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January 2013Come Up to My RoomMicah Adams and I worked on a collaborative project that will be included in this year’s The Gladstone Hotel’s 8th Annual Alternative Design Event: 1214 Queen St W, Toronto Exhibition Hours Thursday, January 24: 6-8pm Friday, January 25: 11am-8pm Saturday, January 26: 11am-10pm Sunday, January 27: 11am-5pm Opening Reception: Saturday, January 26: 7-11pm Love Design Party: Saturday, January 26: 10pm-2:30am
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January 2013Ontario Society of Artists Members Exhibition of Selected WorksExhibition runs from January 9th – January 27th, 2013 Opening Reception: Saturday, January 12: 12-4pm Todmorden Papermill Gallery: 67 Pottery Road, Toronto, Ontario
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January – February 2013Best of 2012This group exhibition will feature my work along with other award winners from the Opening Reception: Thursday, January 24, 2012, 6-8 pm Exhibition runs from January 24 – February28, 2012 Location: FCP Gallery 100 King Street West, Toronto *FCP Gallery is located inside First Canadian Place at King Street West and Bay Street. Gallery Hours
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December 2012Design Sponge ScholarshipThe Design*Sponge Scholarship is intended to assist art and design students in the Thanks to Design Sponge* for their support!
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June to July 2013Embroidered SpacesExhibition runs from: June 13-July 26th, 2013 Campbell River Art Gallery: 1235 Shopper’s Row, Campbell River, BC Summer hours: Monday to Saturday, 10 to 5
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April to May 2013Threaded LineExhibition runs from: April 12-May 26, 2013 Centre MATERIA , 395, boulevard Charest Est, Québec Gallery Hours: Wednesday to Sunday from 12 to 5, Thursday from 12 to 8
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November to December 2012Material Connection>Stanzie Tooth and I have curated an exhibition called Material Connections as a part of the World of Threads Festival. Material Connection brings together three contemporary fibre artists; Meghan Price, Anna Torma and Xiaojing Yan, whose varied use of materials and cultural backgrounds gives a sampling of the dynamic world of fibre arts. Exhibition runs from: Nov 8th – Dec 16th, 2012 Lonsdale Gallery, 410 Spadina Road, Toronto http://www.worldofthreadsfestival.com
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October 2012Award Winners 2012I am the recipient of an award or scholarship through the Ontario Crafts Council. Awards Ceremony Thursday, October 4, 7:00 – 9:00 pm Gladstone Hotel Ballroom: 1214 Queen Street W, Toronto Tickets $15, or $10 for Students Award Winners 2012 exhibition Opening Reception: Thursday, October 4, 9:00 – 11:00 pm Ontario Crafts Council Gallery: 990 Queen Street W, Toronto
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September 2012-OngoingTyler School of ArtI will be going back to school to pursue my MFA at Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, PA. I will be studying in the Fibers & Material Studies Department! This is a photo of my studio space.
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November 2012reDESIGN for the Textile Museum of Canada“Pre-Occupied” is a pop up exhbition featuring work that deals with various themes of occupation. This exhibition explores how our pre-occupations are manifested in objects. Some of the artists include: Kasia Czarnota, Hey Day Design, Hugo Dieter, Brothers Dressler, Public Displays of Affection (PDA), Sally McCubbin, Amanda McCavour among others. I will be redesigning a chair for this event! The Project: To redesign, reimagine and reinvent a chair that will be auctioned that night, with proceeds in support of the Textile Museum’s exhibitions, collections and public programs
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2012 Biannual Juried ExhibitionPre-Occupied. An exhibition of ideas, objects and occupations“Pre-Occupied” is a pop up exhbition featuring work that deals with various themes of occupation. This exhibition explores how our pre-occupations are manifested in objects. Some of the artists include: Kasia Czarnota, Hey Day Design, Hugo Dieter, Brothers Dressler, Public Displays of Affection (PDA), Sally McCubbin, Amanda McCavour among others. Reception and Awards Presentation: Sunday September 30, 2012, 2:00 pm Exhibition runs from: August 31st – October 7th, 2012 Grimsby Public Art Gallery: 18 Carnegie Ln., Grimsby, ON., L3M 1Y1 http://www.town.grimsby.on.ca/ArtGallery/Main/
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August 2012*QueenSpecific*QueenSpecific is a window exhibition space displaying site specific art installations. I will be showing some lined paper samples in this window gallery on Queen Street West. Exhibition runs from: August 10 – September 12, 2012 Queen Specific*: 787 Queen Street West, Toronto
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July 2012Toronto Outdoor Art ExhibitionNathan Phillips Square, Toronto Friday, July 6th, 2012: 10:30-7:30 Saturday, July 7th, 2012: 10:30-7:30 Sunday July 8th, 2012: 10:30-6:30
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July to September 2012Neon Clouds“A new piece of colourful scribbles will be on display 24 hours a day. Neon Cloud explores embroidery’s subtle quality versus it’s accumulative presence. Through the accumulation of sewn line, this piece is an intricate three-dimensional scribble. The Stantec Window Gallery is located at 24 Spadina Avenue on the West side of the street. http://www.stantecwindowgallery.com/
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March – April 2012Pre-Occupied. An exhibition of ideas, objects and occupations“Pre-Occupied” is a pop up exhbition featuring work that deals with various themes of occupation. This exhibition explores how our pre-occupations are manifested in objects. Some of the artists include: Kasia Czarnota, Hey Day Design, Hugo Dieter, Brothers Dressler, Public Displays of Affection (PDA), Sally McCubbin, Amanda McCavour among others. Opening Reception: March 11, 2012 Exhibition runs from March 11, 2012 Exhibition Hours: Weekends, noon-6pm 173 Macdonell Ave., Toronto http://craftandtheneweconomy.org/off-site-events/
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February 2012Flightpath Lecture SeriesFlightpath is a journey from A to B. Presented by Knock Twice, this new monthly lecture series invites two young artists/creatives to share their experience, speaking about what they do and how they got there, in one inspiring evening. February 28, 2012 at 7:30 pm (Doors open at 7) Speakers: Amanda McNaughton & Amanda McCavour The Ossington 61 Ossington Avenue Toronto, Ontario Seating is limited: please rsvp on the Facebook event page http://www.knocktwiceblog.com/flightpath/
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April 2012Line and Shadow
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March- April 2012Stop, Drop, RepeatThis exhibition at the Design Exchange, will focus on the textiles and patterns of the work of Marlis Saunders, Canadian Bauhaus pioneer. I will be making a new installation piece for this exhibition based on pattern and repetition. Exhibition runs from March 7-April 23, 2012 Design Exchange 234 Bay Street Toronto, ON Hours: Monday to Friday 10:00a.m. – 5:00p.m. Saturday to Sunday 12:00p.m. – 5:00p.m.
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March 2012La Maison des métiers d’art de Québec Residency
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February- March 2012Home Away from Home
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January – February 2012Best of 2011
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January 2012Do WestThe second annual Do Design event will turn storefronts on Toronto’s Dundas Street West between Bathurst Street and Grace Street, into exhibition venues for design objects. My installation will be in the window of “Saving Grace”. Exhibition runs from January 27-January 30, 2012. 907 Dundas Street West, Toronto |
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December 2011 – January 2012Neon Glow
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November 2011TexpoArt Textile Art International Triennial
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November 2011Accumulate
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November 2011reDESIGN
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October 2011Show OffMicah Adams and I will be presenting installations in the storefront windows of Radar Media. October 18-30, 2011 With a street party on October 22, 2010 from 7-10pm The Junction, Toronto Dundas and Keele Our Installation will be at: Radar Media Co. 3122 Dundas Street West |
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October 2011Art Toronto
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October 2011ScribbleOpening Reception: October 13th, 2011 Exhibition runs from October 13th-November 20th, 2011 Lonsdale Gallery, 410 Spadina Road, Toronto, ON |
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August 2011Heir/LoomsOpening Reception: August 26th, 2011 Exhibition runs from August 26th-August 31st, 2011 Studio Beluga, 160 St-Viateur Est, Suite 508A, Montreal, QC, H2T 1A8 |
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August 2011Beehive Craft Collective Juried Craft FairI will be showing an installation in their window space. August 12th-13th 2011 James Street North, Hamilton |
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July 2011Toronto Outdoor Art ExhibtionNathan Phillips Square, Toronto Friday, July 8th, 2011: 10:30-7:30 Saturday, July 9th, 2011: 10:30-7:30 Sunday July 10th, 2011: 10:30-6:30 |
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June 2011Spark Box Studio ResidencyI was awarded a one week residency at Spark Box Studio. I will be in Picton at their studio working on a project from June 20th to 26th, 2011. |
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June – July 2011Award Winners 2011Opening Reception: June 1st, 2011 6:30-9:00 pm Gallery Hours are: Ontario Crafts Council Gallery 990 Queen Street West, Toronto http://craft.on.ca/Programs/Awards_Scholarships |
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May-June 2011PlayCurated By Joetta Maue. Opening Reception May 13th, 7-9 pm Gallery Hours are: Textile Arts Center http://www.textileartscenter.com/ |
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May-June 2011Ice BoxA new textile installation in the MADE cooler space. MADE 867 Dundas Street West, Toronto |
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January-February 2011AVIANJanuary 16 – February 20, 2011?opening reception Sunday, January 16th from 2-5pm Amanda McCavour, Julie Oakes, Peggy Taylor Reid http://lonsdalegallery.com/2011/02/avian-group-exhibition-until-february-20-2011/#more-2003 |
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January 2011Come Up to My RoomThe Gladstone Hotel’s 8th Annual Alternative Design Event: 1214 Queen St W, Toronto Press Preview, January 27th 4-8pm Opening Reception, Saturday January 29 7-10pm Love Design Party, Saturday January 29 10pm |
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November 2010Hard Twist Chroma!The Gladstone Hotel: 1214 Queen St W, Toronto Friday November 26, 2010 to Sunday January 30, 2011 with exhibition hours of 12pm-5pm daily. Opening Reception: 6pm-9pm on Friday Nov 26, 2010 http://www.gladstonehotel.com/events/exhibitions/hard-twist-new-twist
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September 2010Klondike Institue of Art and CultureI will be doing the Artist Residence Program in Dawson City Yukon at the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture from September to October 2010. http://www.kiac.org/programs/residence.html
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July 2010Toronto Outdoor Art ExhibitionOn July 9th, 10th and 11th, I will be participating in the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition at Nathan Phillips Square. http://www.torontooutdoorart.org/
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2010 Awards & Scholarships Recipients from the Ontario Crafts CouncilI was awarded the Volunteer Committee Scholarship from the Ontario Crafts Council. As a part of this scholarship, I will be exhibiting work in the Award Winners 2010 Show. The show runs from June 2 to July 25, 2010 at the Ontario Crafts Council Gallery which is at 99 Queen Street West, Toronto. http://www.akimbo.ca/exhibitions/?id=19339 http://www.craft.on.ca/Programs/Awards
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2009 Cheongju International Craft BiennialThis video was shot at the main gallery at Harbourfront Centre and was on view at the Cheongju International Craft Biennial in Korea as a part of the Canadian Guest Pavillion. The exhibition was titled, “Unity and Diversity” and was on display in Korea from September 23 to November 1, 2009. This video interviews residents from each of the craft studios at Harbourfront Centre which is where I have been doing a residency in their Textile Studio from June 2007 to May 2010. http://www.cheongjubiennale.or.kr/eng/ http://www.craft.on.ca/OCC_News/Cheongju
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