Yolande Clark -   born January 1981

Upcoming:

2013  Manitoba School of Art, ArtLab Gallery, Group Exhibition Canadian Woodfiring Women, Curator: Mary Ann Steggles, Professor of Art History, University of Manitoba

EXHIBITION HISTORY & COLLECTED WORKS

Dec. 2012 River of Fire - wood fired ceramics of New Brunswick, with Lee Horus Clark, Darren Emenau, David Eastwood and Ghita Levin, Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB

2012 Portage District Arts Council, Portage LaPrairie, Manitoba, Group Exhibition: Canadian Women who Woodfire-- curator: Mary Ann Steggles,Professor of Art History, University of Manitoba

Sept 2012 Circle Craft Gallery, Vancouver: Two-person exhibition of woodfired works (with Lee Horus Clark)

Nov 2011 Bookhou Gallery, Toronto Solo Featured Artist Exhibition, Toronto, ON

April 2011 Artist-In-Residence @ Studio LaGrane, Puycelsi, France

Oct 2010 The Way of Tea II, Annapolis Region ArtsPlace, Nova Scotia,  Group Exhibition of Tea Ceremony Utensils

Aug 2010 Distill Gallery, Toronto : invitational group show

Connell House, Woodstock, NB  Exhibition of woodfired teabowls and yunomi

Dooryard Arts Festival, Exhibition of Woodfired and Raku teabowls

One Hundred Figures and the Buddha, with Lee Horus Clark, Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB

July 2010 Government House, Fredericton Through Eastern Eyes--group exhibition

2009 Firebox Buddha purchased by the Burlington Art Centre, Ontario, for their permanent collection

Andrew & Laura McCain Gallery Harmony Fire, 2-person show with Lee Horus Clark of woodfired ceramics

Gladstone Hotel Toronto, Queen St. West, Art Crawl Juried Group Show, featuring August City painting

Andrew & Laura McCain Gallery Liminal Liturgies, Solo Painting Exhibition

2008 Andrew & Laura McCain Gallery Local Artists Group Show of woodfired ceramics

O'Toole Gallery, Woodstock NB River Valley Arts Association Group Show of painting & woodfired ceramics

WRITING & PUBLISHED WORKS:

July 2010 Studio Potter Magazine: feature article entitled Fire Within

2008 - present www.burntnormal.blogspot.com, an online chronicle of my life and work as an artist

KILN-BUILDING EXPERIENCE:

2009 With Lee Horus Clark, tore down the last 14 feet of the Little River Anagama kiln, designed and rebuilt the chimney by hand

With Lee Horus Clark, designed and built our 14 foot Knowlesville Bourrigama, by hand

WORKSHOP & EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:

2011 Knowlesville Arts and Learning Centre Artistic Director

Ongoing private ceramic art instructor (classes and workshops) for individuals and groups

Ongoing Editor - copy and content editor for individuals and small businesses

2009 Hamilton and Area Potter's Guild, lecture & presentation on woodfiring the anagama kiln

Chrysalis House for Youth in Transition Workshop Instructor - woodfiring vessels

Dooryard Arts Festival Workshop Leader, Clay with Kids

Knowlesville Arts and Learning Centre Workshop Leader, Clay Exploration

2008 Fredericton Arts and Learning Association, Ceramics Workshop Assistant

2000 - 2007 Private Piano Teacher, children and adults

2006 - 2007 1300thdegree Woodfired Pottery Gallery Assistant

GALLERY REPRESENTATION:

Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery, London, ON

Distill Gallery, Toronto, ON

Canadian Guild of Craft Gallery, Montreal, QC

LaFreniere & Pai Gallery, Ottawa, ON

Handworks Gallery, Saint John, NB

Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB