Born in Asbestos, Canada, in l944, artist-sculptor Michel Goulet lives and works in Montreal. Considered by many as one of the prominent sculptors of his generation, his work has been shown in numerous prestigious group exhibitions. He has exhibited in major institutions and museums and his work is included in important public and private collections. A recent survey of his work , PART LIFE, PART GAME curated by Josée Bélisle for Musée d'Art Contemporain de Montreal, showed thirty years of key graphic, drawing and sculpture works. In 2006 he was part of the first Le Havre Biennale in France with a new outdoor sculpture installation and will be the honored guest artist of the National Contemporary Sculpture Biennale.

During the past twenty years, he has been recognized for his outstanding contribution to public art, creating more than 25 permanent public art commissions in Canada, the United States and France. In 1990, he was the first Canadian artist invited by the Public Art Fund (NY) to present a work on Doris Freedman Plaza in New York. And the same year, the City of Montreal commissioned a permanent monumental work, Les leçons singulières (Singular Lessons), which is still a significant art reference in the city. Recently, he collaborated with landscape architect Julie St-Arnaud and architect Réal Lestage on a major public artwork for Belvédère Abbé Larue in Lyon, France, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Lyon and Montreal being twin cities. He also completed a permanent work for downtown Toronto and installed two in situ works on Vancouver’s beaches for Open Spaces.

In l988, Michel Goulet represented Canada at the Venice Biennial, one of the most prestigious international contemporary art events, and in l990, he received the Prix Paul-Émile Borduas, Quebec Government’s highest distinction awarded to a visual artist. In 2008, the Canada Council for the Arts honours him with the Governor general's Award in recognition of an exceptional career.

For more than ten years, Goulet has distinguished himself by winning international recognition and many major awards for his theatre and opera stage sets. His creations have toured France, Belgium and Switzerland frequently, and their reception by the public and critics has been unanimously positive both here and abroad. The Prix Gascon-Roux (1997), Prix de l’académie québécoise du théâtre (1994 and 1999) and Prix de l’Association québécoise des critiques de théâtre (1993) as well as two “masques” emphasize the significance of his contribution to stage design. He created his first stage sets for Théâtre UBU in l993 at the invitation of Denis Marleau. Since then, he has designed many other major stage sets, including Nathan le Sage (Lessing) presented in the Palais des Papes’ Cour d’Honneur for the opening of the Festival d’Avignon, France and an opera Bluebeard's Castle for Le Grand Théatre de Genève. He has also worked with theatre directors Loraine Pintal at Chants libres and Gilles Maheu at Carbone 14.

In 2001, Goulet revealed his fascination for the computer and new technology by creating Porter le mur comme le masque, an interdisciplinary work for Galerie Occurrence in Montreal and the Canadian Cultural Centre in Paris. For this sculptural project, he invited eight artists from various disciplines to collaborate with him and to distinguish themselves within a complex ensemble that incorporated constructions, video, sound and computors.