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Visit Glenn Comtois' personal site
at www.gcomtois.com/

Contact him at gcomtois@artworkinternational.com

 

Statement

The inspiration for my artwork comes from architecture, engineering, and the environment. I have always been fascinated by the connection between materials and the movement that is created by their composition. This lends the structure a sort of tactile quality. It is my intention to create art that desires the viewer to interact beyond a visual sense; I encourage the sense of touch. Should my art coax a person to reach out and touch a part of the composition, no matter how small the detail, I have successfully interacted with their emotions.

The purpose of my work is to break the flat plane of a painting, and thus is founded in the principles of constructivism. The culmination of finishes, elevation and relief of materials, and the texture create movement and activity across the entire artwork. People, objects, location, and the interaction between each creates life. Life in art is created as light reflects from each detail, color, or texture and interacts with the viewer; satisfaction is the return interaction.

During my career in architecture spanning the last two decades, I have focused on art and its relationship with architecture. Knowledge of the complexities of architecture has given me the ability to transform architectural elements into my artwork. My ability to translate the relationships of architecture, structure, function, and color has allowed for the creation of art based upon proportion, scale, and form.

Education

1985-1986
Art and Design, University of North Texas

1989
Architecture and Art, Florence, Italy

1989
Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Texas A&M University

1998-2001
Lecture, El Centro College, Computers/Technology and Architectural Design

 

Selected Collections

Neiman Marcus Store Collection - San Antonio, Texas
Neiman Marcus Store Collection - Boca Raton, Florida
Neiman Marcus Store Collection - Houston, Texas
Neiman Marcus Store Collection - Austin, Texas
Neiman Marcus Store Collection - Charlotte, North Carolina
Neiman Marcus Store Collection - Atlanta, Georgia
TCU Student Center Collection - Fort Worth, Texas
TCU Student Center Collection - Fort Worth, Texas
Lakewood Country Club - Dallas, Texas
Lakewood Service League Collection - Dallas, Texas
Texas Retina Foundation Collection - Dallas, Texas
Dakota Apartments Residents Gallery - Dallas, Texas

 

Selected Private Collections

Ferguson Collection - Dallas, Texas
Janie Richard Collection - Dallas, Texas
Arthur Benjamin - Salt Lake City, Utah
Helen Molloy Collection - Dallas, Texas
Higdon Collection - Dallas, Texas
Suarez Collection - Las Colinas, Texas
Quigney Collection - Plano, Texas
Johnson Collection - Germantown, Maryland
Scott Collection - Dallas, Texas
Christopher James Collection - Washington, D.C.
Minahan Collection - Dallas, Texas
Platner Collection - Dallas, Texas

Selected Exhibitions

* indicates Solo and Museum Exhibitions

2008
*Glenn Comtois, Solo Exhibition
The Beck Group - Dallas, Texas

*A National Juried Art Competition, Juried Competition
Farmington Museum - Farmington, NM

Collect, Group Exhibition
Center for Contemporary Art - Santa Fe, NM

Galex 42, Juried Exhibition
Galesburg Civic Art Center - Galesburg, IL, juror Sandra Camomile

40th Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, Juried Exhibition
Visual Arts Society of Texas - Denton, TX, juror Nic Nicosia

2006
*Nine Plus Three Exhibition, Solo Exhibition
Times Ten Winery - Dallas, Texas

*Glenn Comtois, Solo Exhibition
Iris Restaurant - Dallas, Texas

Selected Works, Group Exhibition
Artability Gallery - Dallas, Texas

*High Rise Art Show, Solo Exhibition
The Ashton - Dallas, Texas

2004
*Grain of Plywood Show, Solo Exhibition
Cordova Gallery - Dallas, Texas

Bibliograpphy

2008 Focus Magazine: "The Deconstruction / Construction of Glenn Comtois"
2008 Glenn Comtois Selected Abstractions: Published by ARTWORKinternational
2008 Daily Times: "Gateway to Imagination", by Debra Mayeux
2008 Around 505: "Local Activities, Farmington Museum Exhibition"
2007 House and Home Magazine: "An Artist's Touch", feature story
2006 Dallas Morning News: "Dallas Artist Donates Artwork for Local Charities"
2005 D Magazine: "2005 Kitchen of the Year"
2004 Dallas Advocate Magazine: "A Fantastic Set Up"

 

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