Curated by Dawne Rudman, Nov. 2 - 25, 2012 Common Thread International Exhibition
The Gallery at Queen Elizabeth Park Community & Cultural Centre
Curatorial Interview | List of Artists Oakville, Ontario, Canada
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Saidhbhín Gibson   Saidhbhín Gibson   Maggie Tchir   Maggie Tchir
Co. Kildare, Ireland   Co. Kildare, Ireland   & Kathleen Hill,   & Kathleen Hill,
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Catherine Dormor   Catherine Dormor   Catherine Dormor   Catherine Dormor
Cambridge, UK   Cambridge, UK   Cambridge, UK   Cambridge, UK
             
             
     
             
Megan Bostic   Megan Bostic   Yael Brotman   Yael Brotman
Raleigh, North Carolina   Raleigh, North Carolina   Toronto, Ontario   Toronto, Ontario
             
             
     
             
Lisa DiQuinzio   Lisa DiQuinzio   Lisa DiQuinzio   Lisa DiQuinzio
Toronto, Ontario   Toronto, Ontario   Toronto, Ontario   Toronto, Ontario
             
             
     
             
Installation View   Kerstin Bennier   Dagmar Kovar   Installation View
    Vienna, Austria   London, Ontario    
             
             
     
             
Chamila Belleth   Ixchel Suarez   Ixchel Suarez   Installation View
Brampton, Ontario   Oakville, Ontario   Oakville, Ontario    
             
             
     
             
Judy Martin   Judy Martin   Xia Gao   Xia Gao
Manitoulin Island, Ontario   Manitoulin Island, Ontario   East Lansing, Michigan   East Lansing, Michigan
             
             
     
             
Installation View   Installation View   Rochelle Rubinstein   Rochelle Rubinstein
        Toronto, Ontario   Toronto, Ontario
             
             
     
             
Ariane Lavoie   Installation View   Barbara Wellborn   Lorena Santin Andrade
Montreal, Quebec       Summerland, British Columbia   Toronto, Ontario
             
             
     
             
Rochelle Rubinstein   Rochelle Rubinstein   Kelly O'Neill   Dominique Arlot
Toronto, Ontario   Toronto, Ontario   Peterborough, Ontario   Lyon, France
             
             
     
             
Pat Hertzberg   Pat Hertberg   Pat Hertberg   Installation View
Mississauga, Ontario   Mississauga, Ontario   Mississauga, Ontario    
             
             
     
             
Nancy Yule   Installation View   Lori Zimmerman   Nancy Yule
Cambridge, Ontario       Los Angeles, California   Cambridge, Ontario
             
             
     
             
Valerie Knapp   Colleen A. Lynch   Lisa Kemp   Lisa Kemp
Toronto, Ontario   Toronto, Ontario   Yael Brotman   Toronto, Ontario
             
             
     
             
Yael Brotman   Installation View   Judy Martin   Installation View
Toronto, Ontario       Manitoulin Island, Ontario    
             
             

 

Curatorial Statement

While viewing the submissions for the Common Thread International, curator Dawne Rudman was most caught by the work 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, neutral shades can also be elegant, alluring and strong, deserving prominent recognition in their own right. For this reason, she decided to make them the focus of this show.

Ranging from the blacks and charcoals with their dusky, shadowy hues, to the frosted, milky, or chalky whites, the work also explored the café au lait, creamy caramels, sand and tan shades. A rich range of opposites and complements was the result, made more exciting by the variations in texture. There were fragile pieces, which almost begged for protection. There were others that in spite of being multi-layered were very revealing. Some were made of silk or paper adding to their delicate appearance, some had a luminous quality, and some cast gentle shadows.

All their differences aside though, the work in this exhibition engaged the viewer in a remarkable visual feast of blending and intertwining hues and textures. There were 25 artists in this exhibition, hailing from Austria, Canada, England, France, Ireland and the USA.

The Gallery at Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre is Oakville's newest cultural centre just opened in April 2012. We were very exhited to be one of the first exhibitions in this spectacular new gallery.

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Common Thread International Exhibitions

The Common Thread International exhibitions are the flagship shows of the World of Threads Festival. Hundreds of artists from around the world submitted bodies of work, installations or individual pieces to the Festival. Multiple curators from various Oakville and Toronto galleries have created exciting exhibitions based on their own unique interests. We bring international contemporary fibre art to Oakville and the Toronto area as well as highlight the strength of our local artists.

 

Venue

The Gallery at Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre
 Oakville's newest cultural centre just opened in April 2012. We are very exhited to be one of the first exhibitions in this spectacular new gallery.  (Note the lighting is not set up in these photos.)

Special Thanks:
Gallery Liaisons: Tonia Di Risio & Preeya Nayee.
Exhibition Installers: Gareth Bate, Dawne Rudman, Irene Brayne, Lynne Calvert, Preeya Nayee, Tonia DiRisio.
Facilities Staff: Julie Ascah, Mike Besic, Lori Coletta, Adrian Duplessis, Susan Fanelli, Tina Field, Chris Fontes, Kamal Fox, Tony Luis, Mitch MacKenzie, Dan Miotto, Don Pearce, Dave Rookyard, Michael Sanserverino, James Schulze, Blake Talbot, Joe La Vergne, John Vidal.