Faculty Marc St. Pierre

Marc St. Pierre received his BFA in Painting from the Universite Laval, Quebec in 1976 and his MFA in Printmaking from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville in 1979. He has studied printmaking with S.W. Hayter at Atelier 17 in Paris and, at the Centre Genevois de Gravure Contemporaine in Switzerland during 1976-77 under a grant from the government of Quebec.

He teaches printmaking and is chairperson of the department of Fine Arts. Recently, during a sabbatical leave, he was awarded an artist residency at St. Michael's Printshop in Newfoundland, where he produced work in color lithography. He maintains a studio in New Bedford, Massachusetts where he lives with his wife and two sons and where he produces work in photography, printmaking and drawing. His work is included in the permanent collection of the Canadian Art Bank, the Cabinet des Estampes in Geneva, and several public and private collections.

Artist Statement

The mediums of printmaking, drawing and photography have been my primary creative outlets for the past twenty five years. Throughout this journey, and still today, my interest in geometric forms have scrutinized a variety of potential subject matter. Lately, my interest in pinhole photography provided a new vehicle to look at nature and architectural forms. The cameras' shapes are designed to challenge the image and modify it accordingly. This process has allowed me to continue to explore the ramifications involved in bringing together process and idea.