Lori Zebiere (she/her) is a Canadian artist, crafter, lacemaker and baker. Creating from her home-studio based in the Eastman Region of Manitoba a few miles outside of the small village of Garson Quarry on Treaty 1 Territory Lori’s interests are wide spead, she dabbles in a variety of methods and mediums and always has a lot of irons in the fire! Hey, she might even take a blacksmith course, it could happen!!
ARTIST Bio & STATEMENT
I am a sketcher of pictures, stitcher of bears, maker of lace, nålbinder of mittens and lover of all creatures great through small, especially my dogs! Animals are a subject that factors heavily in my work and are dear to my heart. As soon as I could hold a pencil my obsession with drawing horses began. My Mom has always been a constant inspiration and mentor. She is a retired welder, a talented problem-solver, gifted artist and craftsperson herself and has always encouraged me to follow and explore the creative path.
Ontario born and raised, I moved to Manitoba where I met my husband, partner and the love of my life and graduated from Civil Technology program at RCC. I have been blessed to work in the residential construction industry for nearly three decade. Though which I’ve seen a great deal of change. Architecture, houses, homes and building community are also themes I enjoy exploring and can often be found throughout my work.
Through the use of subject matter, methods, materials, I explore relationships. I am a passionate observer: watching animals, people, plants and insects……and can spend hours studying a small patch of milkweed, photographing a bumblebee or literally chasing butterflies. I also find humans fascinating and am intrigued by the wide range of relationships and bonds we have with animals; utilizing them for protection, for companionship, for food and for entertainment. Animals can be our comfort and beloved companions or evoke some of our deepest darkest fears.
For the last few years I have been actively participating as something of a ‘citizen scientist’ doing monarch caterpillar rescue. Yes, rescue. I collect monarch caterpillars and eggs from the common milkweed plants found growing along the mile-road shoulders in the direct path of the municipal mower blades and herbicide spray. The ditch ‘maintenance’ is typically done twice a season, and often at the time of greatest impact on the monarchs. The mowing and herbicide spraying results in killing off the growing portion of the plant (not the runner root system) and leaves any surviving caterpillars to starve. So, I scour the ditches– preferably before these actions are taken–bringing them home to raise them throughout the summer and then I release them back where I found them, or into my garden which is still in their same overall geographic area.
I am unsure whether this rescue activity is making a real difference in the big picture to their numbers, but it feels right. Plus, I have learned a lot about their plight, health and life cycle. Pausing to look for eggs and ‘cats’ I have also come to learn additional things about their ecosystem. I am learning more and more every year about native and invasive flora and fauna and our impacts on the natural world.
Contact Information:
Lori Zébière
Cooks Creek, MB CANADA
Cell: (204)791-2203 email: zebiereart@yahoo.ca
SOLO & DUO SHOWS
2018 Saturated, Wayne Arthur Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
2016 On Thin Ice, Duo Show with Michele Campbell, Cre8ery, Winnipeg, MB
2015 Rescue Rx, Wayne Arthur Gallery, MB
2011 Wild Beauty and Untamed Beasts, Duo Show with Michele Campbell, Wayne Arthur Gallery, MB
2010 Herstory, Duo Show with Naomi Gerrard, Wayne Arthur Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
2009 New Works, Maple Grove Teahouse, St. Andrews, MB
2008 Tea-time Florals, Maple Grove Teahouse, St. Andrews, MB
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 PETS! 2025 Print Exchange Showcase, Martha Street Studio, Wpg.
2025 CRAFT in Miniature: A MCC Members Exhibition, C2 Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
2021 Rural Roots, Cre8ery Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
2019 Drawn Together: An Explorations of Relationships, Manitoba Quickdraw Art Club, Wayne Arthur Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
2017 INTO the MIX, Milidrag Group, Warehouse Artworks, Winnipeg, MB
2016 Manitoba Fibre Art Exhibition, Manitoba Fibre Festival 2016, Winnipeg, MB
2015 Hand It To Craft 2015, Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library, Winnipeg, MB
2013 Herding Cats, Artistic Soulz Group, Selkirk Community Arts Centre, Selikirk, MB 2012 10th Annual Rural & Northern Art Show, Manitoba Arts Network, Pavilion Gallery,Winnipeg, MB
2012 MSA 110, Manitoba Society of Artists Group Show, cre8ery, Winnipeg, MB
2012 Birds of a Feather, Milidrag Group, Exchange Community Church, Winnipeg, MB
2012 Authentic Transformation, Manitoba Arts Network Rural Arts Mentorship Program,MAWA, Winnipeg, MB
2011 A is for ART, Milidrag Group, Outworks Gallery, Winnipeg, MB 2011 Eastern Influences, Eastern Manitoba Artists Co-op Group Show, cre8ery,Winnipeg, MB
2010 The Untitled Show, Gallery Artists Annual Exhibition, Wayne Arthur Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
2010 Art to the Rescue 2, Juried Exhibition & Fundraiser, Galerie Ouest, St. Anne de Bellevue, QC
2010 In Your Face, Milidrag Group, Outworks Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
2010 New Works, Artistic Soulz Group, Maple Grove Teahouse, St. Andrews, MB
2009 50 Manitoba Stories, Gallery Artists Annual Exhibition, Wayne Arthur Gallery, Wpg, MB
2009 A Taste of the East, Eastern Manitoba Artists Co-op Member Show, cre8ery,Winnipeg, MB.
2009 New Works, Artistic Soulz Group, Maple Grove Teahouse, St. Andrews, MB
2008 Every Story has a Picture, Annual Exhibition, Wayne Arthur Gallery, Wpg, MB
2008 Beautiful Me-dium, Milidrag Group, group piece within group show, Cre8ery Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
2008 Eastern Manitoba Artists Co-op Annual Member Show, Gwen Fox Gallery, Selkirk, MB
2007 Every Picture Tells a Story, Annual Exhibition, Wayne Arthur Gallery, Wpg, MB.
2007 Winnipeg Sketch Club 90th Annual Juried Exhibition, Label For Artists Gallery,Wpg, MB
2007 Painting Is Not My Hobby, Milidrag Group, Adelaide McDermot Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
EDUCATION
2025 Collagraph print making with Sarah Ross-Thompson, Martha Street Studio, Wpg.
2025 Needlelace Workshop with Australian artist Maggie Hensel-Brown, online.
2024-25 MAWA Foundation Mentorship Program, mentor: Bonnie Marin.
2021 MAWA’s One on One Mentorship Program, mentor: Nora Kobrinsky.
2020-2021 Remote studies, School of Art, University of Manitoba, Wpg, MB
2019 Intro to Copper Etching with Nora Kobrinsky, Martha Street Studio, Wpg. MB
2019 Woodblock Printing on Fabric by Peter Graham, Martha Street Studio, Wpg MB
2015 Natural Dye Workshop, Kelly Ruth, MAWA, Wpg, MB.
2014 Part-time studies, School of Art, University of Manitoba, Wpg, MB.
2011 Rural Arts Mentorship Program, Manitoba Arts Network & MAWA
2007 to 2020 Mentored by Milos Milidrag, Wpg, MB
2012 Fairy Tales & Monsters Workshop, Diana Thorneycroft, WAG, Winnipeg, MB
2011 Print making, Karen Cornelius, Arts West Retreat, Clear Lake, MB
2009 Oil Pastel Workshop, Graham Clarke, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
2007 Figure Drawing, Milos Milidrag, Winnipeg, MB
2006 Winnipeg Art Gallery Abstract Drawing, Milly Giesbrecht, Winnipeg, MB
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