Biography
Denise Nonomura is an award winning pastel artist living in Stratford, Ontario. Although she originally trained as a Pharmacy Technician and worked in hospital pharmacy for 35 years, in 2013 she decided to follow her lifelong dream of working as an aritst. She attended Sheridan College of Arts and Design, where she graduated with high honors from the Fine Arts Certificate Program and began working full time
as an artist in 2016.
Her works interpret the landscape, and explore still life through the masterful layering of soft pastel. Denise captures the light, colour, atmosphere and mood of a scene, working either in studio or en plein air. She is equally proficient rendering a painting in a realistic to a more
impressionistic style.
Denise also enjoys portraiture in graphite and charcoal and pet portraiture in pastel.
Denise is a Signature member of Pastel Artists of Canada and a juried Active Member of Federation of Canadian Artists.
Gallery Representation
Village Studios
24 Downie St.
Stratford, ON
N5A 1W5
519-271-7231
Stratford Art in the Park
(May to Sept )
Lakeside Drive
Stratford, ON
N5A 7S3
Juried Exhibitions
Denise's work has been exhibited in 30 juried international and regional/local competitions for both pastel and open medium exhibitions. For full list of juried exhibits, please click on "JURIED EXHIBITS" button below
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