Danielle Richard Painter Canada 1954

Danielle Richard is a contemporary painter based in Quebec City, Canada, where she was born and educated. Very early in life, she was fascinated by the world of pictorial art. For as long as she can remember, she has always been surrounded by the tools for making works of art: gouache, distemper, pastels, etc. Upon reaching adolescence, she wasted no time deciding on her I loved painting and it seemed only natural for me to become an artist After a college degree in Fine Arts, Cegep SteFoy, 1975 she earned a Bachelor s degree in Visual Arts from Université Laval in 1980. She had her first solo exhibition in 1975 and has had numerous solo and group shows since then. She is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of Eastern Canada (PSEC); and is a member of the International Guild of Realism(IGOR) and the Portrait Society of America (PSOA). Danielles most recent awards include 1st Prize (Horace Champagne Prize) at the International juried exhibition of the Pastel So