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

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT  

2025.       RAFT: Rozsa Arts Admin Fundamentals training program, Rozsa Foundation Calgary (online)

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

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

RESIDENCIES

2024        Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity Banff

2023        Feminist Art Collective, Artscape Gibraltar Toronto

2023        John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights Toronto

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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SOLO EXHBITIONS
​2023        Eastern Edge Gallery St. John's Newfoundland

2019        Gallery 505, Calgary Allied Arts Foundation  Calgary
2015        Marion Nicoll Gallery, AUArts  Calgary

 

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DUO EXHBITIONS

2024        Pansy Club Presents: Club Carousel, with Rainbow Elders  Calgary


GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)

2023        Pansy Club, TRUCK Contemporary Art Calgary

2023        TRUCK Contemporary Art  Calgary

2022        ATB Art Vault and AUArts  Calgary

2022        Generic Lesbian Party  Calgary

2020       Buns Queer Dance Parties Calgary

2019        cSPACE King Edward Calgary

2018        HY DRA TION Queer Dance PartiesTRUCK Contemporary Art Calgary

2018        Art Toronto with RBC Painting Competition Toronto
2018        The Power Plant  Toronto 
2018        New York University Steinhardt New York
2018        People’s Portrait Prize, cSPACE Calgary
2017        Sled Island  Calgary
2016        Femme Wave Feminist Music and Arts Festival  Calgary
2016        Intersite Visual Arts Festival Calgary

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PUBLICATIONS / WEBSITES FEATURING ARTWORK

2024        cover art, Room magazine, issue 47.4  Vancouver

2022       'Disability Stories', Disability Pride Alberta  Edmonton

2020       cover art, longcon Magazine, issue 01  Halifax

2017        Free Roots, vol. 1, Issue 001  Toronto

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ARTIST TALKS / PANEL DISCUSSIONS 

2025       presenter and panel facilitator, Korea x Canada x Disability Arts, National accessArts Centre  Canmore

2025       presenter, Sync Disabled Arts Leadership  United Kingdom (online)

2025       workshop, Banff Systems Summit, Trico Changemaker Studio, Mount Royal University  Banff

2025       moderator, Pass Me By: Lily book launch  Calgary

2024       panelist, Arts Funding, ArtsCommons and RBC Emerging Artist program Calgary

2023       artist talk, Eastern Edge Gallery St. John's, Newfoundland​

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FACILIATION / WORKSHOPS

2024        Arts Advocacy, Immigrant Council for Arts Innovation  Calgary

2021        grant writing workshop, Elephant Artist Relief Society  Calgary

 

WRITING

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SELF-PUBLISHING PROJECTS

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

REVIEWS
2020        Canadian Art 
 Toronto

2020        C Magazine  Toronto

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INTERVIEWS

2019        Momus  Montreal

2017        Luma Quarterly  Calgary

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ESSAYS 

2024        Sync Disabled Arts and Leadership United Kingdom

2020       Canadian Art  Toronto

2019        Luma Quarterly  Calgary

2017        The New Gallery Calgary

2016        Stride Gallery  Calgary                  
2015        NoD Magazine, University of Calgary 
 Calgary
 

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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