ian tan gallery
CONTEMPORARY CANADIAN ART




 

jillALLAN

Education

 1996-1999:   Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB.
                        BFA graduate with distinction, from the Glass Department.
1994-1995:    Sungoma Art Centre, Duncan, B.C.  Completed Certificate
                        of Jewellery Manufacture Program.

Exhibitions

2008               -Bubble, Circle Craft Co-operative Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
2007               -Show, New-Small and Sterling Studio Glass, Vancouver, B.C.
                        -Captured Light, BC Glass Art Association, SFU, Vancouver, B.C.
                        -Clear Cut, Crafthouse Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
                        -Glass Sculpture Now, Lafreniere and Pai Gallery, Ottawa, ON.
                        -Silent Auction, Pilchuck Glass School Annual Fundraising Auction, Westin Hotel, Seattle, WA.

                        -Liberty Museum Fundraising Auction
, Philadelphia, PA.
2006               -Circle Craft Christmas Market, Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
                        -Silent Auction, Pilchuck Glass School Annual Fundraising Auction, Westin Hotel, Seattle WA.
                        -Illumination, Ayden Gallery Vancouver B.C. group show
                        -BC Glass Arts Association Members Show, Vancouver B.C. group show

2005               -Circle Craft Christmas Market, Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
                        -Live Auction, Pilchuck Glass School Annual Fundraising Auction, Westin Hotel, Seattle, WA.

2004               -torch gems Starfish Glassworks, Victoria B.C. group show

                        -Elemental/Translation
Comox Valley Art Gallery, Courtenay B.C. two person show with Carole Thompson
2003               -La La La  Starfish Glassworks, Victoria B.C. two person show with Miyuki Shinkai
2002               -HAWT (hot artists with a thirst) Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton group show

                        -B.C. Glass Art Assoc. Members Show,
Vancouver B.C. group show
                        -Sculptural Glass   The Works Edmonton, AB. group show
2001               -Canadian Glass Exhibition The Guild Shop, Toronto, Ont. group
                       -The Filberg Festival  Comox, B.C.
                       -B.C. Young Contemporaries    The Canadian Craft Museum, Vancouver, B.C. group show
2000              -Boxed Set  Starfish Glassworks, Victoria, B.C. group show
                       -BCGAA Emerging Artists   SFU Gallery Vancouver, B.C.
1999              -Foursights  Webster Gallery, Calgary, AB. group show
                       -Grad Show  Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB. group show
                       -Roland Rasmussen and Jill Allan   In the Arts, Victoria, B.C.

Awards

2007               B.C. Creative Achievement Award, Vancouver, B.C.
2006               A Month in the Studio, Artist’s Residency at the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, N.Y.
2005               Gold Medal for Excellence in Craft, Circle Craft Christmas Market, Vancouver, B.C.
2004               BCGAA Tiffany Glass Scholarship, Red Deer Summer Series, Red Deer, AB
2000               Millennium Collection Competition, Canadian Craft Museum, Vancouver, B.C.
1999               BEAM Corporate Collection Project, ACAD, Calgary, AB.
                        Illingworth Kerr Travel Study Scholarship, ACAD, Calgary, AB. 

Workshops and Seminars

2006             Alumni Symposium presenter, ACAD Calgary AB.
2004             Amy Johnson, advanced bead making workshop, Victoria, B.C.
                      Stephen Paul Day, lost wax casting in glass and bronze, Red Deer AB.
2003             Naoko Takenouchi and Jeina Morosoff instructors, sandblasting
                      and sandcarving course, Vancouver, B.C.
1999             Jan Eric Ritzma and Josiah Mc Elheny, instructors,
                      Northlands Creative Glass Centre, Lybster, Scotland.
                      Starfish Glassworks visiting artists,  ACAD, Calgary, AB.
                      Painting on Glass, Louise Duthie and Brian Munn visiting artists, ACAD, Calgary, AB.
1998             Sandcasting, Mitchell Gaudet visiting artist, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB.
1997             Kiln Casting,  Leslie and Melanie Rowe visiting artists Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB. 
                      Kiln Casting, Irene Frolic visiting artist, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB.
1995             Introduction to Glass Blowing, Jim Norton, Series
                      Summer Art Program, Red Deer College, Red Deer, AB.

Related Experience

Present           Studio assistant New-Small and Sterling Studio Glass, Vancouver B.C.

2005               Instructor beginners glass workshops, Starfish Glassworks, Victoria, B.C.

2003-2006     Studio assistant Starfish Glassworks, Victoria, B.C.

1999-2006     Studio assistant to Mel Munsen, Victoria, B.C.    

1999-2000          Studio assistant to Natali Rodrigues, Victoria, B.C.

1999               Seminar assistant to Lisa Samphire Red Deer College.

                        Technical support Starfish Glassworks visiting artists

                        Alberta College of Art and Design.

Technical support  Louise Duthie and Brian Munn visiting artists ACAD

1998               Teaching assistant to Tyler Rock and Marty Kauffman

                        Foundation Glass class, ACAD

           Gallery staff, Starfish Galssworks, Victoria, B.C.          

1997               Poleturners ’97 volunteer glassblower for Pilchuck Glass School, WA.

1996-2002     independent living and leisure assistant to people with disabilities

various employers Victoria and Courtenay B.C.

Media

Interviewed by Sheryl MacKay for CBC program ‘North by Northwest’ March 22, 2008
Interviewed by ‘Breakfast Television’ City TV Vancouver B.C. Feb 2008
Interviewed by Melissa Hall for Shaw Cable Nanaimo program ‘the Daily’ May 2007

Elemental/ Translation
Exhibition review-Contemporary Canadian Glass magazine Summer 2004 issue
Interviewed by Sheryl MacKay for CBC program ‘North by Northwest’ January 7, 2001
Author-Review of Gary Bolt’s exhibit ‘Suspension’ Contemporary Canadian Glass 2004

 Professional Associations

B.C. Glass Art Association member since 1999
Glass Art Association of Canada member since 1999
Craft Association of B.C. member since 2006
Circle Craft Co-operative member since 2006
Glass Art Society member since 2008


         

 
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