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EDUCATION 1998 - 2001 Sheridan College, School of Crafts and Design, Oakville, Glass Studio 1980 -1982 University of Guelph, Major in English and Psychology, B.A. Degree
EMPLOYMENT 1998 – 1999 Glass apprentice to Elena Spralja-Saldini, part-time, Glen Williams, Ontario 1990 – 1991 Electronic Prepress Incorporated, Owner and President, Toronto, Ontario 1990 Desktop Pre-press Training Executive, Prolith Inc., Toronto, Ontario 1989-1990 Sales Representative for Bentwater Creative Services, Toronto, Ontario 1982- 1989 From Sales Staff to Executive at the Hudson’s Bay Company, Toronto, Ontario
EXHIBITIONS2006 SOFA Chicago, represented by Living Arts Centre Solo Exhibition, Ian Tan Gallery, Vancouver, BC ‘Habatat Galleries, 34th International Glass Invitational’, Royal Oak, Michigan ‘Rebirth’, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Ontario ‘Conjure’ Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, Ontario 2005 ‘Embracing the Feminine’, Solo Exhibition, Material Matters, Toronto, Ontario ‘Annual Canadian Glass Invitational’, West End Gallery, Victoria, BC. ‘Award winners’ Exhibition’, Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto ‘Habatat Galleries 33rd International Glass Invitational’, Royal Oak, Michigan ‘Sensual Surfaces’, Living Arts Centre, Mississauga 2004 ‘Annual Canadian Glass Invitational’, West End Gallery, Victoria, BC ‘Invitational Glass Exhibition: Contemporary Glassworks’, Guild Shop, Toronto, Ontario ‘First National Emerging Artists Exhibition’, Material Matters, Toronto, Ontario ’20 Masters of Contemporary Canadian Glass Art’, Corcoran Fine Arts, Cleveland, USA ‘Kick Back’, Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, Ontario 2003 ‘Core Elements’, Solo Exhibition, Portfolio Gallery, Vancouver, BC. ‘In Vitro’, Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, Ontario Glass Art Association of Canada, Members’ Exhibition, Harbourfront, Toronto Glass Fashion Show, Glass Art Association of Canada Conference, Harbourfront ‘Glass Slipper Exhibit, Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Ontario 2002 Corning Museum of Glass, Marketplace, Corning, New York Textile Museum of Canada, Auction, Toronto, Ontario 2001 John B. Aird Gallery, The Sculptors Society of Canada, Toronto, Ontario Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario Glass Art Society Conference, Corning, New York Material Matters Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Glass Fashion Show, Glass Art Society Conference, Corning, New York Ontario Arts Council, Award Winners Display, Toronto, Ontario Chappell Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts ‘Hand to Hand’, Open House, Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario 2000 Galerie Elena Lee, Montreal Quebec Textile Museum of Canada, 25th Anniversary Auction Glass Art Association of Canada, Members’ Exhibition, Red Deer College ‘Some Assembly Required’, Open House, Sheridan College Mayor’s Awards Display, Main Hall, Sheridan College 1999 Galerie Elena Lee, Montreal, Quebec WORKSHOPS2002 Pole-turning, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, 2 weeks 2001 Hot Bit Working, Deborah Moore, Pilchuck, Seattle, 2 weeks Kiln Cast Glass, Leslie Rowe Israelson and Melanie Rowe, Red Deer College, 2 weeks Kiln Cast Glass, Irene Frolic, Sheridan College, 2 weeks Hot Glass Workshop, Marc Petrovic, Sheridan College, 1 day Kiln Working, Daniel Clayman, Sheridan College, 1 day 2000 Glass Blowing, Laura Donefer, Jeff Holmwood, Penland School of Crafts Flameworking Brian Kerkvliet, Red Deer College, 2 weeks 1999 Glass Blowing, Laura Donefer, Corning Museum of Glass, 2 weeks Apprentice to Laura Donefer, Harrowsmith, Ont., 2 weeks Glass Blowing, Intermediate, Andy Kuntz, Sheridan College, 2 weeks 1998 Glass Blowing, Intermediate, Andy Kuntz, Sheridan College, 2 weeks Glass Blowing, Introductory, Andy Kuntz, Sheridan College, 2 weeks 1997 Glass Blowing, Intermediate, Andy Kuntz, Sheridan College, 2 weeks Kiln Working, Sheila Mahut, Sheridan College, 2 weeks
AWARDS 2006 The People’s Choice Award, Habatat Galleries, 34th International Invitational Exhibition, Royal Oak Michigan 2005 The ART exe-Digital chaos Web Marketing Grant, Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto 2004 Critical Writing Award, Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto, Ontario 2003 Glass Art Association of Canada, Members’ Exhibition, 2nd place award 2001 Sheridan College, Delvinia Glass Award for Outstanding Workmanship in Glass Ontario Crafts Council, Pottery Supply House Award Pilchuck Glass School, Scholarship 2000 Sheridan College, Glass Studio Outstanding Achievement Award 1999 Sheridan College, Betty Kantor Silent Night Scholarship
COMMISSIONS 2000 Town of Oakville, Mayor’s Award
WORKSHOPS GIVEN 2000 – 2001 Assistant Teacher to Arts Fundamentals Program, Sheridan College
BIBLIOGRAPHY2006 ‘500 Glass Objects’, Lark Books, Ashville, North Carolina 2005 ‘Breakfast Television’, City TV, February 22, 2005. 2004 ‘Breakfast Television’, City TV, January 29, 2004. 2003 Preview, The Gallery Guide, Alberta, B.C, Oregon and Washington, June – August 2001 ‘Sue Warden’s Craftscapes’, Television program 2000 Oakville Beaver, March 29th – “Hazards of Trade Don’t Faze Glass Blower”
ARTICLES WRITTEN 2004 ‘Brad Copping’s ‘tombolo’’, show review, Ontario Craft, summer 2004
2003 ‘Brad Copping’s ‘tombolo’’, show review, Fusion Magazine
; Glass Gazette ‘Come to the GAAC Conference’, Fusion
2001 ‘Behind the Scenes at the Glass Fashion Show, Fusion Magazine ‘Josh Simpson Glass Artist’ book review, Fusion Magazine 2000 ‘Marc Petrovic International Creator’, Glass Gazette
MISCELLANEOUS 2004 Editor of the Glass Art Association of Canada’s Contemporary Canadian Glass Board Member, Glass Art Association of Canada 2003 Co-editor of the Glass Art Association of Canada’s Glass Gazette Co-coordinator of the Glass slipper Exhibition at the Bata Shoe Museum Co-coordinator of Publicity for the Glass Art Association of Canada conference
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