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Biography - Barbara Tipton MFA

 

Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, Barbara received a BFA in Ceramics from Memphis College of Art where she studied under Thorne Edwards and Peter Sohngen. Further studies at The Ohio State University resulted in an MFA in Ceramics, and she stayed on in Columbus, building her studio practice. In 1986 she moved to southern Alberta after marrying the British/Canadian ceramist, John Chalke. Since that time she has had sessional teaching appointments at both the University of Calgary and the Alberta College of Art + Design.

Barbara exhibits across Canada as well as internationally, and has continued teaching part time at ACAD. This year her work was included in “Unity and Diversity,” an exhibition at the 2009 Cheongju International Craft Biennale in Cheongju, South Korea. In January 2010, her work and other elements of the exhibition will return to Canada to appear at the Museum of Vancouver as part of the Cultural Olympiad activities for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Her work has received substantial recognition, with multiple inclusions in such publications as 500 Cups by Lark Publishing (2004), Soda, Clay and Fire by Gail Nichols (2006) and The Ceramic Spectrum by Robin Hopper (revised edition 2001).

Many public and corporate collections contain her work, including the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Canada Council Art Bank, Glenbow Museum, San Angelo Museum of Art (Texas), Harrison Museum of Art (Utah), among many others. Her work is collected privately across Canada, the United States and England. She was awarded project grants in 2008 and 2003 from Alberta Foundation for the Arts Project Grant and Canada Council respectively, and in 2006 was nominated for an Alberta Craft Council Award of Excellence.

 

 

Exhibitions:

2009, Cup/Image, Willock and Sax Gallery, Banff, Alberta
"Unity and Diversity," Cheongju International Craft biennale, Cheongju, South Korea
2008, New Work, solo exhibition, concurrent with John Chalke and Robert Sinclair, Willock and Sax Gallery, Banff National Park
2004, Bowls - Function/NonFunction, solo exhibition, Willock and Sax Gallery, Waterton Lakes National Park
2003, 21st Century Ceramics, Canzani Centre Gallery, Columbus College of Art & Design.
2001, Bitter Brew, group exhibit, George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto
         A Matter of Clay, group invitational, Jonathan Bancroft-Snell Gallery, London, ON.
2000, Ninth Biennale Nationale de Ceramique, juried competition, Trois-Rivieres, PQ
         Voyage autour de la terre, tile invitational for the Ninth Biennale Nationale de Ceramique, Trois-Rivieres, PQ
         Couplets: Duality in Clay, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1999, Tea for the Taking, group exhibition, Alberta Craft Council Gallery, Edmonton, AB
         Summer Faculty Exhibition, Red Deer College, Red Deer, AB
1998, Keramos, group exhibition, The Works, Edmonton, AB
        Sculpture: A Mixed Media Group, Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, ON
        Six Degrees of Separation, group exhibition, Alberta Foundation for the Arts Traveling Exhibition from the Permanent Collection at the Prairie Art Gallery, Grande Prairie, AB
        Collecting Alberta Art: The Legacy, traveling exhibition celebrating 25 years of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, AB
        Twelfth San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas
1997, Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramics Award, Shepparton Art Gallery, Shepparton, Australia
        The Great Wall of China, juried competition, Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery, Medicine Hat, AB, work selected to travel 1997-98.
1996, Canadian Clay Currents, juried competition, Pyramid Art Center, Rochester, New York.
        4th Annual Teapot Exhibition, invitational, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, Missouri
        Passion 8 Potters, contemporary kitchenware, McMullen Gallery, Edmonton, AB
        Journeys, group exhibition, The Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
        Greek/Canadian Ceramics Exchange Exhibition, Banff Centre-Calgary Gallery, AB
1995, Clay in Canada: North by Northwest, Wyman Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota: traveling to the Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary and to "The Works", Edmonton, AB
        The World's Women On-Line!, internet installation, www.asu.edu/wwol that indexed over 800 images by women artists globally
        Summer Faculty Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
        Group exhibition, Kathleen Laverty Gallery, Edmonton, AB
        Made in Alberta, juried competition, Karuna Gallery, Calgary, AB (honorable mention)
1994, Ninth Annual San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, Texas
        Altered Traditions: Contemporary Vessels, Barn Gallery, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
        Containment: The Space Within, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON
        Group invitational, Hall/Barnett Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana
1993, Chicago International New Art Forms Exhibition (through Prime Gallery), Chicago, USA
        Teapots, Prime Gallery, Toronto, ON
        Canadian Ceramics: Teapots, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, New York
        Al203.SiO2, ceramics faculty exhibition, Gallery 371, Alberta College of Art, Calgary, AB
1993, Underground, solo exhibition, Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary, AB
        Fifth National Biennial of Ceramics, Trois Rivieres, PQ
        1992 International Invitational Exhibition of Ceramic Art, National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan
        Chicago International New Art Forms Exhibition (through Prime Gallery), Chicago, USA
        Canadian Clay, Design Arts Gallery, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA
        A Treasury of Canadian Craft, Canadian Craft Museum, Vancouver
        25th Anniversary Exhibition - Just a Taste of the Claridge Collection, Saidye Bronfman Centre, Montreal, PQ
        Choosing Clay, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, AB
        Selected Works, Alberta Crafts Council, Nova Building, Edmonton, AB
        Faculty Exhibition, Nickle Arts Museum, University of Calgary, AB
1991, Sculpture: The Language of a Material, Muttart Art Gallery, Calgary, AB
        1000 Miles Apart, Mendell Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
        Chicago International New Art Forms Exhibition (through Prime Gallery), Chicago, USA
        Faculty Exhibition, Alberta College of Art, Calgary, AB
        Cups, juried exhibition, Muttart Art Gallery, Calgary, AB; then at The Works, Manulife Place, Edmonton, AB
        Faculty Exhibition, Nickle Arts Museum, University of Calgary, AB
1990, NCECA (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts), juried exhibition, Taft Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio (then toured for two years).
        1990 Ceramic Invitational, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
        Material: Redefining the Working Field, The New Gallery, Calgary, AB
        Fifth Annual Monarch Tile Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas
        Fourth National Biennial of Ceramics, Trois Rivieres, PQ
        Constructions, New Alberta Art, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB
        New Works, solo exhibition, Divino Cafe/Gallery (through Paul Kuhn Fine Arts), Calgary, AB
        Faculty Exhibition, Nickle Arts Museum, University of Calgary, AB
1989, Fourth Annual Monarch Tile International Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas (museum purchase)
        Teapots, Prime Canadian Crafts, Toronto, ON.
        Square Deal Squared, The New Gallery, Calgary, AB
        Summer Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
        Faculty Exhibition, Nickle Arts Museum, University of Calgary, AB
1988, Wall Works, invitational, Martha Schneider Gallery, Chicago, IL.
        Platters, Galerie Barbara Silverberg, Montreal, PQ
        Third National Biennial of Ceramics, Trois Rivieres, PQ
        Three-person exhibition, Ring House Gallery, Edmonton, AB
        Summer Show, Red Deer College, Red Deer, AB
        Faculty Exhibition, Alberta College of Art Gallery, Calgary, AB
        Ceramic Art, dual exhibition, The Works, Edmonton Centre, AB
        The Ohio Connection, Ohio Designer Craftsmen Gallery, Columbus, OH
1987, Solo Exhibition, The Nickle Arts Museum, The University of Calgary, AB
        Second World Triennial Exhibition of Small Ceramics, (Honorable Mention), Zagreb
        International Ceramic Symposium Exhibition, University of Aberystwyth, Wales
        Ceramics '87, Culpepper Gallery, Calgary, AB
        Faculty Exhibition, The Nickle Arts Museum, University of Calgary, AB
        Arrowmont Faculty Exhibition, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
1986, National Clay Box Show, juried, A.R.T. Studio Gallery, Chicago, IL
        Group Exhibition, Vincennes University, Vincennes, Indianna
        A Tea Party, Jubilation Gallery, Newton Centre, Massachusetts
        From Hand to Mouth, Ohio Designer Craftsmen Gallery, Columbus, OH

