Albert George DeCruyenaere is an abstract contemporary artist whose works have been featured in the cities of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver in Canada as well as in parts of Mexico. His work is potent and persuasive and can be somewhat controversial. Albert has always had a strong attachment to nature and although he has found himself living mostly in cities, he returns to nature at every opportunity.
Born on a small farm in Thunder BayOntario, Albert was the fifth of six children. His father’s work took the family to Montreal when Albert was three years of age. There, Albert spent his childhood years. Even as a very small child, Albert demonstrated immense talent and interest in art. He loved to draw and paint, spending many hours observing and representing his world through a variety of art forms His first major works were still-life paintings presented in oils. Recognizing his talents, his parents sent Albert for art classes where he was able to learn the basic components used to create works of visual art.
By the age of 14, Albert knew what he wanted to do and began to take advantage of every Art and Interior Design course that became available to him. Following high school, Albert went on to DawsonCollege in Quebec. As part of his program at DawsonCollege, Albert enjoyed a variety of courses in Art, Science, Religion and Philosophy all of which complemented his more specific Visual Art classes. Albert completed a four-year Fine Arts program in Interior Design in 1986.
Yearning to express himself artistically, Albert continued to learn through additional courses. While working with three-dimensional animation drawing in the late 1980s, Albert discovered his passion for working with pencil or brush in hand. He found that doing so brought him very close to nature and natural movement and gave him great pleasure. During this time, he continued to pursue his interest in Art History. The work Albert was doing in Montreal brought him many friends and acquaintances from the worlds of acting, fashion design, style, and photography. He enjoyed their company immensely, and continued to learn from them.
In 1992, Albert moved to Vancouver where he ran his own business in Interior Design. While working, he continued to pursue his desire to paint. New friends were openly astonished to learn that paintings hanging on Albert’s walls were his own. Some commented that his home was more beautiful than an art gallery. Albert moved to Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 2007 where the beauty of the prairies has become his new inspiration. There, he continues to reside and to paint.
