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Born: Regina, Saskatchewan, 1936
Current Address: Box 264, Christina Lake, B.C. VOH 1EO
Ph: (250) 447-6656
Fax: (250) 447-6153
Education: Diploma, University of Manitoba
School of Art, 1951-56
Professional Achievement:
Lived and painted in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, 1957
Chief Designer, Walker Display Co., Vancouver, B.C. 1957-60
Travelled in Europe and North Africa, 1960-64
Lived in London and France, 1960-64
Established display business in London; fiberglass works for
Harrod's
Liberty's, Jaegers, Peter Jones, ATV, etc. 1961-64
Moved to Richmond, B.C. 1964
Assistant, Griffiths Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. 1966-68
Moved to Christina Lake, B.C. 1979
Chairman, Grand Forks Art Gallery Committee, GFAAC 1984-85
Curator, Grand Forks Art Gallery, 1984 - 89
Solo Exhibitions:
1979 - National Exhibition Centre, Castlegar, B.C.
1986 - Paper Garden, installation, Grand Forks Art Gallery, Grand
Forks, B.C.
1987 - Japanese Garden, fabric installation, Grand Forks Art
Gallery, Grand Forks, B.C.
2005 - Heart of Stone - Heart of Garden, Grand Forks Art Gallery,
Grand Forks, BC
2006 - Heart of Stone - Heart of Garden, Niederlausitzer Heidemuseum,
Spremberg, Germany
2006 - Heart of Stone - Heart of Garden, Art Gallery of the South
Okanagan, Penticton, BC
2007 - Heart of Stone - Heart of Garden, Langham Gallery, Kalso,
BC
2007 - Soft Rocks, Kootenay Gallery, Castlegar, BC
2008 - Soft Rocks, Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre, Revelstoke,
BC
2008 - Soft Rocks, Summerland Art Gallery, Summerland, BC
Group Exhibitions:
1953-54 - Y.W.C.A. Exhibition. Winnipeg, Manitoba
1957 - Outdoor Exhibition, Artists Co-op, San Miguel de Allende,
Mexico
1957 - The Cellar, Vancouver, B.C.
1964-68 - Griffiths Gallery. Vancouver, B.C.
1964 - Studio 319, Vancouver, B.C.
1968 - Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, B.C.
1976 - Quilts and Coverlets Exhibition, Centennial Museum, Vancouver,
B.C.
1977 - Stitch In Time - AMS Gallery, U.B.C. Vancouver, B.C.
1978-81 -Artisan '78, toured Canada and U. S.A.
1979 - Made By Hand, Centennial Museum, Vancouver, B.C.
1980 - Circle Craft Annual Quilt Exhibition, Robson Square, Vancouver;
Malaspina College, Nanaimo, B.C; McPherson Playhouse, Victoria,
B.C.
1980 - Exhibition of B.C. Crafts, Eaton's, Vancouver, B.C.
1980 - Guest Artist, Fall Art Exhibition, Trail, B.C.
1981 - Regional Quilt Exhibition, National Exhibition Centre,
Castlegar, B.C.
1983 - New Expressions, Old Techniques, Richmond Art Gallery,
Richmond, B.C.
2004 - Home Grown, Grand Forks Art Gallery, Grand Forks, BC
2004 - 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Grand Forks Art Gallery,
Grand Forks, BC
2007 - Inspiration/Expiration,
Grand Forks Art Gallery, Grand Forks, BC
Collections:
Canadian Crafts Council, Ottawa, Ontario
Grand Forks Art Gallery, Grand Forks, BC
Private collections: Canada, U.S.A., England, New Zealand
Commissions:
1973 - Collaborated with Richard Reid in the design and construction
of a 19 foot high fibreglass sculpture (the Hand of Constantine)
for the Anna Wyman Dance Company.
Juror:
1980 - Alberta '75, Quilt Exhibition, Edmonton, Alberta
1981 - Selkirk Weaver's Guild, Eugene, Oregon
1984 - B.C. Festival of the Arts, Penticton, B.C.
1985 - From Sheep to Shawl, Rossland, B.C.
1985 - Grand Forks Young Artists, 1st Juried Show, Grand Forks,
B.C.
1986 - 7th Annual Regional Juried Show, Trail, B.C.
1986 - Water Plus Colour, Regional watercolour exhibition
1989 - Regional Artists, Stationhouse Gallery, Williams Lake,
B.C.
Curator:
Guest Curator, Kootenay Crafts '81, National Exhibition Centre,
Castlegar, B.C. 1980-8 1.
Exhibition toured: Grand Forks Public Library, 1981; Richmond
Art Gallery, 1982; B.C. Winter
Games, Trail, B.C., 1982; Kamloops Art Gallery, B.C. Festival
of the Arts, 1982; Merritt Library Gallery, 1982
1984 - Inaugural Exhibitions, Grand Forks Art Gallery Works by
Carole Sabiston; From the Past, Doukhobor Crafts; 12 Contemporary
Watercolourists
1984 - Baskets From Around The World
1984 - Between Black and White, International Drawing Exhibition
1986 - The Garden
1987 - Prints of Noboru Sawai; Kimono, Japanese kimonos and ceremonial
clothing, Women in Ceremony, 12 Japanese prints from the Collection
of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
1987 - From The Figure
1987 - Contemporary Canadian Folk Art
1987 - Tea, Anyone?
1988 - Collage
1988 - Zoo Zone - toured National Exhibition Centre, Castlegar,
B.C.
1988 - Christmas Remembered, 1850-1950
1989 - The Flying Carpet Show, Co-curator, Maggie Tchir
1989 - Charles Killam - Recent Paintings
1989 - Play Ball - photographs
Grants:
Special Projects Grant - Kootenay Crafts '81, Province of
B.C.
Awards and Scholarships:
1953 - Rosabelle Cyril-Leach Scholarship, University of Manitoba
School of Art
1976 - Three Honourable Mentions, Quilts and Coverlets, Vancouver,
B.C.
1979-88 - Supporter of the Arts Award - GFAAC
1983 - Award of Merit - B.C. Museums Association for 'Kootenay
Crafts '81
1999 Assembly of BC Arts Councils - 20th Anniversary Honour Roll
Publications:
Artisan'78
Chatelaine Magazine, May, 1978
Western Living, December, 1984
Arts B.C., October, 1986
CABC Directory, 1984, p. 48
Other Projects:
1981 - Butterfly Quilt II - Elizabeth Kubler Ross Lecture,
Grand Forks, B.C.
1982 - Assisted in co-ordinating 3rd Annual Kootenay/Boundary
Juried Exhibition, Grand Forks, B.C.
1983 - Aesthetic Co-ordinator for the Grand Forks Area Arts Council's
Spring Thing
1984 - Assisted in co-ordinating 5th Annual Kootenay/Boundary
Juried Exhibition, Grand Forks, B.C.
1995 - 2002 Curator, Designer, Director of Construction and ongoing
maintenance, Peace Garden, Hardy View Lodge, Grand Forks, B.C.
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