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Finalist for the 2017 and 2021 Salt Spring National Art Prize.
Solo Exhibitions:
Hanging By A Thread. The Illusion of Permanence.
May 02 – May 26, 2024. Gibsons Public Art Gallery, Gibsons, BC.
The Chorus (Morse Code Weavings).
May 31 – Jun 18, 2023. The Gallery at Hope Bay, Pender Island, BC.
Feb 23 – Apr 20, 2023. Craft Council of British Columbia, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC.
Arteology.
Apr 09 – May 01, 2021. Terrace Art Gallery, Terrace, BC.
Temptation.
Apr 01 – Jun 30, 2016. Pender Island Public Library. Pender Island, BC.
Panacea.
Jul 10 – Aug 24, 2008. Gibsons Public Art Gallery, Gibsons, BC.
Jan 18 – Feb 22, 2008. Campbell River Art Gallery, Campbell River, BC.
Sep 08 – Sep 30, 2006. Station House Gallery. Williams Lake, BC.
Oracles and Offerings.
Mar 06 – Mar 27, 2006. The Old School House Arts Centre. Qualicum Beach, BC.
Jan 30 – Mar 20, 2006. The Gallery at the MAC, Victoria, BC.
Under Wraps – Redressing History.
Mar 22 – Apr 20, 2004. McPherson Library Gallery, Victoria, BC.
Oct 10 – Nov 16, 2002. Vernon Art Gallery, Vernon, BC.
Jun 21 – Jul 27, 2002. Nanaimo Art Gallery, Nanaimo, BC.
Mar 15 – Apr 13, 2002. Artcite, Windsor, ON.
Jan 25 – Mar 03, 2002. Two Rivers Art Gallery, Prince George, BC.
Mar 26 – Apr 24, 1999. Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
Spot – New Collages.
Mar 03 – Mar 30, 1993. Vancouver East Cultural Centre, Vancouver, BC.
Group Exhibitions:
Oct 07 - Oct 15, 2024. Exquisite Surreal. A fundraiser for the Salt Spring National Art Prize, Mahon Hall, Salt Spring Island, BC.
June 28 – Sep 05, 2024. Interplay. The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, Ohio. Presented by SDA.
May 22 – May 23, 2024. Threads: Cultural Conversations 2024 – Evolving. Saskatoon Open Door Society, Saskatchewan. Online conference.
Mar 09 – Mar 28 and July 11 – Aug 28, 2024. Current Threads 2024. Pat Martin Bates Gallery, Victoria, BC and Il Museo Gallery, Italian Cultural Centre, Vancouver, BC.
Oct 10, 2023 – Jan 14, 2024. World of Threads Festival. Oakville ON.
Sep 22 – Dec 04, 2023. Archipelago. Contemporary Art of the Salish Sea. Curated by Peter Lane. San Juan Islands Museum of Art, Friday Harbour WA.
2023, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2014, 2012. Sooke Fine Arts Show. SeaParc Arena, Sooke, BC.
May 19 – May 22, 2023. PUSH: An Exhibition of Fine Craft by Southern Gulf Island Artisans. Curated by Anthony Matthews. Mahon Hall, Salt Spring Island, BC. Fundraiser for the Salt Spring National Art Prize.
Apr 14 – 30, 2023. Archipelago. Contemporary Art of the Salish Sea. Curated by Richard Steel and Patrick McCallum. Mahon Hall, Salt Spring Island BC.
May 05 – Sep 05, 2022. Emergence. Alberni Valley Museum, Port Alberni, BC.
Sep 24 – Oct 25, 2021. Salt Spring National Art Prize 2021. Mahon Hall, Salt Spring Island, BC.
Jun 09 – Jun 27, 2021. Persons of Interest and Material Witnesses, with Gary Cherneff. Curated by Richard Steel. Mahon Hall, Salt Spring Island, BC.
Jun 27 – Aug 02, 2020. Connected. FibreWorks Studio & Gallery, Madeira Park, BC.
Feb 14 – Mar 18, 2020. Thrust. Salt Spring Gallery of Fine Art, Salt Spring Island, BC.
