Awards

  • 2024 14th Annual Plein Air Salon Art Competition, one of 100 Finalists for “The Cycle of Life”

  • 2024 Second Prize for “Nature’s Blend”, Wild Heart Gallery 3rd annual wild art open international competition

  • 2024 Honorable Mention for “Perseverance” Society for Canadian Artists 56th Elected and Associate Members Juried Exhibition (number of entries: 480 entries from across Canada, 13 award winners)

  • 2024 Brian Hyslop Award for Pastel for “Art in the Driver’s Seat” (first place) Manitoba Society of Artists

  • 2024 Norval Morrisseau Award for Visual Arts 2023 for “Amanita Moss Dance” (Honorable Mention) and Award for Emerging Artist of Canada

  • 2024 Special Merit Award for “Seventies Sweethearts”, Art&Color365 Portrait Competition

  • 2023 Second Place Award for “Snug as a Bug in a Rug”, Purely Pastel, Pastel Artists of Canada

  • 2023 Artistic Recognition for “Autumn Sanctuary”, Art&Color365 Pastel Competition

  • 2023 Special Merit for “Buddy”, Art&Color365 Figural/People Competition

  • 2023 Artistic Recognition for “Art in the Driver’s Seat”, Art&Color365 Drawings Competition

  • 2023 Pastel Artists of Canada Signature Status

  • 2022-2023 Best Beginner, 12th Annual PleinAir Salon Art Competition for “Clermont le Forgeron”

Exhibitions

  • 2024 Oct. 1 – Oct. 31 “Dreams” - Part Crowd Art Gallery, Toronto (“Beyond,” “The Clown President”)

  • 2024 August, 14th Annual PleinAir Salon (“The Cycle of Life”)

  • 2024 Society for Canadian Artists 56th Elected and Associate Members Juried Exhibition (“Perseverance” and “Hope III”)

  • 2024 CanadianArt Daily.Ca Online Exhibition, Northern Visions (“Carpe Diem” & “Normal        times)

  • 2024 Piano Nobile Gallery Exhibition, Centennial Hall, Winnipeg, Manitoba Society of Artists (“Perseverance”)

  • 2024 Society for Canadian Artists 56th Elected and Associate Members Juried Exhibition (“Perseverance” and “Hope III”)

  • 2024 CanadianArt Daily.Ca Online Exhibition, Northern Visions (“Carpe Diem” & “Normal Times”)

  • 2024 Piano Nobile Gallery Exhibition, Centennial Hall, Winnipeg, Manitoba Society of Artists (“Perseverance”)

  • 2024 Manitoba Society of Artists Open Juried Competition & Exhibition (online) (“Art in the Driver’s Seat”)

  • 2023 Purely Pastel, 33rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Pastel Artists of Canada, Etobicoke (“The Handyman” & “Connections”)

  • 2023 Purely Pastel, 11th Annual Members’ Online Juried Exhibition, Pastel Artists of Canada (“Normal Times” and “Abby”)

  • 2023 Purely Pastel, 10th Annual Members’ Online Juried Exhibition, Pastel Artists of Canada (“Snug as a Bug in the Rug”)

Interviews, Published Artworks and Articles

  • 2024 Visual Art Journal Interview, Issue # 4

  • 2023 Pastel Artists of Canada, feature page with “Art in the Driver’s Seat,” “Perseverance,” and “Seventies Sweethearts”

  • 2023 Purely Pastel 33rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Pastel Artists of Canada, print edition

  • 2022 Pastel Today, article by Gail Sibley, Editor, “Louise Renée – June Winner of the Best Beginner PleinAir Salon Award”

  • 18 octobre 2022 - Article in La Liberté

Invited Presentations

  • Galaxy of Friends Fundraiser, Annual Fundraiser for Breas Cancer Research and Support Programs, September 29, 2024, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Greeting Cards!

Greeting cards of my artwork are now available on my online shop. If you are in the Winnipeg area, they are also available for purchase at A la Page in St .Boniface!