Exhibitions and Events from Individual Connections Members
Individual Members’ Recent Exhibits:
2022 (upcoming)
Grand National Fibre Art Exhibition: Crossroads (national juried travelling show; Maggie Vanderweit, Pat Hertzberg)
University of New Brunswick Art Centre
Thunder Bay Museum
Woodstock Art Gallery
Colour with a U (juried travelling show; Mita Giacomini)
Buhler Gallery, Winnipeg, Man.
Orillia Museum of Art and History, ON
Connected (Group: Penny Berens)
Regional Community Arts Centre, Annapolis Royal, N.S.
2021
In the Middle of the World (duo, Penny Berens)
Mississippi Valley Textile Museum, Almonte, ON
Altered Images at Hand (juried; Gunnel Hag)
Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
Hazel – 100 Years of Memories (invited, group exhibit; Pat Hertzberg)
Erin Mills Town Centre
Headwaters Arts Annual: Raising the Bar (juried; Pat Hertzberg)
Alton Mill Arts Centre
Recharge (invited group; Mita Giacomini)
Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON
Grand National Fibre Art Exhibition: Crossroads (national juried travelling show; Maggie Vanderweit, Pat Hertzberg,)
Woodstock Art Gallery
Victoria Arts Council Gallery
Weyburn Arts Council Gallery
Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba
Cadence of Art (juried, Pat Hertzberg)
Alton Mill Art Centre
Words Fail (juried; Gunnel Hag)
SAQA virtual gallery
2020
Colour with a U (juried, Mita Giacomini)
Homer Watson Gallery, Kitchener, ON
SAQA Gallery (juried, Mita Giacomini)
Intersect Chicago (formerly SOFA), Chicago
Expressions (juried, Mita Giacomini)
Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON
Headwaters Arts Annual Juried Show (juried; Pat Hertzberg)
Alton Mill Arts Centre
Carnegie Craft Biennial (juried, Mita Giacomini)
Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON
Inspired By (juried; Pat Hertzberg)
Alton Mill Arts Centre
Fibre Content 2018 (juried travelling exhibition, Mita Giacomini, Pat Hertzberg, Gunnel Hag,)
Bruce County Museum
Orillia Museum of Art,
Wednesdays (Two person: Penny Berens)
Sissiboo Cafe, Bear River, N.S.
2019
Unmade (juried; Gunnel Hag)
Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
Birds: Adapted for Flight or Fancy (juried; Mita Giacomini)
Teresa Seaton Gallery
Future Endeavors (juried; Gunnel Hag)
Homer Watson Gallery, Kitchener, ON
Fibre Content 2018 (juried travelling exhibition, Mita Giacomini, Pat Hertzberg, Gunnel Hag, Micaela Fitzsimmons)
Thunder Bay Museum
Timmins Museum
Simcoe County Museum
Lake of the Woods Museum
Dryden and District Museum
Fort Frances Museum
Small Treasures (Group: Penny Berens)
ARTsPLACE Mym Gallery, Annapolis Royal, N.S.
The Art of Fibre (Group: Penny Berens)
Macdonald Museum, Middleton. N.S.
2018
Excellence in Fibers (juried; Mita Giacomini)
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
China International Patchwork Invitational Exhibition (Gunnel Hag)
Exhibition Hall, China World Trade Centre, Beijing, China
China Art Exhibition (invitational; Gunnel Hag)
Guanhu Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
Signs of Life (juried; Mita Giacomini)
Art Gallery of Hamilton
Cited - Masterpiece and Memento (juried; Gunnel Hag)
Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
Hillcrest Fibreworks 12 (invitational; Gunnel Hag)
Galleria 814, Toronto, ON
Fibre Content 2018 (juried; Bethany Garner, Mita Giacomini, Dianne Gibson, Gunnel Hag, Micaela Fitzsimmons, Pat Hertzberg, Linda Janzen, Maggie Vanderweit,)
Art Gallery of Burlington
My Corner of the World, International (juried, Mita Giacomini, Maggie Vanderweit)
Mississippi Valley Textile Museum, Almonte, ON
My Corner of the World, Canada (juried; Mita Giacomini, Gunnel Hag, Maggie Vanderweit)
Craft & Quilt Fair, Australia
Rosehill Gardens Event Centre, Australia
Concrete and Grasslands (juried; Mita Giacomini)
Festival of Quilts, U.K.
Alexandra Palace, U.K.
RDS Simmonscourt, Ireland
Harrogate International Centre, U.K.
CQA – National Juried Show (juried; Gunnel Hag)
International Centre, Toronto, ON
Threadworks (juried; Mita Giacomini,)
Scugog Shores Museum
Headwaters Arts Annual Juried Show (juried; Pat Hertzberg)
Alton Mill Arts Centre
Cloth, Needle, Thread (invitational; Gunnel Hag)
Legacy Gallery, Owen Sound, ON
Flashback – Fast Forward (juried; Pat Hertzberg)
Mississauga Living Arts Centre
Reflections (juried; Gunnel Hag, Ann Sanders)
Homer Watson Gallery, Kitchener, ON
Crossroads (solo: Penny Berens)
The Mym Gallery, Annapolis Royal. N.S.
Cloth of Time (Two person: Penny Berens)
Mary E Black Gallery, Halifax, N.S..
5ive (Group: Penny Berens)
Chapel Gallery, Annapolis Royal, N.S.
