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Jim Thomson CERAMICS 53 chemin Lauvignon East Aldfield, Québec, J0X 1S0 CANADA Studio 819.456.1532  e-mail:  lola@storm.ca INTERNET:   http://www.jimthomson.ca CURRICULUM VITAE,  February, 2005 SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS        2004                                ‘Impressions from Lolaland’, Ottawa City Hall Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON 2002                                 ‘Fire at Both Ends’, Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON 2001                                 ‘Recent Work’, Prime Gallery, Toronto, ON 1997                                 ‘Jim Thomson’, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY, USA 1995                                          ‘Recent Work’, Prime Gallery, Toronto, ON   1992–1994              ‘Calendar’, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MB; Prince George Art Gallery, Prince George, BC;                                The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON; Rail's End Gallery, Haliburton, ON; Tom                                Thomson Memorial Art Gallery, Owen Sound, ON; Arts Court Gallery, Ottawa, On; Timmins                                Museum, Timmins, ON; Muskoka Arts and Crafts, Bracebridge, ON; The Craft Gallery, Ontario                                 Crafts Council, Toronto, ON   1993                               Installation, Burlington Arts Centre, Burlington, ON 1988                       'Recent Works', Prime Gallery, Toronto, ON       1987                       'Les tres Riches Repas', Galerie Barbara Silverberg, Montreal, PQ 1985                                           Galerie Barbara Silverberg, Montreal, PQ 1983                       'Altered Plates', Ufundi Gallery, Ottawa, ON       1983–present          ‘Annual Studio Open House’, Ottawa, ON SELECTED GROUP SHOWS       2004                      ‘Quietly Convincing’, Burlington Arts Centre, Burlington, ON  2003                                ‘21st Century Ceramics in the United States and Canada’, Columbus, Ohio, USA        2003                                 ‘Hot and Spicey’, Harbourfront, Toronto, ON 2002                                 ‘Genius Loci’, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON 2002                                 ‘Ceramic Modernism: Hans Coper, Lucie Rie and Their Legacy’,                                The Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, ON 2002                       ‘Earth and Fire’, Arts Court, Ottawa, ON 2000                           Prime Gallery at SOFA, SOFA Exhibition, Chicago, USA 1999                       ‘Canada-Clay Today’, SOFA Exhibition, Chicago, USA; Faenza Biennale, Faenza, Italy; International        Ceramic Symposium, Amsterdam, Netherlands, produced by The Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art,     Toronto, ON 1998                                          'A Grand Design’, Multi-media Installation, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England   1997                       ‘Fire + Earth’, Itabashi Art Museum, Itabashi, Japan, organized by the Burlington Arts Centre,                                Burlington, ON   1996-1998                      ‘White on White: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics’, exhibition travelled to Tokyo, Shanghai,                                 Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Toronto, produced by Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery,                                Waterloo, ON   1996                                          ‘6th National Biennial of Ceramics’, Trois-Rivieres, PQ   1996                      ‘Reshaping Tradition: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics in Asian Modes’, Royal Ontario Museum,                                Toronto, ON   1994                                          ‘4th Annual Biennial of Ceramics’,  Trois-Rivieres, PQ   1994                      'Containment: The Space Within', Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON   1992                       'International Invitational Exhibition of Ceramic Art', National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan   1992                                           '5th National Biennial of Ceramics', Trois‑Rivieres, PQ   1989                                          'Ontario Craft '89', The Craft Gallery, Toronto, ON   1988                                          ‘National Biennial of Ceramics’, Trois‑Rivieres, PQ   1986                                         ‘Jim Thomson/Susan Warner-Keene’, Montreal Visual Arts Centre, Montreal, PQ   1985                                          ‘National Biennial of Ceramics’, Trois‑Rivieres, PQ   1986                                         ‘Jim Thomson/John Ikeda’, Ufundi Gallery, Ottawa, ON   1984                      'Ceramic Bridge', Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, AB. COMMISSIONS, AWARDS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS 