Thrilled to have my exhibtion ‘I Hope You Are Both Well’ written about by Delany Ryan in Visual Culture Atlantic Billie. https://billiemag.ca/weaving-history-and-memory-jessie-frasers-i-hope-you-are-both-well/
I feel so grateful for the amazing exhibition review of ‘I Hope You Are Both Well’ by Delaney Ryan in Billie Magazine, which can be found here.
I created this series of jacquard weaving during my time in the Vans Mentorship Program. Many thanks to Bonnie Baker for her guidance.
2021 Craft LAIR Exhibition Emily Dickinson
Jessie Fraser is currently participating in a 6 week residency at the Centre for Craft & Design Nova Scotia. The residency will end with an exhibition in the CraftLAIR space from October 21st - November 6th 2021.
I Hope You’re Both Well
Jessie Fraser
Evergreen House Dartmouth Heritage Museum – 26 Newcastle St, Dartmouth
Hours: Tuesday to Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 10am - 5pm
Fraser uses textiles to consider how the present rearranges the past in their installation I Hope You’re Both Well. Using weaving as a process, a practice and a way of thinking Fraser negotiates presence and absence, history and memory in their exhibition. Before moving to Halifax Fraser was gifted two books by local Halifax authors Helen Creighton and Mary E. Black. Fraser felt a sense of companionship towards the women through the literature and craft they left behind and she remediated these collected fragments in an exhibition that entangles the three women together.
Poster design by Eric Daponte
More detail soon to come regarding an exhibition set for this September in the historic Evergreen House. Looking forward to continued communication with the museum team as we build this unique exhibition inspired by Helen Creighton herself.
I’m currently participating in a 9-month long emerging artist residency at the Centre for Craft Nova Scotia that will wrap up in mid June 2020. Feeling extremely fortunate to spend time creating in the centre and to be surrounded by such supportive folks.