Betty-Jo Lecours
Education
2019 – Master of Arts in Art Education, Concordia University
2010 – Bachelor of Fine Arts, Concordia University
2009 – Bachelor of Education, St. Thomas University
Exhibitions
Zoomed In
August 2020 – Art in the Open, Charlottetown, PE
An uncomfortably oversized zoom call between myself and those who happened to be passing by on the street.
The Healing Spring
August 2019 – Art in the Open, Charlottetown, PE
An installation of audio, light, testimony and healing water, bringing to life the legend of the Canavoy spring alongside my grand father Ginger MacKay’s story of searching for and building a road to the spring.
Connecting Worlds
July/Aug 2019 – Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown, PE
A collaborative drawing project combining public responses to Shuvinai Ashoona’s fantastical Mapping Worlds exhibition with my own drawings connecting the images and themes brought forward to create a large scale collaborative mural.
Dirty Laundry
August 2016 – Art in the Open, Charlottetown, PE
An interactive performance where I invited the public to wash my dirty laundry and hang it in the town square; pushing public/private boundaries and seeking connection through intimate labour.
Emerge/ Sortir de l’obscurité
June 2016 – Galerie La Cité, Edmonton, AB
A collection of 13 drawings on the theme of stars, hope and emerging from darkness
Ferryman
October 2014 – IMAF, Charlottetown, PE.
August 2014 – Art in the Open, Charlottetown, PE
Video installation featuring local stories of the sea and stop-animation projected onto a 15′ dory. Made with the support of the Island Voices project, the Island Media Arts Coop, and the PEI Council for the arts.
Through the Ear of the Teacup
September 2014 – Lumière Cape Breton, Sydney, NS
August 2012 & 2013 – Art in the Open, Charlottetown, PE
Tea party performances with live recordings followed by the creation of an electronic installation work at the same site. Stories were retold through electronically altered talking teacups; evoking key concepts of community, memory and tradition.
Storytelling Bicycles
June- July 2013 – The Works Art and Design Festival, Edmonton, AB
August 2011 – Art in the Open, Charlottetown, PE
Interactive audio sculpture where the viewer powered audio recordings by riding a bicycle.
The Way I remember it…
October-November 2012 – The Gallery at the Guild, Charlottetown, PE
Oil painting and installation work centred on the themes of memory, nostalgia and storytelling.
Something for Later
July-August 2011 – Baba’s Art Wall. Charlottetown, PE
Narrative drawings and mixed media collage.
Group Exhibitions
December 2019/ Art-o-rama
Harcourt House. Edmonton, AB
March 2014/ International Women’s Day Show
The Gallery at the Guild. Charlottetown, PE
June-July 2013/ Everything on Sale!
Commerce Place, Edmonton, AB
May 2012/ Collaborations
The Gallery at the Guild, Charlottetown, PE
April 2011/ Island Poems
The Gallery at the Guild. Charlottetown, PE
February 2011/ International Women’s Day Centennial
The Gallery at the Guild. Charlottetown, PE
February – March 2010/ Olympic Show
The Works Gallery, Edmonton, AB
June-July 2009/ Heat
EPCOR building, Edmonton AB
Collections
2011 – Art in the City Program, Charlottetown, PE
Two 6’x4’ paintings for Murphy’s Community Centre in Charlottetown as part of the Art in the City initiative by the City of Charlottetown to promote public art, local talent and a sense of place in Charlottetown.
2011 – Colart Collection, Montreal, QC
Love, 3’x 4.5’ oil on canvas. The Colart Collection is a collection of contemporary Canadian art dedicated to supporting the work of emerging Canadian artists. (www.colartcollection.com)
Artist Residencies
July- August 2014/ Artist in Residence
IMAC – Charlottetown, PE
One month artist residency with the Island Media Arts Coop for the creation of Ferryman video installation work.
June-July 2010/ Artist in Residence
The Works Art & Design Festival – Edmonton, AB
Collaborative painting of a 30’x 20’ mural on a canvas archway in downtown Edmonton.
Selected Teaching Experience
September 2011- present/ Sessional Faculty
UPEI – Charlottetown, PE. Teach Integrated Arts classes in the Faculty of Education training pre-service teachers in art education.
April 2016- August 2021/ Education Facilitator
The Works Visual Arts Society – Edmonton, AB. Facilitation and curriculum consultation for the Works to Work Internship Program; A unique leadership and work study program for post-secondary arts students and emerging visual artists.
September 2019-April 2021/ Sessional Instructor
The King’s University – Edmonton, AB. Teach introductory mixed media and illustration classes.
September 2010- September 2012/ Visual Arts Educator
The Confederation Centre Art Gallery – Charlottetown, PE. Coordinated public events and gallery education for a national Art Centre Gallery.
January/ February 2012 & 2014/ Artsmarts Project Artist
Stratford Elementary – Stratford, PE/ Vernon River Consolidated- Vernon River, PE. Artist Residency in schools creating and facilitating project based arts learning integrated with core curriculum.
Honours and Awards
2016/17 SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship
2016 Concordia Merit Scholarship, Faculty of Fine Arts
2015 Forum Jeunesse Bursary from Atelier Circulaire
2014 PEI Council for the Arts Creation Grant for Emerging Visual Artists
2012 PEI Council for the Arts Creation Grant for Emerging Visual Artists
Media
CBC Television interview for Through the ear of the teacup (Sept. 2014) Sydney, NS
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/lumi%C3%A8re-sydney-5-things-you-must-see-1.2778861?
Main Street Cape Breton (CBC Radio 1) for Through the ear of the teacup (Sept. 2014) Sydney, NS
http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2528455058
Radio Canada (@16m30s) entrevue en français pour Storytelling Bicycles (June 2013) Edmonton, AB
http://www.radio-canada.ca/e…/Telejournal_Alberta/2012-2013/
Edmonton Journal (p.C6) review of Storytelling Bicycles (June 27, 2013) Edmonton AB
The Buzz monthly profile (Sept. 2011) Charlottetown, PE
http://buzzon.com/index.php/news-articles/profiles/11269-mccarville-bj
Community Involvement
2018-2021 Harcourt House artist run centre, Studio artist and member
2012-2013 Eastern Bloc artist run centre, Electronics lab member
2012 Arslonga, board member
2010-11 City nights, live art making events participant
2009 Langenburg Arts Council, board member and volunteer.
2008 Live art collaboration at SKOL artist run centre as part of Art Matters Festival, student curator.