NADIA MYRE

 Balancing Acts, 2019. Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto, ON

April 25-September 15, 2019

Curated by Sarah Quinton

Balancing Acts is a solo exhibition of work by internationally acclaimed artist Nadia Myre. Myre draws attention to the power and histories of Indigenous textile practices through beadwork, textiles, photography, video and sculpture. Balancing Acts is a survey of artwork made over the last ten years – some on view in this exhibition for the first time. Nadia Myre is a Montreal-based artist of mixed Algonquin and French Canadian heritage. A member of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, her work explores the politics of belonging by positioning her practice within a framework of resistance and resilience. Throughout her 25-year career, Myre’s hallmark multidisciplinary methodology has honoured a range of media that balances ancestral and contemporary methods of working. ‘‘We are delighted to be working with an artist of such significance at this time in history,’’ said Sarah Quinton, Textile Museum of Canada’s Curatorial Director. ‘‘Nadia Myre’s provocative work considers the cultural and political importance of making by hand alongside the urgencies of caring for one another. She asks us to consider our connections to the environment and to relationships that shape the way we live today.’’ Nadia Myre: Balancing Acts is organized by the Textile Museum of Canada and is generously supported by presenting sponsor BMO Financial Group. It is a Primary Exhibition of the 2019 Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival.

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