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Carmella Karijo Rother: Mixed Media Art Textiles and Chaka Chikodzi: Shona Stone Sculpture of Zimbabwe

Camella Karijo Rother’s mixed media works in textile and other materials allude to traditional “women’s crafts” such as quilt making. In Rother’s pieces, these techniques become a means of exploring ways to craft complex compositions from simple visual elements. Ironically, the result can be reminiscent of Abstract Expressionism, a movement which largely excluded women from its practice. Her motivation comes from the distillation and crossover of everyday experiences, stored memories, and tangled impressions which she interprets with fabric, thread by thread.

Chaka Chikodzi, a renowned master stone-carver of the Shona Zimbabwean sculptural tradition, actively promotes the depth and breadth of Zimbabwean culture through his colourfully veined and patterned indigenous Zimbabwean stone sculptural carvings.

Getting there: The gallery is located in Cabbagetown at 191 Carlton Street, two blocks west of Parliament Street. Parking is available on side streets and at the public parking lot one block north of Carlton and Parliament on Aberdeen Street. Frequent TTC streetcar service runs on Carlton Street. The gallery is a 5 minute streetcar ride from College subway station.

For more information contact: T3 Gallery
Phone: 416-925-4607
Email: info@t3gallery.ca

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