Natia Lemay entered her first gallery space when she was 33 years old. This feels quite relevant to reference as we look at the trajectory and backstory of the artist. Born in Winnipeg and now dividing time between Toronto and New Haven, Connecticut, the mother of three entered the Ontario College of Art & Design University at a difficult time in her life. Her mental health was on the brink of collapse, and she just wanted to survive, to break the cycle of disenfranchisement, dispossession, and marginalization that defined her upbringing. She likens her art practice to therapy, emphasizing that her origin story is rooted in cheap canvases and paints from the Dollar Store, only later evolving into a form…
