Laura Jeanne Lefave was born in Quebec in 1963 and lives and works in Montreal. She studied visual arts (photography and media) and art history and theory at the University of Ottawa. Since 1989, she has been actively involved in artist-run centres such as Vidéographe and La Centrale (Powerhouse). Her video installations include Les hauts-fonds (1993) and Naufrage (1992), as well as two videotapes, g a p s (1994) and In Between (1988). Her works have been shown nationally and internationally. In addition to her work as an artist, she has worked as a video programmer for (Re)voir le paysage and -skopia. She also works as a video editor and collaborates with various artists.