Evergon and Jean-Jacques Ringuette have worked together on an occasional basis for over thirty years, many series like <em>Ramboys</em> or <em>Cirque</em> bearing witness to a complicity that has been established during this time.

In 2015, the two artists decided to renew and intensify that partnership.  They had come to realize that their duo work goes far beyond collaboration and that their art would simply not exist without the creative contribution of the other.

Today, Ringuette and Evergon co-author their works in contemporary photography under the authorship of <em>Chromogenic Curmudgeons</em>.

Artist, teacher and activist, Evergon (aka <em>Celluloso Evergonni</em>, <em>Eve R. Gonzales</em>, <em>Egon Brut</em> and <em>Big Hellion</em>) is a cultural icon.  Throughout his prestigious fifty years career, he has always been recognized to be at the front edge of <em>avant-garde</em> experimentation in the field of photography and related mediums.  An important precursor of homo-erotic contemporary art and an iconic figure of the homosexual communities, his works were at the heart of numerous major exhibitions worldwide.  They are part of a large number of private and institutional collections among which are the <em>Musée national des beaux‑arts du Québec</em> and the National Gallery of Canada.

Jean-Jacques Ringuette (aka <em>Gigi Angeletti</em>, <em>Sangye Nyima</em> and <em>Slim</em>) holds a Master of Photography from Concordia University (Montréal).  Questions of identity pervade his work that has been presented in Europe, notably Barcelone (Spain), Bielefeld and Berlin (Germany), Paris (France) and Rome (Italy), the United States, Québec and Canada.  His artworks are included in the collection of the <em>Musée national des beaux‑arts du Québec</em> as well as in many private collections.