Includes a visit to the Varley Art Gallery of Markham for a tour with commentary by curator Sarah Quinton and artist Kai Chan.

Bus departs from the Textile Museum at 2:30 p.m. and leaves the Varley at 4:30 p.m. Reception is free; Bus tickets are $8 per person

For tickets call 416-599-5321, ext. 2228

Suzanne Swannie is a Halifax-based designer and weaver who creates functional textiles, tapestries and large architectural installations for private and public environments. She also weaves pictorial tapestries and is known for unique fabric constructions such as the gallery installation Repassage. Both the woven works and the constructions display the "Danish Modern" principle of repetition of modular units as a means of generating surfaces and structures with a typical emphasis on rich colour harmonies.