Originally from the Kootenays in British Columbia, Loren Williams moved to Montreal in 1993 and received her BFA honours in photography at Concordia University. She has received awards and grants from the federal and provincial art councils and has exhibited her work nationally with solo and group exhibitions in galleries, museums and various unconventional exhibition sites including cemeteries, parks, a laneway, a front door peephole, a pharmacy and a train station.  Recent artist residencies and their connected exhibitions include the Osler Library for the history of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal (2017-18);  Adélard immersive artist residency, Frelighsburg, QC. (2020);  Artneuf, Park Lafontaine, Montreal (2022).