ern ard ▁Rou man es ▁described ▁as ▁" a ▁new ▁p ict orial ▁writing ▁based ▁on ▁movement ". ▁ ▁Pet ry ▁also ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁London ▁B ienn ale . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁a ▁ret ros pective ▁exhibition ▁of ▁her ▁work ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Musée ▁des ▁be aux - arts ▁de ▁Mont - Saint - H ila ire , ▁Quebec . ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁travel ▁throughout ▁her ▁career , ▁Vo y ages , ▁a ▁solo ▁exhibition ▁of ▁her ▁early ▁work ▁held ▁at ▁gallery ▁Be aux - arts ▁des ▁Am éri ques ▁( Mont real ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁trac ed ▁her ▁transition ▁from ▁figur ative ▁to ▁abstract ▁art . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁Nancy ▁Pet ry ▁Award ▁was ▁established . ▁Art ist ▁Rach el ▁C rum me y ▁was ▁presented ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁award ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 6 ▁at ▁the ▁R CA ▁Ann ual ▁General ▁Assembly ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Musée ▁d ' art ▁contempor ian ▁de ▁Montr éal . ▁Pet ry ▁lives ▁and ▁works ▁in ▁Montreal , ▁Canada , ▁and ▁London , ▁England . ▁ ▁Cont ribution ▁In ▁recognition ▁of ▁her ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁visual ▁arts , ▁Pet ry ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Art ▁( R CA ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁As ▁a ▁mult id is cipl inary ▁artist , ▁Pet ry ▁influenced