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, she turned to writing once again. She is currently writing a book 

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

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