Colour with a U – SAQA exhibit
Homer Watson House and Gallery
1754 Old Mill Rd, Kitchener, ON
July 7 – September 7, 2020
Colour with a “U” is a juried exhibition of thirty-five art quilts by Canadian members of Studio Art Quilt Associates. In Canada, we spell colour with a “U”. We care about the “U”, it makes us unique. We care about the “you”, it brings us together. Thirty-five artists have reflected on the theme of diversity and inclusion to give “colourful” representations of our Canadian cultural identity. Each offers an individual perspective on how we as Canadians see ourselves in our social, historical, and physical landscape. Nothing can match experiencing the rich textures, colours, shapes, and messages in person. (from Homer Watson House and Gallery).
The Hockey Boys
Prairie Persepctives – Travelling Exhibit
by the Fibre Art Divas – a Manitoba group of 14 fibre artists
Tentative schedule – August 2020
The exhibit consists of two parts: the first a collection of 12” x 12” pieces in which each artist has created a piece of art based on their interpretation of a photograph of a Manitoba lake at sunset, and the second a grouping of 24” x 36” pieces based on the theme ‘Prairie Perspectives’.
The Fibre Art Divas formed as a group in 2014, with the idea of sharing their mutual interest in fibre arts, encouraging and supporting each other, sharing ideas and gaining inspiration.
Thirteen of the artists are involved in this exhibit.
Lone Sentinel
Long Forgotten
Reception – Friday, September 1 7:00 – 9:00 pm with Artist’s Talk at 8:00 pm.
A Moment in Time
Featuring portraits based on vintage black and white photographs.
Violet – Valerie Wilson 2015.
April 4 – May 14, 2016
Portage & District Arts Centre Gallery
11 – 2nd St N.E.
Portage la Prairie, MB
Gallery Hours – 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, Tuesday to Saturday
Opening Reception: April 7 at 7:00 pm with Artist Talk.
Abstracted Exhibition
Abstracted is an exhibition of the Fibre Art Network
http://fibreartnetwork.com/exhibitions/Abstracted/24
The show consists of 44 pieces by 40 artists, working in pairs. Each pair of two artists was challenged to create one realistic, and one abstracted version, of the same person, place or thing. The exhibition debuted at the LaConner Quilt and Textile Museum in LaConner, WA, USA, and was featured at Quilt Canada 2014 in St. Catherine’s, ON.
“Fifties Flair” – Valerie Wilson (realistic) and Brandy Lynn Maslowski (abstract).
Upcoming venues:
July 3-Aug 29, 2015 Allie Griffin Art Gallery, Weyburn SK
Sep – October, 2015 Maple Ridge ACT Gallery, Maple Ridge, BC
May 2016, Victoria. BC
People and Places
Fibre Art Show
Valerie Wilson
Valerie Wilson, Stepping Out, 2015
Susan Selby
Susan Selby, Birches, 2014
Gwen Fox Gallery
101 – 250 Manitoba Ave
Selkirk, MB
March 3 – 28, 2015
Opening Reception Sunday, March 8, 2015 1 – 4 pm
Gallery Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Closed Sunday and Monday (except for special events)