Mita Giacomini is a fiber artist in Dundas, Ontario whose work has been exhibited at art galleries and museums across Canada and internationally. She is a member of the fiber artist group Connections, and a Juried Artist Member of the 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 my original method of “surface weaving,” which combines techniques from 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.
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 my original method of “surface weaving,” which combines techniques from 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.
Current & Upcoming Venues
Gallery Stratford: Running With Fibre (Connections group)
Stratford, Ontario, July 15 - Sep 24, 2017
Opening Reception: 7pm July 14, 2017
Thunder Bay Museum: Threadworks (juried group)
Thunder Bay, Ontario, May 8 - Jun 29, 2017
Temiskaming Art Gallery: Threadworks (juried group)
Halleybury, Ontario, Jul 4 - Aug 30, 2017
Simcoe County Museum: Fibre Content (juried group)
Minesing, Ontario, Sep - Nov, 2017.
Arthur Child Heritage Museum: Threadworks (juried group)
Gananoqué, Ontario, Sep 12 - Oct 31, 2017.
Scugog Shores Museum: Threadworks (juried group)
Port Perry, Ontario, Nov 6, 2017 - Jan 6, 2018
Australia:
My Corner of the World (juried group)
Exhibition Park, Canberra, Aug 2017
Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Aug 2017
Goyder Pavilion, Adelaide Showground, Sept 2017
Carlton Gardens, Melbourne, Nov 2017
& additional venues through 2018
Europe:
Concrete & Grasslands (juried group)
Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, UK, Aug 2018
Asia:
Concrete & Grasslands (juried group)
9th Asia Quilt Festival, Shanghai, Sep 22-24, 2017
Stratford, Ontario, July 15 - Sep 24, 2017
Opening Reception: 7pm July 14, 2017
Thunder Bay Museum: Threadworks (juried group)
Thunder Bay, Ontario, May 8 - Jun 29, 2017
Temiskaming Art Gallery: Threadworks (juried group)
Halleybury, Ontario, Jul 4 - Aug 30, 2017
Simcoe County Museum: Fibre Content (juried group)
Minesing, Ontario, Sep - Nov, 2017.
Arthur Child Heritage Museum: Threadworks (juried group)
Gananoqué, Ontario, Sep 12 - Oct 31, 2017.
Scugog Shores Museum: Threadworks (juried group)
Port Perry, Ontario, Nov 6, 2017 - Jan 6, 2018
Australia:
My Corner of the World (juried group)
Exhibition Park, Canberra, Aug 2017
Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Aug 2017
Goyder Pavilion, Adelaide Showground, Sept 2017
Carlton Gardens, Melbourne, Nov 2017
& additional venues through 2018
Europe:
Concrete & Grasslands (juried group)
Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, UK, Aug 2018
Asia:
Concrete & Grasslands (juried group)
9th Asia Quilt Festival, Shanghai, Sep 22-24, 2017
Past Venues
Quest Art School + Gallery, Midland, Ontario - January 13 - March 11, 2017
Fabrications - a juried group exhibit
Opening reception Friday January 13, 7-9pm
Thunder Bay Museum, Ontario - November 1, 2016 - January 29, 2017
My Corner of the World (International) – a juried group exhibit
My Corner of the World (Canada) – a juried group exhibit
Orillia Museum of Art and History, Ontario – January - April 2017
Fibre Content 2016 - a juried provincial group exhibit
Interactive Exhibit for Fibre Content 2016 (organizer)
Dryden and District Museum, Ontario - January 4 - February 22, 2017
Threadworks - a juried national group exhibit
Lake of the Woods Museum, Kenora, Ontario - March 9 - April 27, 2017
Threadworks - a juried national group exhibit
Thunder Bay Museum, Ontario - May 8 - June 29, 2017
Threadworks - a juried national group exhibitStratford-Perth Museum, Stratford, Ontario - May 21 – October 20, 2016
My Corner of the World (International) - a juried group exhibit
My Corner of the World (Canada) – a juried national group exhibit
Bruce County Museum, Southampton, Ontario - September 1 - October 22, 2016
Threadworks - a juried national group exhibit
Art Gallery of Burlington, Ontario – September 8-18, 2016
Fibre Content 2016 - a juried provincial group exhibit
Interactive Exhibit for Fibre Content 2016 (organizer)
Art Gallery of Burlington, Ontario – 1-2 pm, September 18, 2016
Mita Giacomini: Artist Talk – public; 1-2pm
Mita Giacomini: Artist Talk – Junior Guild members; 2:30pm
Earls Court Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario - September 29 - November 5, 2016
Catch the Weave II - an invited group exhibit
Southern United States, multiple venues - September - November 2016
Studio Art Quilts Associates (SAQA) 25th Anniversary Trunk Show
Fort Frances Museum, Ontario - November 1 - December 14, 2016
Threadworks 2016 - a juried national group exhibit
Grant’s Pass Museum of Art, Oregon, USA - May 31 – July 29, 2016
Concrete and Grasslands – a juried international exhibit
Museum of Northern History, Kirkland Lake, Ontario, June 6 - August 21, 2016
Threadworks - a juried national group exhibit
Fibreworks Gallery, Sunshine Coast, British Columbia - July 9 – August 21, 2016
Edge of the Forest – a juried national exhibit
