Rachel A. MacGillivray
Rachel A. McGillivray, Log Cabin Security, 2019
From Glengarry County, Eastern Ontario, Rachel A. MacGillivray is a multi-disciplinary textile artist and Mother who has made her home near Fredericton, NB. Working with natural materials, especially wool, is a cornerstone of her practice, which includes knitting, stitching, spinning, and gardening. Moved by the connections we all seem to make with cloth and clothing, reusing garments and old textiles is important in her studio, as are sustainability and the local textiles movement. Like many, the pandemic experience has greatly affected her work, and she’s now breaking out of the boundaries of her studio and leaning into gardening as artistic exploration. The realities of Motherhood and the blurring of all aspects of her life have also had critical impacts on her work and perspective.

Rachel is an instructor and studio head of textile design at the New Brunswick College of Craft & Design. Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries including the Louvre, Canadian War Museum, Andrew & Laura McCain Gallery, and the Okanagan Heritage Museum. She has been the recipient of ArtsNB Creation Grants and national awards. Passionate about sharing her love of textiles, her writings have been published in PLY Magazine and Created Here.

Thanks to the support of the Connexion Artist-Run Centre and its Connexion Exchange Mentorship Program, Rachel has become involved with the ECH through a mentorship with Ron Benner.

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Find more on her website: rachelmac.space 

Recent Works 

Devolution Triptych, 2018
Group Shot - Hers, 2019
Mummalien, 2018
Quilt Study #14 Rust, 2017
Shouldering it all, 2020
Indigo Lake, 2017
Worn, Not Worthless, 2020-21
WIP, 2021
EDITORIAL TEAM

ONLINE FOUNDER
Tariq Hassan Gordon

COFOUNDERS & CURATORIAL ADVISORS  
Jamelie Hassan & Ron Benner

ADVISORY CIRCLE
Samer Abdelnour, Marnie Fleming, Wyn Geleynse, Fern Helfand, S F Ho, Lorraine Klaasen, Judith Rodger, Ruth Skinner, Mary Lou and Dan Smoke,  and Lucas Stenning 

COORDINATING EDITORS
Tariq Hassan Gordon & Olivia Mossuto

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Blessy Augustine, Anahí González, Ira Kazi, ​Shelley Kopp, Ashar Mobeen & Michelle Wilson. 

VIRTUAL TOUR
Andreas Buchwaldt
OUR STORY
Artists Jamelie Hassan and Ron Benner and jazz musician Eric Stach founded the Embassy Cultural House (1983-1990) located in the restaurant portion of the Embassy Hotel at 732 Dundas Street in East London. In 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Embassy Cultural House was re-envisioned as a virtual artist-run space and website. 
The Embassy Cultural House gratefully acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the London Arts Council through the City of London's Community Arts Investment Program.
The Embassy Cultural House is thankful for the Mentorship program established by the Visual Arts department and the continued support of the students and faculty of Arts & Humanities at Western University. 

Thank you to our partners

E M B A S S Y  C U L T U R A L  H O U S E . C A

The Embassy Cultural House (ECH) is located in London, Ontario, Canada on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Lenape, Attawandaron and Huron-Wendat peoples, at the forks of Deshkan Ziibi (Antler River), an area subject to the Dish with One Spoon Wampum and other treaties. The ECH strives to create meaningful relationships between the Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island and our contributors. The ECH honours the stewardship of the many Indigenous peoples who have resided on these lands since time immemorial. 
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