ABOUT ME
For those of you who are detail oriented, my CV is below. Or - in a nutshell... I have won awards, been featured in a wide variety of media and taught and exhibited in Europe, Asia, the USA and in much of Canada. I have sat on many boards. Permanent and private collections, including museums have my work and I have been represented in many galleries. I feel so fortunate for all of the wonderful things that my art career has brought to me.
Scholarships, Grants and Awards
2023 Photo Art Annual Exhibition, Honourable Mention, Halton Hills, On
Artsy Shark, Featured Artist, Artsyshark.com
2018 AMCAW – Alliance of Metal Clay Artists Worldwide, International Juried Show Certificate of Merit.
2017 Photo Art Annual Exhibition, Honourable Mention.
Arts Alive Award – Patron of the Arts, Awarded every five years, Halton Hills ON.
2009 John Sommer Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Best Sculpture Award
2007 John Sommer Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Best Three-Dimensional Artwork.
2006 John Sommer Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Best Three-Dimensional Artwork.
2005 John Sommer Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Best Three-Dimensional Artwork.
John Sommer Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Purchase Award.
2001 Arts Alive, Visual Artist Award, Awarded once each five years, Halton Hills, ON.
2000 Lady Flavelle Award, Ontario Crafts Council.
1999 Ontario Arts Council Grant.
1998 Operation Warmth, Warm Person Award, City of Toronto, ON.
1995 Pottery Award, Here and Now Juried Art Show, Halton Hills, ON.
1993 Honourable Mention, Here and Now Juried Art show, Halton Hills, ON.
1984 Pottery Award, Best Clay in Show IMAGE '84, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON.
Honourable Mention Nathan Phillips Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, ON.
1983 Award of Excellence Ontario Crafts Council Juried Exhibition, Toronto, ON.
1982 Full Scholarship Banff School of Fine Arts, Banff, AB.
Education and Professional Development
2020 – 2022 Cold Wax Academy, Online Learning, USA.
2014 – 2015 Levels 1 and 2, Metal Clay Certification, USA.
2006 Artist In Residence, Kecskemet, Hungary.
2004 Kanayama Ceramic Residency, Goshogawara, Japan.
2002 Presenter, Aomori International Wood Fire Festival, Goshogawara, Japan.
2000 Independent Residency, Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff AB.
1998 BC Women’s Tozan firing.
1985 - pres. National and International Conferences and residencies.
1984 The University of Western Ontario, Painting and Drawing.
1982 Banff School of Fine Arts, Design Symposium.
1980 - 1981 John Abbott College, Montreal. Ceramics Program.
1972 - 1974 Algonquin College, Ottawa, Early Childhood Education.
Media
2020 Stella’s Studio, Camoes Multicultural TV, Featured Artist.
2013 Fusion Magazine
2010 Arabella Magazine, Featured Artist to Collect
2009 Sideroads Magazine, Feature Article.
2005 Fusion Magazine.
2004 The Complete Potter, Steve Mattison.
2003 500 Bowls, Lark Books.
2002 500 Teapots, Lark Books.
1999 Contact Ceramics, A Canadian Perspective, Winter, Feature article and cover.
1997 Contact Magazine, Fall.
Fusion Magazine, Fall.
Life Television network, Craftscapes.
1996 Toronto Star Newspaper.
1994 CKVR TV, Brownstone Kids.
1993 Studio Potters Network, Fall Issue.
1992 - 1996 Fusion Magazine.
1988 Toronto Magazine, April Issue.
1985 A La Carte Magazine.
Curation
2005 Maker’s Choice, Burlington Arts Centre, Burlington, ON.
Teaching Experience
2017 St. Lawrence College, 1 week course, Brockville ON.
2015 Red Door Gallery, Presenter, How to Photograph your Work, Georgetown, ON.
2013 La Meridiana International School, 2-week course, Florence, Italy.
2006 Deep River Potter’s Guild, 5-day hands on, Deep River, ON.
2005 Canadore College, Decorating workshop, North Bay, ON.
Ontario Crafts Council Annual Conference, Presenter.
Stony Creek Potter’s Association, Edmonton, AB.
2003 University of Southern Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
2002 Aomori International Wood Fire Festival, Presenter, Goshogawara, Japan.
2002 Richmond Potters, Hands on workshop, Vancouver BC.
2001 Richmond Potters, Hands- on workshop, Vancouver BC.
Various guilds in the province of British Columbia.
Pickering Potters Guilds, Hands- on weekend workshop, Pickering, ON.
Kawartha Potters Guild, Weekend workshop, Peterborough, ON.
2000 Burlington Potter’s Guild, Weekend Workshop, Burlington, ON.
1999 Hill Potters Guild, Lecture, Richmond Hill, ON
1998 Toronto Potters’ Guild, Lecture, Toronto, ON
1998 Ottawa Guild of Potters and Richmond Hill Potters Guild, Weekend workshops.
1997 - 1999 Halton Hills Potter's Guild, Halton Hills, ON. Advanced Throwing Classes.
Sheridan College, School of Design, Guest Lecturer, Marketing, Oakville, ON.
