Maryse Ménard grew up in Montreal, in a family where art and culture were omnipresent. At a very young age, she immersed herself in the work of her mother, a painter who attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Montreal during the Refus global era. Since childhood, Maryse has had a great artistic sensitivity and a marked interest in the know-how of craftsmen. It is only recently that she allowed herself to swap her designer smock for that of an artist. The love at first sight with the creation of abstract works was instantaneous and striking. A graduate of the UQÀM School of Design, her work in product development has been recognized with numerous awards and distinctions. For more than thirty years, art and design have been at the heart of her multidisciplinary career as an industrial designer, ceramist, and jewelry designer. Rich in this background, she now devotes herself with passion to abstract art. During her recent solo and group exhibitions, she had the opportunity to talk with the public about her work as an artist. These exchanges enrich her research and reflection while pushing her to surpass herself.