Biography - Nancy L. Daigneault

Nancy L. Daigneault was born in Montreal in 1970. In 1988, she moved to Victoria, British Colombia, where she stayed for 8 years. It is in Victoria , in 1995, that Nancy learned the secrets of the art of decorated eggs. She moved back to Montreal in 1996 where she developed her art independently.

The blooming of her passion for eggery pushed her towards a singular and personal exploration of this art. Nancy works with goose, ostrich, rhea and emu eggs. The eggshells, chiselled and carefully set on a base, are then transformed into jewelry bozes, music boxes, perfume bottles and evening bags. Each piece is unique and signed by the artist.

Innovative and inspired, Nancy already has several creations to her credit.
Appearances

  • Annual displays in Public Librairies, since 2004
  • Interview and article in Le Devoir, March 2010
  • Show in duo with the artist Caroline Fafard at La Maison Garth de Lorraine, November 2009
  • How it's made, October 2008
  • "Coup de cœur" Prize of the Cultiv'Art Gallery, September 2007
  • IN Magazine, Spring 2006
  • Antique & Collectable Showcase Magazine (cover page), March/April 2006
  • Le Dégourdit, collaborator, arts and crafts, Winter 2006
  • Reg’Art, Canal Vox, January 2006
  • Ma Maison (Canal Vox) with Diane Lafrance, December 2004
  • Le Mec à Dames (TQS) with Jean-Pierre Coallier & Danielle Ouimet, November 2004
  • Les Idées de ma maison magazine, November 2004
  • Presentation of a decorated egg as a gift to Québec's Lieutenant governor Lise Thibault at the Maison et jardins Chénier-Sauvé's annual fundraiser, June 2004
  • First prize and the local and regional levels of the Concours Québecois en entrepreneurship nivaux local et régional, 2004 Edition
  • Exibition and vernissage Vie, fertilité, imagination...la coquille revisitée at the Maison et jardins Chénier-Sauvé, May 2004
  • L’Éveil newspaper, May 2004
  • L’Explorateur Urbain (TVA) with Dominic Arpin, April 2004
  • Recevoir magazine, Spring 2004
  • Décoration Chez-soi magazine, April 2004
  • Vernissage at the NordSouth Gallery, November 2002
  • Parcours magazine, Fall 2002
  • Salut Bonjour (TVA) with Guy Mongrain, Spring 1997