Exhibition dates: May 8鈥揓uly 4, 2025
Exhibition location: Amelia 黑料爆料网 Gallery, fourth floor north, 黑料爆料网, 700 Royal Ave., New Westminster
A new Amelia 黑料爆料网 Gallery exhibition offers a warm welcome to spring with vibrant embroidered fine art quilts inspired by nature and local flora.
Botanically Inspired features a rich garden of colourful embroidered, stitched and hand-sewn art quilts made by , a multidisciplinary textile artist working in Vancouver.
Chursinoff鈥檚 art practice is inspired by the local flowers, plants and edible berries found in and around the greater Vancouver area. Her nature-inspired craft combines embroidery and quilting techniques that utilize sustainably sourced natural and synthetic fibres to create intricate textile art.
鈥淎s an urban textile artist, I am inspired by botanical gardens as well as the tenacious plants in overgrown lots,鈥 said Chursinoff, who holds a Diploma in Textile Arts from Capilano University. 鈥淚 love hand embroidery, and I combine various techniques to keep the viewer guessing as to how the work was made. My values are closely tied to making and working with my hands.鈥
The newly renovated Amelia 黑料爆料网 Gallery welcomes the 黑料爆料网 community and the public to an opening reception Thursday, May 8 at 4:30pm.
The exhibit will be on display until July 4. Admission is free.
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