Meet Louise Emmarose

A Brief Biography

Louise, a twin, was born to Canadian parents in Paris, France. Her Acadian father hails from Prince Edward Island; her mother from Joliette, Quebec. Louise and her family led itinerant lives, moving together with Mr. Gallant’s postings for the Canadian government. When Louise was nine months the Gallants left France to return to Canada. When she was five they relocated to Belgium where Mr. Gallant took up work at the Canadian Embassy and Louise started school and piano lessons.

Europe was a fascinating experience for everyone; and Louise treasures fond and vivid memories of family trips to cities, castles and lovely country places.

At first she contemplated a career in marine biology; and studied this for two years at the University of Moncton, New Brunswick. Then a change more appropriate to her talents became clear: she entered the Fine Arts program at the University of Ottawa. After leaving college she started learning her new trade while working in an art shop.

As a self-taught graphic artist, Louise soon owned and operated a graphic arts business, which prospered for ten years. After that she worked at various design positions in the commercial market. When the computer and internet appeared, changing both the publishing industry and global communications, she discovered a new arena of work and personal expression. She geared her graphic skills to web site development and found her own business niche in it, which she works at still.

Running parallel to her traditional work life, Louise was drawn to study Tai-Chi Chuan, Yang style and spent two years teaching it.

Through all the twists and turns of her experiences, her life as an artist never stopped; and over the years she produced three exhibitions of her work.

She has created art works in with mixed media, airbrush, watercolors, acrylic and digital work. She also explored wood sculpting under the guidance of Lucie Lambert.

Her deep-seeking nature brought her to explore various ceremonial practices, belief systems, philosophy and spirituality. She practices daily meditation, Tai-Chi and yoga and she joins with many others in different parts of the world who are dedicated to creating better lives for All People, by any means possible.