b. 1989, Montréal, Canada

 

Émile Brunet employs the codes of Western Renaissance and Medieval art to present history and popular culture from common, yet unfamiliar perspectives. His stylized imagery and meticulous sense of detail question the strive for artificial idealization of our surroundings and examine self-representation through time. Exploring classical forms of figuration such as portrait, landscape, and still life through Northern Renaissance oil painting techniques, Brunet’s work embodies a timeless yet paradoxical form of symbolism where traditions and archaic technologies aid in understanding contemporary condition through a lens of humor and irony.

 

Émile Brunet studied art at Concordia University. He has been actively painting and exhibiting since 2019. Brunet was included in PLATO’s Future Fair presentation in May 2025. Brunet’s solo exhibitions include ‘Are They Peasant,’ PLATO, New York, NY (2026); ‘The Time of the Hounds,’ Galerie Champagne & Paradis, Kamouraska, QC (2024) and ‘The Unicorn Hunters,’ Galerie Cache, Montréal, QC (2024). His work has been featured in group exhibitions such as ‘Corsi E Recorsi,’ Galerie Cache, Montréal, QC (2025); ‘Fantasmagoria,’ Ye Olde Blacksmith Gallery, Stanstead, QC (2024); ‘Reliques et pissenlits,’ Galerie Champagne & Paradis, Kamouraska, QC (2023); and ‘Domestic,’ Galerie Cache, Montréal, QC (2022). He executed a public art project commission for the Cégep du Vieux Montréal, Montréal, QC in 2010.