Aerial Landscapes
Date: Saturday, July 24, 2010 - Saturday, September 04, 2010
Exhibition Reception: Saturday, July 24 from 2-4 pm
Linda McBain Cuyler, a fibre artist from Edmonton, interprets the rich textures and colours of nature in her fibre art. She creates landscaped-based work by combining paint, free-motion machine embroidery and appliqué. Aerial Landscapes combines the traditional perspective landscape with the non-traditional aerial or plan view. Aerial Landscapes by local artist Linda McBain Cuyler can be seen at the Alberta Craft Council’s Discovery Gallery, 10186 – 106 Street Edmonton, from July 24 - September 4th, 2010 – Monday thru Saturday 10am-5pm. Join Linda, on Saturday July 24th at the opening reception from 2-4pm.
After graduating with a Bachelor of Interior Design from University of Manitoba, Linda worked as a designer and then started a business making appliqué fabric banners. The miles of sewing required for the banner pieces allowed her to hone her skills and form a relationship with the sewing machine. Eventually her fibre artwork took over from banner making and now her large one-of-a-kind pieces can be found in private and corporate collections.
Linda represented Edmonton when it was chosen as a cultural capital of Canada in 2007 and she demonstrated her work at Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa. In 2009, her work entitled “Coming to Canada” was selected for the Canadian exhibit at the Cheongju International Craft Biennale in South Korea. It was also part of the Cultural Olympiad at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. This piece was the inspiration and starting point for Linda’s recent work.
Alberta Craft Council
10186 – 106 Street
Edmonton, AB T5J 1H4
(780) 488-6611 ext. 221
www.albertacraft.ab.ca
CONTACT: Joanne Hamel
