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EDUCATION
2016       
Bachelor of Fine Arts with Distinction, Major in Drawing, Alberta University of the Arts ​

RESIDENCIES & DEVELOPMENT

2024        Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity Banff

2024        Sync Alberta intensive course for disabled arts and culture leadership, Sync Leadership United Kingdom (online)

2023        Feminist Art Collective, Artscape Gibraltar Toronto

2023        John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights Toronto

2022-4    Artist as Changemaker Residency, Trico Changemakers Studio, Mount Royal University Calgary

2019        Momus Montreal
2019        Calgary Allied Arts Foundation Calgary
2018        New York University (NYU) New York

SCHOLARSHIPS / AWARDS / HONOURS (SELECTED)
Canada Council for the Arts

Alberta Foundation for the Arts

Calgary Arts Development 

Calgary Foundation

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2025        Autistic Advocacy Award, Sinneave Foundation

2024        Myra Paperny Endowment for Emerging Alberta Writers

2024        Freefall Magazine Annual Prose & Poetry Prize, shortlist

2019        Canadian Art Writing Prize, Runner-up
2018        M:ST & Luma Quarterly Critical Writing Prize
2018        20th Annual RBC Painting Competition, Finalist
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VISUAL ART
SOLO EXHBITIONS
Eastern Edge Gallery St. John's Newfound

Gallery 505, Calgary Allied Arts Foundation Calgary

Marion Nicoll Gallery, AUArts  Calgary

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COMMUNITY-RUN PUBLIC EVENTS, EXHIBITIONS, PARTNERS

Pansy Club

Rainbow Elders

Generic Lesbian Party

BUNS Queer Dance Parties

HY DRA TION 


GROUP EXHIBITIONS 

National accessArt Centre Calgary

Pansy Club  Calgary

TRUCK Contemporary Art  Calgary

ATB Art Vault and AUArts  Calgary

cSPACE King Edward Calgary

 Art Toronto with RBC Painting Competition Toronto
 The Power Plant Toronto 
New York University Steinhardt 
New York
cSPACE Calgary
Sled Island  Calgary
Femme Wave Feminist Music and Arts Festival  Calgary
Intersite Visual Arts Festival Calgary

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PUBLICATIONS / WEBSITES FEATURING ARTWORK

Room Vancouver

Canadian Art Toronto

Disability Pride Alberta  Edmonton

longcon Halifax

Riddlefence St. John's, Newfoundland

Free Roots Toronto

Beatroute Calgary

Calgary Herald Calgary

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ARTIST TALKS / PANELS/ FACILITATION 

National accessArts CentreKorea x Canada x Disability Arts  Canmore

Sync Disabled Arts Leadership  United Kingdom (online)

Banff Systems Summit with Trico Changemaker Studio, Mount Royal University  Banff

ArtsCommons and RBC Emerging Artist program Calgary

Eastern Edge Gallery St. John's, Newfoundland​

New York University Summer Studio residency New York

Elephant Artist Relief Society Calgary

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WRITING​

SELF-PUBLISHING PROJECTS

2019-20    Publisher, writer, and interviewer, Studio, online (studiopubication.com)  Calgary

REVIEWS, INTERVIEWS, ESSAYS
Canadian Art 
Toronto

C Magazine Toronto

Momus  Montreal

Luma Quarterly  Calgary​

Sync Disabled Arts and Leadership United Kingdom

Canadian Art  Toronto

Luma Quarterly  Calgary

The New Gallery Calgary

Stride Gallery  Calgary                  
 

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ASSESSING, ADVISORY, CONFERENCES, AND RESEARCH PARTICIPATION

Calgary Arts Development

University of Calgary

Centre for Sexuality

Shape the Canada Disability Benefit

Sync Disabled Arts and Leadership

Artist as Changemaker, Trico Changemaker Studio

Righting Relations

John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights

Calgary Public Library

Disability Without Poverty

© 2024 LOUIE FERMOR

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This website was made with support from Calgary Arts Development

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Thank you to my patrons, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, and Calgary Arts Development for supporting my work

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