Lee Horus Clark

 

 

 Lee Horus Clark -   born October, 1976

EXHIBITS:

2010 Effigy, 100 figures and the buddha, with Yolande Clark, Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB

Hand to Hand, Group Show, NBCC Gallery, Fredericton NB

2009 Harmony Fire, with Yolande Clark, Andrew & Laura McCain Gallery, Florenceville, NB

Flow / Fleuve, Group Show, Government House, Fredericton NB

2007 Art of Tea, Chapel Gallery, Annapolis Royal, NS

Ceramic Sculpture Now, Group Show, Lafreniere and Pai, Ottawa, ON

2006 Field of fire, Andrew and Laurel McCain Gallery, Florenceville, NB

Five Potters Five Painters, Argyle Gallery, Halifax, NS; Fulcrum Gallery, St. Andrews, NB; Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB

2005 Solve et Coagulae, Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB

The Guild Show; New Works in Clay, Alderney Landing, Halifax, NS

Green, And Gallery, Halifax, NS

2004 Crowning Achievements, NS Lieutenant Governors Mansion, Halifax, NS

As Small As A Grain Of Blackened; As Large As Everything In Sand, The Carlen Gallery, Ottawa, ON

2002 Clay Dynamics, Medicine Hat Library, Medicine Hat, AB

2001 IWCAT Group Exhibition, Tokoname Ceramic Festival, Tokoname, Japan

1999 The Goddess Has No Fingers, NB Craft Council Gallery, Fredericton, NB

EXPERIENCES / EDUCATION:

2006 NAU International Woodfiring Conference, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA

2005 10 day Anagama firing in Fox, Arkansas with Joe Bruhin and filmmaker Claude Gagnon in the anagama kiln built in 2004.

2004 Built an anagama in Arkansas for Joe Bruhin from scratch in the style of Shiho Kanzaki's anagama in Shigaraki, Japan; in Fox, Arkansas. Oversaw and participated in the construction of the 30' foot kiln in it entirety.

10th Anniversary Kanzaki/Beamer Dream Kiln Firing in Pennsylvania, USA

2003 Aassisted 10 day Anagama firing for Shiho Kanzaki in Shigaraki, Japan

2001 International Workshop of Ceramic Arts in Tokoname, Japan

1998 Graduate of NB College of Craft and Design; Diploma of Fine Craft majoring in Ceramics, specialized in cone 10 gas reduction

AWARDS and GRANTS:

2006 NB Arts Board: Creation Grant

2004 NB Arts Board: Creation Grant " tryptyc "

2002 NB Arts Board: Arts by Invitation " Medalta Artist in Residency "

2001 NB Crafts Council: Travel Grant " IWCAT "

NB Arts Board: Arts By Invitation " IWCAT "

1999 NB Arts Board: Creation Grant " Hikarigama Project "

1998 NB College of Craft and Design: Graduation " Award for Excellence in Clay "

COLLECTIONS:

2008 Mermaid Iga Vessel, Alison and Clare McCain, Florenceville, NB

Transition Tsubo, McCain Foods International, Florenceville, NB

2007 Cut Collar Iga Vessel, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, NB

Two Pronged Vessel, Bill Hanlon, London, ON

MEDIA:

2007 The Fire Artist; a documentary on master potter Shiho Kanzaki, by Claude Gagnon. Featured interviews, pottery and opinion of Lee Clark

2006 One way of doing it; a kiln in New Brunswick Canada, The Log Book issue #28

2003 CBC Art Spot, Lee Clark and Alison Gayton, two woodfiring NB potters

Realm "life and work in your twenties" magazine, Winter 2002-2003; page 28 Into the Fire, by Heather Skydt - "Wild Thing " column

WORKSHOPS and PUBLIS DEMO / PERFORMANCES GIVEN:

2007 Gallery 78 “Culture Crawl”: kick wheel demo

December 2006 - April 2007 NS Potters Guild woodfiring workshop, NSCAD woodfired kiln

2005, 2006, 2008 Large vessel making demonstration, NB Craft Council Show demo in Officers Square, Fredericton NB

NS Geological Society Gem and Mineral demo, Parsborro, NS

Made over 3 days a large coiled and thrown 5' tall sculpture reminiscent of oceanic creatures on the kickwheel, Saltscapes Expo, Halifax, NS

2004 A day of talks and demonstrating various techniques on the kickwheel to grades 6-12 art classes, Harrisburg Christian School , Harrisburg Pennsylvania, USA

2003 Canada Winter Games in Bathurst, NB. Representing NB College of Craft and Design Clay alumni

2002 One day demonstrations at the school, 4 day anagama firing, NB College of Craft and Design Clay Studio; Lee Clark and Alison Gayton