Jennifer Coghill is a Toronto (T’Karonto) mixed-media fiber artist whose practice begins with reuse and material transformation. Using discarded and transient materials, she creates sewn artworks that reflect the routines, habits, and objects of everyday life.
Inspired by domestic textile traditions, her recent artworks reference patchwork quilts and worn blankets, familiar objects associated with warmth, comfort, and care. Reconstructed using discarded materials such as used coffee filters and tea bags, they may mimic the softness, drape, and familiarity of cloth, yet remain fragile and impractical. They evoke the impression of warmth and comfort while unable to provide it.
Through the careful, time-intensive process of transforming discarded materials, Coghill explores how materials can shift in meaning and value while giving shape to ideas around home, care, and domestic life.
Exhibitions
Solo Shows
2026
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Piece by Piece, 2026 World of Threads Festival, Queen Elizabeth Centre, Oakville, ON
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Piece by Piece, 2026 Design TO Festival, window installation at Dialogue 38 Inc., Toronto,
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Winter Light, Gallery Wall at Might & Main, Toronto, ON
2025
- Consumed!, 2025 Design TO Festival, installation at Evergreen Brick Works, Toronto, ON
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Small Works, Gallery Wall at Might & Main, Toronto, ON
2024
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Coffee Culture, 2024 Design TO Festival, window installation at Hamers Coffee, Toronto, ON
2023
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Café Curtains, 2023 World of Threads Festival, Queen Elizabeth Centre, Oakville, ON
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Café Curtains, 2023 Design TO Festival, window installation at Hamers Coffee, Toronto, ON
Juried Group Shows
2026
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Cat Walk, World of Threads Festival, Queen Elizabeth Centre, Oakville, ON
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Textures of Canada, 2026 Grand National Fibre Art Exhibition
Kootenay Gallery of Art, Castlegar, BC, Jun 21 - Aug 8, 2026
Leduc Arts Foundry, Leduc, AB, Sep 1 - Sep 30, 2026
United Community Arts, Pilot Mound, MB, Nov 8 - Dec 20, 2026
Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre, Southampton, ON, Jan 16 - Apr 30, 2027
UNB Art Centre, Fredericton, NB, May 14 - Jun 25, 2027
2025
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Pattern, Gladstone House, Toronto, ON
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Art a la Carte, Ontario Legislative Building, Toronto, ON
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new vistas: alder for the heart, Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery, Etobicoke, ON
2024
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FACE/WASTE, Steelcase Art Projects, Markham, ON
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Delights, 2024 Grand National Fibre Art Exhibition
Kootenay Gallery of Art, Castlegar, BC, Jun 8 - Jul 27, 2024
United Contemporary, Pilot Mound, MT, Aug 9 - Sep 25, 2024
Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock, ON, Oct 12 - Jan 25, 2025
Saint John Arts Centre, Saint John, NB, Mar 14 - Apr 25, 2025
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Fierce Planets, Studio Art Quilt Associates
LSU Museum of Art, Baton Rouge, LA, Apr 18 - Sep 8, 2024
New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA, Jan 1 - May 10, 2025
Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL, Jun 13 - Aug 25, 2025
Stamford Museum and Nature Center, Stamford, FL, Sep 25 - Jan 2, 2026
BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD, Mar 3 - Apr 19, 2026
Shafer Art Gallery, Great Bend, KS, Jun 12 - Aug 15, 2026
Farmington Museum, Farmington, NM, Nov 28, 2026 - Mar 27, 2027
Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, TX, Apr 16 - Jun 6, 2027
Allen County Museum, Lima, OH, Jul 15 - Nov 14, 2027
2023
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2023 Emerging Artists Show, Ontario Society of Artists, Baird Gallery, Toronto, ON
Juried Online Group Shows
2024
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Ritual, virtual gallery, Studio Art Quilt Associates, saqa.com
2022
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Textile Impressionism, virtual gallery, Studio Art Quilt Associates, saqa.com
Awards
2024
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Judge's Choice Award for Meadowland at Delights, 2023 Grand National Fibre Art Exhibition
Talks
2026
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Within the Weave, DesignTO Panel Discussion, DesignTO Festival, Toronto, ON
Residencies
2025
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Alchemy Artist Residency, Gibraltar Point Arts Centre, Toronto, ON
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Contemporary Textile Studio Co-op, 401 Richmond, Toronto, ON
Publications
2024
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Uppercase Magazine, Issue 62: Coffee Culture series is featured in the "Snippets" section