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Canadian artist (born )

Wilf PerreaultRCASOM (born October 6, ) is a Canadian artist and sculptor.

Biography

Wilf Perreault was born on October 6, , on his family's farm, halfway between Albertville and Henribourg, 25 kilometres (16&#;mi) northeast of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, to parents Armand and Eveline Perreault (née Nobert).^[1] In , Armand Perreault moved his family to Saskatoon.^[1]

While growing up in Saskatoon, Perreault received private art lessons from Herb Wilde, a former student of the Saskatchewan painter, Ernest Lindner, Bill Epp and Louise Malkin.^[2] Perreault is known for his landscapes^[3] and paintings of alleyways.^[4][5] His work has been influenced by artists such as Reta Cowley and Dorothy Knowles.^[5] His formal art training began at the University of Saskatchewan,^[3] where his interest in representational painting conflicted with the New York–style abstra