DATE: Thursday, December 11, 2025
TIME: 6pm – 6:30pm
LOCATION: 3rd floor galleries
COST: This event is part of AWE at Night
Accessibility: Accessibility and accommodation requests must be made at least two weeks in advance of the event. Please contact [email protected] for questions.
Catherine Heard is an interdisciplinary artist whose work integrates traditional textile techniques into sculpture and installation. She uses historical crafts such as embroidery as a foil for complex narratives and challenging subject matter, including histories of the body, war, and injustice. Her most recent projects invite public participation, engaging the conversational dynamics of the quilting bee.
Heard’s work has been exhibited internationally and is included in the permanent collections of the Canada Council Art Bank, the Art Gallery of Hamilton, the Art Gallery of Kamloops, the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, and the Art Gallery of Windsor. She lives in Windsor, Ontario, and serves as an Assistant Professor at the School of Creative Arts at the University of Windsor. Catherine Heard is represented by Birch Contemporary Gallery.
Curated by Emily McKibbon with support from Ella Chiang, Zoe Port, and Lana Zagorac, Kissing Cousins: New Acquisitions in Conversation pairs recent acquisitions with historical works from AWE’s collection, highlighting how Canadian artists have always been in dialogue with the issues of their times.
