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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

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)

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© SHARON REAY 2014. All photographs in GALLERY 2 pages by TONY HURLEY/GALLERY 1, SHARON REAY. Artist Profile photo by PAUL WRIGHT