Quilt artist Lois Klassen presents her first Manitoba exhibition, "Lamentation and Celebration," featuring a series of collaged textile works that explore the duality of grief and beauty. The exhibition showcases Klassen’s signature style of juxtaposing found, recycled, and commercial fabrics with traditional needlework fragments to create complex visual patterns and textures.
By incorporating historical needlework into contemporary gallery spaces, Klassen bridges the gap between traditional craft and fine art while addressing universal themes of loss and nostalgia. The show highlights the evolving status of textile art and the importance of regional artistic exchange within the Canadian art scene.