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You’re invited to visit the Dal Schindell Gallery between November 18 and December 12, 2026, to view Bridal Works, a garment collection by MATS student Kathleen Behrend. Kathleen will also showcase her collection in the form of a fashion show on October 27 as part of her Integrative Project in Art and Theology (IPIAT).

Opening Reception: November 18, 2026, 4–7 pm

Fashion show: October 27, 2026, 5:30–7 pm (Regent Atrium)

Location: Dal Schindell Gallery at Regent College (5800 University Blvd, Vancouver)

Parking: 

Regent College does not have its own parking lot. Paid parking options are available nearby with metered parking on Western Parkway, among other locations, and covered pay parking at the Thunderbird Parkade. See parking.ubc.ca for more info.

Artist Statement

It all begins with a seed: the Body of Christ as the Bride building the Home. These three core metaphors for the Church unfold in creative possibility to form the backbone for theologically charged clothing.

What does it mean to upcycle a wedding dress into workwear?

This question becomes an abiding space for reflection, creativity, and found theology throughout the building of this collection. Multiple ironies and tensions are at play: bringing a symbolically hyper-feminine dress into dialogue with traditional masculine workwear; using delicate fabrics to create durable and highly functional garments adorned with bridal techniques. The bridal fabrics are kept white, a colour generally avoided in trade uniforms.

This collection suggests a marrying of the sacred wedding and the secular workday. Furthermore, these garments point toward the eschaton. Six dresses—a number associated with humanity, nature struggling with spirit, and endless toil—are recycled into eight garments—a number signifying resurrection and the eschatological day of New Creation. The biblical Bride is draped with the white garments of the Bridegroom, although she is dressed for work in the “now and not yet” of our current day. The garments, as embodied by diverse models on the runway, suggest the building of a new community—a new Home.