Curriculum Vitae
Experience
Carlson Pottery
Current - Since 2013 Owner/Instructor/Program Developer/Designer
Prince George, BC
Since the doors opened, we have taught over 300 classes. We have 2 studios, 10 wheels and 10 kilns including Pit, Raku, Soda, electrics, test kiln.
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2017-2020
Program Developer and
Instructor for 4 School Programs in Prince George, all of which were awarded BC Artstarts Awards
2018 and 2020
BC Arts Council Research and Creation Projects focused on learning in Jingdezhen China. Both projects were awarded grants.
2014 Huang Fei Tour.Organized a 3 month tour/residency for a visiting artist from JIngdezhen
China, For this project I partnered with 3 Colleges and 5 Potters guilds to bring Huang
Fei and his Qing Hua classes to students across Canada including Sheridan College
ON, Red Deer College AB as well as Nova Scotia School Of Art and Design
2020(current) Organized a one month Huang Fei follow up tour for BC and Alberta.
2013-17 Prince George Arts Council Governing Board member including 2 years as President
2010-2014 Instructor and Executive Board Member Prince George Potters Guild including
2 years as President
2011 “Believe” program. A program I developed in partnership with the Community Arts
Council funded by the City of Prince George for recovering addicts
2008 – 2011 “Artist’s in the Schools” Prince George Community Arts Council
2005-2008 Beginner/intermediate wheel throwing and handbuilding Prince George Potter’s Guild
2005 Legacies - Instructor Childrens Ceramic Camp Mackenzie B.C.
Awards, Recognitions and Exhibitions
2019 British Columbia Arts Council - Research and Creation Grant
“A Change in Perception: The Healing of the Broken Bowl“
2019 British Columbia Artstarts Grant
“Ceramic Arts: Creating a Clay Culture Together”
2019 Solo Exhibition Heguang Gallery, Nanjing China
“The Fish Meets the Shore”
2018 China Ceramics Valley, Global Artist Village Invitational Tour
Award - “Honorary Villager” Liling, Hunan Province, China
2018 British Columbia Arts Council Artstarts Grant
“Pottery Project - Exploring Identity”
2018 British Columbia Arts Council - Research and Creation Grant
“Giant Tiles of Jingdezhen”
2018 Exhibition “Road Trip” Fort St. John BC Canada
2017 British Columbia Arts Council Artstarts Grant
“Clay and Pottery Around the World”
2017 British Columbia Artstarts Grant
“Clay and Pottery a Global View”
2016 Las Vegas International Juried Art Competition “The Red Room” First Place Award Ceramics
2015 Winter/Spring Represented in Clay Times Magazine - “A Potters Clay”
2013 December “Drink and Love, Four Potters Exhibition from
Three Countries”Nanjing, China. he guan tao she 和光陶社
2013 January to March Exhibition “New Depths, New Heights” Studio 2880, Prince George, BC Canada
2012 September “Potential” Solo Exhibition Peace Gallery North, Fort St John BC
2012 August Award - Best in Sculpture
Award - 2nd in Functional Clayfest “Profiles” Prince George BC
2012 March Potter’s Council Alternative Firing Calendar
2012 Ridley Terminals Art Initiative
Purchase Award 2 Pieces
2010 Arts North "A Potter's Clay" Article
2010 August Feature Gallery at Studio 2880 with Anne-Rose Gorgenson
2008-2011 Two Rivers Gallery “Artists in the Garden” 2008 – 2011
2006 Northern B.C. Clayfest
2005 “BC in a Box” traveling shared exhibition
2004 “Carlson and Carlson” Peace Gallery North, Fort St. John
Education
Qing Hua Mentorship-Huang Fei,
2018 - 10 weeks
Jingdezhen China
Residency - Red Deer College
2014 - 7 week
Alberta
Residency - Pottery Workshop
2013 2 Months
Jingdezhen, China
Wood fire Workshop
2012 NCECA Seattle Washington, Michael Mccullough
2012 - Kathryn Koop Advanced Throwing
Summer Residency Medalta
2011 - one month
Medicine Hat, Alberta
Josh Deweese
2011 Bibi Clement Fired Wood/Salt kiln
2008 Meira Mathison Throwing, altering, and Spraying glazes
2006, 2009, 2012 Northern B.C. Clayfest Prince George B.C.
2005 Les Manning Throwing and Ergodynamics
2005 Masters Workshop, Parksville, B.C., Canada
2004 Cathi Jefferson Wheel throwing/altering/decorating
2004 Peter Flannigan Prince George, B.C.
2003 “Form and Process
Les Manning
Developing a personal signature
2002 Thomas Kerrigan
Handbuilding with Soul
Red Deer Summer Series
1996 Throwing advanced forms Jim Etzkorn
1994 Saggar firing
Robert Young
1991-1993-Northern Lights College
Ceramics Program
Fort St. John Heather Hannaford
