Rooted Here: Woven from the Land

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Angela George, “Rivers Have Mouths,” 2021

wool blend (Collection of Artists for Kids and Gordon Smith Gallery) (Photo: Khim Mata Hipol) (courtesy of Artists for Kids and Gordon Smith Gallery)

Rooted Here: Woven from the Land celebrates the work of four prominent local Salish weavers: Debra Sparrow, Willard “Buddy” Joseph, Siyam’ Janice George and Angela George.

The exhibition establishes important contexts for understanding each artist’s career, including the long history of Salish weaving, the rootedness of these traditions in the land and its resources, the interruption of Salish weaving by colonialism and the artists’ significant roles in its contemporary revival and renewal. It also creates an opportunity to better understand the crucial role these artists have played in designing the Vancouver Art Gallery’s new building and the rich significance of its woven surface.