about
Moth Larkspur-Hansen (they/them) is a fibre artist and craftsperson whose material-based practice centres weaving, and natural dyes. They make soft yet sturdy heirloom textiles that are crafted slowly and with great care, meant to be used, loved for a lifetime, and mended when worn through.
Larkspur graduated with a BFA in painting and printmaking with distinction from Mount Allison University in 2020, the same year they were diagnosed with a degenerative eye disease that has caused significant and permanent visual impairment in both eyes. This unexpected and sudden blindness, along with their background as a painter, florist, and amateur folk magic practitioner directly informs their craft practice. Through weaving and their use of plant dyes Larkspur casts a spell, embedding magic into everyday objects.
By using exclusively natural materials, Larkspur may ensure that after each piece has lived its life, it can return to the earth as all things do; degrading into the ecosystem from which it was borrowed without causing any harm.
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EDUCATION
Textile Design Diploma, New Brunswick College of Craft and Design – 2026
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, with distinction, Mount Allison University – 2020
EXHIBITIONS & PERFORMANCES
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
Fredericton Quilters Guild award recipient – 2025
“Creation Grant; Multidisciplinary Arts”, New Brunswick Arts Board – 2021