January 2026
- I’m looking forward to participating in this year’s DesignTO Festival, from January 23 – February 1, 2026. Please visit my and Helen Kong’s window installation, Soft Curve, Hard Line at 789 Dundas St W, Toronto. The full exhibition details can be found here.
Helen and I are also participating in the DesignTo Talk Within the Weave on Sunday, February 1, 2026, happening at the Collective Arts Toronto Taproom from 2-3pm. - For the latest studio news and to be alerted to exhibitions or new publications, please subscribe to my studio newsletter – you can also read past ‘issues’ online anytime through that link.
I gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
I gratefully acknowledge the support of the Ontario Arts Council and the Chalmers Family Professional Development Projects program.
Amanda Rataj is a professional visual artist and hand weaver designing textiles and downloadable weaving patterns. I actively exhibit my craft work and have been presented my work at conferences, museums, and festivals. I am also a Contract Lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University and work as an art educator at the Art Gallery of Ontario. Please visit my About page for more information or explore my hand woven textiles on the Archive page. For downloadable weaving patterns, visit my online shop.