1994 - 1999 Adult hand building classes, Clay Concepts Studio. Glen Williams, ON.
1983 - 1997 Halton Board of Education, Children's Hand building, many workshops taught at schools, colleges, guilds and studio.
Exhibitions
2023 Headwaters Arts Juried show, Relaunch, Alton, On
HeadwatersArts Juried show, Dark Into Light, Alton ON
Kingsway Lambton Art Show, Toronto, On
2022 Arts on the Credit, Fall Tour, Port Credit, On
2020 Arts on the Credit Virtual Gallery, Port Credit, ON
2017 Red Door Gallery, 4 person-show, Georgetown, ON
Wearable Art Show, Oakville, ON
2013 2 Person Show, Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery, London ON.
2013 – 2018 Arts on the Credit Fall Show, Port Credit, ON.
2011 – 2012 Dundas Studio Tour, Dundas, ON.
2011 Matter of Clay, Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery, London, ON.
2007 – present Limberlost Studio Tour, Huntsville, ON.
1001 Pots, Val David, PQ.
2006 Hamilton and Region Guild of Potters, Biennial Exhibition, Dundas, ON.
John Sommer Juried Regional Arts Exhibition, Halton Hills, ON.
Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery National Invitational Clay Exhibition, Matter of Clay London, ON.
International Juried Orton Cone Box Show, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
2005 International Chawan Exhibition, Art of The Teacup, Brussels, Belgium.
John Sommer Juried Regional Arts Exhibition. Halton Hills, ON.
2004 Halton Hills Artsweek Juried Exhibition. Georgetown, ON.
Hamilton and Region Potter’s Guild Annual Juried Show. Dundas, ON.
2004 Williams Mill Gallery Invitational,10th Anniversary Exhibition, Glen Williams, ON.
2002 International Juried Orton Cone Box Show, Kansas City, U.S.A.
2001 Gallery of BC Ceramics, Wood fired exhibition. 1 X 6 Vancouver, BC.
The Williams Mill “Down To Earth”, 3-person exhibition, Glen Williams, ON.
2000 Re:Vision Invitational Group Show, Cultural Centre, Georgetown, ON.
1999 Group exhibition, Fushan Ceramic Museum, China.
Two Woman Show, The Williams Mill Gallery, Glen Williams, ON.
1998 Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Featured Artist, Gallery Shop, Waterloo, ON.
Fusion Fireworks Biennial Juried Exhibition, Travelling Exhibition.
Solo exhibition, 1111 Clay Works, Ottawa, ON.
1997 2-person exhibition, Homer Watson Gallery, Waterloo, ON.
1997 Solo exhibition, George R. Gardiner Museum Shop, Toronto, ON.
1993 - 1995 Here and Now, Halton Hills Regional Juried Art Show, Georgetown, ON.
1993 Peel Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Brampton, ON.
Solo Exhibition, Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, ON.
1991 - 2004 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, ON.
Professional Organizations
1991 – 2022 Williams Mill Visual Arts Centre
2013 – 2016 Halton Hills Cultural Round Table
Member of the Board
2016 – 2017 Halton Hills Cultural Round Table
Vice Chair
2014 – 2017 Red Door Gallery, Non-Profit Public Art Gallery, Georgetown, ON Member of the Board
Halton Hills
2003 - 2006 Artweeks, Non profit organization
Halton Hills Arts Week Chairperson.
2007-2008 Ontario Crafts Council Board of Directors
2002 - 2003 Fundraising committee.
1982 -2020 Member.
2004 - 2007 Hamilton and Regional Potters’ Guild.Executive, Education
1980 - 1998 Fusion, The Ontario Clay and Glass Association.
1980 - 1998 Fusion, The Ontario Clay and Glass Association.
1997 - 1998 Director of New Programs.
1993 - 1995 Director of Education.
1993 Director of Publications .
1992 - 1997 Re:Vision: Arts Unlimited, Halton Hills, ON .Member.
1992 - 1993 Founding Member and President
2000 American Potters Council Membership Committee.
1994-2003 The Williams Mill Artists Association.
1994- 2003 Executive of Artists’ Association
1994 -1996 Chair of Artists’ Association.
2004 - 2007 Hamilton and Regional Potters’ Guild.Executive, Education
Permanent Collections
Museum of Unusual Musical Instruments, Kecskemet, Hungary
Goshogawara City Museum, Japan.
Fushan Ceramic Museum, China.
Fusion, The Ontario Clay and Glass Association.
The Town of Halton Hills. Permanent Collection
Many private collections throughout Canada and the United States.
Galleries
Over the years, I have been represented in many galleries and museum shops.
The Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, ON
Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington, ON
London Regional Art Gallery, London, ON
Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery, London, ON
Ontario Craft Council, Toronto, ON
Canadian Class and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON
Petroff Gallery – A Show of Hands, Toronto, ON
Red Door Gallery, Georgetown, ON
Williams Mill Visual Arts Centre, Glen Williams, ON
Harbinger Art Gallery, Waterloo, ON
Fusion Clay and Glass gallery, Toronto, ON
The Village Potter, London, ON