LAURENCE NERBONNE
VISUAL ARTIST
BIO
Laurence Nerbonne is a Canadian visual artist whose work explores the tension between beauty, desire, consumption and contemporary femininity.
She began painting at the age of sixteen and has since developed a distinctive visual language combining figurative portraiture, fashion imagery and symbols of popular culture. Through bold compositions and highly detailed surfaces, her work examines the pressure to consume, perform and conform — while portraying women who resist these expectations with confidence, irony and vulnerability.
Over the course of her career, Nerbonne has built an international collector base, with works held in private collections around the world. Her work has been exhibited in Montreal and Toronto and is currently represented by Thompson Landry Gallery in Toronto.
Based in Montreal, she continues to develop her practice while expanding her work internationally.
EDUCATION
2007–2010
DESS in Cultural Organization Management
HEC Montréal
2004–2007
Bachelor’s Degree in Animation and Cultural Research
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
2002–2004
Social Science Diploma
Montmorency College, Laval
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2026
Thompson Landry Gallery
Toronto, Canada
2022
Highly Sensitive
Station 16 Gallery
Montreal, Canada
2011
Nuit Rouge
Galerie Lydia Monaro
Montreal, Canada
2008
Thompson Landry Gallery
Toronto, Canada
2008
Galerie d’Avignon
Montreal, Canada
2007
Las Olas Gallery
USA
2006
Galerie d’Art contemporain Zéro Celsius
Sainte-Adèle, Canada
SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS & AWARDS
2026
Artwork acquired for the Official Collection of the National Assembly of Quebec,
Québec City, Canada
2002
Québec Entrepreneurship Competition
Art Marketing Project
Local, Regional and National Prize Winner