home back to artist vetri artists william traver gallery contact




Education

2001-07
Apprenticeship training with Jay Macdonell, Gary Bolt, Lisa Samphire and Morna Tudor at Starfish Glassworks, Victoria, BC, Canada

2004
"Building the Foundations", with Randy Walker, Red Deer College, AB, Canada

2002
Scolarship participant of "Month in the Studio" at Red Deer College, Red Deer, AB, Canada; Instructed by Mark Gibeau, Lisa Cerny, Darren Peterson and Jeff Holmswood

Awards

2005
British Columbia Creative Acheivement Award for Emerging Artist in the field of design

2004
Scholarship participant at "Building the Foundation" course instructed by Randy Walker
BCGAA / Tiffany Glass Scholarship
Began membership in the Glass Arts Association of Canada (GAAC)

2002
Starfish Glassworks Fran Philips Scholarship
Began membership in the British Columbia Glass Arts Association (BCGAA)

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2007
Erosion, Vetri Interntational Glass, Seattle, WA

2005
Details, Starfish Glassworks, Victoria, BC, Canada

Selected Group Exhibitions

2006
BC Achievement Awards Traveling Exhibition

2005-06
Live and Silent Auctions, Pilchuck Glass School Auction Gala, Seattle, WA

2002
Delegate to the British Columbia Festival of the Arts Juried Show
A Moment in Season, EC4 Gallery, Victoria, BC, Canada

2001
Christmas Walk Show , Starfish Christmas Gallery, Victoria, BC, Canada

Professional Experience

2005-06
Cold worker and volunteer for the Poleturners Centerpiece Team, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

2003-07
Part of hot shop production team at Starfish Glassworks, Victoria, BC, Canada

2001
Cold shop production and assistant to artists/owners Morna Tudor, Gary Bolt and Lisa Samphire, Starfish Glassworks, Victoria, BC, Canada

Selected Bibliography

2007
Canadian Home Magazine, April, pp. 103-104

2006
BC Home, Aug./Sept., p. 18
"Comox Valley Art Gallery", Comox Valley Echo, Comox, BC, Canada, Jan. 6, B3

2005-06
"Great new exhibit", Comox Valley Record, Courtenay, BC, Canada, Jan. 6, cover

2005
Swanson, Robyn. "Touch of Glass", Vancouver Island Newsgroup, Victoria, BC, Canada, March 9