Please join us for an in-gallery Artist Talk and Q&A with Andrew McPhail in combination with his exhibition TEXTiles, This is not an AIDS Quilt at the University of Waterloo Art Gallery (UWAG) on Thursday, November 6, from 7-8:30 pm. His current exhibition is a survey of works made between 2019-2025, featuring 59 of the artist's hand-sequinned bedsheets, pillowcases, and quilts.
The exhibition, along with Brenda Mabel Reid's exhibition Underlay, runs from September 11 to December 6 at UWAG.
Andrew McPhail, TEXTiles, This is not an AIDS Quilt (installation detail), 2019-2025, mixed media. Photo: Scott Lee.
Andrew McPhail is a visual artist who received his MFA from York University in 1987. In his accumulative, craft-oriented practice he uses ephemeral, disposable materials such as Band Aids, Kleenex, and Post-its to create monumental yet ephemeral sculptures, installations, and performances. Over the last decade he has been hand-stitching sequins to spell out text on pillowcases, bed sheets, and quilts. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. He was the recipient of the Canada Council International Studio Residency in Paris in 2013 and the Nordic Artist Residency in 2023. He is the cofounder, with Stephen Altena, of the Hundred Dollar Gallery, and a founding member of The Assembly in Hamilton, Ontario.