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CURRICULUM VITAE

HARLAN HOUSE R.C.A.

** ******** ******, ******* ** Lonsdale,

RR # 1 Marysville, Ontario,

K0K 2N0 Canada.

Telephone: 613-***-****

E-mail abqe8i@r.postjobfree.com

Web site www.harlanhouse.com

PERSONAL: Born November 14, 1943 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Canadian citizen.

Married to Maureen. Children: daughter Marnie, son Abraham.

EDUCATION:

1964 - 1969 Alberta College of Art. Diploma of Fine Art.

COLLEGE AWARDS:

1968,67,66 Visual Arts and Crafts Grant, Alberta Government.

1968,67,66,65 Visual Arts and Crafts Award.

Hill Memorial Trust Fund Scholarship.

1968 Anonymous Award for Sculpture, Alberta College of Art.

COLLEGE ACHIEVEMENTS:

1970 Contributed to Canadian Pavilion, Osaka Worlds Fair, Japan.

1969 Formed the Clay Association Studio, Calgary, subsequently The Clay Associated Ltd.,

to conduct business activities. After moving to Ontario in 1973, the business name

was transferred three years later to "Harlan House Inc." - Lonsdale 1976.

Participated in Environment 1969, Calgary.

Two-Man Show, Red Deer Ceramics.

One-Man Show, Calgary Ceramics.

1968 One-Man Show, Vancouver Ceramics.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES:

On a continuing basis, teach selected workshop groups that are involved in Ceramics.

1972 Taught Advanced Ceramics at the University of Calgary.

1971 - 1969 Taught Adult Extension course for the Alberta College of Art.

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PROFESSIONAL EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS:

2006 A K Collings Art Gallery group show titled Craft Dinner Fast food Oil paintings

and porcelain

2006 Forms and Shapes The Useful Tea Pot a juried exhibition AKAR Gallery Iowa City

Iowa USA

2006 David Kaye Gallery group exhibition of Saidye Bronfman Award recipients

2005 Opening Exhibition of Gallery artists Gallery Page and Strange Halifax Nova Scotia

2004- Quietly Convincing Burlington Cultural Centre Exhibition curator Tony Clennell

2003-2004 Canada council A grant. A one year Creation/research project into porcelain in

Germany and France

2003 Ceramic Modernism, George R. Gardiner Museum, Toronto, Canada

2002 Alberta College of Art and Design 75th Anniversary Exhibition Calgary, Alberta

2001 Canadian Pavilion at EXPO 2000, Hanover, Germany

2000 Canada Clay Today, The Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art. Toronto, Canada;

Amsterdam, Holland; Faenza, Italy; Chicago USA.

2000 Expressions 2000, Quinte Arts Council, Belleville. Drawings and Porcelain

1999 Toronto Collects. Gardiner Museum

1998 Poetry of the Vessel. Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

Fire and Earth Itabashi Art Museum, Japan. Organised by Burlington Cultural Centre

1997 Jean. A. Chalmers National Crafts Award.

Fire and Earth Exhibition. Burlington Cultural Centre, Burlington Ontario

1996 Transformation - Prix Saidye Bronfman Award, 1977-1996. Canadian Museum of

Civilisation.

1996 White on White - Travelling Exhibition. Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery,

Waterloo, Ontario. Gallery of the Canadian Embassy, Tokyo, Japan; Shanghai,

China.

1995 Elected to Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.

1995 Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, Ontario. Reshaping Tradition: Contemporary

Canadian Ceramics in Asian Modes. - Exhibition.

MuJu International Exhibition. Seoul Korea

1993 Taipei International Exhibition of Traditional Arts and Crafts. Taipei Fine Arts

Museum.

1992 The 1992 International Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramic Art.

National Museum of History. Republic of China.

1990 20/20 Hindsight. Koffler Art Gallery. Toronto, Ontario. A twenty year retrospective

exhibition. Publication written by Gloria Hickey.

1989 Saidye Bronfman Award for Excellence in the Crafts.

1988,87 Canada Council Arts Grant "A".

1987 Ontario Craft - John Mather Award.

1987 Victor Martyn Lynch Staunton Award.

1986 Joan Chalmers Award for Excellence.

Homer Watson Gallery. Kitchener, Ontario.

Bronfman Award Nominee, Ceramists Canada, Ontario Crafts Council, Canadian

Guild of Crafts.

