Luanne Martineau lives and works in Victoria, BC, where she is an assistant professor at the University of Victoria. She completed her Masters at the University of British Columbia in 1995. Martineau has exhibited widely across Canada and is represented by Trepanier Baer, Calgary and Jessica Bradley Art + Projects in Toronto. She has also participated in group exhibitions in Chicago, Germany and the UK. She was recently awarded the prestigious VIVA award in Vancouver and participated in the 2007 Montréal Biennial.