M.E. Sparks is an artist and educator based in Winnipeg, Treaty 1 Territory, where she is a faculty member at the University of Manitoba School of Art. Sparks holds an MFA from Emily Carr University of Art + Design and a BFA from NSCAD University. She is the recipient of research and creation grants from Canada Council for the Arts, Manitoba Arts Council, Winnipeg Arts Council, BC Arts Council, and Arts Nova Scotia, and was a finalist in the 2017 and 2018 RBC Canadian Painting Competition. Her work has been included in exhibitions at the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art (North Vancouver), Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art (Kelowna), Trapp Projects (Vancouver), Access Gallery (Vancouver), The Painting Center (NYC), Galerie Shibumi (NYC), AceArtInc. (Winnipeg), Galerie Buhler Gallery (Winnipeg), among others. Sparks has participated in residencies in Canada, Germany, Finland, and the USA, most recently at the Vermont Studio Center and NARS Foundation International Residency.