Ed bamiling

1948

A practicing artist for more than 25 years, Ed Bamiling has been a facilitator with Leadership Development for ten years, guiding creativity sessions with both public and custom programs. At The Banff Centre, he is the Ceramics Facilitator with Visual Arts, in charge of all aspects of operating the ceramics studio, as well as consulting with and assisting resident artists on their projects. He has exhibited his work widely in solo and group exhibitions, both nationally and internationally.

For Ed Bamiling, the first time he saw someone throw a pot began a life-long fascination with, and dedication to, working with clay. “I was mesmerized by it and wanted to try it. I still have the first pot that I threw on the wheel thirty years ago, because it actually worked out. I think it was beginner’s luck, but I was hooked.” The process, the aesthetic, the tactile medium spoke to him from the very start and in turn, he uses this medium as a way of helping people (re)discover and explore their own creativity, both personally and professionally.

Bamiling characterizes his medium “as particularly friendly because lots of participants played with clay, or mud, when they were kids. There’s a tactile memory that makes it pretty safe. It’s very pliable and malleable; everybody can create something. I think that eases the way.”

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2003 Passages - The Whyte Muesum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, AB
2002 New Works – Ed Bamiling - Woong Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1992 From There to Here - The Whyte Museum, Banff, AB
Vignettes - National Exhibition Centre, Castlegar, B.C.
1989 Ed Bamiling: Ceramics - Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC
1988 Works from Banff - Langham Gallery, Kaslo, BC
Ed Bamiling - Raku - Gallery of the Kootenays, Nelson, BC
1986 Ed Bamiling - Recent Work - Culpepper Gallery - Calgary, AB