Roméo Savoie

Roméo Savoie (March 9, 1928 – October 14, 2023) was a Canadian postwar and contemporary artist. One of the first abstract painters in Eastern Canada, the artist's body of work includes more than 4,000 paintings, 50 buildings, six poetry anthologies, and one novel.

Savoie, who was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada (CM) in the 2010 Canadian honours for his contributions to painting, architecture, and literature,

In 1964, Roméo Savoie took a year-long trip to Europe and settled in Carvajal, Spain for three months to practice painting at the encouragement of a French painter. Savoie curated many exhibitions, including an anniversary collection gathered by the Caisses Populaires Acadiennes and a retrospective exhibition held in Bouctouche as part of the 1994 Acadian World Congress—the largest visual arts show ever presented in Acadie, with over 230 works.

Collections Canada Council Art Bank New Brunswick Art Bank Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec Canadian Cultural Centre in Paris SNC-Lavalin, in Montreal Bachelor of Architecture, École des Beaux-Arts in Montreal (1956) Lieutenant Governor's Award for High Achievement in Visual Arts, 2009 Strathbutler Award, 1998 Miller Brittain Award, 1994 Éloize Artist of the Year, 1988