About the Artist

 

 

Renee Brettler is a Canadian contemporary figurative artist whose paintings and drawings explore the human experience through gesture, stillness and human presence.  Working in a realist tradition, Brettler brings close observation, technical discipline and a sensitivity to light, texture and form to her subjects. Her ongoing series Stillness, explores moments of inward attention, reflection and our shared need for something beyond ourselves.

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A graduate of the University of Toronto with a degree in Art History, Brettler developed her artistic practice largely through independent study.  Following an early solo exhibition at Del Bello Gallery in 1981 and thirty-year career in education, she returned to painting full-time in 2014.

Her work has since been exhibited in juried exhibitions, including the Women's Art Association of Canada in Toronto.

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Brettler maintains an independent studio practice in Toronto.  Her work invites viewers to pause and discover moments of stillness and connection in an increasingly noisy world.

 

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