Experience

1974- Studio artist
1995-9 Editor and production manager, contact, a Canadian ceramics magazine
1992-5 Editor, contact magazine, a quarterly publication for the Alberta Potter's Association
1991-3 Sessional Instructor, Ceramics, Foundation, Alberta College of Art, Calgary, AB
1988-3 Sessional Instructor, Foundation, Drawing, Ceramic Sculpture, University of Calgary
1988-9 Sessional Instructor, Drawing, Ceramics, Alberta College of Art, Calgary
1986-7 Visiting artist in Ceramics, University of Calgary
1982-6 Associate Editor, Ceramics Monthly magazine, Columbus, Ohio
1978-81 Copy Editor, Ceramics Monthly magazine, Columbus, Ohio
1977-8 Visiting Artist in Ceramics, Denison University, Granville, Ohio
1972-4 Teaching Associate, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (Taught Introductory Ceramics)
1972 Adjunct ceramics instructor, Memphis Academy of Arts (now Memphis College of Art), Memphis, TN

Workshops and Lectures Presented

1999 "Building Ceramic Surfaces," Series 99, Red Deer College, Red Deer, AB
1996 "New Experiments with Electric Kilns," lecture and panel chair, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) conference, Rochester, New York
1995 "Surface Exploration," Arrowmont Summer Session (June 26-July 7), Gatlinburg, TN
       "Song Ceramics," slide lecture for Far Eastern Art History, University of Calgary
1994 "The Future of Ceramics," panelist, during the International Ceramics Seminar, University of Alberta, Faculty of Extension, Edmonton, AB
1993 "Innovative Surfaces," lecturer/panelist, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts conference, San Diego, CA

 

 

Public and Corporate Collections
Alberta Foundation for the Arts Collection
Canada Council Art Bank
Calgary Civic Art Collection
Aaron Milrad, Toronto
Standard Ceramic Supply, Pittsburgh
Charles Bronfman Corporate Collection, Montreal
San Angelo Museum of Art, San Angelo, Texas
The Ohio State University
Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University
Ceramics Monthly Collection
Anatol Orient, London
University of Alberta Permanent Collection, Edmonton, AB

 

 

Barbara “feels that her wall forms refer to functional pottery and her functional pots give her ideas for her wall pieces”[1]

 

 

 

  [1] Zakin, Richard. Ceramics. Ways of Creation. An Exploration of 36 Contemporary Ceramic Artists & Their Work. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1999:241.

 

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