December
Opening Saturday, December 7
12 - 3 pm
Debra Sparrow
Blankets
Saturday, December 6 - Saturday, December 21
'We're not just making a blanket, we're making history' Debra Sparrow
We are delighted to invite you to join us the for the opening reception of Debra Sparrow's Blankets exhibition and sale of Musqueam designed blankets. On view will be five traditional weaved blankets along cotton blankets designed by Sparrow.
Debra Sparrow, or θəliχʷəlʷət (Thelliawhatlwit), is a Musqueam weaver, artist and knowledge keeper. She is self-taught in Salish design, weaving, and jewellery making.
Sparrow was born and raised on the Musqueam Indian Reserve, part of the traditional territories of the Musqueam people, in Vancouver, BC. Sparrow credits her grandfather, Ed Sparrow, who lived to be 100 years old and remembered the forcible removal of the Musqueam people from Staley Park, with giving her "300 years of stories" that grounded her in her heritage and enabled her to hear the voices of her ancestors. "We never stopped dancing, we never stopped singing, we never stopped practising our cultural ways," says Sparrow, who considers herself a person who lives and practises traditional ways. Sparrow is the mother of three grown children.
Debra Sparrow, or θəliχʷəlʷət (Thelliawhatlwit), is a Musqueam weaver, artist and knowledge keeper. She is self-taught in Salish design, weaving, and jewellery making.
Sparrow was born and raised on the Musqueam Indian Reserve, part of the traditional territories of the Musqueam people, in Vancouver, BC. Sparrow credits her grandfather, Ed Sparrow, who lived to be 100 years old and remembered the forcible removal of the Musqueam people from Staley Park, with giving her "300 years of stories" that grounded her in her heritage and enabled her to hear the voices of her ancestors. "We never stopped dancing, we never stopped singing, we never stopped practising our cultural ways," says Sparrow, who considers herself a person who lives and practises traditional ways. Sparrow is the mother of three grown children.
Holiday Hours
Gallery will be closed
December 23- January 18, 2025
With best wishes for the season
Annie Briard at Royale Projects in Los Angeles, CA
Installation view at Royale Projects in Los Angeles, CA
ABOUT THE GALLERY
Mónica Reyes Gallery (MRG) has been supporting the growth and development of emerging, mid-career and established visual artists since 2013. While these artists are primarily based in western Canada, MRG’s reach extends to South America. Since its early days, MRG has been committed to exhibiting artists from the diaspora. The gallery showcases experimental approaches in various mediums such as painting, sculpture and textiles as well as media installations and billboards in public spaces. MRG often works with visual artists who employ abstraction to reflect on place in an unstable world.
MRG also initiated COMBINE Art Fair, an annual event since 2021 that is ongoing, and is the first art fair on the westcoast. Mónica Reyes Gallery is a driving force in the local art scene, recognized for its dynamic programming and social contributions. MRG takes pride in presenting a bold programme that is relevant and often challenging within a commercial context.
We respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on unceded, traditional and ancestral xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) territories.
MRG also initiated COMBINE Art Fair, an annual event since 2021 that is ongoing, and is the first art fair on the westcoast. Mónica Reyes Gallery is a driving force in the local art scene, recognized for its dynamic programming and social contributions. MRG takes pride in presenting a bold programme that is relevant and often challenging within a commercial context.
We respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on unceded, traditional and ancestral xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) territories.
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