About
Kim McCollum is a visual artist based in Treaty 6 territory (Edmonton, Alberta). McCollum’s work explores relationships between digital and analog, old and new, hand and machine. Through extensive work within local weaving communities she collects woven swatches, techniques and stories that she works into woven, painted, and new media artworks. McCollum holds an MFA and MSc from the University of Alberta as well as a Master Weaver designation from Olds College. She is a creator of networks within local craft and arts communities in Edmonton, connecting people and ideas through her work as an artist, organizing events, and working as an educator. She also co-owns Gather Textiles, a workshop space and community building initiative. McCollum has exhibited her work throughout North America including at the Art Gallery of Alberta.