Biography and Artist Statement

Shelagh Howard is an award-winning photographer and visual artist. In a career spanning 20 years, Shelagh has photographed CEO’s and rock stars, designers, authors, executives, lawyers, artists, opera singers, small business owners and heads of big corporations in Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver and France. Shelagh is currently based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and works with clients across the country and around the world.

Shelagh studied Photography at Ryerson University and has since created and exhibited works in both Canada, the US and Europe, building a strong professional reputation. She has been published in Songlines UK, Opera Canada, The Globe and Mail, The National Post, The Toronto Star, VICE magazine, and in press and digital media internationally. Shelagh’s work was selected for the juried SNAP - ACT Silent Auction (March 2019 and 2020) and the Live Auction (2021) and she received an honourable mention at the 14th Annual Julia Margaret Cameron Awards in Barcelona, Spain. In 2021, she received the 2021 Artist Award from the Cornell Henry Art Gallery in San Diego. In 2021 her image of internationally celebrated artist Tanya Tagaq appeared on a Spotify billboard in Times Square, NYC, and Dundas Square, Toronto.

View Shelagh’s personal work here.