Education
1983 City & Guilds of London, England, Embroidery Part 2 with Distinction
1981 City & Guilds of London, England, Embroidery Part 1 with Distinctions
1981 City & Guilds of London, England, Textiles Part 1.
Teaching Certificate, specialising Biology, Textile Crafts, Sheffield University, England
Permanent Teacher’s Certificate, Ontario
Professional Activities
Instructor
2018-2000 Several different workshops to groups in Ontario & USA
2017-93 Summer School, Haliburton, ON
2011 Quilting Connections, Boston, Mass. USA
2011 Canadian Embroiderers Guild, London, Ontario
2010-08 Algonquin College, Ottawa, ON
2009 St. Clair College, Chatham, ON
2006 Tallahassee, Florida
2006-05 St. Lawrence College, Kingston, ON
2000 Canadian Embroiderer’s Guild, London, ON
2000-99 Thousand Islands Summer School of the Arts, Brockville, ON
1998 Fibreworks, Kingston, ON
1996 Quilt Canada, Saskatoon, SK
1994-93 Bernina University, ON
1992 Thousand Islands Summer School of the Arts, Brockville, ON
1991 York Heritage Quilters, Toronto, ON
1991 Rouge Valley Quilters, Toronto, ON
1990-89 St. Lawrence College, Kingston, Fibreworks weekend
Lecturer
2017-95 Quilting, Stitchery and Weaving groups in Eastern Ontario, USA
1995 “Sew It Seams”, Abbotsford, BC
1995 Port Hope, Heirloom Quilters, ON
1992 Canadian Sewing and Needlework Festival, Toronto, ON
1990-89 St. Lawrence College, Kingston for Fibreworks, ON
1987-85 Quilting and Embroidery groups in England
Awards
2010 Ontario Arts Council Project Grant
1996 CQA “Award of Excellence” for Wearable Art
1990 Best Fibre Art Award, Toronto Outdoor Art Show
1989 Mary Diamond Butt’s Award, Ontario Crafts ‘89
1983 Silver Medal for the top student in Britain in City & Guilds Embroidery
1983 Merchant Taylor Award, given by City & Guilds of London Institute
Galleries Previously Represented
2016-2000 Davis Gallery of Canadian Art, Stratford, ON
Agnes Etherington, Art Rental Gallery, Queen’s University, ON
2007-05 The Framing Place and Gallery, Huntsville ON
2005- 03 Show of Hands, Toronto, ON
2004-00 BC Crafts Council, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC
2004-96 Snapdragon, Ottawa, ON
2003-99 Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton, AB
2002-97 The Feminine Mystique, Tubac, Arizona
2002-97 Sable Gallery, Galveston, Texas
2002-97 Sable Gallery, New Orleans
2001-97 Muskoka Moose, Muskoka, ON
2000-98 Pegasus Gallery, Saltspring Island, BC
Work Shown In Publications
2013 Machine Quilting Unlimited, published USA article
2012 Machine Quilting Unlimited, published USA
2012 Stitched Art of Sylvia Naylor, by Sylvia through Blurb.com
2011 Transfer Painting-the basics, by Sylvia through Blurb.com
2011-2008 Portfolio SAQA
2011 Adventures in Design, Joen Wolfram
2010 1000 Artisan Textiles, published USA
2010 500 Art Quilts, Lark Publishing.
2009 Quilting Arts Calendar for 2009
2008 Quilting Arts, US. April/ May. June/July, October/Nov.
2008 ‘Inspiration’ Bernina Switzerland
1996 “Beyond the Horizon” by Valerie Hearder
1995 Bernina Calender, a piece of wearable art
1994 “Profile” magazine, Kingston, ON
1988 Bernina magazine, Switzerland
1985 “The New Machine Embroidery” by Joy Clucas