"Renee Nault's work is kaleidoscope of colour, intricate patterns and ambiguous points of reference. Her portrait drawings are full of character. They're kinda like the best friend you never had." - Lost at E Minor
Renee Nault grew up on the West Coast of Canada in Vancouver and later Victoria. Throughout her teens she attended classes at the Victoria College of Art, The Vancouver Academy of Art, Vancouver Film School.
When she was nineteen she moved to Toronto to attend Sheridan College's Art Fundamentals program and later their acclaimed 3 year Illustration program.
She now lives in Toronto's west end, and the city is a constant source of inspiration. She is influenced on a daily basis by contemporary music, film, street fashion and counterculture.
Growing up near the ocean helped shape her style - she was influenced by the languid weightlessness and bright colours of underwater landscapes. Later she connected these ideas with the "floating world" of Japanese Ukiyo-e prints which interested her with their repeating patterns and shapes. To this she brings a very personal edge, a cryptic symbolism and a dark sense of humor.