“Foraging for materials within the seasons, my work is quite literally tied to the cycle of the natural world. Basketmaking has a communal history in nearly every culture on the planet. When I weave, I feel linked to this collective history of civilization; a time when we had respect and a deep, generational knowledge about the self sustaining systems of the earth”
Christi York
Art from Nature
Christi York combines traditional weaving methods with a contemporary approach. She harvests and processes all of her own natural materials around Vancouver Island, BC - (traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations peoples).
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With a background in both graphic and jewelry design, York’s work naturally flows towards mixed media, with botanical material and imagery always front and centre.
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Inspired by the overwhelming complexity of plant life on earth, she invites people to pause and re-consider the seemingly humble nature of plant material.
"Foraging for materials within the seasons, my work is quite literally tied to the cycle of the natural world. Basketmaking has a communal history in nearly every culture on the planet. When I weave, I feel linked to this collective history of civilization; a time when we had respect and a deep generational knowledge about the self sustaining systems of the earth."
Recent Exhibitions
September 10th to December 11, 2020
Personal and Material Geographies
Vancouver, BC
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November 13th to December 17, 2020
Positively Petite Annual Miniature Exhibition
Coquitlam, BC
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Past Exhibitions
Solo
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2018
Valley to Valley, McMillan Arts Centre, Parksville, BC
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2020
Wildworks. Rainforest Arts, Chemainus, BC
Group
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2019/2020
One Tree
Bateman Foundation Gallery of Nature
Victoria, BC
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2019
Salt Spring National Art Prize. Finalist.
Salt Spring Island, BC
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2019
Sooke Fine Arts Show. Sooke, BC
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2018
From The Studios; Connection
(A Crafted Vancouver invitational event)
Visual Space Gallery, Vancouver BC
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2018
Sooke Fine Arts Show. Sooke, BC
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2018
Gathered Together; Northwest Basket Weavers Guild Exhibition
Whatcom Museum. Bellingham, WA
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2018
Sooke Fine Arts Show. Sooke, BC
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Awards
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2019
Honourable Mention as chosen by Jury.
Sooke Fine Arts Show