User:Aberiault

Director of photography and portrait photographer

Born in Ottawa, Canada, Andre Beriault first finished there his classical college education then moved on to the Ecole des Beaux arts de Montreal in photography. This art education was his early inspiration in the representation of human form and portraiture; one mentor and teacher in these early days, was the acclaimed Dutch painter and artist, Hans Van Der AA. It is this work that started monsieur Beriault’s love affair with portrait and film story telling.

For some years, Andre Beriault was occupied professionally in the development of information systems and continued during this time his ongoing education in photography, film and digital multimedia. His photo and film works have been shown in Montreal, Chicago, New-York and Moscow. His latest short Resurrection, based on Kenneth Fearing’s poem of the same name published in 1936, was shown a the New-York Indie Film festival and the Canadian London Short Film Showcase.

His vast culture, dominated by travels around the world, his professional photography & film career, working with people of all trades, and his love of the human spirit, together have allowed him to produce creative, intelligent and often though provoking works. To keep this creative process evolving, Andre Beriault now has a friendly relation with his mentor, the Russian academician & philosopher, painter & sculptor Gregory Pototsky, whose vision and writings greatly influence the art world across Europe, Asia and the American continent.

Now living in Montreal, Andre Beriault offers his services in photography and cinema to producers, or to any person wishing to work with this unique and contemporary artist. He is currently preparing a complete personal exhibition of large life size photos from his Muse, the feminine meaning in art project. Other projects include the post production of a 52 minutes documentary on art, the publishing on a photo album titled Russian history through Art and Religion, and the writing of a drama feature film now in third writing.

Member ACCT : Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television CSC : Canadian Society of Cinematographers