Belle DeMont

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

belleonpaper@gmail.com

Instagram: @perogieprincess

Education

Nova Scotia College of Art and Design 2014
Bachelor of Fine Arts

Mount Saint Vincent University 2020
Bachelor of Education - Visual Arts Specialist

Exhibits

Argyle Fine Art, Solo Exhibition (Coming October 2025)

Argyle Fine Art, Group Exhibition 2025

Argyle Fine Art, Group Exhibition 2024

Rosa Rugosa Gallery, Hubbards Nova Scotia 2021-Current

Visual Arts Nova Scotia, Group, Digital Exhibition 2021

Teichert Gallery, Group, 1000 Words Exhibitions 2019

Children’s Book Illustrator 2017

The Little Tree by the Sea (MacIntyre Purcell Publishing)
Illustrated and helped write the book The Little Tree by the Sea which tells the story of a little tree who helps save Halifax and Dartmouth after the 1917 Halifax Explosion.

Children’s book Author 2017

I Love My Purse (Annick Press)
Wrote the award-winning children’s book I Love My Purse , the story of a young boy named Charlie who wants to wear a purse. The book challenges gender norms and promotes inclusivity and the freedom to be yourself.

Commission Work/Projects

Writers Federation of Nova Scotia Short Film Illustration 2021

Saltscapes Magazine Article Illustrations 2020

Saltscapes Magazine Article Illustrations 2019

Now Nova Scotia Magazine Cover Illustration (Diversity in Politics) 2019

Saltscapes Magazine Article Illustrations 2018

Halifax Magazine Cover Illustration (Government for the People) 2018

Now Nova Scotia Magazine Cover Illustration (Urban V.S Rural) 2018

Awards, and Acknowledgements

Joint winner, Storytelling World Award 2019

Joint winner, Children’s Literature Recommended Lists,
Wisconsin State Reading Association 2019

Nominated, Blue Spruce Award 2018

Joint winner, Foreword Indies Book of the Year Award, Silver 2018

Joint winner, Notable Books for a Global Society 2018

Winner, Eric Hoffer Award, 1st Runner-up 2018

Joint winner, Top 10 Recommended Reads, TD Summer Reading Club 2018

Joint winner, Best Books for Kids & Teens 2018

Short-listed, Storytelling World Award 2018

Joint winner, National Parenting Product Award 2018

Short-listed, Eric Hoffer First Horizon Award 2018

Nominated, Rainforest of Reading Award 2017

Nominated, Cybils Blogger’s Award 2017

Publications:

Quill & Quire Article, written by Jodi Delong 2019

Saltscapes Magazine Article, written by Emily Donaldson 2019

Global News 2017

CBC Radio 2017

Girl Cove Magazine Article By: Hannah Nicholls 2019