Louise Phillips, BFA, TESOL Dipl.

Drawing and writing are powerful. Drawing is a practice of noticing. Writing after drawing is a practice of noticing more. Drawing from writing is a practice of imagination and capacity to call in our creative muse. 

MAKING / TEACHING
2025              WRITE/DRAW Workshops, Upstart and Crow, January

2024               Make Zines Meetups, Neighbourhood Small Grant, June 15, 22, and 29 

2024               Sketchbook Workshop, Upstart and Crow

2023 -             Artist made greeting cards, Vancouver

2017 -             Drawing Practice, Vancouver: drawing classes
2011-2018    English as a second language classroom teacher, tutor
1980-2008    Advertising production studio artist, illustrator, textile designer

EDUCATION / TRAINING
2023    Embodied Social Justice Certificate Program (ESJC)

2011    TESOL Diploma, Vancouver Community College (VCC)
2010    BFA (Drawing and Book Media), Emily Carr University of Art and Design (ECUAD)

AWARDS / SCHOLARSHIPS

2010    BMO 1st Art! Invitational Student Art Competition nominee

2010    Helen Pitt Award

2009    Mary Catherine Gordon Memorial Scholarship

2009    Emily Carr University Board of Governors Scholarship

2008    Linda Jantis Memorial Scholarship 

2008    Gordon and Marion Smith Scholarship

EXHIBITIONS

2024    PAPER TRAILS: exploring the versatility of paper, Cityscape Community Artspace, North Vancouver

2023    found and made: installation, Upstart & Crow, Vancouver (extended)

2012    group exhibition, Elissa Cristall Gallery, Vancouver

2011    pencilled, as it were, Elissa Cristall Gallery, Vancouver

2010    Close Reading: Artist Books from ECUAD (group exhibit), Port Moody Arts Centre

2010    ECUAD 2010 award winners, Winsor Gallery, Vancouver 

COLLECTIONS

ECUAD Library, Special Collections: 50/50 DRAW (artist book)

Washington University College of Art Library, Special Collections: 50/50 DRAW (artist book)

Private collections: Canada, Japan, USA, England, Switzerland

Artist photograph:  Aaron Chang