Born in Thompson and raised in francophone St-Boniface, Emilie St-Hilaire is currently a doctoral candidate in the Humanities PhD program at Concordia University in Montreal. She has authored and co-authored writing in Canadian Art Review (RACAR) and the Journal International de Bioéthique. Emilie completed a BFA (Hons.) at the University of Manitoba and an MFA at the University of Alberta. Emilie has exhibited her artwork at galleries and festivals nationally and internationally.