Billie MacFarland is a visual artist based in Toronto. Their drive to make art comes from the desire to build meaningful connections with others. Through ambiguous images that invite interpretation, Billie’s art acts as a prompt for conversation and introspection.
Education
OCAD University, BFA in Drawing and Painting (in progress)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 Hypothesizing how we see, OCAD Universtiy Graduate Gallery, Toronto
2025 Get Home Safe, Remote Gallery, Toronto
2024 Get Noticed, Red Head Gallery, Toronto
2024 Don’t Forget This, She Said Gallery, Toronto
2024 A Summer Exhibition, 1313 Gallery, Toronto
2024 Emerging Summer Exhibition, 1313 Gallery, Toronto
2024 To Perform, We Perform, 113 Research Projects Gallery, Toronto
2024 SCIN Festival, OCAD University, Toronto
2023 Form and Time Online Exhibition, Online
2023 As Is, OCAD University, Toronto
Awards and Grants
2022 Av Isaacs Bursary
2023 Hoda Zarbaf Memorial Scholarship
2023 Kenneth T. Burt Bursary
2024 Sandy McQueen Memorial Scholarship
2025 Frances Lea Ziegler Memorial Scholarship
Residencies
2025 THIRDSPACE: Emerging Artist Summer Intensive Program, OCAD University, Toronto
Community Engagement
2024-2025 From our Point of View: Encounters with Artists, OCAD University, Toronto