Louise Renaud

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

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.

Renaud had also trained as a dancer; her friend Françoise Sullivan stayed with her while studying dance in New York City.

[2] Renaud died on 19 October 2020 at the age of 98 at her residence in Berkeley.