Molly Bertheaud

Why are swans and cranes mostly monogamous? What does it feel like to drop your eggs in a river like a dragonfly or a frog, and have nothing more to do with your progeny? Who are humans, as animals, in these habitats we’ve created?

I learned about industrial knitting and jacquards from my mother in her modern cottage industry. I meld my love of storytelling, sociology, biology, literature, and myth to create images translated through various mediums, from painting to song to industrially knit and hand-embroidered tapestries, which create narratives about love, desire, responsibility, and connection.

Molly Bertheaud (Canadian/American, b.1997) is an interdisciplinary artist who creates contemporary mythologies by integrating traditional techniques with modern technology. She has participated in shows and residencies nationally and internationally. Notable presentations including a solo show at McClure Gallery in 2023, the Wassaic Project in Wassaic, NY (2022), Field projects in NYC (2023), Creér des Ponts Artsousterrain residency in Montreal, QC (2022), and The Icelandic Textile Center, Blönduós, Iceland (2021). In 2022 her work was supported by the Canada Council. She holds a BFA from Emily Carr University.

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Installation by Molly Bertheaud. Image credit: Emma Ongman