about
M. Larkspur-Hansen (they/them) is a fibre artist and craftsperson whose material-based practice centres hand-weaving, and natural dyes. They make soft and sturdy, one-of-a-kind heirloom textiles that are crafted slowly and with great care, meant to be used, loved for a lifetime, and mended when worn through.
Larkspur completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting and printmaking from Mount Allison University, and a diploma in Textile Design with a major in weaving from the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design. Their background as a painter, florist, and amateur folk magic practitioner directly informs their craft practice. Through weaving and their use of exclusively natural materials like wool, linen, and plant dyes Larkspur casts a spell, embedding magic into everyday objects.
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EDUCATION
Textile Design Diploma, Weaving Major, New Brunswick College of Craft and Design – 2026
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, with distinction, Mount Allison University – 2020
EXHIBITIONS & PERFORMANCES
Where there are waterlilies all around us, and we are an oil painting, hand-woven and hand-dyed rug, part of Cocagne Country Colours group exhibition, Beausoleil Municipal Art Gallery, Cocagne NB - 2026 (upcoming)
Where there are waterlilies all around us, and we are an oil painting, hand-woven and hand-dyed rug, part of NBCCD diploma graduation group exhibition, Government House, Fredericton NB - 2026
Vow to the sun, hand-woven and hand-dyed rug, part of Some like it Slow group exhibition, George Fry Gallery, Fredericton NB - 2026
Homesick II, textile sculpture, part of Talent Show group exhibition, Mudroom Gallery, Fredericton NB – 2025
Display of hand-woven and hand-dyed blanket to accompany Light and Material book launch by Danielle Hogan, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton NB – 2025
Homesick, performance and display of drawn work as part of Sappyfest17, Sackville NB – 2022
Small Life, solo painting exhibition, Struts Gallery Sackville NB – 2021
Holding Mitten Hands, comic reading at Owens Art Gallery, Sackville NB – 2020
Holding Mitten Hands, 36-page book work, on permanent display as part of Teeny Tiny Zine Library, Owens Art Gallery, Sackville NB – 2020
Small Town Queers, 3 paintings, group exhibition, Albert County Museum, Albert County NB – 2019
I don’t listen to the Strokes anymore, solo comic reading, Thunder & Lightening Ltd. Sackville NB – 2019
These things I can’t say out loud, solo exhibition, Struts Gallery, Sackville NB – 2018
Diary comic reading with Marc Bell, Struts Gallery – 2018
I am not me, this body is not mine, part of Pay Attention to Us, group exhibition, Struts Gallery – 2017
PUBLISHED WORKS
Poster design & graphic identity for The Sweetest Little Thing, Sackville NB – 2022
Untitled 1-page comic, I Don’t Do Comics Issue 7, digital zine – 2022
“Sappy14”, The Sappy Post, Sackville NB – 2021
“Learning the Ukulele”, GEMS Zine (formally F*EMS Zine) Issue 19, Melbourne Australia – 2021
Illustration and graphic design work, CHMA Radio, Sackville NB – 2020-2021
“Working From Home”, I Don’t Do Comics Issue 3, digital zine – 2020
The Big Gay Umbrella Zine Project, co-created, edited, and published with Emma Delaney ft. works by various 2SLGBTQIA+ contributors, Sackville NB – 2019-2020
Poster design for 37th annual members’ show at Struts Gallery, Sackville NB – 2019
Poster design for the Heart & Pocket Revue, part of The Handmade Assembly, Sackville NB – 2019
WORKSHOPS & RESIDENCIES
Artist in Residence, Fredericton Arts Alliance, Fredericton NB – 2025
“Pocket Magic” zine, folk magic, and sewing workshop, Owens Art Gallery, Sackville NB – 2023
GRANTS & AWARDS
Dr. Ivan Crowell award for excellence in weaving - 2026
Duffie-Crowell award - 2026
Fredericton Quilters Guild award – 2025
“Creation Grant; Multidisciplinary Arts”, New Brunswick Arts Board – 2021