Armand Lemiez (1894–1984) was a Belgian-born artist who immigrated to Canada in 1911. After homesteading in Grahamdale, Manitoba, in 1912, he spent his life farming and creating art. A passionate painter, Lemiez later expanded his artistic practice in 1967 at the age of 72, when he began producing full-size concrete sculptures on his farm. Over the next nine years, he created approximately two sculptures per year, considering them a gift to the world. His farm became a local attraction, with schoolchildren visiting to admire his works.
As Lemiez neared the end of his life, he expressed concerns about the preservation of his sculptures and tried to donate his land and art to the provincial government. Unfortunately, his folk art was not recognized as culturally significant at the time. Lemiez passed away in 1984, and his sculptures, exposed to the elements, have since decayed.
