SHARON REAY CV
Education 1973-74 Vancouver School of Art (now Emily Carr University of Art and Design) 1977-79 Art Instruction School of Minneapolis (Correspondence 1979-81 Throwing classes, Burnaby Arts Centre 1981 Ceramic Seminar, Malaspina College, Nanaimo 1982 Throwing Intensive Workshop, Byron Johnstad, Burnaby Arts Centre 1983 Ceramic Seminar, Malaspina College, Nanaimo 1983 Firing Raku/Salt, Gordon Hutchens, Denman Island 1983 Lustre Workshop, Jerry McBride, Burnaby Arts Centre 1984 Throwing Workshop, Larry Aquillar, Burnaby Arts Centre 1985 Sculpture course, Neil Dalrymple, Capilano College 1985 Ceramic Seminar, Malaspina College, Nanaimo 1991 Masks and Murals, Bob Kingsmill, Burnaby Arts Centre 1992 Primitive Firing, Laura Wee Lay Laq, Burnaby Ats Centre 1993 Glaze Fundamentals, D’arcy Margesson, Burnaby Arts Centre 1995 Soda Firing, Gordon Hutchens, Burnaby Arts Centre 1995 Wall Sconces, Bob Kingsmill, Burnaby Arts Centre 1995 Renaissance Fresco Techniques, Eleanor Hannan, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts 1996 Mold Making, Carol Ptolmy, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts 1996 Raku Worksop, John Cloutier, Shdbolt Centre for the Arts 1997 Fountain Workshop, Charmian Nimmo, West Coast Clay Sculptors 1998 Everything But Round, Patrick Horsley, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts 1999 Visual Diaries, Jennifer Judge, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts 2000 Paperclay Sculpture Workshop, Garry Williams, West Coast Clay Sculptors 2002 Book Illustration Workshop, Kathy Shoemaker, Langara College 2004 Book Illustration Workshop, Nicoletta Baumeister, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts 2006 NCECA, Portland, Oregon 2007 Ceramic Symposium, Gulgong, Australia 2007 The Figure in Relief, Denys James, West Coast Clay Sculptors 2001-17 Wood/Soda Firing Workshops, annually, at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts 2010 NCECA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2010 Coloured Clays, Vince Pitelka, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts 2012 Extruding Workshop, Linda Doherty, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts 2012 NCECA, Seattle, Washington 2013 Beth Cavener, Workshop, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts 2013 Sculpting the Portrait in Clay, Louise Solecki-Weir, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts 2014 NCECA, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2016 Soda Firing with Linda Doherty, Shadbolt 2016 'Teapots With Attitude', Kathleen Raven, Shadbolt Centre 2016 NCECA, Kansas City 2017 Extruding Intensive with Linda, Doherty, Shadbolt 2017 Wood-Firing with Simon Levin, Shadbolt 2017 NCECA, Portland, Oregon 2017 'Your Work is a Gift' (throwing intensive), Tony Clennell, Shadbolt 2018 'Take Your Pots to the Next Level', Robin Dupont Workshop, Shadbolt Centre 2019 NCECA, Minneapolis, Minnesota 2019 'Surface Decoration' with Dawn, Fraser Valley Potters Guild 2020 'Handbuilding With Bisque Forms' with Krista Cortese, Virtual Workshop w. FVPG Exhibitions/Gallery sales 2023 'Transformations', Fraser Valley Potters Guild, ACT Gallery/Maple Ridge (Mar. 4 - Apr. 29) 2023 'Ceramics in Flux', Tri-City Potters, PoMo Art Gallery/Port Moody (Feb. 23 - Mar. 28) 2022 'Art Vancouver', Sculpture Society of BC/May 4-7, Vancouver Convention Centre 2021 'Between