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
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.
Gallery
- The Gallery at Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre.
City
- Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Dates
- Nov. 2 - Nov. 18, 2012
