Renée Harper is a multimedia artist, writer and college professor who lives in Nelson, B.C., on unceded Sinixt Territory. Renée studied painting and creative writing at the Kootenay School of the Arts before earning a B.A. in Book and Media Studies and Literature from the University of Toronto and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Literature from York University. Renée has shown and published her creative and academic work in various venues and platforms. At home in the mountains of the West Kootenays, her paintings attempt to express the awe she feels for the place where she lives.

Renée’s paintings can be found at various galleries around Nelson, B.C.