Katie Lemieux

Sculptor and illustrator Katie Lemieux was born in Thunder Bay Ontario. Katie began working as an illustrator and graphic designer and after living in Toronto for a short time, transitioned into the Fine Arts at Lakehead University. She received her MFA at UWM Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA and lives in Thunder Bay working as an artist in her home studio. Katie’s work focuses largely on the nuances of kinesics, or nonverbal communication. Her part time work as a Personal Support Worker fuels her interest in authentic exchange and the subtleties of expression that follow. She began her career in fine arts after journeying to Jingdezhen, China. Considered to be the porcelain capital of the world, Katie became fascinated by the nuances of this rare, filtered earth and its similarities to the flesh of our own bodies. Katie Lemieux now makes work that comments on the subtleties of communication.