Mita Giacomini is a fiber artist in Dundas, Ontario whose work has been exhibited at art galleries and museums across Canada, as well as in the United States, Europe, Australia and Asia. She is a member of the fiber artist group Connections, and a Juried Artist Member of Studio Art Quilts Associates (SAQA).
She takes much of her inspiration from nature, especially fleeting, intimate images that work like apertures to a wider reality – ground shadows tell of the unseen sky above, a bird’s eye hints at an unknown mind. Many pieces represent silhouettes, shadows, and reflections – the graceful, organic abstractions created by the interplay of light and environment.
Her fiber artwork features her original method of “surface weaving,” a tapestry-like technique which combines hand embroidery and needle weaving with free-motion machine stitching and quilting. The process is incremental and contemplative, yet involves a large element of spontaneity. It results in a richly textured surface with myriad fractured color interactions. For more on surface weaving, see Technique.
To listen to Art Waves' recent radio interview with Mita, click here.
She takes much of her inspiration from nature, especially fleeting, intimate images that work like apertures to a wider reality – ground shadows tell of the unseen sky above, a bird’s eye hints at an unknown mind. Many pieces represent silhouettes, shadows, and reflections – the graceful, organic abstractions created by the interplay of light and environment.
Her fiber artwork features her original method of “surface weaving,” a tapestry-like technique which combines hand embroidery and needle weaving with free-motion machine stitching and quilting. The process is incremental and contemplative, yet involves a large element of spontaneity. It results in a richly textured surface with myriad fractured color interactions. For more on surface weaving, see Technique.
To listen to Art Waves' recent radio interview with Mita, click here.
Current & Upcoming Venues
Birds: Adapted for Flight or Fancy - juried exhibit
Teresa Seaton Gallery, Burlington, Ontario; Aug 14 - Oct 26, 2019
Fibre Content - juried exhibit
Thunder Bay Museum April 8 - June 28, 2019
Timmins Museum: NEC - July 8 - Sep 9, 2019
Simcoe County Museum - Sep 28 - Nov 5, 2019
Orillia Museum of Art & History
Nov 28, 2019 - April 26, 2020
Re: Fashion - a Connections Fibre Artists group exhibit
Wellington County Museum and Archives, Fergus, Ontario, Sep 15, 2019 - Jan 5, 2020
Teresa Seaton Gallery, Burlington, Ontario; Aug 14 - Oct 26, 2019
Fibre Content - juried exhibit
Thunder Bay Museum April 8 - June 28, 2019
Timmins Museum: NEC - July 8 - Sep 9, 2019
Simcoe County Museum - Sep 28 - Nov 5, 2019
Orillia Museum of Art & History
Nov 28, 2019 - April 26, 2020
Re: Fashion - a Connections Fibre Artists group exhibit
Wellington County Museum and Archives, Fergus, Ontario, Sep 15, 2019 - Jan 5, 2020
Past Exhibits
Other Words for Birds - solo exhibit
Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, Ontario, July 5-28, 2019
Excellence in Fibers 2017 - a juried group show,
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, Oct 19, 2018 - Jan 13, 2019
Concrete & Grasslands - a juried group exhibit
RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin, Ireland, Nov 8-11, 2018
Harrogate International Centre, Harrogate, UK, Nov 22-25, 2018
Signs of Life - juried exhibit of the Women's Art Association of Hamilton
Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario, April 28, 2018 - September 3, 2018
Fibre Content - juried exhibit
Art Gallery of Burlington, Ontario, September 6-16, 2018
Lake of the Woods Museum, Kenora, Sept 25 to Nov 10, 2018
Dryden and District Museum, Nov 27 to Jan 28, 2019
Fort Frances Museum, Feb 4 to April 1, 2019
Artist Talk - invited
Art Gallery of Burlington, Ontario, September 15, 2018
Juried Artist Gallery
Art Quilt Quarterly - current issue #10,
Selections from Connections (group, invited)
Stratford Perth Museum, ON, Feb 1 – Apr 15, 2018
Running With Fibre (group, invited)
Gallery Stratford, Stratford, ON, July 15- Sep 24, 2017
Fabrications (juried, national)
Quest Art School + Gallery, Midland, ON, Jan-Mar 2017
Catch the Weave II (group, invited)
Earls Court Gallery, Hamilton, ON, Sep-Nov 2016
