Born in Ottawa, Canada in 2006 and currently living in Montréal, Quebec, Natasha Renaud creates captivating works, showcasing her talent for painting. Renaud is currently an undergraduate student at Concordia University working to get her BFA. She also graduated from the CEAO (Centre D’excellence Artistique de l’Ontario) at École Secondaire Publique De La Salle in 2024. She received the Concordia University, Canada scholars award for her academic achievements. She works mostly with oil painting as the colours are more vibrant. Her work surrounds personal conflictions, memories, women's rights, and healing. Renaud has showcased her art at a group exhibition at the Jean Claude Bergeron gallery in Ottawa,Ontario in 2024. Natasha also worked on a group exhibition that was shown at the Black Box on March 6th 2025.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

I capture my memories by painting what remains of them. My paintings are dreamscapes of my reality. I find it fascinating how the human mind can forget such important memories to protect itself. I depict stories of clowns, all in different stages of my life. Most of them are hunched over with odd movements. The clowns in my paintings represent me. I see myself as a clown because even when I remember my memories, I feel like my mind is playing tricks on me. With my art, I want to tell my story. I have always struggled to express myself with words, but with my paintings, I can communicate more thoroughly. I have always wanted to create a space where people who have gone through similar experiences can feel a sense of comfort with my art.
I use oils to paint as they have a more sombre feeling. The pigments are very dark and matte, and I can capture the emotions in my paintings without struggle since the pigments are so dim. My influences are mostly my past self and clowns. I find that there is a child-like feel to clowns that I love to play around with in my paintings. Usually, people are unsettled by clowns, and that is the feeling that I want to put out to the people who have not struggled mentally. Mental health is a very delicate subject, and I feel it is important to show those who do not struggle a glimpse into my reality.