Chronology
1910 Birth of Arthur Villeneuve in Chicoutimi on 4 January
1923 Leaves school in third grade
1924 Hired as a labourer in a paper mill in his native city
1926 Becomes a chore boy in a lumberjack camp. In Spring, he works as an apprentice-barber under Monsieur Chouinard in Chicoutimi
1929 Purchases the Salon Champlain, rue Sainte-Anne, Chicoutimi
1930 Marries Simone Bouchard (with whom he will have 4 children) on September 30
1944 Death of his wife Simone on January 8
1945 Marries Hélène Morin (with whom he will have 3 children) on May 24
1946 First drawings in a school copy book. Undertakes wood-and-tin maquette of Quebec Citadel
1950 Purchases the house at 669 rue Taché ouest in Chicoutimi
1957 Begins painting the inside walls of his house
1959 Wins second prize for painting at the spring exhibition in Arvida on April 29; Official opening in November of Arthur's house as the "Musée de l'artiste"
1960 Signing of two-year contract with Montreal art gallery owner George Waddington, giving gallery exclusive rights to Arthur's works; honorable mention at the spring exhibition in Arvida
1961 First Villeneuve exhibition takes place at the Waddington gallery from February 28 to March 11; Exhibition at the Isaacs Gallery, Toronto, from November 16 to November 28
1962 Exhibitions at Waddington Gallery (February 14 - March 3) and at a barber shop in Montreal in August
1963 One-man exhibition at the Atelier Libre, Galerie Ville-Marie, Montreal from February 20 to March 6; Wins first prize at the exhibition of the Cercle des Arts in Chicoutimi
1965 Production by Marcel Carrière of the National Film Board of Canada of the short film Villeneuve: peintre-barbier; Participates in the exhibition "Canadian Folk Painters" organized by the Junior Associates of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts from 30 May to 31 August; First heart attack in July
1966 Exhibition at the Galerie Place Royale, Montreal; exhibition at the Musée de l'artiste from December 4 to December 13 where Villeneuve is paid tribute by the Honorable Jean-Noël Tremblay
1967 Exhibition of 28 paintings on March 3 in Ottawa in the offices of Paul Langlois, MP; exhibition at the Centre Culturel in Jonquière
1968 Galerie Kaleidoscope, Montreal, exhibits Villeneuve's work in the exhibition "Les grands maitres canadiens" from January 15 to February 15; participates in exhibition, "Les Naifs", organized by the Junior Associates of the Montreal Museum from April 24 to May 17; Two heart attacks: May 9 and June 22
1970 Exhibition at the Verdun Cultural Centre from October 6 to November 2
1971 Receives $1500 grant from Quebec Department of Cultural Affairs November 21
1972 Receives the Order of Canada; Mireille Galanti-Amiel writes the thesis, "Arthur Villeneuve, artiste peintre" at the University of Montreal
1976 Illustrates the novel Salut Galarneau by Jacques Godbout
1977 Receives a commemorative plaque from the City of Chicoutimi
1990 Dies in Montreal on May 24
1994 Arthur's house at 669 rue Taché ouest is declared a Cultural Heritage site by the community of Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean and is moved to the interior of Building 21 at the Chicoutimi museum, "La Pulperie". The house and several paintings are on permanent exhibition at La Pulperie to this day.
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