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Location:
Toronto, ON
"One of the essential ingredients of working in any creative
process is familiarity with the media. For me, the clay has to become
almost invisible so I can capture the essence of what I want to
communicate."*
· Born in Montreal, PQ
Education:
· Bachelor of Fine Arts, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New
Brunswick 1965
· Master of Fine Arts, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan, US 1967
Selected Exhibitions, Awards:
· "Rocksbreath II, an Improvisation", Clay and Glass Gallery,
Waterloo, ON, July/August 2002
· "Rocksbreath", Garden Installation, The Burlington Cultural
Centre, Burlington, ON 2001
· Solo exhibitions: Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, ON
/ Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON 1997
· Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, ON 1996
· "Aspects of Figurative Ceramics", group, Riley Hawk
Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio 2000
· "Survivors in Search of a Voice: The Art of Courage",
group touring exhibition through Canada and the United States, 1995
· Recipient, 1999 Prix Saidye Bronfman Award for excellence in the
fine crafts
· Member, Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts
Selected Professional Experience, Jurying:
· Third-year Instructor, Sheridan College of Art and Design, ON
2000-01
· Instructor, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON 1982-2000
· Sculpture courses taught in my studio, Toronto, ON 1994 to present
· Jury member for: the Canada Council Art Bank, The Canada Council
for the Arts, Ontario Potters Association
*(quote from "A Search for Meaning", an article
written by Lois Schklar for "contact" magazine, Summer
1998)
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