Québec, Canada // Certified in 2025

Michèle Parent grew up in the Laurentians before spending ten years in Montreal and twenty years in the Montérégie region. She now lives in Pontiac, Québec, Canada, where she continues to develop both her professional and artistic practice.

Her academic and professional path reflects strong curiosity and versatility. She studied visual arts, building painting, and construction business management before dedicating 29 years to the federal public service. During this time, she was actively involved in union work, developing solid expertise in union-management consultation.
She worked as a trainer and facilitator with the Public Service Alliance of Canada and later as a facilitator and a Regional Field Coordinator with the Joint Learning Program (JLP), supporting teams in developing preventive awareness around workplace mental health, harassment prevention, anti-discrimination, and duty to accommodate.

Actively involved as a cultural advisor and contributor, she supports the integration of arts and culture in her community. She also practices arts mediation, fostering meaningful dialogue between artworks, artists, and audiences.

As a multidisciplinary visual artist, she maintains an active practice and participates in both solo and group exhibitions, including biennials. She has also initiated, organized, and curated several artistic events, including symposiums and collective exhibitions. Her work also extends to illustration for children’s literature.
She also manages and works from her studio, Le Sanctu’ART, located in the Pontiac, a space dedicated to creation, reflection, and artistic exchange.

Michèle’s path is grounded in listening, human connection, and knowledge-sharing. She now offers facilitation services using the Critical Response Process (CRP) within Francophone communities, creating thoughtful, respectful, and generative dialogue spaces. Michèle is bilingual and does facilitate in both languages.