the Bookends', West Vancouver Memorial Library, Mar. 11 - Apr. 27 2019 'Best of BC Ceramics', Potters Guild of BC Members' Exhibition, Richmond, BC 2019 Art Vancouver Event, Sculpture Society of BC, Vancouver Convention Centre 2017 '150 Canada Exhibit', Canada Multicultural And Arts Exchange Association, Vancouver 2017 'Hand to Hand (group show w Linda Doherty), Gallery of BC Ceramics, Vancouver 2017 'Best of BC', members show, Gallery of BC Ceramics, Granville Island, Vancouver 2017 'Last Cone Standing', group show of Shadbolt Ceramic staff, Circle Craft Gallery, Vancouver 2013 ‘Rock, Paper Scissors’, juried group show, White Rock Museum And Archives 2013 ‘Elements’, juried group show, Maple Ridge Art Gallery 2012 ‘On the Edge’, traveling juried group show, Potters Guild of BC, Seattle, Washington. 2010 ‘Out of the Ombu’, group show, Maple Ridge Art Gallery 2010 ‘Collectively Speaking’, group show, Deer Lake Art Gallery, Burnaby, B.C. 2010 ‘Spring Ahead’, group show, Seymour Art Gallery, Deep Cove, North Vancouver, B.C. 2007 ‘Bookends’, solo show, Crafthouse, Granville Island, Vancouver 2007 ‘Cup, Intimate Object V’, juried group show, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Fort Wayne, Indiana 2007 ‘The Claynadians’ group show, Cudgegong Galllery, Gulgong, Australia 2007 ‘24 Hired Hands’, group show, Gallery at Deer Lake, Burnaby, B.C., 2006 ‘Earth, Heart, Art’, group show, Seymour Art Gallery, Deep Cove, North Vancouver, B.C. 2005 ‘Heritage Holiday Exhibition’, group show, Blackberry Gallery, Port Moody, B.C. 2005 ‘Here There Be Dragons’, solo show, Blackberry Gallery, Port Moody, B.C. 2005 ‘Pith’, juried group show, Seymour Art Gallery, Deep Cove, North Vancouver, B.C. 2004 ‘Heritage Holiday Exhibit’, group show, Blackberry Art Gallery, Port Moody, B.C. 2004 ‘Euphorbia’, juried group show, White Rock Millenium Rotary sponsored exhibit 2004 ‘Cup: The Intimate Object III, juried group show, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Fort Wayne, Indiana 2004 ‘Teapots’, juried group show, Blackberry Art Gallery, Port Moody, B.C. 2004 ‘Balancing’,juried group show, Blackberry Art Gallery, Port Moody, B.C. 2004 ‘Transformations’, Potters Guild of BC, 50th Anniversary juried show, Burnaby Art Gallery 2003 Bizarre Bazaar, Whistler Arts Council juried sale 2001-03 Calico Cat, Dunderave, West Vancouver 2000-03 Members sales, Gallery of BC Ceramics 1998 Palace Hotel Gallery, Port Townsend, Washington1 1985-92 Queensdale Gallery, North Vancouver, B.C 1986 ‘Made By Hand’, juried show, Arts Councils of BC, Robson Square, Vancouver Work Related Experience 2014 ‘Firing the Train Kiln with Ted Neal’ + Soda Firing Workshop, Shadbolt Centre, Burnaby 2013 Beth Cavener Workshop, Nan Jacobsohn Workshop, Shadbolt Centre, Burnaby 2010 ‘Coloured Clays’, Vince Pitelka, Shadbolt Centre 2007-present Ceramic Arts Programmer (all ages) Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. 