Jean-François Racine was born in Rivière-du-loup, Québec, Canada in 1968. His formal education included the Graphic Design and Art program at Cegep de Rivière-du-loup, the Political Science program at Laval University in Quebec city and Ski Resort Operation and Management program at Selkirk College in Nelson, British Columbia.

Recognized as one of Canada's most accomplished young painters, his work is well known throughout the country. While his subjects are various and different, he excels in painting outdoor, mountains and winter scenery. He is best known for either his work on ski areas slopes or his work on ridges out of ski areas boundaries into the wilderness.


Galerie Iris (Baie-Saint-Paul)
Galerie d’art du Château (Mont Tremblant)
Gainsborough gallery (Calgary)
Gallery Odin



Racine has a sharp sense of drawing, create colours, light and feeling to seize the essence of the moment. Jean-François works both acrylic (interior) and oil (exterior). The light in his work his known to be his strongest assets. He also uses his own colour combination.

Throughout his artistic approach, and by ethnologic interest, he tends to respect the reality by carefully situating his subjects in their respective context. As many renown painters, he paints his contemporaries and immortalizes his day to day life in a classic style. Occasionally, he achieves a politic or surrealistic scene and participates to live performances.

Jean-François was also involved in many fundraising events and did many public performances for charity organization and non-profit society. Since 1985, Racine has participated at many group and solo exhibitions in Canadian art galleries and museums. His art is part of many private collections as well. In a near future, Racine wants to extend his art work to the rest of North America and in Europe. Jean-François is a hard worker who knows that success is a combination of talent and effort.

Globally, Jean-François Racine is an excellent Canadian artist whose original paintings can be found in few great art galleries across Canada.



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