SAQA 2017 Trunk Show, (open, international)
Public Artist Talk, Fibre Content 2016 (solo, invited)
Art Gallery of Burlington, ON, Sep 2016
Junior Guilds Artist Talk (solo, invited)
Art Gallery of Burlington, ON, Sep 2016
Fibre Content 2016 (juried, provincial)
Art Gallery of Burlington, ON, Sep, 2016
Orillia Museum of Art and History, Orillia, ON Jan-Apr, 2017
Gibson Gallery, Amherstburg, ON May-Jun 2017
Simcoe County Museum, Minesing, ON Sep-Nov 2017
Fibre Content 2016 Interactive Exhibit (organizer, curator, participant)
Art Gallery of Burlington, ON, Sep, 2016
Orillia Museum of Art and History, Orillia, ON Jan-Apr, 2017
Gibson Gallery, Amherstburg, ON May-Jun 2017
Simcoe County Museum, Minesing, ON Sep-Nov 2017
My Corner of the World – International (juried, international)
Stratford-Perth Museum, Stratford, ON, May-Oct 2016
Thunder Bay Museum, Thunder Bay, ON, Nov 2016 - Jan 2017
My Corner of the World – Canada (juried, national)
In Canada:
Stratford-Perth Museum, Stratford, ON, May-Oct 2016
Thunder Bay Museum, Thunder Bay, ON, Nov 2016 - Jan 2017
Ailsa Craig Recreation Centre, Ailsa Craig, ON, Jun 2017
In Australia:
Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre, May 2017
Exhibition Park, Canberra, Aug 2017
Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Aug 2017
Goyder Pavilion, Adelaide Showground, Sep, 2017
Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton Gardens, Melbourne, Nov 2017
Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre, Australia, May 23-27, 2018
International Exhibition Centre, Sydney, Australia June 20-24, 2018
Brisbane Convention Centre, Australia, October 3-7, 2018
In Europe:
European Patchwork Meeting, Sainte-Marie-Aux-Mines, France – Sep 2017
Abilmente Mostra-Atelier Internazionale della Manualita Creativa, Vicenza, Italy Oct 2017
Concrete and Grasslands (juried, international)
Alexandra Palace, Olympia London, UK, Oct 11-14, 2018
Grant’s Pass Museum of Art, Oregon, USA, May 31 – July 29, 2016
Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, UK, Aug 9-12, 2018
9th Asia Quilt Festival, Shanghai, China Sep 22-24, 2017
Threadworks 2016 (juried, national)
Wellington County Museum, Fergus, ON, Apr-May 2016
Museum of Northern History, Kirkland Lake, ON, Jun-Aug 2016
Bruce County Museum, Southampton, ON, Sep-Oct 2016
Fort Frances Museum, For Frances, ON, Nov-Dec 2016
Dryden and District Museum, Dryden, ON, Jan-Feb 2017
Lake of the Woods Museum, Kenora, ON, Mar-Apr 2017
Thunder Bay Museum, Thunder Bay, ON, May-Jun 2017
Temiskaming Art Gallery, Haileybury, ON, Jul-Aug 2017Arthur Child Heritage Museum, Gananoqué, ON, Sep-Oct 2017
Scugog Shores Museum Port Perry, ON, Nov-Jan 2018
Artist Talk: SAQA Central Canada (solo, invited)
Art Gallery of Burlington, ON, Nov 2015
SAQA 25th Anniversary Trunk Show (open, international)
Multiple venues through Western Canada, Australia, and in the U.S.: Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas
Edge of the Forest (juried, national)
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, ON, Mar 2015
Art Square Gallery, Toronto, ON, Apr-May 2015
John M. Parrott Gallery, Belleville, ON, Jun-Jul 2015
Fibre Arts 2015 Conference, Woody Point, NL, Aug-Oct 2015
Fish Creek Community Library, Calgary, AB, Jan 2016
Coast Collective Arts Centre, Victoria, BC, Mar-Apr 2016
Fibreworks Gallery, Sunshine Coast, BC, Jul-Aug 2016
Fibre Content 2014 (juried, provincial)
Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington, ON, Sep 2014
Art Quilts XVII - Integrating A Paradox (juried, international)
Chandler Centre for the Arts, Chandler, AZ, USA Nov 2012 – Jan 2013
Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, Ontario, July 5-28, 2019
Excellence in Fibers 2017 - a juried group show,
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, Oct 19, 2018 - Jan 13, 2019
Concrete & Grasslands - a juried group exhibit
RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin, Ireland, Nov 8-11, 2018
Harrogate International Centre, Harrogate, UK, Nov 22-25, 2018
Signs of Life - juried exhibit of the Women's Art Association of Hamilton
Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario, April 28, 2018 - September 3, 2018
Fibre Content - juried exhibit
Art Gallery of Burlington, Ontario, September 6-16, 2018
