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

pursue a career in communications, including local television and public relations, as well

as writing and editing professional magazines. She has also been responsible for training

at a rehabilitation center for people with intellectual disabilities. She has recently

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

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

some as temporary public 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 late-onset genetic condition called Oculopharyngeal Muscular

Dystrophy (OPMD), she turned to writing once again. She wrote a book in which

she offers her testimony, personal insight, and several original recipes

to inspire and bring comfort to those who, like her,
live with a swallowing difficulty.