ABOUT
Ashleigh Vaillancourt is an award-winning filmmaker and multimedia artist based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She pursued her education in Media Art and Animation at Emily Carr University, and since then, she has crafted pieces showcased in film festivals, art galleries and conferences around the world.
Ashleigh is known for her work that promotes personal resilience. Her films have covered themes such as depression, isolation, schizophrenia, and the foster care system.
She also paints in oil and acrylic. Her paintings often contrast textures and sheen across dark, monochromatic figures and settings, in an act to push the limits of restricted value in a painted image. She prefers to paint on custom hand-dyed burlap, accentuating the weave of the support with layers of both thick and thin paint across a permeable and transparent surface. Many of these works are influenced by her childhood retreating INto the forests of Vancouver Island, while others are influenced by an exploration of gender identity and beauty from a queer perspective.
Born and raised on Vancouver Island, Ashleigh hails from a large family, including six siblings and numerous foster siblings. Her early life experiences, marked by turbulence, provided her with a unique artistic voice and an urge to create art that cultivates empathy and understanding.
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