Thank you to the Edmonton Arts Council, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, and Canada Council for the Arts for supporting this work.

 
View fullsize Detail of “Grid Makers II”. I love how AGGP curatorJessica Groome described the figures in my new work. “In The Unmakers, McCollum continues her investigation of the grid, this time pushing its narrative capacity. Building from her
View fullsize 👀 Some of my paintings up in the Mayor’s office at city hall! There was a closing reception for the artists who have had work here over the past two years. It was fun to catch up with some other artists I admire @artbybuddan @gabrielestebanmol
View fullsize It’s the final week to see “The Unmakers @artgalleryofgp and I’m so grateful to Jessica Groome for curating and writing about this exhibition. “At the core of McCollum’s work is the grid: an essential structure prevalen
View fullsize “Collectors” Acrylic, oil and graphite on canvas, 72x80”
View fullsize Oh hi there 👋🏻 despite my absence on socials I’m still making work! I’ve been spending my time on some new projects @gather_textiles and with @adriennedagg as well as taking a moment to reflect after making a bunch of new work for my ex
View fullsize As part of my recent research I have been collecting weaving-related stories. If you come across a good one- please send it my way! Or maybe you have your own? Weaving is tied to stories about curses placed both on weavers and used by weavers. It com
View fullsize Colour and weave warp II, handwoven cotton and linen, 15" X 14.5" * * * * * #thegrid #onthegrid #gridart #linear #artandarchitecture #geometricart #nonobjective #postminimal #geometricabstraction #postminimalism #lines #minimal #visualgraph
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View fullsize Weaving and unweaving. Ideas in the form of sketches. * * * * * #sketches #studies #sketchbook #artiststudio #gridart #textileart #canadianartist #inthestudio #studiolife
View fullsize Unweaving is slow. It is complicated, awkward and frustrating. It takes more than twice as long and feels unproductive. But the value and power held in intricate cloth has always been entangled with labor and time. There is value in this reconfigurin
View fullsize I shared my book project via email this morning. I set the email to go out early and planned to spend some time today sharing about it on social media. I woke up to an amazing response- and it’s all sold out! 😭. Thank you so much if you ordere
View fullsize 5 months ago, before my daughter was born, I finished a project that I created during my pregnancy. It's taken me until now to have the bandwidth (and hands free time) to share it. With the support of @canada.council @gather_textiles @penrosepress.ca

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