Curriculum Vitae

Angela Grasse
34 Rose Street, Kitchener, Ontario
angelagrasse@gmail.com  519-745-3219



Solo Exhibits

 2022 The Space Between Breath, Wilfred Laurier Universtiy, Waterloo

 2016 Leaning into Joy, Kwartzlab, Kitchener 


Selected Exhibitions and Curating

 2023 Celebrations, Cambridge Centre for the Arts, Cambridge

 2022 I Am Here Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

 2022 Waterloo Park Promenade, Waterloo

 2021 Remember Me Tinsel Trading, San Francisco, USA

 2020 Walk Bye Jersey City Parks, Jersey City, NJ, USA

 2020 Art a la Carte Legislative Assembly, Queen's Park, Toronto

 2019 Talisman, Nest, New York City, NY  

 2019 Art a la Carte Legislative Assembly, Queen’s Park, Toronto

 2019 New Zealand Through Our Eyes, Pumanawa Gallery at the Arts Center, Christchurch, NZ

 2019 Spectrum TheMuseum, Kitchener

 2018 Reflections Homer Watson Gallery, Kitchener

 2018 Art of Butterflies Silence, Guelph

 2017 After the Summer of Love San Francisco School of Needlework, San Francisco

 2017 Contemporary Canadian Art Quilts Kitchener City Hall, Kitchener

 2019-2011 St. Jacobs Quilt Festival various venues, St. Jacobs     

 2016 Transformation Helson Gallery, Georgetown

 2016 Pulse Walter Fedy, Kitchener

 2016 Lenten Meditation Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo

 2015 Her Cup Runneth Over (Curator) The Button Factory, Waterloo

 2015 Kitchener Waterloo Society of Artists Kitchener Public Library, Kitchener

 2015 Unity Walls of Art Unity Centre, Kitchener

 2015 Reset Green Walter Fedy, Kitchener

 2015 Resurrection Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo

 2015 Colour Dance Homer Watson Gallery, Kitchener

 2015 A Bird’s Eye View Berlin Tower Art Space, Kitchener

 2015 Flash Photography event, Kitchener

 2014 Her Cup Runneth Over (Curator) The Button Factory, Waterloo

 2014 New Hamburg Live Art, New Hamburg

 2013 The Birds & the Bees & the Flowers & the Trees Stratford Perth Museum, Stratford

 2013 Unity Walls of Art Unity Centre, Kitchener

 2012 A Sense of Wonder Greenwood Quiltery, Guelph 

 2011 Grand National Show Joseph Schneider Haus, Kitchener

 2008 Grand National Show Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener



Residencies and Awards

2018  Ayr Library, Artist in Residence, Waterloo Region

2013  People’s Choice Award, Unity Walls of Art








Publications

 Flora Fiction, Artwork, Spring 2021        

 Crazy Quilt Quarterly, Artwork, Spring 2020

 Crazy Quilt Quarterly, Bead Embroidery article, Fall 2019

 Crazy Quilt Quarterly, Artwork, Spring 2018        

 Our Quilting Journey, Artwork, Spring 2017

 Crazy Quilt Quarterly, Artwork, Fall 2016

 Through Our Hands, Artwork, Fall 2016

 Stitch, Artwork, August 2016

 Crazy Quilt Quarterly, Art Bra article, Summer 2016

 Crazy Quilt Quarterly, Artwork, Summer  2015 

 Crazy Quilt Quarterly, Artwork, Winter 2015

 People’s Choice Award, Unity Walls of Art, 2013

 Rubbing Plate Roundup, Artwork, 2011

 A Needle Pulling Thread, Artwork, Summer 2008

 Creative Ways with Books and Journals, Artwork, 2009 


Teaching

2018-2023     Specialized Senior’s Program, ongoing weekly

2017               Memory Makers, Facilitated a printmaking workshop for seniors                                                                       

                       Heritage House, Fibre art project for seniors

                       Art Shine, Senior’s Program Coordinator and Workshop Instructor

                       Ray of Hope, Art journal workshops

2016               City of Waterloo, We Are Waterloo, self-portrait workshop

                       Waterloo County Quilt and Fibre Festival, Wet Felting adult workshop

2015               Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery, Bead Embroidery 

2014               Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery, Crochet for Beginners   

2013               Alzheimer Society, Artist talk and instruction for seniors with dementia

                       Waterloo County Quilt and Fibre Festival, Bountiful Beads adult workshop

                       Royal City Calligraphy Guild, Decorative Surfaces adult workshop                                                                                        

2012               Wellington County Museum, Sumptuous Surfaces week long textile design                 2012               Waterloo County Quilt and Fibre Festival, Funky Flowers adult workshop

2011               Royal City Calligraphy Guild, Design techniques adult workshop

2010               Royal City Calligraphy Guild, Surface Decoration adult workshop    

2007               Waterloo County Quilt Guild, Monthly textile art related workshops 


Professional Organizations 

Grand Guild of Fibre Artists 

ArtsPay

City of Kitchener Arts and Culture Advisory Committee

City of Kitchener Public Art Working Group


Studied under

Paula Nadelstern, Jan Beaney, Jean Littlejohn, Penny Berens, Helen Hughes, Jacqui Clarkson, Gunnel Hag, Marion Spanjerdt,  Marg Peters, Jacqueline Sullivan, Gloria Loughman, Cheryl Moote


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