Olive Grove, Lake Champlain, Walking with Giants, Wheat Field, St. Joseph Oratory
Samir Sammoun (born August 10, 1952) is a Canadian–Lebanese artist and telecommunications engineer. He lives in the city of Brossard, Québec, since 1986. In 2017, the city of Brossard awarded him the Order of Merit for his contributions to culture and art at both the local and international levels.
Early life
Samir Sammoun began painting in oils at the age of 13, while continuing his formal education. After completing studies at the Ecole des Arts et Metiers in Beirut in 1969, he emigrated to Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1973 at the age of 21.
Work and careers
Sunny Isles Beach, Florida by Samir Sammoun 24x30 Original Oil on CanvasWheat Field by Samir Sammoun Original Oil on Canvas 40x60
In 2003 Samir Sammoun was the invited guest of Emile J. Lahoud, President of Lebanon. His visit was featured in a segment on LBC-TV; and his painting Olive Grove was installed in the Baabda Palace, Presidential Palace in Beirut.
Olive Grove in Joun, Lebanon by Samir SammounNew York State First Lady Michelle Paige Paterson with Samir Sammoun at the Governor's Mansion
In 2009 he exhibited at the Plattsburgh State University Art Museum, Plattsburgh, New York to create a series of 18 oil paintings commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the European discovery of Lake Champlain. The paintings were exhibited there from May – July 2009, and featured in a live broadcast there on Fox TV; after which two were exhibited for a year at the Governor's mansion in Albany, upon the request of the First Lady of New York, Michelle Paige Paterson. Paintings from this group were also entered into the Plattsburgh State University Art Museum, and the Samuel de Champlain Museum's permanent collections.
Other Museum credits include a Group Exhibition at the McCord Museum in Montreal Feb–March 2002, a Guest Artist Exhibition at the Latino Art Museum in Pomona, California 2008 and a commission he painted in 1997 for the St. Joseph's Oratory, a National Historic Site in Montreal that receives 2.5million visitors every year. Another painting was commissioned by Corporate Affairs International and donated to the government of Quebec. It is now included in the permanent collection of the Quebec government offices in Quebec City.
Saint Joseph Oratory by Samir Sammoun
Works
Critics like Noel Meyer of MAGAZIN' ART have said, "Sammoun attempts to make his audience feel the wind blow through the trees, the heat in the air and the colours of the sky ..." Victor Forbes Editor of Fine Art Magazine, has said that "Sammoun's emotional investment in each work is evident in every canvas."
Paintings by Sammoun were in a 2012 group exhibition "Viewpoint and Vistas".
Apple Blossom by Samir Sammoun 24x30 Original on CanvasSamir Sammoun Self Portrait with his young son
Publications
Boston Museum of Fine Arts "Give the Arts a Chance" Catalog 2011, 2012
Fine Art Magazine, Samir Sammoun in Montreal, Channeling Van Gogh, Victor Forbes, Winter 2006
Musée des beaux-arts de Montreal – Galerie d'art Catalog. Foreword by Michelle Dionne, First Lady of Quebec. 2005
Fine Art Magazine, Samir Sammoun Fields of Faith, Groves of Gratitude, Victor Forbes, Spring 2004
Fine Art Magazine, Samir Sammoun Walking with Giants, Victor Forbes, Spring 2003
Musèe Marc-Auréle Fortin Museum Catalog "Sammoun au Musée Marc-Auréle Fortin" 2003
MAGAZINART, October 2000: Samir Sammoun, Artiste Peintre de Grande Classe
Samir Sammoun, Artiste Peintre de classe internationale, Pierre H. Savignac, 1996
