and corporate collections.
Tetrault's view:
As an artist I enjoy the processes of studying & observing subjects, drawing inspiration, visualizing a painting's
composition, & discovering ways to bring a blank canvas to a level of interest. Or as some might say bringing it
"to life".
In my opinion, the greatest works of art are already displayed before us in "creation" itself, in a seemingly endless
variety of subjects making up our surroundings. The earth is filled with great beauty, detail, colour and light, as
well as deliberate purpose & functionality.
Practicing art, I feel is just one way of participating in an appreciation for this magnificent world we live in.
I hope to bring a focus to some of the good things in life, in a world where most of us experience some level of
difficulty along the way.
Collecting art may be a way to embrace some of that surrounding magnificence in a practical form.
To entertain the image of a special personal memory, or to share in the artist's point of view. Art may also
brighten ones own space, make a statement or invoke thought, whether it is abstract or realistic.
Peter Tetrault
Private & Corporate Commissions
1974-Present / Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario & the Netherlands
Chronology of Public Exhibits
2001 to Present: Participating Artist in varied Manitoba Galleries
2001 to Present: Participating Artist in varied Organizations Exhibits & Auctions
2002 The Waterfront Gallery Selkirk MB / Group
2002 Manitoba Art Expo / Group
2003 Manitoba Art Expo / Group
2003 Assiniboine Park Conservatory / Group
2004 Grant Park Baptist Church / Group
2004 Manitoba Art Expo / Group
2004 Assiniboine Park Conservatory / Group
2005 Kildonan Place, Winnipeg / Solo
2006 Art For Angels / Eye on the Arts / Group Benefit Auctions
2007 Group Benefit Auctions
2008 Clearspring Center, Steinbach / Solo
2009 But is it Art Framing Gallery Exhibit
2010 Eye on the Arts / Group / Fort Garry Place, Winnipeg
Peter Tetrault's career as a practicing Manitoba artist spans more than 30 years.
His earliest drawing and painting commissions began at the age of 14, during his first year of formal studies
in art and design at the Lord Selkirk Regional. C. S. S. There he received the program major award for
excellence in performance and scholarship in 1977.
In a realist style, Tetrault portrays a variety of subjects & scenes found in everyday life.
His artistic works include, oil and acrylic paintings, portraits, pencil drawings, award winning murals, and
published limited editions.
Commissioned paintings also exist in private and corporate collections.
Tetrault's view:
As an artist I enjoy the processes of studying & observing subjects, drawing inspiration, visualizing a painting's
composition, & discovering ways to bring a blank canvas to a level of interest. Or as some might say bringing it
"to life".
In my opinion, the greatest works of art are already displayed before us in "creation" itself, in a seemingly endless
variety of subjects making up our surroundings. The earth is filled with great beauty, detail, colour and light, as
well as deliberate purpose & functionality.
Practicing art, I feel is just one way of participating in an appreciation for this magnificent world we live in.
I hope to bring a focus to some of the good things in life, in a world where most of us experience some level of
difficulty along the way.
Collecting art may be a way to embrace some of that surrounding magnificence in a practical form.
To entertain the image of a special personal memory, or to share in the artist's point of view. Art may also
brighten ones own space, make a statement or invoke thought, whether it is abstract or realistic.
Peter Tetrault
Private & Corporate Commissions
1974-Present / Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario & the Netherlands
Chronology of Public Exhibits
2001 to Present: Participating Artist in varied Manitoba Galleries
2001 to Present: Participating Artist in varied Organizations Exhibits & Auctions
2002 The Waterfront Gallery Selkirk MB / Group
2002 Manitoba Art Expo / Group
2003 Manitoba Art Expo / Group
2003 Assiniboine Park Conservatory / Group
2004 Grant Park Baptist Church / Group
2004 Manitoba Art Expo / Group
2004 Assiniboine Park Conservatory / Group
2005 Kildonan Place, Winnipeg / Solo
2006 Art For Angels / Eye on the Arts / Group Benefit Auctions
2007 Group Benefit Auctions
2008 Clearspring Center, Steinbach / Solo
2009 But is it Art Framing Gallery Exhibit
2010 Eye on the Arts / Group / Fort Garry Place, Winnipeg
