Marge Yuzicappi

b. 1948, Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada

Marge (Marjorie) Yuzicappi was one of the younger members of the Sioux Handcraft Co-operative and hooked some of its largest rugs, an activity which she continues today.

One of her most significant works, Tapestry (Ta-hah-sheena), was made for the University of Regina where it remains on display in the Dr. John Archer Library. Because the rug was too large to lay out in her home, Yuzicappi had to roll it up and work on it in sections. As Algonquin/Métis academic Sherry Farrell Racette notes regarding this piece, her “geometric patterns are both subtle and dynamic, serving the ancient purpose of beautifying a shared communal space.”