1985 London Art Gallery

Ontario Crafts '85, MacDonald Art Gallery.

Alberta College of Art.

Fireworks Travelling Exhibition.

Durham Art Gallery, Ontario.

Belleville Art Gallery, Ontario.

MacDonald Art Gallery, Toronto. Wood fired Exhibition.

1985/84 Kornbluth Art Gallery, New Jersey, U.S.A.

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Rails End Gallery, Staff Exhibition.

1984 Harbourfront Gallery, Toronto. Best Ceramics Award.

1984-83 Ontario Arts Council Research Grant.

1984,82,80 Ontario Potters Association, Ottawa.

1982 Canada Council Grant, Wood Fire Research.

1980-79 Metiers D'art III, Travelling European Exhibition

Ontario Potters Association, Purchase Award.

Special Pots, Special People. London, Ontario.

1977 National Ceramics Show, Glenbow Art Gallery, Calgary.

1976 Agnes Etherington Art Gallery, Kingston, Ontario, "Contemporary Ontario Crafts."

Ontario Art Gallery, "Down to Earth", (Travelling Show)

Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Florida, U.S.A.

Super Mud Conference, Niagara Falls, U.S.A.

Carborundum Museum Show, Niagara Falls, U.S.A.

Calgary Visual Art Exhibition.

1970 Osaka Worlds Fair.

National Art Gallery, "Hairy Hill Exhibition", (Travelling Show).

Glenbow Art Gallery, A Prairie Sweet", a three man show organised by Bruce

Ferguson.

National Arts Centre, Ottawa, "Vessel Show."

Canada Council Grant.

Canadian Biennial Travelling Show.

All Alberta Show". Montreal.

1970-69 Environment Canada.

Canadian National Exhibition Prize for Excellence.

ONE-MAN SHOWS:

2006 Gardiner Museum, Toronto Ontario

2006 Harbinger Gallery, Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario [ porcelain and drawings]

2006 Page and Strange Art Gallery, Halifax, N.S. Porcelain that works

2004 Prime Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Dinner on the table-Lunch on the wall oil

paintings and porcelain

2003 Prime Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

2001 Prime Art Gallery, Toronto Ontario

2001 Canadian Guild of Crafts, Montreal Quebec

2001 Thirty Year Retrospective Exhibition. Then and Now Burlington Cultural Centre,

Burlington Ontario. Curated by Jonathan Smith

2000 Prime Art Gallery. One Man Exhibition, Drawings and Porcelain

1999 Studio 21 Halifax

1998 Prime Art Gallery, Toronto

1995,93,92 The Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario.

1998,96,94,92- Canadian Guild of Crafts, Montreal, Quebec.

90,88

1993 Gallery One, Toronto, Ontario.

1992,90-89,87- Ufundi Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario.

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1992- Quest Gallery, Victoria British Columbia.

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91,88,86,84,82,

80-79

1991,82 Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto, Ontario.

1990 Belleville Public Art Gallery, Belleville Ontario.

1988,85-82,80 Hiberna Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario

1987,85-74 Rubaiyat Gallery. Calgary, Alberta.

1986 Alexandra Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

1985 Guild Shop, Toronto, Ontario, " New Porcelain, Old Ways."

1985 Agnes Etherington Art Gallery, Kingston, Ontario, "Ten Year Retrospective."

Ontario Potters Association, Toronto, Ontario.

1987, 85, 82,79- Thomas Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

76, 74

1985,76 Alice Peck Gallery, Burlington, Ontario.

1982 "Form and Function". Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.

1981 Red Deer Museum and Archives, Alberta, "A Measure of Success," Retrospective.

1980,78 Kornbluth Gallery, New Jersey, U.S.A.

1978,74 Canadian Guild of Potters.

1977,75,74 Kingston Gallery of Fine Canadian Crafts, Ontario.

1977,75 Canadian Guild of Crafts. Toronto.

1972 Downstairs Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta.

1969 Alberta College of Art Gallery.

1968 Claybin, Vancouver, British Columbia

TWO-MAN SHOWS:

1970 Banff Centre for the Arts, Alberta.

1969 Red Deer, Alberta.

LECTURES, WORKSHOPS AND TEACHING APPOINTMENTS:

Holland College, Prince Edward Island.

Alberta Potters Association.

British Columbia Potters Association.

Ontario Crafts Council (Quinte).

London and Regional Potters Association, London, Ontario.

Red Deer Junior College.

