Jean-Paul Lapointe (1943–2007, Saint-Charles-de-Bourget, Québec) was a self-taught painter celebrated for expressive landscapes inspired by Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Charlevoix, and the North Shore. Beginning his artistic career in mid-life, he went on to exhibit widely in Canada and internationally. Founder of La Maestria and the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean International Symposium of Painting and Sculpture, Lapointe became a leading figure in Québec’s artistic community.
