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World of Threads Festival

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2016 Exhibition: Artwork

This show, celebrating the whimsical, wacky and wild, demonstrates how fibre art can be simultaneously irreverent and serious, playful and eccentric, unique and very familiar.

Photography by Gareth Bate

Artwork

Marie Bergstedt

San Francisco, California, USA

Marie Bergstedt, Terry, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Marie Bergstedt, Terry, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.

Curators

  • Canada: Ontario: Toronto: Gareth Bate
  • Canada: Ontario: Oakville: Dawne Rudman

Artists

  • Canada: Alberta: Red Deer: Matt Gould. Ontario: Mississauga: Madzia McCutcheon
  • France: Bretagne: Le Quillio: Lou Roy.
  • India: Hyderabad: Archana Rajguru Biswas.
  • Netherlands: Spaarndad: Mathilde Renes, Waalre: Mirjam Pet-Jacobs.
  • South Africa: Gauteng: Soweto: Lerato Motau.
  • USA: California: Albany: Suzanna Klein, San Francisco: Marie Bergstedt, Rachel Major, Myrna Tatar.
Marie Bergstedt, Terry, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Marie Bergstedt, Terry, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Marie Bergstedt, Terry, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Marie Bergstedt, Terry, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Marie Bergstedt, Terry, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Marie Bergstedt, Terry, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.

Gallery

  • The Corridor Galleries and open public spaces at Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre.

City

  • Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Dates

  • Oct. 29 - Nov. 27, 2016
Marie Bergstedt, Uncle Mike, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Marie Bergstedt, Uncle Mike, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Marie Bergstedt, Uncle Mike, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Marie Bergstedt, Uncle Mike, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.

Archana Rajguru Biswas

Hyderabad, India

Installation view: Archana Rajguru Biswas, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Installation view: Archana Rajguru Biswas, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Installation view: Archana Rajguru Biswas, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Installation view: Archana Rajguru Biswas, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Archana Rajguru Biswas, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Archana Rajguru Biswas, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Archana Rajguru Biswas, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Archana Rajguru Biswas, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.

Rachel Major

San Francisco, California, USA

Installation view: Rachel Major,  WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Installation view: Rachel Major, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Rachel Major, Side of Beef, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Rachel Major, Side of Beef, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Rachel Major, Side of Beef, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Rachel Major, Side of Beef, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Installation view: Suzanna Klein, Rachel Major, Lamb Chop, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Installation view: Suzanna Klein, Rachel Major, Lamb Chop, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.

Lerato Motau

Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa

Loreto Motau, Isichol, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Loreto Motau, Isichol, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Loreto Motau, Isichol, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Loreto Motau, Isichol, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.

Myrna Tatar

San Francisco, California, USA

Myron Tatar, Rings and Things, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Myron Tatar, Rings and Things, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Myron Tatar, Save the Plastic, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Myron Tatar, Save the Plastic, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Myron Tatar, All But One, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Myron Tatar, All But One, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Installation view: Myron Tatar, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Installation view: Myron Tatar, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.

Madzia McCuteheon

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Madzia McCutcheon, untitled,  WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Madzia McCutcheon, untitled, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Madzia McCutcheon, untitled, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Madzia McCutcheon, untitled, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.

Mathilde Renes

Spaarndam, Netherlands

Mathilde Renes, Golden Years,  WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Mathilde Renes, Golden Years, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Mathilde Renes, Golden Years, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Mathilde Renes, Golden Years, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Mathilde Renes, The Day After,  WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Mathilde Renes, The Day After, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Mathilde Renes, Housekeeping, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Mathilde Renes, Housekeeping, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Mathilde Renes, At the Museum, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Mathilde Renes, At the Museum, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Mathilde Renes, Housekeeping, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Mathilde Renes, Housekeeping, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.

Mirjam Pet-Jacobs

Waalre, Netherlands

Installation view: Mirjam Pet-Jacobs, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Installation view: Mirjam Pet-Jacobs, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Mirjam Pet-Jacobs, Social Community 2, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Mirjam Pet-Jacobs, Social Community 2, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Mirjam Pet-Jacobs, Social Community 1, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Mirjam Pet-Jacobs, Social Community 1, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Mirjam Pet-Jacobs, Social Community 4, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Mirjam Pet-Jacobs, Social Community 4, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.

Matt Gould

Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

Matt Gould, Sporty but Resposible, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Matt Gould, Sporty but Resposible, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
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Installation view: Matt Gould, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Installation view: Matt Gould, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Matt Gould, Be Vewy, Vewy Quiet, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Matt Gould, Be Vewy, Vewy Quiet, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Matt Gould, Be Vewy, Vewy Quiet, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Matt Gould, Be Vewy, Vewy Quiet, detail, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.

Suzanna Klein

Albany, California, USA

Installation view: Suzanna Klein, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Installation view: Suzanna Klein, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.

Lou Roy

Le Quillio, Bretagne, France

Lou Roy, untitled, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.
Lou Roy, untitled, WWW: Whimsical, Wacky and Wild exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2016.

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