Joy Vanides Deneen is a calligrapher and writer. She specializes in custom calligraphy and hand engraving for live brand activations, PR events, weddings and other special occasions. Calligraphy is the synthesis of what she loves: art, language, and human connection.

She is a past president of La Société des calligraphes de Montréal and served as the Communications Chair for Rendez-vous, the 2019 international calligraphy conference. Her calligraphy has been featured in Better Homes & Gardens, Air Canada enRoute Edition, Elegant Wedding and Mariage Québec, as well as on blogs such as Style Me Pretty, Wedding Chicks, Ruffled and 100 Layer Cake.

As a writer, Joy is a core contributor to UPPERCASE magazine. Her writing has also appeared in calligraphy journals such as Calligraph, The Edge and L’Arabesque.

Originally from California, Joy has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theatre from UCLA.  She moved to Montreal in 2013 and lives in the Mile-End with her husband, young son and rescue pup.

CLIENT LIST

GOOGLE • THE RITZ CARLTON • MERCEDES-AMG PETRONAS F1 • LOUIS VUITTON • GUERLAIN • LULUEMON • TOM FORD • GOOP • MICHAEL KORS • MARCIANO • GUESS • JOHNSON & JOHNSON • SHOPIFY • ALDO • DAVID’S TEA • CANADIAN TIRE • ROYAL BANK OF CANADA • THE CANADIAN BAR ASSOCIATION • MESSIKA • KERASILK • BOMBARDIER • POSHMARK • CAFÉ COLUMBUS & CO • QUÉBEC CINÉMA (PRIX IRIS) • FLAMMARION QUÉBEC • MARIAGE QUÉBEC