Bernard Aimé Poulin is a Canadian visual artist.
Bernard Aimé Poulin, a native of Windsor, Ontario, was born on 4 January 1945. He is married to retired (2015) Canadian Senator Marie-P. Charette-Poulin. They have two adult daughters, Elaine and Valérie.
Artistic work
Poulin specializes in corporate and private portraiture as well as commissioned exhibitions. A Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Portrait Artists (CIPA) he was its President for the 2003–2005 term. Poulin has created portraits of politicians, royalty, corporate executives, artists, athletes and religious figures. His exhibitions include subjects such as Tuscany and Venice (1996), Provence (1998), Jerusalem (2000), Paris (2005) and a Grand Tour Exhibition in 2007.
Poulin also sculpts in bronze, using the lost wax process. As a muralist, he has created several three-dimensional, mixed-media projects such as the donor wall in the lobby of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, the Ottawa Children's Aid Society and the Solange Karsh Center for Medical Research.
Publications
Poulin has participated in the creation of more than 10 books dedicated to the process of drawing. His articles and television appearances have been translated into Portuguese and Italian. He is the author of 11 of his own books.