Shayla Bond is a Canadian fibre artist whose work explores the intersection of textile, design, and domestic space. Rooted in the preservation of heritage craft techniques, her practice reconsiders quilting as both an artistic medium and a functional object within contemporary interiors.

Through colour, texture, repetition, scale, and precise construction, Bond creates works that engage with the architecture of the home and the sensory experience of living with handmade objects, emphasizing a synergy between functionality and aesthetics.

At the heart of her practice lies a dedication to closing the gap between historic and contemporary making. The old crafts are preserved in her body of work where the echoes of the past harmonize with the cadence of the present.

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Shayla bond
b. 1990 Nova Scotia, Canada

Selected Exhibitions

2024
Quilted Canopies, Nocturne Festival
Halifax, Nova Scotia (group)

A Matter of Time, CO+
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (group)

Seamlight, Vitrine Gallery
Toronto, Ontario (solo)

Beyond Wada in Bloom, Promise Supply Installation
for DesignTO Festival, Toronto, Ontario

2023
Artist's Choice (Juried), Contemporary Art Room Gallery
Digital Exhibition (group)

2022
AO Artball NFT Collection, Australian Open
Digital Exhibition (group)

2019
The Brain Project, Rotating site specific
Toronto, Ontario (group)

2018
Artist Series x By The Namesake, Lumas Gallery
Toronto, Ontario (group)

2017
Bxxbs, Blank Canvas Gallery
Toronto, Ontario (group)

Commissions

2023
Private Commission: Ode to Arp
Deeks Residence
Kingston, Ontario

2020
Private Commission: From the Herd II
Bharucha Residence
Lake Calhoun, Minneapolis

2019
Private Commission: Project Percy
Painting for home featured in InStyle Magazine by
Jessica Leigh Interiors Design Firm
Toronto, Ontario

Media

2023
The World of Interiors ‘Artist Impressions’
Conde Nast Publication
Physical Magazine

2019
'Kentville-born artist raises awareness of dementia
through art project in Toronto'

Digital Publication
Saltwire.com

'Shayla Bond X 1030rn Interview'
Digital Publication
1030rn.com

2019
Artist Feature: Shayla Bond
Digital Publication
ilovecreatives.com

2017
'Shapes with personality: Shayla Bond talks
Spine 7’s cover design'

Spine Magazine
Spinemagazine.co

Education

2013
BFA Fashion & Textiles

NSCAD University
Nova Scotia, Canada