Billie MacFarland is a material-focused visual artist based in Toronto. Their paintings on unprimed canvas transform ordinary moments into emotionally potent narratives. Their drive to make art comes from the desire to build meaningful connections with others.
Education
OCAD University, BFA in Drawing and Painting (in progress)
Selected Group Exhibitions
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
2024 Sandy McQueen Memorial Scholarship
2023 Kenneth T. Burt Bursary
2023 Hoda Zarbaf Memorial Scholarship
2022 Av Isaacs Bursary