Born in Montreal, Quebec (Canada), Joanne Brouard has lived in Quebec and Ontario

to pursue a career in communications, including community television, public relations,

and writing and editing professional magazines. She later completed her studies

in visual arts at Cégep de Rivière-du-Loup.
 

Her paintings and sculptures have been presented at several solo and group exhibitions,

some of them as ephemeral art. They are included in private collections and
the City of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu's permanent collection. She received an award
for the Abstract Painting category at the Expo-concours de La Prairie and is a recipient
of the People's Choice Award at the Centre d'arts visuels in Magog, where she lives and works.
 

Suffering from a genetic condition with symptoms starting later in life, called oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy, she turned once again to writing. She is working on a book

in which she offers her testimony, personal tips, and several original

recipes to help those who, like her, struggle with swallowing.
 

The book, Hungry For Life, will be available in French and English in 2024.