Doreen Renner

O.S.A., S.C.A., C.S.P.W.C.

Doreen resides in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and maintains studios in both Mississauga and Longboat Key, Florida, U.S.A. She has a Fine Art Diploma from Sheridan College and has furthered her knowledge of watermedia by studying with many prominent Canadian and American artists. In 2008, Doreen was the honoured recipient of the coveted Mississauga Arts Award for Established Artist presented at a gala ceremony by the City of Mississauga Arts Council.

She is an elected member of the following professional art associations:

• The Ontario Society of Artists
• The Society of Canadian Artists
• The Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour
• The Colour and Form Society

Her paintings have been juried into well over 100 national and international exhibitions throughout Ontario, Alberta and Japan and have been recognized with over 30 awards including:

• The prestigious “Toni Stevens Award” presented for the Best Acrylic Painting in the 2007 Society of Canadian Artists 50th Anniversary Exhibition which took place in Calgary, Alberta.
• The “Woolfits Award” at the 2005 Colour and Form Society Juried Show, Toronto, Ontario
• The “C.O.A.A. Award” at the 2005 Central Ontario Art Association Juried Show
• The “Lloyd Minshall Award” at the 2001 Central Ontario Art Association Juried Show Toronto, Ontario
• The “Juror’s Award” at the 2001 Peel Juried Art Show, Brampton, Ontario
• The “Best of Show” at the 1999 Central Ontario Art Association Juried Show, Toronto, Ontario

Her paintings are in public collections including: The Trillium Health Centre, Mississauga, Ontario; Aegis Financial Services, Toronto, Ontario; the Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario; St. Mary’s Hospital, Waterloo, Ontario; The Shaver Hospital, St. Catharines, Ontario; Pallett Valo Law Firm, Mississauga, Ontario; and the Mississauga City Council Office, Mississauga, Ontario. Many of her paintings are in private collections throughout Canada, U.S.A., England and Japan.

She is a former director of the Art Gallery of Mississauga, Visual Arts Mississauga and the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour.