Curated by Natalie Gerber (Calgary, AB)
An exploration of contemporary surface and textile design, furthering the dialogue around process and making while finding a place for fibre art in the conversation.
Participating Artists: Charis Birchall, Jolie Bird, Natalie Gerber, Bill Morton, Irene Rasetti.
The framework of Rural Roots is an expression of both the creative connectivity and individual autonomy of a group of five women makers. Connie Pike, Katrina Chaytor, Jessica Danbrook, Katriona Drijber, and Brenda Danbrook are emerging, and established artists formally introduced through programs at the University of Alberta, Red Deer College and the Alberta University of the Arts, in Alberta. The artists in this exhibition engage in traditional craft practices, share a powerful connection to clay, and acknowledge and celebrate the collegiality and mentorship between them.
Participating Artists: Brenda Danbrook, Katrina Chaytor, Connie Pike, Katriona Drijber, Jessica Danbrook.
Bridget Fairbank makes pottery, installation art, and orchestrates happenings - all of which aim for the re-imagining of everyday actions and relations. Her items act sometimes as objects of irony, sometimes as objects of intimacy and sometimes as a means to an educational end. In this case the exhibition Ceramic Botanica: A Constant and Misguided Optimism does all three. The handcrafted object is now the subversive object.
