Claude Lafortune
Claude Lafortune was a Canadian paper artist, set decorator and TV personality.Biography
A graduate of the École des beaux-arts de Montréal, Lafortune collaborated on many graphic design projects before he became famous for his paper art.
He had an exhibit devoted to his paper art work—titled Colle, papier, ciseaux—at the Musée des cultures du monde in Nicolet, Quebec. The exhibition has traveled to Longueuil, Montreal, Terrebonne, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Lachine, Chicoutimi, Bonaventure, La Malbaie and New Brunswick.
Lafortune died in Longueuil, Quebec, aged 83, after contracting COVID-19.Prizes