Anouk Desloges: Stitching mysterious themes

Anouk expresses her inner most emotions through stitch and mixed media. Finding your niche in a creative world can be fraught with challenges especially when living alone in a large and impersonal city far from family and friends. In this interview, Anouk shares with us the life-changing moments that influenced her decision to forge an artistic career in textiles.

Since being selected in 2013 into Harbourfront Centre Artist-in-Residence program (for which she received the Dalglish Foundation Venture Award when she graduated), Anouk now lives in Toronto.

Born in a textile factory in 1980 (Québec Canada) to parents who were garment manufacturers, Textile Artist Anouk Desloges’ method of work and the plurality of techniques and media she uses has undoubtedly been influenced by that experience.

Anouk holds a BFA from Université Laval (Québec City) and a Diploma in Sculpture with honours from the Maison des Métiers d’Art de Québec. Her work has been awarded prizes and fellowships from a number of organizations, including both the Ontario and Québec Art Councils. She has exhibited in Canada, France, Guatemala, Latvia and some pieces are displayed in public and coveted in private collections.