Education
2012 Master of Fine Arts, University of Regina
2002 Ceramic Arts Diploma, Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science & Technology
1999 Bachelor of Music, Composition, University of British Columbia
Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
2013 Material – Space – Light - Mysteria Gallery, Regina, SK. Solo.
2011 Material Ideas - MFA Graduating Exhibition, MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK. Solo.
2010 Motion Captured, Motion Denied - OSAC Traveling Exhibition, 2010-2012, SK. Two-Person.
2009 Form, Plane and Volume - Elsie Scherle Gallery, Regina Beach, SK. Solo.
2007 Perspectives - SCC Gallery, Saskatoon, SK. Two-Person.
2006 New Work - Darrell Bell Gallery, Saskatoon, SK. Two-Person.
Sculptural Vases - Handwave Gallery, Meacham, SK. Solo.
2005 Constructed Vessels 2 - Handmade House, Saskatoon, SK. Solo.
Constructed Vessels - Traditions Handcraft Gallery, Regina, SK. Solo.
2004 Style Reflected - Art and All That Jazz, Saskatoon, SK. Two-Person.
2003 Tea For Two - Traditions Handcraft Gallery, Regina, SK. Solo.
2001 Sculptural Teapots - Corridor Gallery, SIAST, Prince Albert, SK. Solo.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2014 Wild Thing: Prairie as Concept, Prairie as Environment
SOFA, Chicago, IL, USA; Lightbox Gallery, New York City, USA. Juried.
Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics – Seiler’s Gallery, Zanesville, Ohio. Juried
Saskatchewan – Saskatchewan Art Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Fertile Ground: The Development of Contemporary Ceramics in Saskatchewan
OSAC travelling exhibition, 2014 – 2015, SK. Curated.
Big Clay – MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK, Curated.
2013 Dimensions 2013 - MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK. Juried, Traveling, SK.
2011 Construct - Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.
International Sculpture Center’s 2011 Outstanding Student Achievement Exhibition
Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, New Jersey, USA. Juried.
Dimensions 2011 - MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK. Juried, Traveling, SK.
Prairie Excellence - SCC Gallery, Saskatoon, SK.; Gallery 1C03, University of Winnipeg, MB.;
Museum of Contemporary Art Calgary, Calgary, AB. Juried.
2010 MFA5 - 5th Parallel Gallery, University of Regina, SK.
Prairie Excellence - Alberta Craft Gallery, Edmonton, AB. Juried
2009 3 Views of Contemporary Ceramics – 5th Parallel Gallery, U of Regina, SK.
Playing With Dimensions - MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK. Juried, Traveling.
Saskatchewan Flame - Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery, SK. Curated.
Subverted Utility - Harris–Warke Gallery, Red Deer, Alberta.
Power of 10 - Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Ont. Curated.
2008 Vanish: Art and Illusion - Art Gallery of Regina, SK. Curated, Catalogue.
Soup and Sustenance - Portage and District Arts Centre, Portage la Prairie, MB. Curated.
Saskatchewan Flame - Art Gallery of Regina, Regina, SK. Curated.
2007 The Spafford Collection of Ceramics - Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery, SK, Curated.
Coming Up Next - Alberta Craft Council Gallery, Edmonton, AB. Juried.
Dimensions 2007 - MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK. Juried, Traveling, SK.
Power Of 10 - Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery, Saskatoon, SK. Curated.
2006 Dimensions 2006 - MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK. Juried, Traveling, SK.
2005 ’L’Agamine:’ Portrait of an Anagama Kiln - MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK. Curated,
Catalogue.
Re:Surface - Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery, Saskatoon, SK. Juried.
2004 ’L’Agamine:’ Portrait of an Anagama Kiln - MacKenzie Art Gallery Outreach Exhibition, Curated,
Traveling, SK.
Selected Awards and Grants
2013 Saskatchewan Arts Board Independent Artists Program, Research Grant, Established
2011 Centennial Merit Award (Fall), Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina
Graduate Student Travel Award, FGSR, University of Regina
Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award,
International Sculpture Center, Hamilton, New Jersey.
Jane Turnbull Evans Award for Innovation in Craft, Saskatchewan Arts Board
Centennial Merit Award (Spring), FGSR, University of Regina
Graduate Studies Scholarship, FGSR, University of Regina
2010 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, FGSR, University of Regina
Best in Saskatchewan, Prairie Excellence
2009 Research Award, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina
Premier’s Prize for Excellence in Craft, Playing With Dimensions, Premier of SK
Award for Best Interpretation of the Theme, Playing With Dimensions
2007 Saskatchewan Arts Board Independent Artists Grant, Creative Grant, Established
2006 Saskatchewan Arts Board Independent Artists Grant, Creative Grant, Emerging
Town of Battlefords Purchase Award, Dimensions 2006
2005 Saskatchewan Arts Board Individual Assistance Grant, Creative C Grant
2004 Award For Excellence In Clay, Dimensions 2004
2003 Saskatchewan Craft Council Merit Award, Dimensions 2003
Public Collections
MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery - Spafford Collection, Moose Jaw, SK
Saskatchewan Arts Board, Regina, Saskatchewan
University of Regina – President’s Art Collection, Regina, Saskatchewan
Juries
2007 Saskatchewan Arts Board Independent Artists Grant, Visual
Workshops, Visiting Artist, Teaching
2012 Artist’s Talk, Department of Visual Arts “Art for Lunch” Presentation Series, University of Regina
2010 ART 260 - Introduction to Ceramics - Teaching Assistant, University of Regina
Workshop and Artist’s Talk, Regina Potter’s Guild, Regina, SK
Beginner’s Wheel-Throwing Class, City of Regina, SK
2009 Advanced Wheel-Throwing Classes, 2003-2009, Saskatoon Potter's Guild, Saskatoon, SK.
2004 Visiting Artist, "1000 Miles Apart" Ceramics Conference, University of Regina
Workshop and Artist’s Talk, Estevan Pottery Club, Estevan, SK
Publications
2013 Material, Space, Light, Alex MacPherson, Exhibition review in Verb Magazine, issue R97, 9
2012 International Vote of Confidence, Artist Profile in Saskatchewan Arts Board 2011-2012 Annual Report
2011 2011 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Awards, Sculpture, Vol.30, No.8, 54-58
2008 500 Plates and Chargers: Innovative Expressions of Function and Style, Lark Books
2005 500 Cups: Ceramic Explorations of Utility and Grace, Lark Books, USA
Pottery With a Difference, Jack Anderson, Regina Leader Post, March 9, 2005.
Review of “Constructed Vessels”, solo exhibition at Traditions Handcraft Gallery