Lise Beaudry

Lise Beaudry is from Earlton, a small village near the border of Quebec and Ontario. Her art is inspired by the traditional leisure activities of the Franco-Ontarian community from which she comes: fishing (including ice fishing), camping, traveling, and family reunions. Her photographic and video works have been presented in artist centers across Canada and abroad: Les Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles (1997), Grunt Gallery, Vancouver (1999) A Space, Toronto (2000) , Biennial of Young Artists, Romania (2004), Ice Follies, North Bay (2006), AXENÉO7, Gatineau (2010), Art Gallery of Hamilton (2011), Art Gallery of Mississauga (2012), Pierre François Ouellette Art Contemporain, Montreal (2017) and Koffler Gallery, Toronto (2018). She lives and works in Toronto, where she teaches at the University of Toronto Mississauga in the art and art history program.