Lauren Fournier

Creative Director, Writer, Curator, Consultant, Researcher | Middlebrook Prize Winners

Toronto, ON, CANADA

Industry Expertise (10)

Museums and Institutions

Media Production

Publishing

Media - Print

Audio Visual

Writing and Editing

Fine Art

Media - Online

Program Development

Social Services

Areas of Expertise (10)

Visual Culture & Theory

Curating

Filmmaking

Environmental Humanities

Contemporary Literature

Curatorial Studies

Art Writing

Creative Writing

Filmmaking/Documentaries

Art History

Accomplishments (6)

Provost Dissertation Scholarship, York University (professional)

2017

SSHRC Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement (professional)

2016

Ontario Graduate Scholarship, York University (professional)

2016

Susan Crocker & John Hunkin Award in Fine Arts, York University (professional)

2013

SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Doctoral CGS (professional)

2013

Middlebrook Prize for Young Canadian Curators (professional)

2018-03-01

Founded in 2012, the Middlebrook Prize is awarded annually and aims to foster social innovation and curatorial excellence in Canada. The Middlebrook Prize encourages social connectedness and a shared sense of community. The winner is a curator under 30 and receives a space for their exhibition and a $5,000 honorarium.

Education (4)

York University: PhD, English

York University: Curatorial Studies Diploma, Art History and Visual Culture

Simon Fraser University: MA, English

University of Regina: BA, Fine Arts

Affiliations (6)

Member: ACLA (American Comparative Literature Association) (2017-present)
Member: MLA (Modern Language Association) (2015-present)
Member: ALECC (Association for Literature, Environment, and Culture in Canada) (2017-present)
Member: ATDS (The American Theatre and Drama Society) (2017-present)
Member: Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (CFHSS) (2015-present)
Member: Association of Canadian College and University Teachers of English (2015-present)

Languages (2)

English
French

Media Appearances (2)

Canadian Curating Talent

CBC radio

2018-03-08

Interview with Matt Galloway on CBC’s Metro Morning on the Middlebrook Prize for Young Canadian Curators. 8 March 2018.

The Art World’s Strangest New Trend: Fermentation

Artsy online

2018-01-03

I was interviewed for my publishing and curatorial project "Fermenting Feminism" by Siobhan Leddy, who included our interview in her larger coverage of fermentation as a trend in the contemporary art world.

Research Grants (2)

SSHRC Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council $6000.00

2017-05-01

As a SSHRC Doctoral CGS holder, I was eligible to apply for travel funding through the Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement. I was successful in receiving this funding, which supported my three month research trip in the UK during the summer of 2016. During this time, I worked with Dr. Valerie Walkerdine at Cardiff University in Wales, and Dr. Luce Irigaray at the University of Bristol.

SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Doctoral CGS

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council $105,000

2013-09-01

I applied as an independent to receiving Doctoral funding through SSHRC's Joseph-Armand Bombardier Doctoral CGS. I was successful in the competition, and received three years of funding totaling $105,000, which I brought to York University to support my research as a Doctoral student in the Department of English.