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Purchased directly from the artist

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DIANE E. SULLIVAN

Diane Sullivan received her Master of Fine Arts in Ceramic Art in 1994 from the University of Washington in Seattle and a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Major in Ceramics/Minor in Art History) in 1992 from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax. Her one-of-a-kind works in ceramics have been exhibited internationally and her studio pottery line, Arabesque Pottery, is represented at various galleries across Canada and the United States.

Sullivan has engaged in critical writing of the ceramic arts and has numerous articles published in Contact and Ceramics: Art and Perception as well as in several books on contemporary craft. She is the recipient of many awards including the Alberta Foundation for the Arts grants (1996, 2001, and 2003) and the Canada Council (1997, 2000). She has taught at several post-secondary institutions and continues to conduct workshops nationally. Sullivan has been self-employed since 1996, marketing her work across Canada through retail shows and one-of-a-kind exhibitions. She lives in Williamsburg, Ontario.

Selected List of Corporate, Private and Public Collections

Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton, AB
Calgary Allied Arts Foundation, City of Calgary, AB
Claridge Collection, Montreal, QC
Department of Foreign Affairs, Embassy Collections, Ottawa, ON

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2011 Sculptures, Shenkman Art Centre, Dust Evans Gallery, Ottawa, ON
2007 To China With Love, Discovery Gallery, Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton, AB
2005 Thoughts of Saddle Tooling and Thai Wood Carving, The Croft Gallery, Calgary, AB
2003 Pots for the Palace,Artspace Gallery, Calgary, AB
New Work, The Croft Gallery, Calgary, AB
2002 From Mountain to Meadow, The Croft Gallery, Calgary, AB
2001 An Exhibition of New Work, Generations Gallery, Stony Plain, Alberta
Elemental Garden, Discovery Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1996 Terminal Three Silverstone Exhibition, Lester B. Pearson Airport, Toronto, ON
1994 Ceramics: Mountain Flowers of the Northwest, Ceramic Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
1992 From Pillar to Pots, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
1991 Ceramics, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, N

Selected Group Exhibitions

2011 Impression! group exhibition, Gaia Ceramique Galerie, Montreal, QC
2010 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, ON
Clay 2010, Feature Gallery, Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton, AB
2009 260 Fingers, Glebe Community Centre, Ottawa, ON
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, ON
Masterworks East, Ontario Craft Council, traveling through Ontario
2007 Affinity:Alberta Ceramics, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, AB
All About Alberta, Cheongju Symposium, South Korea
Making Alberta Home group exhibition, Feature Gallery, Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton, AB
2006 All About Alberta ,Canadian Embassy, Washington, DC
International Art Exhibition in SanBao, Jingdezhen, China
2005 And the Nominees Are, Alberta Crafts Council Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2004 A Glimpse of Gust,Trianon Gallery, Lethbridge, AB
A Tea Affair, Leighton Art Centre Gallery, Calgary, AB
2003 A Celebration of Women, Van Dop Gallery, New Westminster, BC
2000 Expressions, Centre Gallery, Calgary, AB
5th Annual Invitational Ceramic Exhibition, Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto, ON
1999 Expressions, Centre Gallery, Calgary, AB
1998 Inspirations in Form and Colour, Sun Life Centre, Calgary, AB
Keramos, The Works Art Festival, Edmonton, AB
Fireworks Faculty Exhibition, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
1997 Teapots, Nancy Margolis Gallery, Portland, Maine
Another Group of Seven, Newzones Gallery, Calgary, AB
Another Group of Seven, Community College of Southern Nevada, NCECA, Las Vegas, NV
1996 Vessels in Celebration, 25th anniversary exhibition of the Alberta Potters’ Association, travelled nationally
Canadian Greek Ceramics Symposium Exhibition, Banff Off Site Gallery, Calgary, AB
Canadian Clay Currents, Pyramid Arts Center, NCECA, Rochester, NY
Walter Ostrom: The Advocacy of Pottery, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS
1995 Alberta College of Art and Design Faculty Show, ACAD, Calgary, AB
Three Person Show, Provenance Gallery, Calgary, AB
Still Life, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON
Made in Alberta, Karuna Gallery, Calgary, AB
1994 You Take Mine, I Take Yours, University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado
Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
1993 The Pacific Northwest Annual, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
The Celebratory Bowl, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON
Jugs: Pitchers, Dippers, and Metaphors, Canadian Craft Museum, Vancouver, BC
Set the Table, Alberta Craft Council Presents...Gallery, Edmonton, AB
Feats of Clay VI, Gladding, McBean & Co., Lincoln, CA
Fireworks 1993, group exhibition, traveled through 1995 Fusion, Ontario Clay & Glass Association, ON
1992 Works on Paper, The School of Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
Exhibition of the 3rd International Ceramics Competition ’92 Mino, Japan, Tajimi Special Exhibition Hall, Tajimi City, Japan
Limited Edition, Nova Scotia Design Craft Centre, Halifax, NS
Innovations, Nova Scotia Design Craft Centre, Halifax, NS

Selected Awards

2006 Alberta Heritage Fund Scholarship
Canada Council Travel Grant
Alberta Foundation for the Arts Project Grant, AB
2005 Linda Stanier and Family Memorial Award, Alberta Craft Council
2003 Alberta Foundation for the Arts Project Grant
2001 Alberta Foundation for the Arts Project Grant
2000 Canada Council Visual Arts Project Grant C
1999 Travel Scholarship, The One-of-a-Kind Show, Toronto, ON
1997 Sheila Hugh MacKay Foundation Award, Rothesay, NB
1996 Alberta Foundation for the Arts Project Grant
Canada Council Visual Arts Project Grant C
1995 Jurors’ Merit Award,Made in Alberta, Alberta Potters’ Association
1994 Sheila Hugh MacKay Foundation Award, Rothesay, NB
Alberta Potters’ Association Scholarship
Ontario Crafts Council Scholarship
1993 Howard Kottler/Noritake Scholarship, University of Washington, Seattle=
Ontario Crafts Council Supply Award
Special Projects Fund Scholarship, University of Washington, Seattle
Special Merit Award, Set the Table, Alberta Potters’ Association Governor General’s Silver Medal, Nova Scotia College of Art & Design
1992 Provost Initiative Scholarship, University of Washington, Seattle
Ontario Crafts Council Scholarship