Sep 27 – Oct 20, 2019. SSNAP Parallel Art Show. Curated by Celia Duthie and Quentin Harris. ArtSpring, Salt Spring Island, BC.
Apr 19 – Apr 28, 2019. In Homage. Curated by Patrick McCallum. Mahon Hall, Salt Spring Island, BC.
2018, 2006. The Sidney Fine Art Show. Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, BC.
Feb 19 – Mar 17, 2018. TOSH 30th Anniversary: The Second Fifteen Years. Curated by Corinne James. The Old School House Arts Centre, Qualicum Beach, BC.
Sep 23 – Oct 21, 2017. Salt Spring National Art Prize 2017, Mahon Hall, Salt Spring Island, BC.
2015 – 2016. Edge of the Forest. Traveling Show. Various venues across Canada.
Feb 23 – Mar 14, 2015. Same, Same...But Different, with Kelly Irving. The Old School House Arts Centre, Qualicum Beach, BC.
Jan 10 – Feb 01, 2015. Same, Same...But Different, with Kelly Irving. Gibsons Public Art Gallery, Gibsons, BC.
Sep 05 – Oct 17, 2009. Shell of the Earth, with Mi Hyang Kim, Robin Ripley and Linda Walton. Comox Valley Art Gallery, Courtenay, BC.
Feb 07 – Apr 06, 2008. Contemporary Craft in BC: Excellence Within Diversity. Vancouver Museum, Vancouver.
Nov 12 – Dec 03, 2007. Celebration of Colour. Curated by Corinne James. The Old School House Arts Centre, Qualicum Beach, BC.
Nov 04 – Nov 26, 2006. To Hold Within: Redefining the Container. Waterworks Gallery, Friday Harbor, WA.
2006, 2004. Focus on Fibre. Alberta Crafts Council and Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
Oct 31 – Nov 28, 2005. Thinking Textiles: substance and form, with Ann Blackwell, Lisa Goldney, Daphne Harwood and Kevin Lake. Maple Ridge Art Gallery, Maple Ridge, BC.
Jul 28 – Sep 04, 2005. WestCoast Textures. FibreEssence, Vancouver, BC.
May 22 – Jul 03, 2005. Fibreworks. Art Gallery of Peterborough, Peterborough, ON.
Aug 26 – Oct 10, 2004. Fibreworks. Cambridge Galleries, Cambridge, ON.
Jul 24 – Aug 04, 2002. If Images Speak A Thousand Words..?. Roundhouse Community Centre, Vancouver, BC. Part of Convergence 2002: Textile Tides.
Jul 16 – Aug 11, 2002. Coastlines and Passages. Foxglove Fibre Arts Co-operative, Bowen Island, BC. Part of Convergence 2002: Textile Tides.
Dec 06, 2001 – Jan 12, 2002. Unconventional Means, with Tammy Cripps and Jane Fawkes. Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC.
Mar 02 – May 21, 2001. Eyecandy. Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, BC.
Nov 05 – Dec 03, 2000. Skins, Robes and Wrappings, with Elizabeth Ingraham. Pearl Conard Gallery, Mansfield, OH.
Jul 07 – Aug 12, 2000. To Remain at a Distance. Open Space, Victoria, BC.
Jan 24, 1999 – Apr 30, 2000. Canadian Contemporary Quilts 1998 (Travelling Show). Various, Saint John, St. John’s, Thunder Bay, Perth, Saint Lambert, Simcoe.
Oct 04 – Oct 31, 1999. Gathering Threads. Roundhouse Community Centre, Vancouver, BC.
May 21 – Jun 28, 1999. Fabrications. Evergreen Cultural Centre, Coquitlam, BC.
Nov 03, 1998 – Jan 03, 1999. Canadian Contemporary Quilts 1998. Rodman Hall, St. Catherines, ON.
May 20 – May 24, 1998. Artwork. Provincial Juried Show, Prince George, BC.
Jan 16 – Mar 16, 1997. Neo-Stitchery. Curated by Anne Rosenberg. Canadian Craft Museum, Vancouver, BC.
