ian tan gallery
CONTEMPORARY CANADIAN ART




 

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AWARDS

1998                Project Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
1996                Vessels in Celebration, Alberta Potters Association, 2nd Place
1992                Award of Distinction, B.P.G. Juried Show, B.C. Gallery of Ceramics
1991                Award of Excellence, B.C. Festival of the Arts
1991   
            Honourable Mention, B.C. Festival of the Arts
1990                David Lambert Memorial Award, B.C. Potters Guild 

EXHIBITIONS

2006                Small Works: Gallery artists, Ian Tan Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2006                World Women: On the Horizon, International juried exhibition, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
2006                In The Palm Of The Hand, BC to Japan, Gallery of BC Ceramics, Vancouver, BC
2006                Matter of Clay II - Repeats and Occasional Pots, Invitational exhibition, Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Interiors, London, ON
2006                Project Empty Bowl, A Loving Spoonful, Invitational Auction, Robson Square, Vancouver, BC
2006                Canadian and British Studio Ceramics of the 21st Century, Dashwood Galleries, Calgary, AB
2006                Ceramics, Cervini-Haas Gallery/Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
2006                Fog, Coast Artists Invitational, Sunshine Coast Art Gallery, Sechelt, BC
2005                One Piece - One artist, Galerie Marianne Heller, International Ceramic Artists, Heidelberg, Germany
2005                TransFormation, BC Potters Guild 50th Anniversary, Burnaby Art Gallery
2005                BC Tajimi, Tajimi Creative Plaza, Japan
2005                Of Wind and Water, solo show, Ian Tan Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2005                BC in a Box, Blackberry Gallery, Port Moody, BC (on tour)
2005                Fired, Ferry Building Gallery, West Vancouver, BC
2005                Celebration of Ceramics, CABC Crafthouse, Vancouver, BC
2004                A Natural Progression, B.C. Ceramics, Jonathon’s Galleria, London, Ontario
2004                Out of the Kiln, Coast Studio Potters, SCAC, Sechelt, B.C.  *
2004                Project Empty Bowl, A Loving Spoonful, Invitational Auction, Heritage Hall,
                          Vancouver, B.C.
2003                Waves: Gilded Vessels, solo show, Gallery of B.C. Ceramics
                          Vancouver, B.C.
2002                Proclaymation, Invitational SCAC Sechelt, B.C.  *
2002/               Project Empty Bowl, A Loving Spoonful, Invitational Auction,
2000                  Canadian Crafts Museum, Vancouver, B.C.
1999                Made of Clay, Gallery of B.C. Ceramics, Vancouver, B.C.
1998                International Contemporary Ceramics, Curator Bolton Colburn, International
                          Collection of Igal and Dianne Silber, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, California
1998                Clay 98 ‘Our Finest Work,’ B.C. Potters Guild Juried Show, Gallery of B.C.
                          Ceramics, Vancouver, B.C.
1997                Vessels in Celebration, Alberta Potters Association, Juried Competition, 2nd Place
                          Jurors – Ann Roberts, Robert Archambeau and Robert Sperry
                        Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta
                        Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
                        Medicine Hat Museum, Alberta
                        University of Alberta, Extention Center
                        Southern Manitoba Art Gallery, Lethridge, Alberta
                        Red Deer Museum, Red Deer, Alberta
1996                Multimedia Show, Invitational, Queens Park Gallery, New Westminster, B.C.
1994                B.C. Artists in QC, Invitational, Gallerie Barbara Silverberg, Montreal, Quebec
1993-               Made By Hand – The Pleasures of Making, Craft Association of B.C.
1995                  Jurors – Doris Shadbolt, Brian Baxter, Lloyd Herman – curator  *
                        Canadian Crafts Museum, Vancouver, B.C.
                        Rodman Hall, St. Catherines, Ontario
                        Mississauga Art Gallery, Mississauga, Ontario
                        Yukon Arts Center, Whitehorse, Yukon
                        West Kootenay Art Center, Castlegar, B.C.
                        Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, B.C.
                        Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops B.C.
                        Langley Museum, Langley, B.C
                        Crafts Council, Edmonton, B.C.
                        Alberni Valley Museum, Port Alberni, B.C.
                        Medicine Hat Art Gallery, Medicine Hat, Alberta
                        Moosejaw Museum, Alberta
                        Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
1993                Celebratory Bowl, Inaugural Show, Juried, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery,
                          Waterloo, Ontario  *
1993                Harmony Arts Festival, West Vancouver, B.C.
1992                Clay and
Fibre, Ferry Building Gallery, West Vancouver, B.C.
1992                Featured Artist B.P.G., Juror – Sally Michener, B.C. Gallery of Ceramics
                          Vancouver, B.C.
1992                Primitive Fired Vessels, Solo show, Queens Park Gallery, New Westminster, B.C.
1991                Festive Treasures, Invitational, Canadian Craft Museum, Vancouver, B.C.
1991                Images and Objects IX, Award of Excellence and Honourable Mention,
                          Assembly of B.C. Arts Councils, North Vancouver, B.C.
1991                Clay and Textiles, Vancouver Arts Council Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.  *                            

