Province of Ravenna
In June 2013, Genest was inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. He has received awards from the Minister of Interior of the Republic of Italy, from Art Credo, Toronto, Canada, from the Governor of the Province of Ravenna, Italy; he earned a Medal from the Salon des Arts et des Lettres de Paris Sud, France, and from the Monterey and the Mill Valley Festivals of the Arts, Ca., USA.