06/05/2026
Sheryl M (Sheree) Rasmussen - Sparkle: The Spirit in Everything
Exhibition from 13/04/2026 to 29/05/2026, in Palais.
Link to the artist's website : http://www.shereerasmussen.com/
Sparkle: The Spirit in Everything.
"My textile work explores the shimmering edge between exhuberance and grace- where surface beauty meets spirit.
Using luminous fabrics and layered textures, I invite viewers to look beyond decoration and discover vitality within the material itself. Textile art, once dismissed as "women's work," has gained new ground as a medium of power, nuance and meaning. I create large scale tapestry-like hangings to convey this."
Sheree Rasmussen is a Canadian textile artist whose work explores the emotional and spiritual presence of fabric. Her influences ranging from the traditions of the Balkans and Middle East, wall rugs of Bedouin tents, modernist paintings, and contemporary quilts of the American Gees Bend quilters..
Sheree Rasmussen grew up in Toronto, Canada, one of the most mult-cultural cities in the world, and these merging influences have shaped her. Drawing on traditions often considered domestic or decorative, she transforms shimmering materials into contemporary reflections on connection, vitality and beauty.
Her artistic process is textile based, her earliest artistic influence was her mother, who sewed fabulously coloured outfits. Dance training imprinted on her an ability to create patterns through movement, that feeling has been transposed from movement through space to the movement of colour, shape and pattern.
Being a garden designer for many years has also influenced her work.The word “paradise” comes from the Persian word meaning walled garden, a perfect little universe. The garden is a symbol of unity and wholeness, and a well designed garden has the effect of creating harmony within.
Rasmussen is an award winning graduate of The Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto, Canada, and has exhibited across Canada and internationally, and currently divides her tiime between Ontario and Strasbourg.