Louise Renaud

Louise Renaud (3 August 1922 – 19 October 2020) was a Canadian painter and dancer associated with Les Automatistes.

Louise Renaud
Born(1922-08-03)3 August 1922
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died19 October 2020(2020-10-19) (aged 98)
Berkeley, California, U.S.
MovementLes Automatistes

Career

She was born in Montreal, Quebec, and studied at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal from 1938 to 1942. She attended Erwin Piscator's Dramatic Workshop and Studio in New York City from 1943 to 1945. While in New York City, Renaud was also a governess for the children of art dealer Pierre Matisse, the son of Henri Matisse. Renaud had also trained as a dancer; her friend Françoise Sullivan stayed with her while studying dance in New York City.[1][2] She was one of the signatories on Paul-Émile Borduas's Refus Global.[3]

The choreographer Jeanne Renaud and the writer Thérèse Renaud were her sisters.[2]

Death

Renaud died on 19 October 2020 at the age of 98 at her residence in Berkeley.[4][5]

References
  1. "Renaud, Louise". 150 Years of Canadian Art. Artefacts Canada. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. "Early Life and Training, 1928-1946 (Jeanne Renaud)". Dance Collection Danse.
  3. "The Automatists and the Book". Royal Commission on National Development in the Arts, Letters and Sciences, 1949-1951.
  4. "1922-2020: death of Louise Renaud, signatory of "Refus global" and carrier of art". CBS News. 23 October 2020. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  5. "Louise Renaud, signataire du Refus global, est décédée à l'âge de 98 ans". Radio Canada (in French). Retrieved 22 October 2020.


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