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About Myrna

I am both a writer and a textile artist. My words and my works are influenced by personal experience and inspired by quotes, concepts, and the world around me.

Textiles are my medium, my way of expressing my inner self outward. Their never-ending boundaries are both comforting and exciting. I enjoy bright colors, smooth curves, dense threadwork, and visual energy. Each piece is a story expressed through line, color, and texture, a rich tapestry of ideas, an exploration of form and function.

My work is featured in private and corporate collections in Canada, the United States, Germany, Malaysia, Australia, Saudi Arabia, and New Zealand.

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Available at the...

Aspha Naira Gallery
9492 Houghton Road Vernon, BC, Canada, V1H 2C9
Phone 250-549-4249 (Pacific Standard Time).
For directions and hours, please visit the website or call the gallery.

Sooke Harbour House Gallery
1528 Whiffen Spit Road, Sooke , BC, Canada, V9Z 0T4
Phone 250-642-3421 - Toll Free 800-889-9688
(Pacific Standard Time)
For directions and hours, please visit the website or call the gallery.

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Education

Fundamentals of Design I and II - Thompson Rivers University
Provincials Instructors Diploma, University of Alberta through Vancouver Community College
Independent & Self Directed Studies

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Solo Exhibits

Fibre Expressions: Art Quilts by Myrna Giesbrecht
April 1 - May 13, 2007, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

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Group Exhibits

CQA/ACC Invitational Show - June 3-7, 2008, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

Edging Forward - June 3-7, 2008, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

Living Colors - (traveling exhibit) - October 2008 to August 2010 - Petersburg, AK; Bloomington, IN; Lancaster, PA; Danville, IL: Seattle, WA - all in the United States

The Shape of Things to Come - January 12 - March 4, 2006,
Vernon, British Columbia, Canada

Breaking Tradition - Touring Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Canada from June 2004 - December 2005.

Altered Shapes - April 23 to June 12, 2004, Mennonite Heritage Gallery,
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Pan Pacific Quilt Show & Conference - April 15 to 17, 2004,
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.

FANfare - May 4, 2002 to October 6, 2003 - Alberta Craft Council Gallery,
Edmonton, AB - The Gallery, Red Deer, AB - Grand Forks Art Gallery,
Grand Forks, BC - Oceanside Community Arts Council,
Parksville, BC, all in Canada

TrendTex Challenge - June 6 to 7, 2003, University of New Brunswick,
Fredericton, NB, Canada

Telling Secrets - (traveling exhibit) - October 2002 to August 2004 - Lynwood, WA - Minneapolis, MN - Golden, CO - Billings, MT - Nashville, TN - Ft. Washington, PA - Houston, TX - Spokane, WA - Lancaster, PA - Danville, IL - Petersburg, AK - Seattle, WA - all in the United States

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Selected Collections

Spirals - Barb Giuliany - Victoria, BC
Layers - Amie Starchuk, Saudi Arabia
Landscapes - Judith Woerner Collection, USA
My Side, Your Side - Judith Woerner Collection, USA
It Runs in the Family - Private Collection, USA
Until Spring - Dori Monica Collection, USA
Picture Window - Pat Dolan Collection, USA
Deeply Rooted - Harry Bicknell, BC, Canada
Got Time for Coffee? – Ms. J. Dubee, NB, Canada
In My Mother’s Womb – AB Assoc. of Rehabilitation Centers, AB, Canada
Light is Light/Dark is Dark – Private Collection, Germany
Rooted – Sonya and Adam Price, BC, Canada
Tapestries – Reg & Gina. Goertzen – BC, Canada
The Colors of Africa – Elaine Blacklock & Alfred Knut - ON, Canada
The Rose Garden – Christine Grey, AB, Canada
The Schu’s – Gerhard & Janie Schumacher - BC, Canada
Pieces – Gerhard & Janie Schumacher – BC, Canada

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Selected Publications

The Quilter’s Web - Quilters Newsletter Magazine - column from October 1999 to 2004
Setting Up Your Sewing Space, Sterling Publishing, New York, NY
Strip Quilts in a Hurry, ASN Publishing, San Marco, CA
Triangle Delight, Shimp Publishing, Las Vegas, NV
Press for Success, Martingale & Co, Bothell, WA

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Associations

Fibre Art Network – www.fibreartnetwork.com
Studio Art Quilt Association - www.saqa.com

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Nominated 2007 Teacher of the Year
The Professional Quilter

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