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DESCRIPTION:Virtual event description:  \n\nJoin Deborah Goodman Davis and 
 Gwendolyn Owens for a conversation on textile art. Deborah Davis curated a
  recent exhibition in New York City\, 'TEXTiles\; the Woven Word' and will
  share her insights into the world of contemporary textile artists. Join R
 OAAr for a look into art beyond the book or the canvas.\n\nWatch on YouTub
 e\n\n\nAbout the Speakers:\n\nDeborah Goodman Davis is an art advisor and 
 curator who helps her clients to build quality collections of contemporary
  art & photography. A native of Montreal\, Debbie has over 30 years experi
 ence in the art world\, beginning with summer internships at the Montreal 
 of Fine Arts in the 1980s. She has held positions at The Art Institute of 
 Chicago\, The Yale University Art Gallery\, The Herbert F. Johnson Museum 
 of Art at Cornell University\, and Sotheby’s London. Her 2012 children’s b
 ook\, Speeding Down the Spiral: An Artful Adventure\, about a family’s tri
 p to the Guggenheim Museum\, received the Mom’s Choice Silver Medal Prize.
  She also edited PhotoRX: Pharmacy in Photography Since 1850\, a catalogue
  dedicated to the photography collection of Pharmascience\, Inc. in 2017. 
 Debbie chairs the Friends of Photography Acquisitions Committee and is a m
 ember of the Advisory Council of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum at Cornell 
 University\; she serves on the Humanities Council at the University of Chi
 cago and chairs the Contemporary Art Acquisitions Committee and is a Board
  Member of the American Friends of the Israel Museum. She received a BA fr
 om Cornell University and an MA from the University of Chicago\, both in A
 rt History.\n\nGwendolyn Owens is Director\, Visual Arts Collection\, McGi
 ll University. Her scholarly publications include articles\, exhibition ca
 talogues\, and books on artist/architect Gordon Matta-Clark\; painters Mau
 rice Prendergast\, Lawren Harris\, and David Milne\; Montreal artist/archi
 tect Melvin Charney\; 20thcentury art markets\; and kitchen wallpaper. She
  is currently researching the art of Marian Dale Scott.\n\n\n\nImage: \n\n
 Marie Watt. COMPANION SPECIES (SHINGLE)\, 2019\n	Reclaimed wool blanket\, t
 hread\, embroidery floss and Czech beads\, 10.5 x 13.5 inches.\n\nImage co
 urtesy of Greg Kucera Gallery. Photograph by Kevin McConnell\n\n \n
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LOCATION:Rare Books and Special Collections\, McLennan Library Building 4th
  floor\, McLennan Library Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0C9\, 3459 r
 ue McTavish
SUMMARY:ROAAr Book Club Presents: Weaving words in textiles: A conversation
  with curator Deborah Goodman Davis
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