World of Threads Festival
De rerum natura (On The Nature of Things)
2012 Exhibition: Backstage
This major Festival exhibition is a highly eccentric show evoking the collection of a mad 18th century naturalist. All artwork deals with themes of nature, plants and animals in a huge variety of media. Festival Curator, Gareth Bate, has observed that environmental work is the most dominant theme in contemporary fibre art. The title of the show comes from the ancient Roman poem by Lucretius who's rediscovery was a major inspiration for Renaissance artists. The show is set up in thematic opposition to the Memento more exhibition.
Curated by Gareth Bate
Photography by Gareth Bate
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Curator
- Canada: Ontario: Toronto: Gareth Bate
Artists
- Canada: British Columbia: Vancouver: Bettina Matzkuhn, Carlyn Yandle. Manitoba: Winnipeg: Heather Komus, Ingrid Lincoln. New Brunswick: Saint John: Sandra Betts. Ontario: Alliston: Amy Bagshaw, Kingston:Phillida Hargreaves, Robin Laws Field, Sylvia Naylor, Kitchener: Joanne Young, Mississauga: Pat Hertzberg, Oakville: Sybil Rampen, Ixchel Suarez, Ottawa: Sayward Johnson, Rockwood: Susan Strachan Johnson, Toronto: Lizz Aston, Karen Darricades, Libby Hague, Jillian MacLachlan, Liz Menard, Leanne Shea Rhem, Sheila Thompson, Tweed: Marta Mouka. Quebec: Montreal: Soufia Bensaid, Emily Jan, Valerie D. Walker, St-Sauveur: Marjolein Dallinga. Saskatchewan: Meacham: June J.Jacobs.
- Denmark: Copenhagen: Birgitta Hallberg.
- UK: Liverpool: Sarah Martin.
- USA: California: San Francisco: Chris Motley. Georgia: Atlanta: Leisa Rich. Massachusetts: Somerville: Jodi Colella. Oregon: Philomath: Laura G. Berman. Virginia: Charlottesville: Lotta Helleberg.
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Gallery
- Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre.
City
- Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Dates
- Nov. 2 - Dec. 2, 2012
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