Gio Swaby is a Bahamian interdisciplinary visual artist living in Toronto, Canada whose multimedia textile work involves intricate stitching and quilting techniques incorporating colorful fabrics representative of Black joy, empowerment, and beauty. This is as close to painting with textiles as you can get, and justifies the international acclaim, museum shows and acquisitions, and collectors clamouring for the multimedia textile work she’s known for. Swaby has been exhibiting work in group shows in locations as varied as Vancouver, Beijing, Vienna, and back “home” in Nassau, Bahamas, as far back as 2011. However, her art star really began to shine after her solo show “Both Sides of the Sun” at Claire Oliver Gallery in Harlem, New York sold out before it even opened in April 2021. Swaby now brings that star power to the 25th edition of Art Toronto, Canada’s largest art fair, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in the city that she now (sometimes) calls home.
October 30, 2024
