Water Lines: New Writing from the Eastern Townships of Quebec was edited by Angela Leuck and published by Studio Georgeville in late 2019.

Louise Abbott collaborated with Angela on the production of Water Lines and also contributed a text titled "The Life and Times of a Water Baby."

The book is available from Studio Georgeville, 20 carré Copp, Georgeville, or from Black Cat Books in Lennoxville. You can place a mail order by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

An excerpt from "The Life and Times of a Water Baby"

https://vimeo.com/376055953

As a documentary photographer, Louise Abbott has had the pleasure of visiting other artists in different parts of the world. In addition to producing portraits of them, she has captured details of them at work, details that reflect the artists and their desire, indeed need, for creative expression. She continues to work gradually on her series and shows images from it at intervals at Studio Georgeville in Georgeville, Quebec.

Kesnel Franklin and his sculptures, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (Photo: Louise Abbott)

Erich Kory and his cello, Georgeville, Quebec (Photo: Louise Abbott)

Louise Abbott was delighted to have work in an international exhibition titled The Polaroid Project: At the Intersection of Art and Technology at the McCord Museum in Montreal. It ran from June 15- September 15, 2019.

The Montreal Gazette ran a story about the show:

https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/arts/instant-art-a-major-new-mccord-show-celebrates-the-humble-but-revolutionary-polaroid

Louise created the Polaroids on display in Arles, France, during the Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie. They included a portrait of one of her mentors, the late photojournalist Mary Ellen Mark.

In her role as president of Studio Georgeville, Louise Abbott recently won a bursary from ELAN (English-Language Arts Network). Her project: to conduct a tour of Montreal art galleries with three other artists who are members of the cooperative that runs Studio Georgeville. She created a report for ELAN in the form of a short video:

https://vimeo.com/326774013