She was raised to see the world in black and white, but painting made her life more colourful
CBC Arts | Posted: August 21, 2017 8:08 PM | Last Updated: August 21, 2017
Shayla Perreault grew up in a 'repressive' religious environment — but art helped open her mind
Originally from Moncton, N.B., Shayla Perreault currently lives and works in Vancouver, B.C. Her artistic path has brought her to question both the spiritual and physical elements of painting.
Perreault grew up in a religious environment that she describes as "repressive" looking back now — but art helped open her mind, and her paintings have given her a way to explore those bigger questions about the world at large.
I had grown up [with] very much black and white thinking...Part of the process in being an artist is you get to question things. - Shayla Perreault, painter
Perreault's most notable shows include a collaboration at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden with five-time platinum music producer Ian Widgery, the televised solo show "Trois" at the CBC Gallery Georges Goguen and a group show at Owens Art Gallery, the oldest university gallery in Canada.
Perreault has works in collections such as RBC Dominion Securities, the City of Dieppe, Canada Trust and private collections in Canada, the U.S., Norway and Malaysia.
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