| Education
and Professional Development |
|
| 2006 |
 |
Artist In Residence, Kectzkemet, Hungary |
|
| 2004 |
 |
Kanayama
Ceramic Residency, Goshogawara, Japan |
|
| 2002 |
 |
Presenter,
Aomori
International Wood Fire Festival, Goshogawara, Japan |
|
| 2000 |
 |
Independent
Residency, Banff
Centre for the Arts |
|
| 1998 |
 |
B.C.
Women's Tozan Firing |
|
| 1985
- present |
 |
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 |
|
| Scholarships,
Grants and Awards |
| 2009 |
 |
John Sommer Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Sculpture Award
|
|
| 2007 |
 |
John Sommer Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Best Three Dimensional Art Work
|
|
| 2006 |
 |
John Sommer Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Best Three Dimensional Art Worky
|
|
| 2005 |
 |
John
Sommer Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Best Three Dimensional Art
Work |
 |
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 |
|
| Professional
Organizations |
| American Potters Council |
| 2002 |
Membership Committee |
| Fusion, The Ontario Clay
and Glass Association |
| 1997 - 1998 |
 |
Director
of New Programs |
|
| 1993 - 1995 |
 |
Director
of Education |
|
| 1993 |
 |
Director
of Publications |
|
| 1980 - present |
 |
Member |
|
| Halton Hills Arts Week |
| 2004 - 2005 |
 |
Chairperson |
|
| Hamilton and
Region Potters Guild |
| 204 - 2005 |
 |
Executive,
Education |
|
| Ontario Crafts
Council |
| 1982 - present |
 |
Member |
|
| 2002 - 2003 |
 |
Fundraising |
|
| Revision: Arts Unlimited,
Halton Hills, ON |
| 1992 - 1999 |
 |
Member |
|
| 1993 - 1993 |
 |
President |
|
| 1992 |
 |
Founding
Member |
|
| The
Williams Mill Artists' Association |
| 1994 - 2003 |
 |
Executive |
|
| 2001 |
 |
Chair |
|
| 1994 - 1996 |
 |
Chair |
|