Jo-Anne Balcaen (b. 1971, La Broquerie, Manitoba) lived and worked in Montréal for 25 years before returning to Winnipeg in 2021. Her work has been presented across Canada, the US, Scotland, and Ireland, and she has received grants from the Manitoba Arts Council, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, and the Canada Council for the Arts, including the Canada Council’s International Residency at the International Studio and Curatorial Program (ISCP) in New York.