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Alan Boileau was born in 1958 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. He grew up in a large family of 8 children, heavily involved with sports but having been dealt a blow with the tragic passing of his mother, due to cancer, when he was just 10 years old. In search of adventure and recreation, Alan moved to western Canada in his late 20's. It was here that he met his wife Deborah, began a family and went to work full time on his artwork. Alan lives and works in the spectacular Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. His wooden wall sculptures and sculptural relief panels are sold at the finest galleries in the major North American art markets.
In addition, Alan has produced a considerable body of commissioned artworks, including municipal projects in public spaces, corporate and commercial works in a wide variety of applications, artworks inspired by private clients for their homes and perhaps what Alan is best known for, large installations depicting sport and now hanging in some of North America's finest sporting venues. Alan explains his technique in this manner,"I'm focused on using the sculptural effect of my medium to create lively, textural works of art. For my traditional works on a backboard, I essentially create a painting that replaces the strokes of paint with finely cut pieces of wood for a rich, natural image." Self taught and always inventive in his ways, he created some pieces in this manner in his teens and early twenties, experimenting with his new found medium while gauging the public reaction to his art. Alan spent the following fifteen years in home furnishing design and manufacture before embarking as a full time artist in 1997. At that point, he had acquired a measure of security and his vision for his art was clear. He soon began producing his signature large and small-scale wall sculptures that we see today, and within a couple of years his work was being shipped to collectors around the world. His exquisitely finished works are of subject matter that reflects his own colorful life. A devoted husband and father to 2 young children, he lives a life filled with inspiration for his works. Alan's musical, dance, and theatrical themes bring a room to life. His still life and architectural renderings show a unique ability to interpret relationships between objects in a dimensional medium. Alan's works depicting sport reflect on a life as an accomplished athlete, and self-described sports junkie. Creative and energetic, he is enjoying his life and his gift of an opportunity to work with people in the creation of art. |
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