Aurelie Alvarez

Where Women Create,  Apr-May 18

Cover Feature Aurelie Alvarez, 15 colour page feature.

Photography & writing by Ruth Ribeaucourt.

Aurélie Alvarez is a visual artist from the celebrated French antiques town of Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence. From her studio in the rafters of her 16th century home, Aurélie, a 1992 graduate of fine arts, paints decorative and contemporary works. Her contemporary canvases feature simple, geometric patterns and layered textures reminiscent of ancient Tibetan mandalas. Her decorative collection focuses on lightness, simplicity and the poetic, colorful universe of plants and animals. All of her work explores the duality between science and spirituality, her personal journey to the heart of matter and color.

Joanna Staniskis

Where Women Create, Apr-May 18

10 page feature. Photography & writing by Ruth Ribeaucourt.

Joanna Staniszkis is a renowned textile artist whose work has been seen in major museums and shows across the globe. Born in Poland but now splitting her time between Vancouver and Provence, France, Joanna specializes in large-scale architectural textile commissions and more recently, handmade clothing. She is a graduate of the famed Chicago Art Institute and spent part of her career on the faculty of the University of British Columbia, where she taught design, textile design and history of costume. She has received numerous awards and is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy for the Arts and the International Women’s Forum.