Wellington County Museum, Fergus, Ontario, April 17 – May 29, 2016
Threadworks - a juried national group exhibit
Australia, multiple venues - July 2015 – April 2016
Studio Art Quilts Associates (SAQA) 25th Anniversary Trunk Show
Coast Collective Arts Centre, Victoria, British Columbia - March 23 – April 3, 2016
Edge of the Forest – a juried national exhibit
Fish Creek Community Library, Calgary, Alberta, January 11 – 30, 2016
Edge of the Forest – a juried national exhibit
Art Gallery of Burlington, Ontario - November 15, 2015
Mita Giacomini: Artist Talk, SAQA Central Canada
Fibre Arts Conference 2015, Woody Point, Newfoundland - August 11 – October 18, 2015
Edge of the Forest – a juried national exhibit
John M. Parrott Gallery, Belleville, Ontario - June 4 – July 9, 2015
Edge of the Forest – a juried national exhibit
Art Square Gallery, Toronto - April 20 – May 4, 2015
Edge of the Forest – a juried national exhibit
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, Ontario - March 1-30, 2015
Edge of the Forest – a juried national exhibit
Western Canada, multiple venues - 2014 - 2015
Studio Art Quilts Associates (SAQA) 25th Anniversary Trunk Show
Art Gallery of Burlington, Ontario - September 9 – 16, 2014
Fibre Content 2014 – a juried provincial exhibit
Chandler Centre for the Arts, Arizona, USA - Nov 2, 2012 – Jan 20, 2013
Art Quilts XVII - Integrating A Paradox – a juried, international exhibit
Fabrications - a juried group exhibit
Opening reception Friday January 13, 7-9pm
Thunder Bay Museum, Ontario - November 1, 2016 - January 29, 2017
My Corner of the World (International) – a juried group exhibit
My Corner of the World (Canada) – a juried group exhibit
Orillia Museum of Art and History, Ontario – January - April 2017
Fibre Content 2016 - a juried provincial group exhibit
Interactive Exhibit for Fibre Content 2016 (organizer)
Dryden and District Museum, Ontario - January 4 - February 22, 2017
Threadworks - a juried national group exhibit
Lake of the Woods Museum, Kenora, Ontario - March 9 - April 27, 2017
Threadworks - a juried national group exhibit
Thunder Bay Museum, Ontario - May 8 - June 29, 2017
Threadworks - a juried national group exhibitStratford-Perth Museum, Stratford, Ontario - May 21 – October 20, 2016
My Corner of the World (International) - a juried group exhibit
My Corner of the World (Canada) – a juried national group exhibit
Bruce County Museum, Southampton, Ontario - September 1 - October 22, 2016
Threadworks - a juried national group exhibit
Art Gallery of Burlington, Ontario – September 8-18, 2016
Fibre Content 2016 - a juried provincial group exhibit
Interactive Exhibit for Fibre Content 2016 (organizer)
Art Gallery of Burlington, Ontario – 1-2 pm, September 18, 2016
Mita Giacomini: Artist Talk – public; 1-2pm
Mita Giacomini: Artist Talk – Junior Guild members; 2:30pm
Earls Court Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario - September 29 - November 5, 2016
Catch the Weave II - an invited group exhibit
Southern United States, multiple venues - September - November 2016
Studio Art Quilts Associates (SAQA) 25th Anniversary Trunk Show
Fort Frances Museum, Ontario - November 1 - December 14, 2016
Threadworks 2016 - a juried national group exhibit
Grant’s Pass Museum of Art, Oregon, USA - May 31 – July 29, 2016
Concrete and Grasslands – a juried international exhibit
Museum of Northern History, Kirkland Lake, Ontario, June 6 - August 21, 2016
Threadworks - a juried national group exhibit
Fibreworks Gallery, Sunshine Coast, British Columbia - July 9 – August 21, 2016
Edge of the Forest – a juried national exhibit
Wellington County Museum, Fergus, Ontario, April 17 – May 29, 2016
Threadworks - a juried national group exhibit
Australia, multiple venues - July 2015 – April 2016
Studio Art Quilts Associates (SAQA) 25th Anniversary Trunk Show
Coast Collective Arts Centre, Victoria, British Columbia - March 23 – April 3, 2016
Edge of the Forest – a juried national exhibit
Fish Creek Community Library, Calgary, Alberta, January 11 – 30, 2016
Edge of the Forest – a juried national exhibit
Art Gallery of Burlington, Ontario - November 15, 2015
Mita Giacomini: Artist Talk, SAQA Central Canada
Fibre Arts Conference 2015, Woody Point, Newfoundland - August 11 – October 18, 2015
Edge of the Forest – a juried national exhibit
John M. Parrott Gallery, Belleville, Ontario - June 4 – July 9, 2015
Edge of the Forest – a juried national exhibit
Art Square Gallery, Toronto - April 20 – May 4, 2015
Edge of the Forest – a juried national exhibit
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, Ontario - March 1-30, 2015
Edge of the Forest – a juried national exhibit
Western Canada, multiple venues - 2014 - 2015
Studio Art Quilts Associates (SAQA) 25th Anniversary Trunk Show
Art Gallery of Burlington, Ontario - September 9 – 16, 2014
Fibre Content 2014 – a juried provincial exhibit
Chandler Centre for the Arts, Arizona, USA - Nov 2, 2012 – Jan 20, 2013
Art Quilts XVII - Integrating A Paradox – a juried, international exhibit
