Claude Lafortune


Claude Lafortune was a Canadian paper artist, set decorator, and television 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 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.
He is the subject of Tanya Lapointe's 2020 documentary film The Paper Man .

Prizes

Television appearances

  • La Ribouldingue
  • Sol et Gobelet
  • Du soleil à cinq cents
  • L'Évangile en papier
  • La Bible en papier
  • Es-tu d'accord?
  • L'Église en papier
  • Québékio
  • La souris verte
  • Nicole et Pierre
  • ''Parcelles de soleil''

Filmography

Stage theater appearances

  • Naïves Hirondelles
  • Ballade pour un Révolutionnaire
  • La grosse tête
  • La très belle histoire de Noël
  • ''Don Quichotte''