Mar 13 – Apr 06, 1996. Vancouver Juried Images & Objects. Community Arts Council, Vancouver, BC.
Nov 08, 1995 – Mar 02, 1997. Canadian Contemporary Quilts 1995 (Travelling Show). Saint Lambert, Richmond, Grand Forks, Thunder Bay, Timmins, Perth, Saint John, Peterborough.
Sep 12 – Oct 29, 1995. Canadian Contemporary Quilts 1995. Rodman Hall, St. Catherines, ON.
Sep 11 – Oct 16, 1994. Fiberworks. The Library and Gallery, Cambridge, ON.
Aug 11 – Oct 23, 1994. National Student Textile Exhibition. The Museum for Textiles, Toronto, ON.
Wearable Art.
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023. ZooIslander. Pender Island, BC.
Education:
1992 – 1994. Capilano College, North Vancouver, BC. A.F.A. in Textile Arts.
1979 – 1983. Trent University, Peterborough, ON. Honours B.A. in Anthropology.
Awards:
1996. Vancouver Juried Images and Objects. Honourable Mention.
1995. Canadian Contemporary Quilts. Rodman Hall, St. Catherines. One of three Grand Prize winners.
1994. Capilano College. Greater Vancouver Weavers and Spinners Guild annual award for excellence.
Grants and Commissions:
2014. Costumes for A Contemporary Christmas Carol. Solstice Theatre. Pender Island, BC.
2005. The Four Winds. Props for Magic Lake Lantern Festival, Pender Island, BC.
2000. Fire Giant Puppet Costume. Magic Lake Lantern Festival, Pender Island, BC.
1997. Eternal Return. A textile wall hanging commissioned by the Ministry of Public Works and Government Services, Vancouver, BC.
1996. Artist in Residence. Grant from the Vancouver Parks Board and the Office of Cultural Affairs. False Creek Community Centre, Vancouver, BC.
Bibliography:
May 2024. Coast Reporter. New art bends fabric of past, present, future by Michael Gurney.
Nov 2023. Digits & Threads. The Quiet Language of Joanna Rogers by Andrea Marvan.
Nov 2023. Art Access. Archipelago: Contemporary Art of the Salish Sea by Elizabeth Bryant.
May 2023. Aqua Magazine. Volume 18, issue 3. Archipelago. Contemporary Art of the Salish Sea by Gail Sjuberg.
Apr. 2023. The Fishbowl. Issue 175. Archipelago – Contemporary Art of the Salish Sea by Kirsten Bolton.
Mar. 2023. Aqua Magazine. Volume 18, issue 2. Salish Sea Visions by Kirsten Bolton.
February 25, 2023. North By Northwest interview on CBC Radio: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-43-north-by-northwest/clip/15968700-weaver-joanna-rodgers-exhibit-the-chorus.
Mar. 2019. Aqua Magazine. Volume 14, Issue 2. Body of Work by Cherie Thiessen.
Sep. 2009. Avid Magazine. Volume 1, No. 2. Artist profile.
Sep. 2006. Surface Design. Gallery Issue. Mourning Quilt for the Extinct & Extirpated Plants of Canada. P40.
April 22, 2004. Monday Magazine. That’s a Wrap by Wendy Welch. Review of Under Wraps – Redressing History at the McPherson Library Gallery, Victoria.
Sep/Oct, 2002. Fiberarts Magazine. Sampling: The Universal Circle. Clamp Resist Dress. P26 – 27.
April, 2002. Vox Magazine. Women In Their Space by Tom Lucier. Review of Under Wraps - Redressing History/The Prince of Panoply at Artcite, Windsor.
April/May, 2001. The Gig. Island Artists Push the Boundaries by Sara Cassidy. Review of EyeCandy at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
April 1 – 7, 1999. Westender. Artist Continues Tradition of Sending Messages Through Quilts by Tia Abell. Review of Under Wraps at the Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver.
Fall/Winter 1997. Artichoke. Neo Stitchery by Anne Neal. Review of Neo Stitchery at the Canadian Craft Musem, Vancouver. P36 – 38