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1976 – present POTTER / CLAY SCULPTOR

GRANTS RECEIVED

2005 Professional Development Grant, Nova Scotia Tourism, Culture & Heritage, Culture Division.

SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL

2005 Self-directed study tour of Kyoto, Osaka and Nara, Japan.

JURIED PRIZES, COMMISSIONS AND COLLECTIONS

1998 The Healing Garden Permanent Collection. Breast Cancer Treatment Centre, Good Samaritan Hospital, Scottsdale, Arizona.
1998 Halifax Shambhala Centre. Commission of The Money Pot. Halifax, NS.
1996 DuMaurier Atlantic Jazz Festival, Halifax, NS. Commission of limited-edition series plates.
1991 Summit Park Permanent Collection. Summit Park Office Complex, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Juried purchase prize.

INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

2016

2013

Clay and Fibre (with Sally Ravindra, Alexandra McCurdy and Kay Stansfield), Secord Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Gallery Shop Showcase, Featured artist, March-April.

2012 En Connections with Miyako Ballesteros, Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2010 Art of Tea and Ikebana – Implements, Vessels and Art, ARCAC, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia.
2007 Art of Tea and Ikebana – Implements, Vessels and Art, ARCAC, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia.
2007 Cup and Saucer Show. Where I Fell In Love Gallery, Warwickshire, England.
2007 Annual Flower Show. Trinity Galleries, Saint John, New Brunswick.
2006 New Work. Trinity Galleries, Saint John, New Brunswick.
2005 The Guild Show. Nova Scotia Potters’ Guild, Craig Gallery, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
2005 Masterworks. Work of selected members from the Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council, Mary Black Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2005 New Work. Trinity Galleries, Saint John, New Brunswick.
2004 Small Works Show. Trinity Galleries, Saint John, New Brunswick.
2004 Summer Show at Government House. Nova Scotia Potters’ Guild, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2004 Annual Flower Show. Trinity Galleries, Saint John, New Brunswick.
2003 Small Works Show. Trinity Galleries, Saint John, New Brunswick.
2003 Fruits of Passion. Trinity Galleries, Saint John, New Brunswick.
2001 Queen Victoria’s Birthday Bash. Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2000 Afternoon Tea. At the Sign of the Whale Gallery, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
2000 Studio Rally Showcase. Pier 22, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1999 Studio Rally Showcase. Pier 22, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1997 Collaborative Work (with Tatjana Krizmanic). Campagna Gallery, Chicago, Illinois.
1997 Studio Rally Exhibit, Nova Scotia Centre for Craft & Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1996 Pictures & Pitchers. Individual and collaborative work (with Tatjana Krizmanic), Secord Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1996 Studio Rally Exhibit, Nova Scotia Centre for Craft & Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1995 Collaboration (with Tatjana Krizmanic). MacLaren/Markowitz Gallery, Boulder, Colorado.
1995 Exposing the Limits. Group ceramic exhibit, Nova Scotia Centre for Craft & Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1994 One-of-a-Kind. Group crafts exhibit, Nova Scotia Centre for Craft & Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1992 Clay Connections. Truro Art Society exhibit of Nova Scotia Potters’ Guild, Truro, Nova Scotia.

JURIED EXHIBITIONS AND SHOWS

2013 Change Ahead, Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council, Mary Black Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2013 Halifax Art Map Exhibit, Art Sales and Rental Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2012 Halifax Art Map ExhibitFRED Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2011 Halifax Art Map ExhibitFRED Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2010 Halifax Art Map ExhibitFRED Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2009 Shaping Space: A Celebration of Lantz Clay., Mary Black Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2009 Halifax Art Map ExhibitFRED Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2008 Halifax Art Map ExhibitFRED Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2007 The New Cartography of Craft. Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council, Mary Black Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2006 Production: An Exhibition of Production Craft. Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council, Mary Black Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2005 The Distill Cup. Distill Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
2003 A Celebration of Craft. Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council, Juried member exhibition, Mary Black Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1998 For the Birds. Attica Furnishings, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1997 A Show of Hands. Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council, Juried member exhibition.
1996 A Show of Hands. Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council, Juried members exhibition, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1990 Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council Christmas Craft Market. World Trade & Convention Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1990 Atlantic Craft Trade Show (ACTS) ’90. World Trade & Convention Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1984 Mamaroneck Artist’s Guild 31st Juried Exhibition, White Plains, New York.

OTHER EXHIBITIONS

2012 Lustrous Works, , May Street Studio, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2010 Space Contained. An exhibition at May Street Studio, Halifax as part of Nocturne at Night. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2004 Canada Blooms 2004. Nova Scoita Artisans Booth, Toronto, Ontario.
1989 – 1985 Group Show. Private shows with seven crafts people, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1983 Group Show.  Nessa Darren Studio, New York, New York.
1982 Group Show.  Nessa Darren Studio, New York, New York.
1982 Group Show.  Nessa Darren Studio, New York, New York.

PUBLICATIONS

2001 Smashing Glazes by Susan Peterson, published by Guild Publishing, Madison, Wisconsin, page 114.
2001 Handbuilt Tableware by Kathy Triplett, published by Lark Books, New York, page 133.

JURIED DIRECTORIES

2002 – present Halifax Art Map, Halifax, Nova Scotia (work featured on map)
1990 – 2012 The Guide to Art and Craft in Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council publication.
1991 – 2002 Studio Rally Map, Halifax, Nova Scotia (work featured on map).

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Gallery Shop, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Harvest Art, Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Ikebana Shop, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Secord Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

MEMBERSHIPS

Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council – Juried Status Member.
Nova Scotia Potters’ Guild.
Visual Arts Nova Scotia.

EDUCATION

1976 B.F.A., Ceramics. Syracuse University, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse, New York.
Studied under: Henry Gernhardt, David MacDonald.
1978 – 1987 Clay workshops at 92nd Street YMHA, Greenwich House Pottery and Hunter College, New York, New York.
1984-present Student of Chado (the Way of Tea) Japanese Tea Ceremony. At Urasenke Chanoyu Centre, New York City (1984-1987) and Halifax Novachanoyu Tea Society (1987-present).
Currently studying with Senseis John McGee and Alexandre Avdoulov.