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Micaela Fitzsimmons This page was last reviewed on February 9, 2010   

MICAELA FITZSIMMONS (BIS 07)

Micaela Fitzsimmons is an artist working in both traditional and experimental techniques in printmaking and fibre art. Her current work focuses on humanitarian and social justice themes.

Since graduating from the IS program in 2007, where her program focus was printmaking and textile history and design, her work has been exhibited at galleries across Ontario, including two “Convergence” juried shows at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery in Owen Sound. In 2008, nineteen pieces were the foundation of an exhibit at a 60th anniversary celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

In 2009, Micaela completed a post-graduate certificate in Museum Management and Curatorship at Fleming College in Peterborough. During her internship at the Stratford-Perth Museum she curated and installed three exhibits for their new facility.

Micaela works in her studio near Stratford, Ontario, and has recently been appointed to the steering committee of Perth Arts Connect, a collaborative network of artists, community leaders and creative industries whose mission is to create programs that celebrate and promote Perth County artists, culture and heritage.


"Abstract"

"The Road Home"

Congratulations to Micaela who was asked to display a piece of her work at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery, Owen Sound. The juried exhibit, Craft Convergence, (Dec 7-Jan 27) offers Micaela's work, seen below, "I Walk Alone."

   I Walk Alone I Walk Alone Zoomed

 

Micaela tells us...

"I've sent along these photos from the Tom Thomson Gallery. I was pretty excited when I saw the show. One textile artist whose work I admire, Judith Martin, also had a piece in the show. I felt a bit bowled over by it all because only 30 pieces were accepted out of "several hundred" submissions. It is certainly very encouraging for me to continue with this particular body of work."

   


http://www.tomthomson.org/index.php

Craft Convergence
Friday, December 7, 2007 To Sunday, January 27, 2008

Craft Year 2007 LogoThis year's 45th annual juried exhibition focused on fine craft and runs in conjunction with Canada Craft Year 2007. It featured works by artists and craftspeople from across Ontario selected by a jury comprised of three craft professionals: Arlene Kennedy, Director of the McInstosh Gallery at the University of Western Ontario and proprietor of Circle Arts in Tobermory; Owen Sound based designer and author Stephen Hogbin; and Bronfman Award recipient Kai Chan.

Established and emerging practitioners working in glass, textiles, metal, wood or clay had the opportunity to place their work alongside that of their peers, and the gallery-going public was able to access what is new and hot in the world of contemporary Canadian craft.

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