Ceramic artist Jim Smith has been working out of his seaside studio in
Chester, Nova Scotia since 1984. He is a graduate of the Nova Scotia College
of Art and Design and studied at The Banff Centre School of Fine Arts.
He has taught workshops across Canada and in the United States and has
had his work included in over 60 exhibitions, both nationally and internationally.
His work consistently appears in numerous ceramic magazines and books with
an international focus and is included in many prestigious public and private
collections. Jim and his work have also been featured in popular magazines
such as Canadian House and Home, Gardening Life, Style at Home, and Canadian
Living, as well as on HGTV’s House and Home.
Jim was awarded The QE II Commemorative Medal by the Canadian Government
in recognition of distinguished career achievement and significant contribution
to Canadian society. He had the honour of being a juror for the 2007 Saidye
Bronfman Award/Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts.
Jim has traveled extensively delving into the ceramic history of China,
Mexico, Europe and Turkey. He has won numerous awards for his work including
grants from the Province of Nova Scotia and The Canada Council for The
Arts to undertake research on historical Italian ceramics at La Meridiana
International Centre for Ceramics in Tuscany. In June 2008, Jim was inducted
into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. In October 2009, Jim delivered
a presentation on his work at the Cheongju International Biennale of Fine
Craft in Cheongju, South Korea.
Education |
1989 |
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
Halifax, N.S.
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Major in ceramics |
1983 |
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
Halifax,
N.S.
Associate
Diploma |
Professional Experience |
2005 |
La Meridiana International Ceramics Centre, Bagnano,
Italy
Studio Residency |
| 1984 - present |
Studio Potter, Chester, Nova Scotia |
| 1988 - 89 |
The Banff Centre for The Arts,
Banff,
Alberta
Studio Residency |
Selected Awards |
2009 |
Professional Development Grant
Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage
Industry Growth Program Grant
Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council and Nova Scotia Department of
Tourism, Culture and Heritage |
2008 |
Membership Induction,
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts |
2005 |
Fine Craft - Creation/Production Grant
The Canada Council
Creation Grant
Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage |
2002 |
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Commemorative Medal,
Government
of Canada award to honour distinguished career
achievement and significant contribution to Canadian society |
1996 |
Best Functional Piece Award, ‘From The Ground Up’,
Nova Scotia Potters’ Guild |
1992 |
Exhibition Assistance Grant
Nova Scotia Department
of Culture and Tourism |
1990 |
Project Grant
The
Canada Council |
1988 |
Travel Grant
The
Canada Council |
Jury Committees |
2006 |
2007 Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts /
Saidye Bronfman Award |
Selected Exhibitions |
2009 |
'Unity and Diversity', Cheongju International Craft Biennale,
Cheongju, South Korea, juried |
2008 |
‘Speaking Low – Surfaces in Earthenware’, The
Clay Studio,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., curated
‘East Coast Ceramics’, Burlington Art Center, Burlington, Ontario,
curated |
2007 |
‘On The Table: 100 Years of Functional
Ceramics in Canada’, Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto; Winnipeg Art Gallery; Art
Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, curated
‘In Here Out There’, Cape Breton University Art Gallery
Sydney, Nova Scotia, curated |
2006 |
‘Canadian Contemporary Ceramics’, Esplanade Art Gallery,
Medicine Hat, Alberta, curated |
2005 |
‘The Art of Clay’, Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario,
invitational |
2004 |
‘Crowning Acheivements: Contemporary Works in Clay’,
Government
House, Halifax, Nova Scotia, juried |
2003 |
‘Painterly Ceramics’, Acadia University Art Gallery,
Wolfville, Nova
Scotia, curated |
2002 |
‘Functional Ceramics’, Wayne Centre for The Arts,
Wooster, Ohio, U.S.A.,
curated
‘Flowery’, York Quay Gallery, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto,
Ontario, invitational |
2001 |
‘Watermark’, Mary Black Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia,
juried |
2000 |
‘Focus on Function’, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University
of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A., juried
‘Fireworks 2000/2001’, Fusion - The Ontario Clay and Glass Association,
juried, touring |
1999 |
‘Redware: Tradition and Beyond’, The Clay Studio,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., invitational |
1998 |
‘Teapot II’, Prime Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, invitational
‘From
The Kitchen to The Table’, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery,
Waterloo, Ontario, invitational |
1997 |
‘Canadian/Chinese Ceramic Cultural Conference Exhibition’,
Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, China, invitational |
1996 |
‘Walter Ostrom - The Advocacy of Pottery’, Art Gallery of
Nova Scotia, Halifax, N.S., curated |
1995 |
‘The G7 Summit Collection’, Summit Place, Halifax,
N.S. curated |
1994 |
‘Containment - The Space Within’, Canadian Clay and
Glass Gallery, Waterloo,
Ontario, curated |
1993 |
‘Thrown and Altered’, Provenance, Calgary, Alberta,
invitational |
1992 |
‘Fifth National Biennial of Ceramics’, Galerie d’Art
du Parc, Trois-Rivieres,
Quebec, juried, touring Canada
‘1992
International Invitational Exhibition of Ceramic Art’, National
Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan, invitational |
1990 |
‘Fourth National Biennial of Ceramics’, Galerie d’Art
du Parc,
Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, juried, touring Canada |
Collections |
|
The Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, China
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia
The Claridge Collection, Montreal, Quebec
The Nova Scotia Art Bank, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Selected Workshops and Lectures Given |
| 2009 |
'Cheongju International Craft Biennale', Cheongju, South Korea
lecture |
2008/06/05/04/03/02/00 |
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, N.S. workshop and
lecture |
1999 |
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, B.C. lecture |
1997 |
The Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, China lecture |
1994 |
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. workshop
and lecture |
1993 |
‘International Ceramics 93’ conference, Calgary,
Alberta workshop
and lecture
Kingston
Potters’ Guild, Kingston, Ontario, workshop
and lecture |
1992 |
The Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, Ontario lecture |
Selected Publications |
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500 Plates and Chargers, Linda Arbuckle,
Lark Books, New York, USA, 2008,
On The Table: 100 Years of Functional Ceramics in Canada,
Rachel Gotlieb and Sandra Alfoldy,
Gardiner Museum, Toronto, 2007
Making Marks: Discovering The Ceramic Surface,
Robin
Hopper, Krause Publications Inc., 2005
Studio
Ceramics in Canada,Gail Crawford,
Goose
Lane Editions, 2005
House
and Home, episodes 4240 and 4271,
Alliance
Atlantis, 2003,
television
features
‘The
Legacy of Walter Ostrom’, Phyllis Blair-Clark
Ceramics
Monthly, April 2003,
article,
image published
The
Ceramic Surface, Matthias Ostermann,
A&C
Black Publishers, London, 2002
‘Functional
Ceramics’, Phyllis Blair-Clark,
Ceramics
Monthly, September 2002,
article,
image published
Studio
Rally: Art and Craft of Nova Scotia, Robin Metcalfe,
Goose
Lane Editions and Studio Rally Productions,
Halifax,
N.S. 1999, p.p. 80 - 81
Slipware,
Michael and Victoria Eden,
A & C
Black Publishers , London, 1999, p.p. 146 - 149
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