Quiet Zone Backstage – World of Threads Festival

Quiet Zone

2012 Exhibition: Backstage

For this major exhibition Festival Chair/Curator, Dawne Rudman, was most caught by the submissions in neutral colours and from this an idea emerged. Neutral colours are often used as a background or to give a highlight to something. However, they can also be elegant, alluring and strong, deserving prominent recognition in their own right. Ranging from the blacks with their shadowy hues, to the chalky whites, the work also explores the cafe au lait, sand and tan shades. The result is a rich range of opposites and complements. There are fragile pieces, which almost beg for protection. Others while being multi-layered, are very revealing. Some are made of silk or paper adding to their delicate appearance, some have a luminous quality, and some cast gentle shadows.

Curated by Dawne Rudman

Photography by Gareth Bate

Gallery

Artworks

Backstage

Opening

Starting the install of Lisa DiQuinzio's artwork, Quiet Zone exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2012.

Curator

Canada: Ontario: Oakville: Dawne Rudman

Artists

Austria: Vienna: Kerstin Bennier
Canada: British Columbia: Nelson: Maggie Tchir, Rossland: Kathleen Hill, Summerland: Barbara Wellborn. Ontario: Brampton: Chamila Belleth, Cambridge: Nancy Yule, London: Dagmar Kovar, Manitoulin Island: Judy Martin, Mississauga: Pat Hertzberg, Oakville: Ixchel Suarez, Peterborough: Kelly O'Neill, Toronto: Lorena Sandin Andrade, Yael Brotman, Lisa DiQuinzio, Lisa Kemp, Valerie Knapp, Colleen A. Lynch, Rochelle Rubinstein. Quebec: Montreal: Ariane Lavoie.
France: Lyon: Domonique Arlot.
Ireland: Co. Kildare: Saidhbhin Gibson.
UK: Cambridgeshire, Cambridge: Catherine Dormor.
USA: California: Los Angeles: Lori Zimmerman. Michigan: East Lansing: Xia Gao. North Carolina: Raleigh: Megan Bostic.