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Simone Saunders: Unearthing Unicorns
Surface Magazine March 20, 2023Afrofuturism, feminist craft, and a deep knowledge of Renaissance-era tapestry coalesce in Simone Saunders’ debut solo exhibition. The Canadian textile artist’s first New York exhibition...Read more -
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Surface Magazine March 20, 2023Afrofuturism, feminist craft, and deep knowledge of Renaissance-era tapestry coalesce in the Canadian textile artist’s debut solo exhibition, which reimagines high Renaissance unicorn tapestries in...Read more -
European Old Master Paintings Reexamined in New York Under A Fresh Take On Blackness and Slavery
Forbes March 9, 2023Across the world’s finest art institutions and most prized collections, a number of exhibitions are recontextualizing what makes an old master painting. Erasure of Blackness...Read more -
Simone Elizabeth Saunders: Unearthing Unicorns. Claire Oliver Gallery New York
Martin Cid Magazine February 5, 2023Artist Simone Elizabeth Saunders’ NYC Debut Explores Black Feminism and Mythology Through Textile Art Unearthing Unicorns showcases large-scale textile artworks that explore the iconography of...Read more -
This Calgary artist found a global audience with the 'soft power' of her textile portraits of Black women
CBC Arts November 18, 2022Simone Elizabeth Saunders shares the story of the portrait that started it all. ''I was always searching for a sense of belonging and identity within...Read more -
Luxuriant Tufted Portraits by Artist Simone Elizabeth Saunders Exude Black Joy
Colossal June 7, 2022For Saunders , celebrating love is not grand, abstract, or impossible to grasp. It’s as honest as a single strand of thread. Close-ups of her...Read more