Michelle Sirois Silver
TEXTILE ART and THE HAND HOOKED SURFACE
SOLO/TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2017 Regeneratus, Seymour Art Gallery, North Vancouver BC Canada (two person) juried
2014 Recovery Method, FibreWorks Gallery, Madiera Park BC Canada (solo) invitation
2012 Love Decay Repair, Maple Ridge Art Gallery, Maple Ridge BC Canada (solo) invitation
2011 SHIFT, Craft Council of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Canada (solo) juried
2011 No Floors Required, FibreWorks Gallery, Madiera Park, BC Canada (two person) invitation
2006 EarthWater, FibreEssence Gallery, Vancouver, BC Canada (solo) juried
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
Weaving Cultural Identities: Celebrating Textiles and Heritage Traditions, National Touring Exhibition, Vancouver Biennale, Canada 2018 – 2023. Invitation|catalogue
2022
Illuminations, Il Museo Gallery, Vancouver, BC Canada Invitation. Curator: Angela Clarke
Inspired by Archetypes, Living Arts Gallery, Tulsa, OK USA Invitation. Curator: Jane Dunnewold
Group Show, Seymour Art Gallery, Deep Cove, BC Canada. Invitation. Curator: Vanessa Black
Current Threads, Surface Design Association, Cowichan Valley Art Council, Duncan, BC Canada
2021
Revirements, Biennale International du lin de Portneuf, QC Canada invitation
2020
Shifting Landscapes, FibreWorks Gallery, Madeira Park, BC Canada invitation
Personal Materials and Geographies, Craft Council of British Columbia, Il Museo Gallery, Vancouver, BC Canada. Juried. Guest Curator: Mary- Beth Laviolette
2019
Malleable, Il Museo Gallery, Vancouver, BC Canada. Invitation|catalogue. Curator: Angela Clarke
2018
Women’s Work, Il Museo Gallery, Vancouver, BC Canada. Invitation|catalogue. Curator: Angela Clarke
Crafted Interiors, Crafted Vancouver, Vancouver, BC Canada
Means of Production, CityScape Gallery, North Vancouver, BC Canada juried
2017
Interwoven: Art Meets Nature, Highfield Hall, MA USA. Invitation. Curator: Marcia Young
Textiles of Land and Sea, Circle Craft Gallery, Vancouver, BC Canada
2016
Mottainai! Waste Not Want Not, Cameron Gallery, Raleigh-Durham, NC USA invitation
mended, Travelling Exhibition, Surface Design Association, BC Canada juried
2015
FeminArte, Conservatorio di Santa Marta, Montopoli, Italy (Virtual Exhibition) invitation
Fantastic Fibers, Yeiser Art Center, American Quilters Society, Paducah, KY USA juried
2014
ArtProv Gallery, Hand Weavers Guild of America Conference: Convergence, RI USA invitation
Hooked Art 2014,University of Conneticutt Art Gallery, Newtown Hand Hooked Rugs, Conneticutt USA. Juried|catalogue. Curator: Liz Alpert Fay
Love Decay Repair, Cultch Gallery, East Vancouver Cultural Centre, Vancouver, BC Canada juried
Jurors Choice, Ferry Building Gallery, West Vancouver, BC Canada juried
2013
Innovations in Fibers VI, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, CA USA, jurors Joan Schulze and Susan Taber Avila
Invested, Pendulum Gallery, CCBC 40th Anniversary Provincial Exhibition, Vancouver, BC Canada. Juried|catalogue
2010
For the Love of Craft, Alberta Craft Council, Calgary, AB, Canada, juried
Sum of the Parts, Traveling Exhibition, Surface Design Association, USA, juried
By Hand, Cultural Olympiad, Craft Council of British Columbia, Vancouver Museum, Vancouver, BC Canada Juried|catalogue
2008
Culture, Consciousness, Nature: A Context for Climate Change, Conference, Simon Fraser University, BC Canada
Excellence within Diversity, Craft Council of BC, Provincial Exhibition, BC Canada, juried
2005
Constants and Variable, Surface Design Association, Kansas, MO USA
FibreEssence Gallery, Vancouver, BC Canada, juried
EVENTS, INTERVIEWS, PUBLICATIONS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
2023
Open Studio Event, First Saturday, Victoria, BC 2015 – present
Oak Bay Fall Art Studio Tour, Victoria, BC
2022
Speaker, 5 Things Creativity Taught Me About Making Art + Being Human, Vancouver Guild of Fibre Arts, Vancouver, BC
2021
Speaker, 5 Things Creativity Taught Me About Making Art + Being Human, Surface Design Association
Gallery Talks hosted by Cavaliero Finn Gallery|Nicholas Lees (Cavaliero Finn) and Michelle Sirois Silver| Moderated by Isabelle Fish of Rue Pigalle, Crafted Vancouver
