Raynald Leclerc

Raynald Leclerc, born on 12 December 1961, is a Canadian painter.

Biography Raynald Leclerc is a self-taught painter. He grew up along the Saint Lawrence River, which features in many of his works. The youngest of five children, he showed an early interest in drawing and, as a teenager, produced ship illustrations that he sold to visitors.

At 16, he began studies in architectural drawing at the Cégep de Lévis.

Career Raynald Leclerc entered the professional art world in November 1984 in Quebec City, at the gallery of Lionel Tremblay. He later exhibited at Galerie Le Chien D’Or in Quebec City on April 10, 1988.

In 1989, Leclerc presented around fifteen works at the Île-des-Moulins Art Gallery in Terrebonne. In his review, journalist Pierre Danzelm highlighted the play on light and spontaneous quality of Leclerc’s painting, comparing it in some respects to that of Claude Monet.

He also exhibited at Galerie d’art La Falaise in Sherbrooke on January 26, 1992 and at Galerie Symbole Art in Montreal on November 3, 1996.

The exhibition Au cœur du Vieux-Québec opened on April 26, 2003 at the Galerie d’art internationale de Québec. In 2008, as part of Quebec City’s 400th anniversary, his works were exhibited at the Galerie d’art internationale de Québec. This collaboration continued with exhibitions in 2010 with L’île d’Orléans , in 2012 with Dans le sillage du Saint-Laurent , and in 2016 with Leclerc au fil de l’eau.

From 2013 onward, stays in Provence inspired a series of paintings from Leclerc dedicated to the region. In 2014, around forty paintings were exhibited in Quebec and at Domaine Souviou in France. In 2025, Les Oies continued this theme.

Awards and distinctions 9 October 2000: First prize at the 12th Mascouche Painting Festival.

2 June 2017: Tribute to Raynald Leclerc at the Cercle de la Garnison de Québec under the presidency of the Hon. Michel Doyon, Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.

Gallery These photos are generously placed in the public domain by the artist.