ELANA SIGAL ~ FIBRE ARTIST
401-170 Athletes Way, Vancouver, B.C. Canada, V5Y 0B5
604-657-8722
elanasigal@hotmail.com
www.elanasigal.com
Post Secondary Education
University Of Toronto,Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Fine Art History, Bachelor Of Fine Arts, 1982-1984
Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Fashion Design And Merchandising, 1981
University Of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.,Canada
Undergraduate Arts Program, 1978-1980
Conferences & Workshops
Surface Design, Fiona Duthie, 2014
Convergence Conference, Textile Tides
Vancouver, B.C., Canada, 2002
Advanced Felting Techniques With Lene Nielson
Nanaimo, B.C., Canada, 1997
Advanced Felting Techniques With Alma Scholefield
Hornby Island, B.C., Canada, 1996
Felt In Transition
International Symposium on Felting
Castlegar, B.C., Canada, 1994
Exhibitions
Arts Off Main Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
March 2017-Present
The Tunnel, Contemporary Art Fair, New York, NY,
Juried group show, 2014
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA, U.S.A.
"Vessels", Juried group exhibition, January 2013-February 2014
Sydney & Gertrude Zack Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
"Feltworks", Two person juried exhibition, March 2012
Sydney & Gertrude Zack Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
"All About Love", Juried group exhibition, 2010
Sydney & Gertrude Zack Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
"Urban Fibres", Four person exhibition, February, 2004
Foxglove Fibre Arts Studio, Bowen Island, B.C., Canada
"Quaternion: Felt in Four Directions, Four person exhibition, August, 2003
Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
"We Are Circle Craft! Celebrating Our First 30 Years", Juried group exhibition, July, 2003
Vancouver Convention Center, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Convergence, Textile Tides, "Ebb and Flow", August, 2002
Circle Craft Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
"Urban Fibre", Solo exhibition, July, 2001
Atrium Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Juried Group exhibition, March, 2001
The Roundhouse Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
"Threads of Life. The Culture of Cloth", Juried group exhibition, October, 2000
Crafthouse Gallery, Crafts Association of B.C., Vancouver, B.C.,Canada
"Miniature Fibre", Juried group exhibition, May, 1999
Circle Craft Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
"Spirit Dance", Solo exhibition, March, 1999
Circle Craft Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Group exhibition, November, 1998
Community Arts Council, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
15TH Annual Juried Exhibition, March, 1997
Sidney & Gertrude Zack Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
"Art and Ritual", Solo exhibition, November, 1996
Community Arts Council, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
"Felt In Transition", Three person Exhibition, April, 1996
Circle Craft Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
"Elana Sigal , New Works", Solo exhibition, January, 1996
Sidney & Gertrude Zack Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
"A Jewish Beaux Arts", Juried group exhibition, September, 1995
Grand Forks Art Gallery, Grand Forks, B.C., Canada
"Felt Exotic", Juried group exhibition, May, 1995
Vernon Art Gallery, Vernon, B.C., Canada
"Felt Exotic", Juried group exhibition, January, 1994
West Kootenay Exhibition Center, Castlegar, B.C., Canada
"Felt Exotic", Juried group exhibition, August, 1994
Community Art Council of Vancouver, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
"Images and Objects", Juried group exhibition, March, 1994
Barbara Silverberg Gallery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
"B.C. Artists", group show, March, 1994
Circle Craft Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
"Dance Of The Tropics", solo exhibition, December,1993
Commercial Commissions and Collections
Union Gospel Mission, Vancouver, B.C., Canada Schara Tzedek Synagogue Chapel, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Louis Brier Seniors Home, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Jewish Family Services Agency, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
University Of British Columbia, Life and Career Center, Vancouver, B.C.
Viridae Medical Clinic, Vancouver, B.C. , Canada
Beth Israel Synagogue Chapel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Beth Israel Synagogue Sanctuary, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Memberships and Affiliations
Arts Off Main Gallery
Craft Council Of B.C.
Textile Museum Of Canada
Textile Museum Of America
Alliance For Arts And Culture
Hand Weavers Guild Of America
Fibre Arts Network
San Jose Museum Of Quilts
Surface Design Association
Sebastopol Centre For The Arts
Circle Craft Co-Op, Shop Selections Committee , 1988-1997
Circle Craft Co-Op, Gallery Selection Committee, 1995-2000
Craft Council Of B.C., Jury member, occassional
Prizes and Awards
Second Place Showcase Winner, "In The Red"
Artslant, 2014
Second Place Award, "Vessel Trio"
Arteziana, "Color, Line & Form", November, 2013-February 2014
First Place Award, "Sage Eggplant"
Convergence 2002 - Textile Tides, Vancouver, B.C.
Greater Vancouver Weaver's and Spinners' Guild Award
"Sage Eggplant"
Convergence 2002 - Textile Tides, Vancouver, B.C.
Honourable Mention, "Images and Objects"
Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.