Articulation Textile Group Virtual Exhibitions To Be Launched

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Donna Clement, Sedimentary Swirls, "Badlands"

Bodies of Work

After producing 12 bodies of work over 20 years, Articulation's oeuvre is large.  Their first body of work, "Badlands", was the result of a study of Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Articulation then continued to travel annually to a different special place in Canada to carry out a study session together. After each study session members returned to their respective studios located across Canada to produce their individual bodies of work based on their observations, readings, research, and group discussions.

While the first study focused on the natural landscape, others such as the "Winnipeg" body of work are based on Canadian history and the urban landscape. 

Ingrid Lincoln, Night, "Winnipeg"

Two bodies of work have connections with England. The "Frobisher" body of work explored the Elizabethan explorer Martin Frobisher's travels to the Canadian North and his contact with the Inuit people.

Wendy Klotz, Snow, "Frobisher"

Another body of work was produced in parallel with the Material Girls textile group based around London, England. While members of the Material Girls studied their iconic River Thames, Articulation members explored the Bay of Fundy, a UNESCO Global Geopark.

Lesley Turner, Mi'kmaq Petroglyph: Woman, "Bay of Fundy"

Articulation members after a day researching for the "Salish Sea" body of work.
Left, Amanda Onchulenko, Donna Clement, Ingrid Lincoln, Leann Clifford, Wendy Klotz.

Exhibitions 

From 2000 to 2019 Articulation mounted 26 exhibitions across Canada and internationally, in museums, art galleries, libraries, community centers, board rooms, art colleges, convention centers, theatres, and a historic wool market.

Artist reception at Whyte Museum, Banff.
Exhibition: Women of Fibre: Mary Garnham Andrews and Articulation, 2011.

Virtual Exhibitions

Articulation had a busy exhibiting calendar booked for 2020 and 2021. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world the 2020 calendar was wiped clean. Articulation actually had an exhibition locked in a gallery for several months as a result of a sudden COVID-19 enforced closing of the gallery.

Other planned exhibitions have been postponed to the following year in the hope the pandemic has passed by then.

Some exhibition spaces have managed to comply with COVID-19 restrictions and stayed open allowing limited access but even these spaces are subject to a sudden lockdown in response to those soaring infection rates. It has proven to be a very difficult time for galleries. Many have had to close.

Other exhibiting places have mounted virtual exhibitions through their websites. Viewing a digital image of an artwork, particularly textile art, is nothing like being there in person but it is what we currently have available and there are some advantages to be embraced:

  •  The exhibition can be viewed by anyone anywhere anytime they have an internet connection. 
  • By posting the virtual exhibitions on a blog the artworks can be visited and revisited without any closing dates.
  • Viewers can add their comments at the end of the post.
  • Viewers can easily contact the group or gallery through their blog.

In response to the situation we all find ourselves in, Articulation is going to launch a series of virtual exhibitions to get some of their treasure trove of artwork out in the world for more people to enjoy.

Articulation members will take turns curating an exhibition pulling images from their 12 bodies of work and post here on Articulation's blog as a virtual exhibition. As each member writes their post it will be an enjoyable journey back to the past, stimulating lots of memories for them and for the many people who have followed Articulation over the years. 

We do hope you join us. You can subscribe to this blog (see 'Follow By Email' on the left-hand side of this page) and catch every virtual exhibition.

Please let us know what you think. Is there any particular work you would like to see more of?

Articulation Textile Group Website

Amanda's Website
Lesley's Website and Blog
Wendy's Blog
Ingrid's Website
Donna's Blog
Donna's Website

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