Roxy Peroxyde (Roxanne Sauriol Hauenherm) is a German-Canadian artist whose photorealistic oil paintings are exhibited and collected internationally. She is recognized for her vivid portrayals of female figures, which serve as vessels for an autobiographical narrative shaped by the zeitgeist. Hauenherm explores themes ranging from spiritual psychosis to speculations on life beyond Earth. Her work often employs religious symbolism as an access point to examine the roles women inhabit within the collective unconscious and within cultural structures.

While her use of color and subject matter may seem deceptively superficial—to some, even shallow—this aesthetic is deliberate. The hyper-saturated palette acts as a sugar coat, the subjects as an entry point, and the titles as a trigger, forcing the viewer into the artist’s internal world. The tension between these three elements of the compositions is used to collapse the viewer’s first impression and reveal what lies beyond the deceptively superficial surface, unapologetically employing friction between aesthetic pleasure and intellectual discomfort.

Hauenherm’s process begins with the development of conceptual frameworks, followed by the meticulous casting of models whose ability to embody the emotional and intellectual dimensions of her themes ensures each work achieves its fullest intent. In doing so, she positions the artist–muse relationship at the forefront, capturing both shared and personal experiences of womanhood.