kiran p gill (he/they/she) is a malaysian-canadian artist and weaver based in brampton, ontario. he was born in selangor, malaysia to an irish-canadian mother and punjabi sikh father. his artistic practice centres pre-industrial, land-based textile traditions within the scope of natural dyeing, weaving, yarn spinning, and needlework. with his work, he seeks to reconsider the material cultures of his ancestors within new contexts, combining eastern and western traditions, and finding common ground through themes of spirituality, lineage, grief, cycles of time, and place/displacement.
kiran has attended artist residencies in iceland, malaysia, and indonesia, and is a two-time canada council for the arts grant recipient. he is currently working on his BFA in material art and design (textiles) at ocad university in tkaronto.
education
bfa in material art and design (textiles)
ocad university, tkaronto
2020-present
spinning certificate
ontario handspinners and weaver's guild & fleming college, haliburton
2022-present
diploma in liberal arts
seneca college, tkaronto
2018-2020
residencies
rimbun dahan centre for the arts
selangor, malaysia
april-may 2023
ós textile residency
textilmidstod / icelandic textile center
blonduos, iceland
may 2022
other experience
threads of life dye studio
bali, indonesia
april 2023
textile museum of canada
volunteer
2019-2022
exhibition record
ós textile residency exhibition
(may 2022)
workshops
artmeets: printing with natural dyes, east end arts
(july 2023)
artmeets textile edition: printing with natural dyes, east end arts
(august 2022)
graduate craft day: ink-making with natural materials, ocadu student union (july 2022)
grants
explore and create: research and creation, canada council for the arts
(2023)
explore and create: research and creation, canada council for the arts (2022)