Fibreworks 2024 at Cambridge Art Galleries

Olivia Mae Sinclair, It Takes Two, screen-printed linen, photo collage, cotton thread, 2024. Image courtesy of Artist.

Next in Fibre: 20th Anniversary of Fibreworks

Co-Curated by Karly Boileau and Alix Voz

August 24 to November 10, 2024
Cambridge Art Galleries, Queen’s Square

Artists: Michèle Guevara, Julie Hall, Alexia-Leana Kokozaki, Vanessa Krause, Alyssa Kusik, Roda Medhat, Amber Helene Muller St. Thomas, Olivia Mae Sinclair, Justin Ming Yong

Since its inception in 1982, Fibreworks has celebrated the textile industry of the Grand River region through a biennial exhibition of fibre-based artworks. This influential exhibition has been pivotal in shaping Cambridge Art Galleries’ permanent collection of contemporary Canadian fibre art, evolving from showcasing Ontario-based artists to embracing talents nationwide.

To mark the 20th Anniversary of Fibreworks, we are thrilled to present a fusion of our two biennial exhibitions, Fibreworks and SHOW (the Emerging Ontario-based Artist Showcase). Titled Next In Fibre: 20th Anniversary of Fibreworks, this exhibition at the Queen’s Square Gallery, presents ten artists reinterpreting the role and significance of fibre art. Collectively, these works ask questions about who we are within the broader world and how we negotiate today’s social and political polarities. The artists engage with themes related to the body, identity, relationships, ancestry, and the self, offering thoughtful reflections on contemporary life.

Angela Silver, Red Thread Book (detail), paperback novella, threads, 2004. Photograph by Scott Lee.

Fibreworks 20th Anniversary Collection Show

Co-Curated by Karly Boileau and Alix Voz

September 7 to December 1, 2024
Cambridge Art Galleries, Preston

Artists: Sharon Buchanan, Kai Chan, Karen Chapnick, Carole Gauron, Elizabeth Hewson, Daniel Manchego-Badiola, Lois Schklar, Angela Silver, Penelope Stewart, Angelika Werth

A selection of works from the Cambridge Art Galleries permanent collection of contemporary fibre art acquired through the Fibreworks exhibition. Learn about the history of Fibreworks from 1982 to the present day!

Fibreworks 20th Anniversary Collection Show runs concurrently with Next In Fibre: 20th Anniversary of Fibreworks at our Queen’s Square gallery.

Related Programming:

Exhibition Celebration
Friday, October 4, 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Cambridge Art Galleries, Queen’s Square
No registration required

Join us for a night of celebration! This year marks the 20th anniversary of Fibreworks, our biennial exhibition of fibre and textile-based works. A panel discussion with special guests Mary Misner, Ivan Jurakic and Amanda McCavour starts at 6:30pm.

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