Working as a team since1970, Denise Goyer and Alain Bonneau live in a small rural municipality near Montreal , Canada . Goyer studied ceramic at the Institut des Arts Appliqués of Montreal and Bonneau graduated in graphic arts. Their collaborative approach to coloured porcelain is resolutely contemporary and centred on the form and function of the object. Recipient of numerous prestigious awards, they are represented in several significant museum collections. Their work is exhibited and distributed internationally
Professional experience
amongst many others
2004 - Realization of a porcelain service for the corporate jet of CIRQUE DU SOLEIL.
1994 - The MBAM collection for the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal.
1989 - Design of a place setting for Le goût des Francophonies ,éditor Porcelaine Raynaud & C., Limoges, France
1986 - Realization of prototypes Goyer-Bonneau , for industry, éditor Madison Design/Céramique de Beauce, Canada
1985 - Realization of a place setting 350 pieces for the Québec government house in New York
Since 1975 - Consultant, lecturer, member of numerous committee and jury
Selected Exhibitions
amongst many others
100 Years of Functional Ceramics in Canada, The Gardiner Museum, Toronto, Canada, 2007
Biennale Internationale de Design de Saint -Etienne, France, traveling exhibitions 2006-2007
12e Biennale de céramique contemporaine de Châteauroux, France , 2003
Biennale nationale de céramique 2002, solo exhibition, Trois-Rivières, Canada
Trajectoires La céramique au Québec des année 1930 à nos jours. Une exposition du Musée du Québec 2000 - 2003
Arts 2000, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Stratford, Canada
De main de maître, Palais des congrès, Paris, France 2000
Awards
2006 Niche Award Winner, ceramics-molded, Philadelphia
2005 Conseil des Arts et des lettres du Québec
2004 Niche Award Finalist, Mixed & Miscellaneous Media, Philadelphia
2003 Niche Award Winners, ceramics-molded, Philadelphia
2002 Niche Award Winners, ceramics-molded, Philadelphia 2000 Niche Award Winner, ceramics-molded, Philadelphia
1999 Visual Arts, The Canada Council for the Arts
1998 Niche Award Winners, ceramics- molded, Philadelphia
1997 Niche Award Finalist, ceramics-functional, Philadelphia
1996 Visual Arts, The Canada Council for the Arts
1996 Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec
1996 Excellence Award, Maison Nationale des Patriotes, Conseil Culturel Montérégie
1995 Exhibit Award, Toronto Gift Show Canada
1994 SIDIM Award, Montreal International Design Show
1994 First Prize (Accessory), Montreal International Design Show
1994 Excellence Award/Virtu 8,Forum & Function Directions in Canadian Design
1994 1992 1990 Quebec Art Council
1990 First Price/Visual Presentation, Montreal Craft Show, Quebec
1988 Honorable Mention,The Collection from Maxwell House/Ontario Craft Council
1988 Minister of Cultural Affairs of Quebec
1987 First Prize, Grand Prix des Métiers d'art du Quebec
1987 Excellence Award/Virtu 3, Forum & Function Directions in Canadian Design
1987 Minister of Cultural Affairs of Quebec
1986 First Prize, Jean-Marie Gauvreau/Molson, Montreal Craft Show, Quebec
1986 Visual Arts, The Canada Council for the Arts
1984 Exhibit Award, The Perfect Setting , Canada Goverment House
1984 «Bourse du Québec», Quebec Government
1984 Honorable Mention, Alcan Design Métiers d'art, Quebec
1984 Honorable Mention, Jean-Marie Gauvreau/Molson, Montreal Craft Show
1983 Honorable Mention, Jean-Marie Gauvreau/Molson, Montreal Craft Show
1981 Excellence Award, One of a Kind/Canadian Craft Show, Toronto