About — Emily Bezaire

Emily Bezaire

Fine Artist and Illustrator

I was born in Essex County, Ontario, Canada and returned home to my native roots in 2015 after a twenty-three year interval in the Southern United States.

I’ve been working professionally as a freelance artist since 2006, following in the footsteps of my father, Bruce Bezaire, who has enjoyed a successful career as a fine artist and art professor. I’ve benefited from my Dad’s guidance, both informally and while taking courses at Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi and O’More College of Design in Franklin, Tennessee. We also collaborated on a graphic novel adaptation of the biblical book of Jonah, a labour of love that holds a special place in both of our hearts.

I’ve produced many commissions for clients over the years in my chosen media of graphite pencil and India ink. It’s always a pleasure to work with people to realize their visions. I also enjoy exploiting my own surroundings and experiences to create work that expresses my unique aesthetic and point of view. Read on for more highlights from my career…

Photograph by Jacob Medler Photography:

Photograph of Emily Bezaire by Jacob Medler Photography

Exhibitions

2024: The Half-life Show, ArtSpeak Gallery, Windsor, ON

A solo show marking the debut of Half-life, my series of eight self-portraits in graphite pencil and India ink. On view September 23-28, 2024!

2021: Solo window exhibition, ArtSpeak Gallery, Windsor, ON

A show of personal works displayed in a safe, socially-distanced manner, offering the public a gallery experience that adapted to the times.

2017-2020: Chiaroscuro Artists’ Supplies and Showroom, Kingsville, ON

Multiple works on rotating display for three years, prior to Chiaroscuro’s pandemic-induced closure.

2017: Far Out group show, Leamington Arts Centre, Leamington, ON

Two ink drawings selected for an exhibition which focused on boundary-pushing artwork.

2011: Solo show, Retropolitan, Nashville, TN

An exhibit marking the debut of The Rome Series.

2010: Solo show, Belcourt Theater, Nashville, TN

A show of personal works in the lobby of this historic venue.

2008: Artclectic, University School of Nashville, Nashville, TN

A juried event that featured many artists from around the United States and boasted Mark Scala, chief curator at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville, as head judge.

2006: Terror?, Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, CA

Two ink drawings selected for this juried international interdisciplinary project, which marked the fifth anniversary of 9/11 while exploring the theme of fear and the meanings of terror.