Her practice of abstract painting focuses on the material aspect of colour, trying to reveal it in a brand-new form. She holds a BA, a BFA and an MFA and has taken part in numerous artist residencies. She has exhibited in Europe, in the United States, and across Canada, including recent important survey of Canadian painting Entangled, two views on contemporary Canadian painting at the Vancouver Art Gallery (2017) and The painting project at Galerie de l'UQAM (2013). Trudel was a two-time finalist in the RBC Canadian Painting Competition (2011 and 2012) and the winner of the 2013 Joseph Plaskett Award in painting. She is represented by Galerie Hugues Charbonneau and she is Assistant Professor at Université du Québec à Montréal.