Gerald Mailloux. Sculptor. Wood carver. Baie-Saint-Paul, Charlevoix, Quebec. Active 1970’s – .
Gerald Mailloux is a carver of realistic animals,birds and fish. He also carves historical and traditional Quebec figures. He has a life sized carving on permanent display at the Charlevoix Museum in Baie-Saint-Paul. He carves and finishes in great detail. Mailloux signs and dates all of his carvings.
Ref: Jean Simard, Pour Passer Le Temps: Artistes Populaires Du Quebec, Gouvernement du Quebec, Ministere des Affaires Culturelles. 1985.
Ref:Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).
Ref: Adrien Levasseur. Website. And: Sculpteurs en Art Populaire au Quebec, Editions GID, Quebec. 2012.
Ref: Canadian Antiques and Art Review. (1980).
Ref: A short film in French with Gerald Mailloux by la Société québécoise d’ethnologie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvuvI2wSmhA
From their excellent series of films: ‘Les artistes en art populaire de Charlevoix’:
http://ethnologiequebec.org/categorie/videos/