Keynote Speaker, 5 Things Creativity Taught Me About Making Art + Being Human, Conference, Ontario Hooked Rug Guild
Revirements, Biennale International du lin de Portneuf, Review, Le Soliel, June 27, 2021
Revirements, Biennale International du lin de Portneuf, Review, artemorbida.com, May 3, 2021
Weaving Cultural Identities, Vancouver Biennale, CBC News, written by Isabelle Leger, May 14, 2021
2020
Artist Interview, Personal Materials and Geographies Exhibition, Craft Council of British Columbia
Profile, Rug Hooking Magazine, Writer Mary Logue, November/December 2020
Weaving Cultural Identities|Vancouver Biennale, Review|Galleries West|Writer Noor Bhangu, July 12, 2020
2019
Open Studio Event, East Side Culture Crawl, Vancouver, BC Canada 2009 - 2019
Meet the Makers, Crafted Vancouver, Vancouver, BC Canada
Women’s Work Reflections written by Dr. Angela Clarke, Il Museo Gallery, Surface Design Magazine, Spring 2019
2018
Keynote Speaker, On Her Shoulders, 50th Anniversary Celebration, Georgetown Rug Hooking Guild, ON Canada
Speaker, On Her Shoulders, Crafted Interiors|Crafted Vancouver, Vancouver, BC Canada
Speaker, Shifting Paradigms, Handweavers Guild of Greater Vancouver, Vancouver, BC Canada
Speaker, Shifting Paradigms, North Shore NeedleArts Guild, North Vancouver, BC Canada
Panel Discussion, Means of Production, CityScape Gallery, North Vancouver, BC Canada
2017
Artist Talk, Regeneratus, Seymour Art Gallery, Moderator: Leanne Prain, North Vancouver, BC Canada
Faculty Talks, Metchosin International Summer School for the Arts, Metchosin, BC Canada
2016
Interview, North By Northwest, Host: Sheryl MacKay, CBC Radio, Canada
Artist in Residence, FibreWorks Gallery, BC Canada 2011, 2014, 2016
Steering Committee, BC & Yukon Region Surface Design Association, 2013-2016
2015
Keynote Speaker, Shifting Paradigms, TIGHR Conference, Victoria, BC Canada
Interview, Textiles: The Art of Utility, Six Perspectives on Fibre Arts in Canada, Dr. Angela Clarke
Editor, BC & Yukon SDA Newsletter, 2013-2015
Interview, FANFARE, Fiber Art Now Magazine
2014
Fiber Art Now Magazine, Rug Hooking Reimagined, Trudy Van Dyke, Spring 2014 Volume 3, Issue3
2013
Panel Discussion, The Function of the Function, Canadian Federation of Craft, Conference, BC Canada
2012
Rug Hooking Magazine, Hooked Rugs as Sketches 101, written by Michelle Sirois Silver January/February Volume XXIII Number 4
Fiber Art Now Magazine, Love Decay Repair, written by Michelle Sirois Silver, Summer 2012 Volume 1 Issue 4
Artist Talk, Maple Ridge Art Gallery, BC Canada
2010
Cover Art, Guest Artist, Room Literary Journal, Canada, Fall Volume 33.3
Writer, Rug Hooking Magazine, Tea for Two: A study in values, Michelle Sirois Silver, November/December 2010, Volume XXII, Number 3
Writer, Rug Hooking Magazine, Directional Hooking or Random Hooking, Michelle Sirois Silver, September/October 2010, Volume XXII, Number 2
2009
Rug Hooking Magazine, Hooked on Contributing to Community, Michelle Sirois Silver, September/October 2009, Volume XXI, Number 2
2008
Interview, ZigZag, Radio Canada, Canada
Interview, Breakfast Television, City TV, Canada
2006
Cover, Smith Kramer Traveling Exhibition Catalog, USA
2002
Speaker, Convergence, Handweavers Guild of America, Vancouver, BC Canada
AWARDS & GRANTS
2015
Award for Excellence, mended, Surface Design Association
2010
Grant, Surface Design Association, Professional Development Grant
TEACHING (1998-2019 selected)
2019
Studio 201, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2011 - 2019
2018
Georgetown Rug Hooking Guild & the Elora Centre for the Arts, Ontario, Canada
2016
Metchosin International Summer School for the Arts, BC, Canada 2016, 2017
Maiwa Workshops, Vancouver, BC, Canada 2009 – 2016
2010
Gibsons Fiber Arts Festival, Gibsons, BC, Canada 2000-2010
Vancouver Guild of Fibre Arts, Loon Lake, BC, Canada
2008
Prairie Harvest Rug Hooking School, Saskatoon, Canada
2002
Convergence, Handweavers Guild of America Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada
MEMBERSHIPS
Surface Design Association
Craft Council of British Columbia