Louis Archambault

Louis Archambault (; April 4, 1915 – January 27, 2003) was a Quebec sculptor and ceramicist, who was one of the members of the "new sculpture" movement in Canada that moved away from traditional methods towards abstraction.

Career Born in Montreal, Quebec, he received his BA from the University of Montreal in 1936 and a diploma in ceramics from the École des Beaux Arts, Montreal in 1939, becoming an instructor in sculpture at the École in 1949. In 1952, he exhibited his work at the then Art Gallery of Toronto with Alfred Pellan. the Art Gallery of Ontario His completed commissions include sculptures for the Pearson International Airport, Malton, Ontario; the Ottawa airport; Expo ’67, Montreal and Queen`s Park, Toronto.

He was the subject of Searching for Louis Archambault (À la recherche de Louis Archambault), a 2000 documentary film by Werner Volkmer.

After his death in 2003, he was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.