Advisor to the Ontario Board of Education, Art and Craft Survey.

St. Lawrence College Board of Advisors, Brockville.

Ontario Association of College Instructors, Mississauga, Ontario.

Lester B. Pearson College, Vancouver Island, Victoria.

Canadore College, North Bay, Ontario.

Museum and Archives, Sudbury, Ontario.

Alberta Potters Association, Lethbridge, Calgary, and Edmonton.

Ontario Clay and Glass, "Fusion".

Gardiner Museum, Toronto.

MuJu International Environmental Clay Arts Symposium. Korea, 1995

Mohawk College, Hamilton, Ontario.

Ontario Potters Association, Hamilton, Kitchener, Waterloo, Ottawa, Toronto.

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School of Visual Arts, Montreal, Quebec.

Ceramics Seminar, Department of Education, Calgary.

Nova Scotia School of Art and Design, Halifax.

New Brunswick School of Art, Fredericton.

Nova Scotia Designer Craftsmen Association, Halifax.

Sheridan School of Design, Toronto, Ontario.

University of Alberta, Edmonton.

Potters Guild, Edmonton and Kingston.

University of Calgary.

Alberta College of Art, Calgary.

Canadian/Chinese Ceramics Conference 1997.

COMMISSIONS, WORKS OF ART IN COLLECTIONS:

Glenbow Art Gallery.

University of Calgary.

Government of Alberta.

Alberta Art Foundation.

Confederation Art Gallery, Prince Edward Island.

National Canadian Craft Council Collection.

Montreal Museum of fine Art.

Indusmin Collection, Toronto, Ontario.

Canadian Guild of Crafts Collection, Toronto, Ontario.

Massey Collection, Toronto.

Royal Scottish Museum, Britain.

Royal Ontario Museum.

Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art

Winnipeg Art Gallery.

Canadian Museum of civilisation, Hull, Quebec.

The Claridge Collection, Montreal, Quebec.

Burlington Cultural Centre, Burlington, Ontario.

Canadian Craft Museum, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Commission for Joan Chalmers. The #1 Chestnut Dinner Service... a Commission of

Pleasures.

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.

Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute - Jiangxi, China.

Numerous personal private collections.

COMMISSIONS, MURALS (Ceramics/ Stoneware/ Porcelain):

Hoffman and Chinery Designers, Edmonton, Alberta.

Alberta Government Telephone Buildings, Calgary, Alberta.

Highfield Development Corporation, Victoria Place and Highland Place, Edmonton.

Nu West Land Development Corporation, Edmonton, Alberta.

Burnett Duckworth and Company, Calgary, Alberta.

Built in Art. Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto, Ontario.

Built in Art, Canadian Craft Museum, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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PUBLICATIONS:

World Famous Ceramic Artists Studios Bai Ming Hebei Fine Publishing House

Studio Ceramics in Canada Gail Crawford

Contemporary Studio Porcelain Peter Lane A &C Black London

21st Century Ceramics. Bill Hunt American Ceramics Society

September 2004 Ceramics Monthly, written by Diane Creber

Clay Today. The Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art in Toronto

Ceramics Art and Perception #36 Single Flower Vases 1999

Fire and Earth Itabashi Art Museum, Itabashi, Japan

Copper Red Glazes. Robert Tichane.

Rotunda - The Magazine of the Royal Ontario Museum. Canadian Ceramics in

Asian Traditions, Raphael Yu. Summer, 1996.

Canadian Collector, January/February 1987, Pages 38, 39, 40, 41.

Ceramics Monthly, Woodfiring, pages 23, 24, 25, February 1984.

Works of Craft, The Massey Foundation, pages 114, 158, 164, 165, 191; 1984.

Ceramics, A Potters Handbook, Glenn C. Nelson, page 178; 1984.

Ceramics of the World, Gottfried Borrman.

The Perfect Setting, Office of the Governor General of Canada, 1983.

Studio Ceramics, Peter Lane, pages 50, 51, 73, 75, 169; 1983.

Ceramics Monthly, Portfolio, pages 47 to 54, December 1981.

The Craftsman's Way, Flanders and Massey, Page 50; 1981.

Porcelain, Jane Axel and Karen McCready, 1981.

Contemporary International Ceramics, Hildegard Storr-Britz, 1980.

The Art of the Earth, Rona Murray and Walter Dexter, Pages 38, 39; 1979.

Arts Canada. Pages 64, 65, May 1973.

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