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Patricia Bentley

Senior Curator
t. (416) 599-5321 x 2227
pbentley@textilemuseum.ca

Patricia Bentley, BA, Hon. AOCAD, is a noted textile expert, museum education specialist and award winning exhibition designer (OAAG 2005). In her position as Senior Curator at the TMC, she develops and implements programs for children, students and lifelong learners. She has also curated and designed several exhibitions, including Drawing with Thread, Dance of Pattern, The Blues and The Cutting Edge.

Since she joined the TMC Ms. Bentley has authored several printed teachers’ guides, including Fibremath: a Resource Guide, featuring textile activities based on the mathematics curriculum for K to Grade 8 students, and The Blues: a Resource Guide, to complement The Blues exhibition. Her authoring projects for the Web include Canadian Tapestry: The Fabric of Cultural Diversity and the game and explore site In Touch: Communicating Cloth, Culture and Art.