Lauren Fournier
Creative Director, Writer, Curator, Consultant, Researcher Middlebrook Prize Winners
- Toronto ON
Social
Industry Expertise
Areas of Expertise
Accomplishments
Provost Dissertation Scholarship, York University
2017
SSHRC Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement
2016
Ontario Graduate Scholarship, York University
2016
Susan Crocker & John Hunkin Award in Fine Arts, York University
2013
SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Doctoral CGS
2013
Middlebrook Prize for Young Canadian Curators
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
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
- 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
- English
- French
Media Appearances
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
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
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.
