Curriculum vitae

ExhibitIONs / Expositions

2023

  •  9 December – Journée portes ouvertes, Atelier Céramique CCL, Complexe du Canal Lachine, Montréal QC

  • 18-30 July – Rework Traditions : An Exploration of Ceramic Sculpture, group show, Galerie ERGA, Montréal. Curator : Beatrice Shilton

  • 25-30 May – Tout en fleur, group show, Galerie E.K. Voland, Complexe du Canal Lachine, Montréal

  • 18-24 May – Rouille + Bois x Céramique, with Pierre Klein, Espace Pop, Montréal

Above: Some Metallics displayed at the Rework Traditions : An Exploration of Ceramic Sculpture group show, curated by Beatrice Shilton, Galerie ERGA, Montréal, QC  (July 2023). (See immersive 360º video of the vernissage. Can be rotated to view entire room).

Above: Some Metallics displayed at the Rouille + Bois x Céramique show organized with Pierre Klein, Espace POP, Montréal, QC  (April 2023). (See installation video)

2022

  • 13-14 May – End of residency solo show, Montebello Design Centre, Cape Town, South Africa

Residencies / Résidences

April-May 2022 – Invited six-week self-directed residency at the John Bauer Ceramic Studio & Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa. During my stay, I built and glazed ten maquettes; attended a weekend workshop on alternative firing techniques; made tiles for, and participated in, the 25th Porterville Mosaic Festival; taught a three-hour workshop on underglaze paper transfers; and had an exit solo exhibit in the Bauer Gallery at the Montebello Design Centre. I also interviewed South African artists Sandile Cele and Lissa Classens for Ceramics Monthly. Finally, I visited several pottery studios and galleries to discover their practices.

Solo exit show at the Montebello Design Centre, Cape Town, South Africa.

Above: Maquettes for the Erratics project at the residency solo exit show, Montebello Design Centre, Cape Town, South Africa (May 2022) (more photos and a video).

FUNDING AND AWARDS / BOURSES ET PRIX

  • Explore & Create grant (Professional Development), Canada Council for the Arts, 2022

Media

Articles I've written

  • Etty Anderson: Craft, Queerness and Subversion”, Ceramics Monthly, to be published.

  • Atelier Tréma: The Road to Serendipity”, Ceramics Monthly, Nov 2023. Read

  • Sandile Brian Cele, the Zulu Goth”, Ceramics Monthly, Dec 2022. Read

  • Studio Visit: Lissa Claassens”, Ceramics Monthly, Oct 2022. Read

Left to right: Lissa Claassens, Sandile Brian Cele, Marie-Joëlle Turgeon, Etty Anderson.

Above: Lissa Claassens, Sandile Brian Cele, Marie-Joëlle Turgeon, Etty Anderson.

Articles about me

  • Taking the Leap”,  The Potters Cast with Paul Blais, episode 782. Listen (50 minutes)

  • Montreal Maker’s Market Maker Monday Interview. Read 

Professional Training / Formation continue

Courses with no location indicated were completed online. Les cours sans indication quant au lieu ont été réalisés en virtuel.

2024

  • All year – Cohorts.Art mentorship program. Mentor: artist and gallerist Sam Harvey 

  • 10, 11, 17, 18 February  – La fiscalité pour artistes, Guerlane Noël, Regroupement des artistes en arts visuels du Québec (RAAV)

  • 12, 14, 15 February – Les clés de l’artiste professionnel, Jeanne Couture, RAAV

2023

  • All year – Experimental Glazes WorkshopChristina Schou Christensen  

  • 5 December – Digging into Why, Sean O'Connell

  • 18 November – Put a Lid on It, Jen Allen

  • 17-19 November – Ceramics Congress 2023 (The Ceramics School)

  • 23 September, Cut it Out - How to using a craft cutter for clay, Shalya Marsh

  • 13 July, Tiles and Wall Boxes, Naomi Clement

  • 1-3 August –  Workshop on techniques and slips, Akira Satake 

  • 8 May – Jump Start Your Art + Financing Options, YES Montreal

  • 15-18 March – Currents, NCECA 57th Annual Conference, Cincinnati, USA

  • 2 March – Préparer son dossier d'artiste, Aurélie Barbe, Westmount Community Centre

  • Winter term – Acrylic Collage & Mixed Media, Melanie Matthews, cégep Dawson, Montréal

2022

  • 19 November – Designing Templates for CeramicsJen Allen 

  • 8-9 October – Sales assistant for Don Goddard, Annual Pottery Sale, Marlin Orchards, Ontario

  • 31 July - 13 August – Sketch & Stretch: A Playful Approach to Handbuilding & Surface DesignChandra DeBuse, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, USA

  • 26 July – Making & Working with Bisque MoldsNaomi Clement  

  • 12 June – Surface Effects on ClayLesley McInally 

  • 9 June – Vases and Flower BasketsNaomi Clement  

  • 2-3 June – Coil and Slab BuildingErin Furimsky  

  • 26-29 May  – Ceramics CongressFocus on Australia 

  • 9-10 April – Alternative Firing Techniques, with Lissa Classens & Alila Hofmeyr, Millstone Pottery, McGregor, South Africa

  • 19 March – Silkscreen Stencils & Monotype on Clay, Jacinthe Loranger, Visual Arts Centre, Westmount

  • 2 February – Layered Surfaces 2.0: Surface & FormNaomi Clement  

2021

  • 24-29 November – Ceramics Congress – Focus on Japan (The Ceramics School)

  • 12-14 November – Large scale hand-built vesselsElise Provencher, Visual Arts Centre, Westmount

  • October-December – Professional Practices Bootcamp for ArtistsNaomi Clement 

  • 16 October – Cover and Flow: Handbuilt Lids and Spouts, Sarah Pike  

  • April-June – Abstract Painting for Beginners, Corina Kennedy, Visual Arts Centre, Westmount

  • 27-31 May – Ceramics Congress – Focus on Canada (The Ceramics School)

  • 8 May – Feel the Peel: Advanced Stencil Techniques, Diana Fayt

  • 2 March – Creating Layered Surfaces – Experimenting with Color and Pattern, Naomi Clement

  • 30 January – Making Your Own Bisque Stamps, Sarah Pike 

  • 26 January – Handle Extravaganza, Naomi Clement  

  • 19 January – Handbuilt Plates, Naomi Clement  

2019-2021

  • Studio floater, Studio de céramique Alexandra, Montréal

2017-2019 

  • Wheel-throwing classes, taught by Carole Mose, Elaine Michaud and Yukari Hazama, Studio de céramique Alexandra, Montréal

Memberships / Adhésions

  • Associate member, Regroupement des artistes en arts visuels du Québec (RAAV)

  • US National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)

  • International Ceramic Artists Network (ICAN)

  • Listed in the Canadian Clay  Directory / Répertoire des céramistes canadiens

  • Member of the Goregama wood firing group, Gore, QC