1999-2007 Adult Ceramic/Visual Arts Programmer, BAC/Shadbolt Centre 1992-1999 Adult Fine Arts Programmer, Burnaby Arts Centre 1991-1992 Community Fine Arts Programmer, Burnaby Arts Centre 1990-1991 Fine Arts Leader (program assistant) Burnaby Arts Centre 1990-1991 Instructor: Adult Clay Sculpture/Teen Clay/ Clayworks and Kinderclay, Burnaby Arts Centre 1989-1990 Instructor: Children’s Clayworks – Community/through Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Culture 1979-present Sculptor (clay), continues to maintain own studio: The Pottereay Guilds/Memberships and Affiliations Potters Guild of BC - Lifetime Honorary Membership Fraser Valley Potters Guild Tri-City Potters Sculpture Society of BC Clay Sculptors Society Workshops/Symposiums/Special Projects Through my position at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts (formerly the B.A.C.) I have been responsible for organizing the following; 2017 'R:evolution': Canadian Clay Symposium, plus organizingrelated workshops Simon Levin, Ruthanne Tudball and James Watkins. 2016 Wood Firing and Culture Days events with Jack Troy and soda firing with Carolanne Currier 2016 'Dig This!' Celebrating BC Ceramics, organized with Canadian Clay Symposium Collective 2014 ‘Demonstration with Bruce Cochrane’ 2014 ‘Tip Toland: A Chronology’ & ‘Putting Expression into the Portrait’ 2014 ‘Building a Train Kiln with Ted Neal’ 2013 ‘Beth Cavener’ workshop 2013 (11) ‘Clay Animal Sculpture’ with Nan Jacobsohn 2013 ‘Canadian Clay Symposium Elementum: Form, Function, Feast’ 2013 ‘Takeshi Yasuda’ Workshop 2013 ‘Wood Firing with John Neely’ 2012 ‘Slab Techniques with Jim Robison’ 2012 ‘A Day With Gail Nichols’ (iecture/demo) and ‘Soda Firing with Gail Nichols’ 2012 (10/08) ‘Hand Building’/’Coloured Clays’ with Vince Pitelka 2011 Glazing & Decorating with Don Hutchinson (repeated several times) 2010 ‘Peter Powning’ Workshop 2010 ‘Wood Firing with Robert Barron and Jack Troy’ 2010 ‘Canadian Clay Symposium: Aesthetics’ 2007 ‘Canadian Clay Symposium: Surfacing’ 2007 ‘Mark Hewitt’ workshop 2006 ‘Throwing’ and ‘Wood Firing’ workshops with Janet Mansfield 2006 ‘Making What the Eyes Want to Touch’ with Chris Staley 2005 ‘Wood Firing with Paul Davis’ & lecture/demo 2004 ‘Canadian Clay Symposium: Re-Inventing the Wheel’ 2004 ‘Making Pots the Hamlyn Way’ with Jane Hamlyn 2004 ‘Wood Firing with Linda Christiansen’ 2003 ‘Paperclay’ with Trudy Golley 2002 ‘Arts in Our Community’: Community produced Clay Floor Mural for Lougheed Town Centre 2002 (03 & 04) ‘Night of 1000 Lights’ community Lantern Festival, (Wood Firing & Display) 2002 ‘Wood/Soda Firing with Gordon Hutchens’ and ‘Raku’ 2002 ‘Canadian Clay Symposium: Diversity in Clay’ 2002 ‘Chrystalline Glazes with Peter Ilsley’’ 2001 ‘Philosophy, Aesthetics and Ergonomics of Wheelwork’ with Les Manning 2001 ‘Bruce Cochrane’ Workshop 2000 1st ‘Canadian Clay Symposium’ 2000 ‘Robin Hopper‘ Workshop 2000 ‘Millenium Clay Project (Keith Riice- Jones)Community produced columns of Past/Present/Future 1999 ‘Throwing’ workshop with Joan Bruneau 1998 ‘Everything But Round’ with Patrick Horsley 1998 ‘Throwing’ with Phil Rogers 1998 ‘Throwing Large’ with Svend Bayer 1997 ‘Raku’ with John Cloutier (repeated several times) 1997 ‘Functional Pottery’ with john leach 1997 ‘decorating Stoneware’ with Sarah Coote 1997 ‘Design and Composition in Handbulding’ with Laurie Rolland 1996 ‘Egyptian Paste Clay’ with Neil Forrest 1996 ‘Throwing’ workshop with Linda Sikora 1995 ‘Masks, Murals and Wall Sconces’ with Bob Kingsmill (with numerous variations to present day) 1994 ‘Yukio Yamamoto Demonstration’ 1993 ‘Glaze Fundamentals with D’arcy Margesson (repeated numerous times) 1993 ‘Decorating Techniques with Vincent Massey’ 1992 ‘Majolica Decoration with Walter Ostrom’ 1992 ‘Primitive Firing with Laura Wee Lay Laq’ (repeated several times) |