Louise Renaud Explained

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Renaud, Louise . 150 Years of Canadian Art . Artefacts Canada . 20 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043154/http://chin-rcip.canadiana.ca/aclod/view;jsessionid=1vchgbxf254wqbrl2i6yawgby?uri=authority%2FACPerson029623 . 1 December 2017 . dead .
2. Web site: Early Life and Training, 1928-1946 (Jeanne Renaud) . Dance Collection Danse.
3. Web site: The Automatists and the Book. Royal Commission on National Development in the Arts, Letters and Sciences, 1949-1951.
4. News: 23 October 2020 . 1922-2020: death of Louise Renaud, signatory of "Refus global" and carrier of art . CBS News . dead . 23 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201113183323/https://newscbs.com/1922-2020-death-of-louise-renaud-signatory-of-refus-global-and-carrier-of-art/ . 13 November 2020.
5. News: Louise Renaud, signataire du Refus global, est décédée à l'âge de 98 ans . Radio Canada. 22 October 2020. fr.