Raymonde April was born in Moncton and raised in Rivière-du-Loup. She lives in Montréal where she teaches photography at Concordia University since 1985. Her work has been exhibited in Canada and internationally in various solo shows. Some noteworthy exhibitions are: Tout embrasser (2007), Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Concordia University (curator: Régis Durand), Les Fleuves invisibles (1997), Musée d'art de Joliette (curator: Nicole Gingras), Jour de verre et autres fictions (1992), Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa et Voyage dans le monde des choses (1986), Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (curator: Josée Bélisle). Her works are part of several important public and private collections in Québec, Canada and abroad.

In 2003, she was awarded the prestigious Prix Paul-Émile Borduas (Ministère de la culture et des communications du Québec). In 2005, she received the Paul de Hueck and Norman Walford Career Achievement Award for Art Photography from the Ontario Arts Foundation in recognition for her lasting contribution to contemporary photography in Canada.

Raymonde April is represented by Galerie Donald Browne, Montréal.