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7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Simranpreet Kaur Anand, A true story of direct action, 2024, woven photo-printed canvas, 104.77 x 95.88 cm. Courtesy of the Artist. Production assistance: Conner Singh VanderBeek.
This artwork is a combination of photographs from the following sources:
Photographer unknown
. Clearbrook, British Columbia, July 17, 1979.
Courtesy of the Canadian Farmworkers Union Collection.
A digital initiative of Simon Fraser University, Library. Photograph by Sunny Arora Naujawan, Support Network protest at Brampton Gateway Terminal, Ontario, June 24, 2024.
Barbara Astman, Woven Stories #34, from the Woven Stories series, 2023, woven cotton, nylon thread, 119.4 x 134.6 cm. © Barbara Astman and Corkin Gallery, Toronto. Photo: Toni Hafkenscheid.
Maya Beaudry, Lattice, 2024, digital pigment print on cotton, acrylic ink, 100.33 x 130.81 x 5.715 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Towards Gallery.
Dana Claxton, Headdress – Jeneen, from the Headdress series, 2018, LED firebox with trans mounted chromogenic transparency, 152.4 x 101.6 x 20.32 cm.
Courtesy of the Artist.
Liz Ikiriko, Facing the Precipitous, 2016, digital pigment print on organza, gold thread and synthetic black braided hair, 76.2 x 91.4 cm. Courtesy of the Artist.
Jayce Salloum, nest, 2016, torn photographs, 213.3 x 17.7 cm. Courtesy of the Artist, Mónica Reyes Gallery, and MKG127 Gallery. Fabricator: Corie Waugh.
Michaëlle Sergile, Ombre Portrait (Zanni), from the Ombre Portrait series, 2024, cotton, two-shuttle jacquard loom, 264.16 x 121.92 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Galerie Hugues Charbonneau.
Michelle Sound, Michel Band, 2024, archival photo and map on paper, embroidery thread, rick rack, vintage beads, bugle beads, glass seed beads, caribou tufting, porcupine quills, 91.4 x 182.8 x 5 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Ceremonial/Art.
Lan "Florence" Yee, Please do not touch, 2021, hand-embroidery on printed cotton and hand-embroidered cotton canvas dots, 244 x 122 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Zalucky Contemporary, Toronto.
Simranpreet Kaur Anand, A true story of direct action, 2024, woven photo-printed canvas, 104.77 x 95.88 cm. Courtesy of the Artist. Production assistance: Conner Singh VanderBeek.
This artwork is a combination of photographs from the following sources:
Photographer unknown
. Clearbrook, British Columbia, July 17, 1979.
Courtesy of the Canadian Farmworkers Union Collection.
A digital initiative of Simon Fraser University, Library. Photograph by Sunny Arora Naujawan, Support Network protest at Brampton Gateway Terminal, Ontario, June 24, 2024.
Barbara Astman, Woven Stories #34, from the Woven Stories series, 2023, woven cotton, nylon thread, 119.4 x 134.6 cm. © Barbara Astman and Corkin Gallery, Toronto. Photo: Toni Hafkenscheid.
Maya Beaudry, Lattice, 2024, digital pigment print on cotton, acrylic ink, 100.33 x 130.81 x 5.715 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Towards Gallery.
Dana Claxton, Headdress – Jeneen, from the Headdress series, 2018, LED firebox with trans mounted chromogenic transparency, 152.4 x 101.6 x 20.32 cm.
Courtesy of the Artist.
Liz Ikiriko, Facing the Precipitous, 2016, digital pigment print on organza, gold thread and synthetic black braided hair, 76.2 x 91.4 cm. Courtesy of the Artist.
Jayce Salloum, nest, 2016, torn photographs, 213.3 x 17.7 cm. Courtesy of the Artist, Mónica Reyes Gallery, and MKG127 Gallery. Fabricator: Corie Waugh.
Michaëlle Sergile, Ombre Portrait (Zanni), from the Ombre Portrait series, 2024, cotton, two-shuttle jacquard loom, 264.16 x 121.92 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Galerie Hugues Charbonneau.
Michelle Sound, Michel Band, 2024, archival photo and map on paper, embroidery thread, rick rack, vintage beads, bugle beads, glass seed beads, caribou tufting, porcupine quills, 91.4 x 182.8 x 5 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Ceremonial/Art.
Lan "Florence" Yee, Please do not touch, 2021, hand-embroidery on printed cotton and hand-embroidered cotton canvas dots, 244 x 122 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Zalucky Contemporary, Toronto.
Festival Launch
2025 Festival Launch & Opening of the Featured Exhibition, Stitched: Merging Photography and Textile Practices
ADMISSION
Free
In person at the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art
Registration required
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Registration closes Thursday, March 27, 2025, 5:00PM PST
Join us for the launch of the 2025 Festival at the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art to view Capture’s Featured Exhibition Stitched: Merging Photography and Textile Practices with works by Simranpreet Kaur Anand, Barbara Astman, Maya Beaudry, Dana Claxton, Liz Ikiriko, Jayce Salloum, Michaëlle Sergile, Michelle Sound, and Lan “Florence” Yee.
This exhibition is co-curated by Emmy Lee Wall, Executive Director and Chief Curator, Capture Photography Festival, and Chelsea Yuill, Assistant Curator, Capture Photography Festival
This exhibition is co-presented by the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art and Capture Photography Festival. It is sponsored by Parc Retirement Living and is generously supported by the Audain Foundation, the Timothy A. Young Family Foundation, the City of North Vancouver, the District of North Vancouver through the Arts & Culture Grants Program of the North Vancouver Recreation & Culture Commission, Artist for Kids, the Gordon and Marion Smith Foundation for Young Artists, and the North Vancouver School District.
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This event is free. If you would like to make a donation to support Capture Photography Festival, please donate via our registered charitable organization Vancouver Association for Photographic Arts here. Amounts greater than $20.00 will receive a tax receipt.
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