Lake of the Woods Museum, Kenora, Sept 25 to Nov 10, 2018
Dryden and District Museum, Nov 27 to Jan 28, 2019
Fort Frances Museum, Feb 4 to April 1, 2019
Artist Talk - invited
Art Gallery of Burlington, Ontario, September 15, 2018
Juried Artist Gallery
Art Quilt Quarterly - current issue #10,
Selections from Connections (group, invited)
Stratford Perth Museum, ON, Feb 1 – Apr 15, 2018
Running With Fibre (group, invited)
Gallery Stratford, Stratford, ON, July 15- Sep 24, 2017
Fabrications (juried, national)
Quest Art School + Gallery, Midland, ON, Jan-Mar 2017
Catch the Weave II (group, invited)
Earls Court Gallery, Hamilton, ON, Sep-Nov 2016
SAQA 2017 Trunk Show, (open, international)
Public Artist Talk, Fibre Content 2016 (solo, invited)
Art Gallery of Burlington, ON, Sep 2016
Junior Guilds Artist Talk (solo, invited)
Art Gallery of Burlington, ON, Sep 2016
Fibre Content 2016 (juried, provincial)
Art Gallery of Burlington, ON, Sep, 2016
Orillia Museum of Art and History, Orillia, ON Jan-Apr, 2017
Gibson Gallery, Amherstburg, ON May-Jun 2017
Simcoe County Museum, Minesing, ON Sep-Nov 2017
Fibre Content 2016 Interactive Exhibit (organizer, curator, participant)
Art Gallery of Burlington, ON, Sep, 2016
Orillia Museum of Art and History, Orillia, ON Jan-Apr, 2017
Gibson Gallery, Amherstburg, ON May-Jun 2017
Simcoe County Museum, Minesing, ON Sep-Nov 2017
My Corner of the World – International (juried, international)
Stratford-Perth Museum, Stratford, ON, May-Oct 2016
Thunder Bay Museum, Thunder Bay, ON, Nov 2016 - Jan 2017
My Corner of the World – Canada (juried, national)
In Canada:
Stratford-Perth Museum, Stratford, ON, May-Oct 2016
Thunder Bay Museum, Thunder Bay, ON, Nov 2016 - Jan 2017
Ailsa Craig Recreation Centre, Ailsa Craig, ON, Jun 2017
In Australia:
Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre, May 2017
Exhibition Park, Canberra, Aug 2017
Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Aug 2017
Goyder Pavilion, Adelaide Showground, Sep, 2017
Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton Gardens, Melbourne, Nov 2017
Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre, Australia, May 23-27, 2018
International Exhibition Centre, Sydney, Australia June 20-24, 2018
Brisbane Convention Centre, Australia, October 3-7, 2018
In Europe:
European Patchwork Meeting, Sainte-Marie-Aux-Mines, France – Sep 2017
Abilmente Mostra-Atelier Internazionale della Manualita Creativa, Vicenza, Italy Oct 2017
Concrete and Grasslands (juried, international)
Alexandra Palace, Olympia London, UK, Oct 11-14, 2018
Grant’s Pass Museum of Art, Oregon, USA, May 31 – July 29, 2016
Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, UK, Aug 9-12, 2018
9th Asia Quilt Festival, Shanghai, China Sep 22-24, 2017
Threadworks 2016 (juried, national)
Wellington County Museum, Fergus, ON, Apr-May 2016
Museum of Northern History, Kirkland Lake, ON, Jun-Aug 2016
Bruce County Museum, Southampton, ON, Sep-Oct 2016
Fort Frances Museum, For Frances, ON, Nov-Dec 2016
Dryden and District Museum, Dryden, ON, Jan-Feb 2017
Lake of the Woods Museum, Kenora, ON, Mar-Apr 2017
Thunder Bay Museum, Thunder Bay, ON, May-Jun 2017
Temiskaming Art Gallery, Haileybury, ON, Jul-Aug 2017Arthur Child Heritage Museum, Gananoqué, ON, Sep-Oct 2017
Scugog Shores Museum Port Perry, ON, Nov-Jan 2018
Artist Talk: SAQA Central Canada (solo, invited)
Art Gallery of Burlington, ON, Nov 2015
SAQA 25th Anniversary Trunk Show (open, international)
Multiple venues through Western Canada, Australia, and in the U.S.: Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas
Edge of the Forest (juried, national)
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, ON, Mar 2015
Art Square Gallery, Toronto, ON, Apr-May 2015
John M. Parrott Gallery, Belleville, ON, Jun-Jul 2015
Fibre Arts 2015 Conference, Woody Point, NL, Aug-Oct 2015
Fish Creek Community Library, Calgary, AB, Jan 2016
Coast Collective Arts Centre, Victoria, BC, Mar-Apr 2016
Fibreworks Gallery, Sunshine Coast, BC, Jul-Aug 2016
Fibre Content 2014 (juried, provincial)
Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington, ON, Sep 2014
Art Quilts XVII - Integrating A Paradox (juried, international)
Chandler Centre for the Arts, Chandler, AZ, USA Nov 2012 – Jan 2013