Mance Lanctôt is an experienced artist based in Canada whose paintings have been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions nationally. She is fascinated by people, the unseen, the forgotten, those who will never have their portrait done. In addition, Lanctôt has great admiration for native flowers and indigenous peoples. Her distinctive figurative works are most often created with acrylics, oils, and graphite on cotton or linen canvases.