+15 WINDOW EXHIBITION
APRIL – MAY, 1996

LOCATION – CALGARY CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS
225, 8th Avenue S.E, CALGARY, ALBERTA

ARTIST BIO

Amber Bear-Robe, Cherie Sexsmith, Jenifer Darbellay, Shelley Fox, Nichola Waltho, and Valerie Dowhaniuk are graduating Fibre students from the Alberta College of Art and Design.

EXHIBITION TEXT

“When not worn, the garments become a hollow shell, a residue of previous space. Through a series of dress bags, I explore the dimensions and characteristics of the absent piece.”
-Jenifer Darbellay

“Choosing to stitch by hand allows me to practice and celebrate what I feel is a re-discovery of the familiar.”
-Valerie Dowhaniuk

“The work I create is inspired by movement, play, and fantasy. Rick woven textures and layers of dye are used to create depth, resulting in a dynamic atmosphere.”
-Cherie Sexsmith

“My work is influenced in the art and style of the late medieval era, reflected by a fascination with romantic imagery, style and personal fantasies that relate to that time period. I am concerned with using and making reference to rich opulent materials, surfaces, and colours to evoke a past era that remains a part of contemporary romantic views.”
-Nichola Waltho

“My art practice is focused on self-portraits. I use woods and metals to represent natural organic elements alongside industrial and materialistic materials to represent modern technology.”
-Amber Bear Robe

“The unique relationships that human beings have socially and with their environment inspire me to identify these relationships through the language of pattern. I recontextualize the occurence of markings and patterns in such a way as to question human values.”
-Shelley Fox