Born in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1949, Louis Tremblay, whose father was a close friend of the painter René Richard, grew up in a setting and atmosphere conducive to developing and perfecting a talent that would lead him to make a living from his painting at a very young age.

A respected and cherished member of the Institute of Figurative Arts, his reputation quickly established itself through some thirty exhibitions, representation in the country's major galleries, the choice of prestigious collections, and participation in numerous symposiums, the most notable of which was that of young painting in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1982.

A tireless woodsman and prospector in search of unexplored motifs, Louis Tremblay follows with respect and admiration the trail of these sites painted by Gagnon, Brymner, Jackson, and Richard. Such masters produce heirs. And Louis Tremblay, eager to continue the story, will also lay, through his creative talent and his spirit of research, a milestone in this history.

LA NORDITUDE FOUNDATION

In 1997, Louis Tremblay, Bruno Côté (1940-2010), Jacques Hébert, Paul Tex Lecor (1933-2017), Marcel Fecteau and St-Gilles, six of Quebec's finest painters, joined forces to create a collection of paintings illustrating the Norditude that characterizes our country. Their association has since evolved into a Foundation whose main objectives are to promote the protection, conservation and development of the environment and Canadian parks with a northern character, as well as to participate in the financing of scientific research applied to these territories, while respecting the ecological integrity of the sites concerned.

MEDAL OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

In 2015, the Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, Mr. Laurent Lessard, presented the National Assembly medal to the six painters of the Fondation La Norditude to recognize their contribution to wildlife projects in Quebec.