About the Artist

Line Dufour is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design. She also obtained her Bachelor of Fine Art at the University of Guelph and a Bachelor of Education at the University of Toronto.

Her tapestries have been exhibited throughout Ontario and in the United States. She has received numerous awards, grants and scholarships to pursue her weaving.

Line has extensive teaching experience with people of all ages. Not only has she taught weaving but she has also taught high school art (Waterloo Separate Board) and art history (Wellington County Board, Continuing Education).

Magazines such as Shuttle, Spindle and Dypot, Southwest Art, Fibre Focus, the Hamilton Spectator, the National Post and Fibre Quarterly have spotlighted her work and undertakings. A book entitled Tapestry, published by Phaidon Press and written in Great Britain by Barty Phillips bestowed Line with the title of "Contemporary Master". She is one of only two Canadians to appear in this international and historical retrospective on tapestry.

Her work can be found in collections all over Canada, such as Cooperators Insurance in Guelph, who commissioned Line to create a tapestry for their office.

Education

The Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, 1979
The Ontario College of Art, Honours Graduate, 1981-85
University of Guelph, B.A., Specialization Fine Arts, 1991
University of Toronto, Faculty of Education, B. Ed., 1992

Exhibitions

Trade and Craft Shows

Awards/Grants


PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Presentations/speaking engagements/Jurying

1989 Toronto Handweavers and Spinners
1995 "Tapestry Trends" - 5 Counties Seminar, Guelph Guild of Handweavers and Spinners
1997 Toronto Handweavers and Spinners Etobicoke Guild of Weavers and Spinners
2003 Kitchener Guild of Weavers & Spinners, History of tapestry
2004 Ontario Arts Council - juror
2007 Burlington Art Centre, Presentation about my tapestry work
2011 Burlington Art Centre - juror
2011 Ontario Arts Council - juror

Teaching Experience/Workshops
1985 Harbourfront, Kalaiedescope Program
1989 Norway Public School, Toronto, 15 day tapestry weaving workshop, grades 4-6
1989 St. Jean de Lalande, Scarborough, one day weaving workshop, grades 1-6
1989 Kew Beach Public School, Toronto, 5 day tie dye techniques workshop, grades 1-6
1989 Brown Public School, Toronto, one day workshop, design elements and batik
1990 Cliffwood Public School, North York, (CAIS) 10 day design and weaving workshop, grades 4-6
1990 Wellington Board of Education, After School program, grades 1-6, mutli media
1990 Ecole George Etienne Cartier, one day tie dye workshop, grades 1-3
1990, 1991 North York Board of Education, Faywood Arts Centre, a one month multi-media workshop
1990 Canadian Heritage School, Toronto (CAIS), 10 day multi-media workshop
1990 Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute, 5 day body adornments workshop, Grade 10
1991 Faywood Public School, 12 day multi media workshop, 110 kindergarten students
1991 MacDonald Stewart Art Centre, one day multi media workshops
1992-3 Monsignor Doyle Secondary School, Cambridge, high school art teacher
1993 Canadore College, Artsperience, Colour theory and application (adults)
1993-6 St. Mary's High School, Kitchener, high school art teacher
2003-4 Sir Sanford Fleming College, Haliburton Campus, Miniature tapestry & design
2004 Burlington Guild of Weavers & Spinners, color & miniature tapestry workshop
2008 Nottawasaga Guild of Weavers & Spinners, Tapestry Workshop
2009 OHS Conference, Fibres Unleashed, Creativity Workshop, May 2009
2011 Georgian College, Ontario Handweavers & Spinners Certification, Tapestry Unit
2011 Niagara Guild of Weavers & Spinners, Workshops on Creativity and Designing for Weaving, 2011
1996-pres Toronto District School Board (Etobicoke), Continuing Education (adults), Weaving

Articles/Reviews/Books/Catalogues

Private Collections / commissions

Carina Van Heyst, Toronto
Emily Martinello, Guelph
John and Ann Galbraith, Oshawa
Robert and Ingrid Dupuis, Toronto
Timothy and Sharon Salomma, Toronto
Kathryn Randle, Ottawa
Sophie Andrikopoulos, Toronto
Arthur Erickson, Vancouver
Christine Audet, Stratford
Elsie Fish, Medicine Hat
Freda Kurin, Toronto
Nina Raby, Guelph
Dr. Barrie Bennet, Toronto
Miriam Grassby, Montreal
Dr. James Brown, Guelph
Dr. Wayne Callaghan, Windsor
Lyle Satok and Shawn Patt, Toronto
Jane Alderdice, Toronto
Krista Pain, Oro Station, Ontario
Susan T. Eluard, Buffalo, New York

Corporate collections / commissions

Co-operators, Guelph
Algoal Corporation, Guelph

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