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Tapestry by Linda Wallace

Translator Linda Wallace is one of five artists featured in Negotiating Traditions: Five Approaches in Contemporary Tapestry, curated by Jane Kidd for the Alberta Craft Council. The exhibition continues until September 29, 2012. Wallace’s contribution Diminishment of Hope: Infertility Series … Continue reading

28. July 2012 by Mackenzie Frère
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Tapestry at the Alberta Craft Council

Translator Throughout my career as an artist I have explored ideas that reference my experience of the world. To do this I have chosen to work almost exclusively with the process of woven tapestry. I find Tapestry to be a … Continue reading

21. July 2012 by Mackenzie Frère
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Kyler Kelly | The Summit

Translator The Summit from Kyler Kelly on Vimeo. “High on a mountain, a rope ties together a climber and a mountaineer. They climb or fall as one. This bond is worn and strained as they ascend the treacherous peak.”   … Continue reading

29. December 2011 by Mackenzie Frère
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Studio Practice | Seathra Bell

Translator I remember one of my teachers telling me that Fibre was the easiest and most low-tech of studios to set up ourselves when we were done school and needed a space to work. I have found this to be … Continue reading

05. April 2011 by Mackenzie Frère
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Ruth Scheuing | GPS Tracks

Translator These lines were captured as tracks with a hand-held GPS. They represent simple daily activities, driving to work, shopping, visiting friends, walking around the neighborhood, or riding a bike around the park. The emerging patterns anchor my memory and … Continue reading

19. January 2011 by Mackenzie Frère
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Natalie Purschwitz | MakeShift

Translator MakeShift is an art and research project that examines the relationships between ‘making’, ‘clothing’ and ‘living’. The basic premise for the project is that for a period of one year starting on September 1st, 2009, I will only wear … Continue reading

31. March 2010 by Mackenzie Frère
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Review | Art of Craft at Museum of Vancouver

Translator  Mary-Beth Laviolette reviews Art of Craft for the CBC HERE. Looks like a great exhibition… (Thanks Emma!) Gunma Silk Seaforms by Yvonne Wakabayashi. Mixed Media, gunma silk, monofilament, 10 x 24 x 24 cm. (Museum of Vancouver)

23. February 2010 by Mackenzie Frère
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Art of Craft at Museum of Vancouver

TranslatorJanuary 14 through April 11 2010 Presented with Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad. Celebrate the exuberance, inventiveness and refinement of fine craft at this exhibition of work from Canada and the Republic of Korea. Art of Craft showcases 173 spectacular fine … Continue reading

19. January 2010 by Mackenzie Frère
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Yang Hong | broken lines

Translator An exhibition of new work by Yang Hong will be shown at Elissa Cristall Gallery in Vancouver, British Columbia October 31 to November 21, 2009. An opening reception will take place November 5 from 6 to 8 pm. View … Continue reading

26. October 2009 by Mackenzie Frère
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Joanna Staniszkis to visit ACAD April 2

TranslatorProminent Canadian textile artist Joanna Staniszkis will be speaking about her recent work themed around linen and silk at the Alberta College of Art + Design April 2 at 7 pm in the Stanford Perrot Lecture Theatre. All are welcome! … Continue reading

24. March 2009 by Mackenzie Frère
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