                        *CARFAC fee 

EDUCATION

1988-89           Ceramics, Capilano College, North Vancouver, B.C.
1980-81           Illustration, Capilano College, North Vancouver, B.C.
1978-78           Photographic Arts, V.C. Academy of Photography, Hudson, Florida
1974-75           B.F.A. Program, University of Victoria, B.C.
1972-74           Visual Arts, Capilano College, North Vancouver, B.C. 

GUEST ARTIST

                        Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver
                       
Capilano College, North Vancouver

PUBLICATIONS

2005                CRAFT: Perception and Practice Vol II - edited by Paula Gustafson
2005                Making Marks: Discovering the Ceramic Surface - Robin Hopper
1998                Made of Clay,  Ceramics of B.C.
1998                International Contemporary Ceramics, Laguna Beach Art Museum,
                          California, USA
1996                Vessels in Celebration, Alberta Potters Association
1993                Made By Hand - The Pleasures of Making, Crafts Association of B.C.
1991                Images and Objects IX  Exhibition of Work by B.C. Artists,
                          Association of B.C. Arts Councils

ARTICLES

2005                Heidelberg Aktuell, 12/2005
2005                Burnaby Now, Delightful Pottery at the Shadbolt - August 17
2004                Ceramics: Art and Perception Issue #56
2004                Artichoke, Beauty A Lost Art?  Spring 2004
2004                Coast Reporter, Coast Artist Auctions Work for Aids Charity  March 20th
2004                Coast Reporter, Out of the Kiln: Clay Comes Alive  May 15th
2003                B.C. Potters, Waves: Gilded Vessels  July/August 2003
2003                B.C. Potters, Vessels of Clay   July/August 2003
2002                Coast Reporter, ‘Claymation'  July 20th
1997                C2 G2 News, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery  Winter/Spring
1996                In Touch, Alberta Potters Association   December  
1996                In Touch, Alberta Potters Association   Summer
1996                Contact   Winter
1996               
Royal City Reporter, Multimedia Show, New Westminster, Queens Park
1996                Craftwords   Summer
1993               
North Shore News  Harmony Arts Festival   August 9th
1993               
Vancouver Sun, Made By Hand: The Pleasures of Making   June 5th
1993               
Burnaby Now, New Arts Center   November 5th
1992                The
Vancouver Step, Harmony Arts Festival
1992               
North Shore News, Clay and Fibre   November 25th
1992               
Royal City Record, Vessels   July 7th
1992                The News, Primitive Fired Vessels   June 30th
1991               
Vancouver Sun, Festive Treasures   November 22nd
1991               
Vancouver Sun, The Tradition: The Vision   May 4th
1991               
Burnaby Now, Images ’91 New Westminster   March 6th 

COLLECTIONS

Foreign Affairs Canada – Diplomatic Missions
Dianne and Igal Silber – International Ceramics Collection, Laguna Beach, California

MEMBERSHIPS

CARFAC BC
NCECA    National Council for the Education of Ceramic Arts  USA
CRAFTS ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
POTTERS GUILD OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
SUNSHINE COAST ARTS COUNCIL
CANADIAN CLAY AND GLASS GALLERY   Waterloo, Ontario
FUSION   Ontario Clay and Glass Association

          

 
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