WHO ARE THEY?
Naomi Daryn Boyd (they/them) is a multidisciplinary designer, maker, collaborator and facilitator living in Tkaronto, ON. Naomi has recently been working at the Textile Museum of Canada, managing their Textile Reuse Program, as well as designing and delivering arts-related programming in various youth programs. They completed a Master's of Design at OCADU's Interdisciplinary Master's in Art, Media & Design program after graduating from Emily Carr University of Art + Design in in 2021, completing a BDes with a major in Industrial Design and a minor in Social Practice and Community Engagement (SPACE). Naomi's work there led to an interest in design practices that are engaged in social justice, equity, community building, and non-traditional modes of learning. Analogue material and craft practices hold a special place in their heart as a means of exploring embodied knowledge, skill sharing, and connections to place.
SHOWS +
BLOOD, WATER & BATHURST ST // DESIGNTO 2024
Best in Festival Exhibition Award, hosted by Stackt Market
FENTSTER Gallery; Multimedia Art Party ‘Mapping Our Stories’
Showcased a number of textile works and also created a series of interactive pieces for visitors to engage with.http://fentster.org/events/art-party [05/2023]
Studio Art Quilt Association (SAQA) Conference Toronto; Textiles as a Medium for Expression, Panel Presentation [04/2023]
BLOOD, WATER & BATHURST ST // CHAPTER ONE: A MAP IS BORN
A week-long solo exhibition featuring the BW&B map as well as a variety of material artifacts from my familial archive. [03/2023]
Nuit Blanche Toronto; A point and a line, makes a curve, then a circle
Organized by Soft Walls Collective, this overnight collaborative weaving performance brought together 36 textile artists, responding to choreography, tension, and sound. [10/2022]
On Walking: rhythm, repetition, movement
An exhibition curated by Na’ama Freeman, On Walking looks to the action of walking as a method to measure oneself against the earth and as a way to foster connection, belonging, and accountability in the process. [03/2022]
Fibre Stories: Fibreshed as the seed, the Field School as the fertile soil / [edited by Ash Logan and Chiara Schmitt]. Contributed chapters on Coil Basketry and Practice, Practice, Practice. Available online at http://fibrestories.ca [12/2021]
Sukkah Art Show/Sale
An experimental solo exhibition held in a traditional sukkah, a temporary dwelling/structure erected for the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot. Held in Tkaronto. [10/2021]