2004                       television subject for ‘CBC ARTSPOT’        2003                      “Saidye Bronfman Award” nominee 2002                       ‘Dart’, Sculpture Commission, Burlington Arts Centre, Burlington, ON   1999                                         Mary O’Neil - Art that Works’ Purchase Award, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON       1998                       Canada Council ‘A’Grant       1998                      ‘Waterwall’, Vertical Clay Garden Commission, Domicile Developments Inc.,        Ottawa, On   1992                                           Prix de la Ville de Trois-Rivieres, 5th Biennial of Ceramics   1992                      ‘Benches’, Sculpture Commission, Ottawa City Hall, Ottawa, ON, Architect: Moshi Safdie   1989                                           Regional Municipality of Ottawa‑Carleton 'A' Grant   1990                                           Top Of The World', Sculpture Commission, Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton Building,                                Ottawa, ON, Architect: Ray Moriyama 1982-1983                           Scholarship, Master's Programme, The Banff Centre, Banff, AB   1981                                           Scholarship, Ceramic Sculpture Symposium, The Banff Centre, Banff, AB. LECTURES, WORKSHOPS AND OTHER ENDEAVOURS       2000-2005                 Member, Ottawa Council for the Arts       2004-2005                 Member, Ottawa Art Gallery Fundraising Committee 2004                       Member, CBC ARTSPOTS advisory committee 2003                       Guest Artist, Ontario college of Art and Design, Toronto, ON 2003                       Guest Artist, Sheridan College, Missisagua, ON       2002                       Peer Assessor, Saidye Bronfman Award, Canada Council, Ottawa, ON 2001                                                   2002                      Workshop, Burlington Arts Centre, Burlington, ON       2002                      'The Common Object’, Seven workshop/presentations, The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa ON       2000                                           Lecture/Workshop, The George Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, ON 1996-1998                           Member, Art Gallery Committee, Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa, ON   1997                                           Presentation at ‘White on White’ symposium, The George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art,                                Toronto, ON       1994 - 2001             Instructor, Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa, ON 1993                                          Intercultural Sculpture Symposium, Ottawa, ON   1994                       Workshop, Kingston Potters' Guild, Kingston, ON   1994                                          Workshop and Public Lecture, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, NS   1991                                          Workshop, Sheridan College, Mississauga, ON   1992                                       Presentation and Workshop, Queen's University, Faculty of Education, Kingston, ON       1989-1996                           Art and Craft Consultant for the City of Ottawa, ON 1987                                           Curator, 'Fat Jam', Regional Craft Exhibition, Ottawa, ON   1986                                           Presentation and Workshop, Concordia University, Montreal, PQ   1988                                           Presentation and Workshop, C.E.G.E.P. du Vieux Montreal, PQ   1984 – 87                Instructor, General Programme, Algonquin College, Ottawa, ON       1981                                           Ceramic Sculpture Symposium, Banff, AB. 1977 – 82                Instructor, Purcell Pottery, Ottawa, ON EDUCATION AND RELATED STUDIES       1993                                         Making and Metaphor Conference, Hull, PQ        1982-1983                          Banff Winter Cycle Master's Programme, Banff, AB   1981                                          Conference for International Ceramic History, New York, N.Y.   1978                                          Ceramic Studies in Japan   1979                                         Ceramic Studies in Thailand   1976 - 1978            Studies in Religion, Aesthetics, History of Art; Carleton University, Ottawa, ON   1973                                          Vancouver School of Art, Vancouver, BC REPRESENTED IN THE COLLECTIONS OF:  Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON; Corporation of the City of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON; Department of Foreign Affairs, Ottawa, ON; The Banff Centre, School of Fine Art, Banff, AB; The Burlington Arts Centre, Burlington, ON; The Conference Board of Canada, Ottawa, ON; The Four Seasons Hotel, Toronto, ON and London, England

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