Gila is known as the cross-dressing, cross stitching Jewish Princess. During lockdowns, she picked up stitching and never put it down. Today, she stitches across wide subject matters and styles, and teaches stitching.

Teaching CV:

  • March 2022 - Cross Dressing & Cross Dressing virtual 3-part workshop for Women’s Support Network of York Region.

  • March 2024 Cross Dressing & Cross Stitching workshop for Kingston School of Art.

  • July 2024 Cross Dressing & Cross Stitching workshop for Collingwood Public Library.

  • October 2024 Cross Dressing & Cross Stitching workshop for Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning.

Exhibits:

  • June 2023 - Cross Dressing & Cross Dressing exhibit at Toronto Public Library Don Mills Branch.

  • March 2024 - Cross Dressing & Cross Stitching exhibit at Kingston School of Art.

  • May 2024 - Neilson Park Creative Centre’s (NPCC) Be Creative NPCC Celebrates Pride juried exhibition.

  • June 2024 - Trellis Queer Art Show.

  • May 2025 - Kingston Market Wing Cultural Space Community Art Exhibition.

Awards:

  • Markham Fair 2022 - Oda Pritzker award, 1st place framed stitching, 1st place non-framed stitching, 3rd place Christmas card.

  • Markham Fair 2023 - Oda Pritzker award, 1st place framed stitching.

  • Markham Fair 2024 - 1st place non-framed stitching, 2nd place small framed stitching, 4th place framed-stitching.

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Contribution to FENTSTER Window Gallery's TOTElley FENTSTER fundraiser, December 2023