Exhibits: Paper Letters

Katrina Craig

Opening September 13, 2024 at 7:30 PM

Paper Letters explores the stories we tell, to ourselves and to others, to make sense of our experiences and our identity. To meaningfully change, these stories must be broken down and rebuilt, stringing together new narratives from these familiar yet difficult rhythms. This exhibition begins with old stories made physical—in the form of hand-written text—then deconstructs, disfigures and distorts the stories through repetitive processes like cutting, stitching, folding...ultimately creating anew.

Artist Bio
Katrina Craig is a visual artist and craftsperson living in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Originally from Prince Edward Island, Craig has BFA in Textiles and Fashion from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD). Craig's art incorporates textile techniques and traditions with mixed media materials, hand lettered text, deconstructed objects, plants, and organic materials using process, labour, memory and time as a vehicle to explore change. She also emphasizes community engagement through collaboration, youth art, mentorship, workshops, and community support.

*Paper Letters is supported by the Winnipeg Arts Council and the Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba.

Join us for the following associated events:

• Fall at CMU | September 21, 2024
  • 12:30–2:00 PM | Free indigo dye drop-in workshop with Katrina Craig

    Stop by Katrina's art table to try your hand at plant-based textile dye using Indigo, and leave with a piece of unique art!

Admission by Donation | Exhibition runs September 13 – October 26, 2024

Click thumbnails to view full images

Printed from: www.cmu.ca/gallery/exhibits/paper-letters