Gloria S. Daly, A.A.A. SC
7298 Somenos Road, Duncan BC V9L 5Z9
phone: 250.748.8731 email: gdalyart@shaw.ca
CURRICULUM VITAE
From her studio on Vancouver Island, Gloria creates innovative Fibre Art for both private and public patrons. She teaches and demonstrates at textile forums and art gallery workshops. Her works combine traditional methods with contemporary design and materials. Gloria is well known for her ability to capture the essence and spiritual message of her subjects.
In 2003, Gloria was chosen as an example of excellence in Design by the Embroiderers' Guild of America and was exhibited in Rye Brook, New York. Her works are often two and three dimensional wall hangings or panels created of fibre and mixed media.
She studied Design and Embroidery with the City & Guilds Institute of London, England and was elected to the Embroiderers Association of Canada and serves as a Director for the Prairie/Pacific Region.
An active member of the fibre arts community in British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario, she won the Northcott Silk Inc. challenge in 2002.
Gloria has taught at Malaspina University/College, Gibson's Landing Fibre Festival, North Island College Fibre Arts Symposium, and for the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria in their contemporary Art Program - "New Extreme".
Gloria's work, including commissions, are held in private collections in the United States, Canada and Japan.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
| 2008 | MISSA (Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts | |
| 2008 | Victoria Quilters Guild Presentation & Trunk Show | |
| 2008 | Pacific Northwest Quiltfest Presentation & Trunk Show | |
| 2007 | EAC Seminar, St John’s NL | |
| 2006 | Victoria Quilters' Guild | |
| 2006 | Campbell River Community Centre | |
| 2006 | Vancouver Island School of Art | |
| 2005 | Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, New Extreme Program | |
| 2004 | North Island College, Fibre Arts Symposium | |
| 2003 | Gibsons Landing Fibre Arts Festival |
EXHIBITIONS (Selected Solo & Group)
| 2008 | Mary E. Black Gallery | Halifax, NS | |
| 2007 | Jubilee Auditorium, "Frobisher Opera" | Calgary, AB | |
| 2007 | The Loft Gallery | Mill Bay BC | |
| 2006 | Design & Textile Decoration Exhibition | Oak Harbor WA | |
| 2006 | Sew Fest / Guest Artist Group | Calgary AB | |
| 2006 | Fibre Essence Gallery | Vancouver BC | |
| 2006 | With Threaded Needle – CAC | Victoria BC | |
| 2006 | Consider The Lilies, IV | Metchosin BC | |
| 2005 | Alberta Centenary Celebrations | Calgary AB | |
| 2005 | Consider The Lilies, III | Metchosin | |
| 2005 | The Filberg Festival / Guest Artist | Comox BC | |
| 2005 | The Station Cultural Center | Okotoks AB | |
| 2004 | Sooke Fine Arts | Sooke BC | |
| 2004 | Consider The Lilies, II | Metchosin | |
| 2004 | Ten-ee-ah Lodge Gallery | Lac La Hache BC | |
| 2004 | City & Guilds of London, Graduation Exhibition for Design & Embroidery four year tutorial programme | Calgary AB | |
| 2004 | Healing Through Fibre / Alberta Craft Council | Edmonton AB | |
| 2004 | Agriart | Surrey BC | |
| 2003 | Embroiderers’ Guild of America | Rye Brook, NY | |
| 2003 | Consider The Lilies, I | Metchosin BC | |
| 2002 | Northcott Silk Inc. | Woodbridge Ont. |
MAJOR COMMISSIONS (Selected)
| 2005 | Island Savings Credit Union, Administration Building | Vancouver Island, BC | |
| 2005 | Alderlea Medical Clinic | Duncan, BC | |
| 2004 | Ten–ee-ah Lodge | Lac La Hache, BC |
BURSARIES / AWARDS
| 2005 | British Columbia Arts Council | |
| 2004 | Embroiderers’ Guild of Victoria | |
| 2003 | Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts |
PUBLICATIONS
| 2008 | The Padded Deck, The Canadian Quilter | |
| 2008 | Exposure, Surface Design Journal | 2006 | Iridescent Icicles, A Needle Pulling Thread, Festive Vol.2 Issue 1 |
| 2006 | Spring – Artfully, Peter Rusland, Newsleader, Vancouver Island | |
| 2006 | Beautiful Endings, Embroidery Canada | |
| 2006 | Let’s Keep in Touch, Marsha Rafuse, The Canadian Quilter |
APPOINTMENTS
| 2008 - present | Bd. of Directors | Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria (CACGV) | |
| 2004 - 2007 | Bd. of Directors | Embroiderers’ Assoc. of Canada Prairie Pacific Region | |
| 2002 - present | Trustee | Credit Union of BC Foundation | |
| 2000 - present | Bd. of Directors | Island Savings Credit Union | |
| 1998 - 2003 | Bd. of Directors | Canadian Cancer Society BC & Yukon Div. | |
| 1985 - 1987 | Alderman | City of Nanaimo |
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
| Articulation – group of 10 Canadian Contemporary Fibre Artists | |
| Fibres and Beyond – group of 12 Lower Vancouver Island Fibre Artists | |
| Embroiderers’ Assoc. of Canada Inc - Board of Directors | |
| The Embroiderers’ Guild of America, Inc. | |
| Canadian Quilters’ Guild – Victoria Quilters Guild – Heritage Quilt Guild | |
| Fibre Art Network – group of Western Canada Art Quilt Designers | |
| Surface Design Association | |
