Shona Barbour is a quilter and textile artist from Yellowknife. In the mid- 1990s Shona was fortunate to be part of a strong fine arts program at Sir John Franklin High School (Yellowknife, NT), guided by art teacher Mrs. Betty Wilcox. Although originally planning on entering a college graphic design program Shona choose to pursue her academics at the University of Alberta. It was during her time at the University of Alberta, studying Native Studies and enrolling in many art history classes, that she began quilting and working with fabrics. Shona is attracted to quilting through its fabrics, colour, graphic patterns, and necessity for patience.

Shona was a founding member and President of the Inuvik Quilting Guild from 2006- 2017 and a previous NWT Regional Representative on the Canadian Quilters Association (CQA). She has taught classes with the Inuvik Quilting Guild, Open Sky Festival in Fort Simpson, Great Northern Arts Festival in Inuvik and The Quilted Raven in Yellowknife. Shona won a CQA Judges Choice Award at the 2018 Quilt Canada.

 

Email: shonabarbour@hotmail.com

Instagram: @shonalynnbarbour