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Valerie Metcalfe - Artist Profile

 
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CARFAC Manitoba Member

  BORN
09/05/51, Winnipeg, Manitoba

ADDRESS
796 Fleet Ave., Winnipeg, MB, R3L 1M4
Phone : 475-6310

MEDIUM
Ceramics

DESCRIPTION OF WORK
"I work solely in porcelain and specialize in highly decorative large scale plates and vases, as well as functional pieces. The only philosophy I have is to try to realize and communicate beauty of form and enhance this with various slip or glaze patterns."
MAJOR EXHIBITIONS
Group, 1988, Kingston, Jamaica, "O.G. Harding Collection: Teapot Show"
Group, 1988, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, "Manitoba Artists Juried Show"
Group, 1987, Maralynn Wilson Gallery, Birmingham, Alabama, "Canadian Potters Show"
Group, 1983, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, "Reflections On Three Plains"
Solo, 1983, Lindor Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Group, 1983, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, "In Praise of Crafts"

AWARDS / GRANTS / COMMISSIONS
Platter presented to the President of Iceland, 1989
Platter presented to the King and Queen of Sweden, 1988
Commission, Faculty of Architecture, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, limited edition award platters, 1985
Commission, Great West Life, award plates, 1981 and 1988

COLLECTIONS
Massey Foundation Province of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Government of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
O.G. Harding Collection, Kingston, Jamaica

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Manitoba Crafts Council, Ontario
Crafts Council
RELATED ACTIVITIES
Juror for Manitoba Crafts Council, 1987

DEALERS / AGENTS
Stoneware Gallery, 778 Corydon Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba
A Show of Hands, Toronto, Ontario The Quest, Banff, Alberta and Victoria, British Columbia
 
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