2017
Concrete and Grasslands (juried; Mita Giacomini)
9th Asia Quilt Festival, China
Contemporary Canadian Art Quilts (invitational Gunnel Hag)
Kitchener City Hall
Fabrications (juried; Mita Giacomini)
Quest Art School Gallery
Headwaters Annual Juried Art Show (juried; Pat Hertzberg)
Alton Mill Art Centre
Fibre Content 2016 (juried travelling show; Gunnel Hag, Pat Hertzberg, Mita Giacomini, Micaela Fitzsimmons, Penny Oerens)
Orillia Museum of Art and History Gibson Gallery
Simcoe County Museum
The Grand National Quilt Show (juried; Pat Hertzberg,)
Homer Watson Gallery, Kitchener, ON
Colours of Canada – Miniature Quilt Show (juried; Pat Hertzberg,)
Homer Watson Gallery, Kitchener, ON
My Corner of the World, Canada (juried travelling show; Gunnel Hag, Mita Giacomini, Dianne Gibson, Maggie Vanderweit)
Stratford-Perth Museum
Ailsa Craig Recreation Centre
European Patchwork Meeting, France
Abilmente Mostra-Atelier Internazionale della Manualita Creativa, Italy
Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre., Australia
Exhibition Park, Australia
Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Australia
Goyder Pavilion, Australia
Royal Exhibition Building, Australia
My Corner of the World, International (juried; Mita Giacomini, Maggie Vanderweit, Penny Berens)
Stratford-Perth Museum
Thunder Bay Museum
Threadworks (juried travelling show; Mita Giacomini,)
Dryden and District Museum
Lake of the Woods Museum
Thunder Bay Museum
Temiskaming Art Gallery
Arthur Child Heritage Museum
A Sense of Place (Group: Penny Berens)
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Yarmouth
World of Threads (Juried: Penny Berens)
Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre, Oakville, ON
2016
Fibre Content 2016 (juried; Dianne Gibson, Gunnel Hag, Micaela Fitzsimmons, Bethany Garner, Mita Giacomini, Pat Hertzberg, Helen Hughes, Linda Janzen, Maggie Vanderweit, Jacqueline Venus, Beverly White, Dwayne Wanner, Nancy Yule, Penny Berens)
Art Gallery of Burlington, ON
A Sense of Play (Group: Penny Berens)
Chapel Gallery, Annapolis Royal, NS
Members in the media:
Quilting Arts Magazine, 2021, fall issue, M. Sielman, “Birds of a Feather.” - Mita Giacomini
Fibre Arts Australia E-Zine - Volume 6 , Feb 2021, 6 pages - Dianne Gibson
Art Quilt Quarterly, 2020, issue 21, cover image & feature article: D. Howell, “Artist to Watch: Mita Giacomini.” - Mita Giacomini
World of Embroidery magazine (UK) - 2000 - Dianne Gibson
Hamilton Spectator, 19 July 2019, R. Haggo, “Fine feathered friends: Mita Giacomini embraces her encounters with birds in her art.” - Mita Giacomini
Art Quilt Quarterly, 2017, issue 9, Co-authored article: “Focus on Commissions” - Dianne Gibson
Art Waves 101.5 (Hamilton), 21 July 2019, Interview with Mita Giacomini, https://archive.org/details/368mitagiacominijuly2120192019072211.05am
1000 Quilt Inspirations (Quarry Books), 2015 - Dianne Gibson, Gunnel Hag,
Artichoke (Art magazine), 2003, summer issue, featured article - Dianne Gibson
The following Members were interviewed for the World of Threads Interview Series, available for viewing online:
Gordana Brelih - http://www.worldofthreadsfestival.com/artist_interviews/020_gordana_brelih_11.html
Pat Hertzberg - http://www.worldofthreadsfestival.com/artist_interviews/053_pat_hertzberg_12.html
Dwayne Wanner - http://www.worldofthreadsfestival.com/artist_interviews/054_dwayne_wanner_12.html
Nancy Yule - http://www.worldofthreadsfestival.com/artist_interviews/069_nancy_yule_12.html
Members’ awards and distinctions:
First Place - Birds: Adapted for Flight or Fancy, 2019 - Mita Giacomini
Selected for group exhibit - Excellence in Fibres 2018, 2019 - Mita Giacomini
Peoples’ Choice Award –Headwaters Arts Annual Juried Show, 2018 - Pat Hertzberg,
Artists’ Choice Award – Headwaters Arts Annual Juried Show, 2018 - Pat Hertzberg,
Juror’s Choice –Fibre Content, 2018 - Micaela Fitzsimmons,
Juror’s Choice - Reflections, Homer Watson Gallery, 2018 - Gunnel Hag
Best-in-Show Award – Annual Juried Miniature Quilt Show, Homer Watson Gallery - 2017, Pat Hertzberg
Juror’s Choice – Fibre Content, 2016 - Dianne Gibson,
Peoples’ Choice Award – Headwaters Arts Annual Juried Show, 2016 - Pat Hertzberg,
Juror’s Choice Award -Threadworks, 2016 - Micaela Fitzsimmons
Creative Community - Marty Award - Mississauga Annual Juried Marty Award, 2013 – Pat Hertzberg,
Janome Award Grand Prize – Grand National Quilt Show 2013 - Pat Hertzberg,
Established Visual Artist of the Year – Marty Award , Mississauga Annual Juried Marty Award, 2012 -Pat Hertzberg,