Curriculum Vitae

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 

2023 ANC & Rooms ‘Making Home Here’, Travelling to 3 Locations; Labrador Interpretation Centre, The Rooms, The Grenfell Art Gallery Group Exhibition

2022 Craft Council of NL Gallery ‘50 Years of Craft’, St John’s, NL  ~ Group Exhibition

2022 Botanical Gardens & Craft Council of NL Gallery ‘Grounded in Memory’, St John’s, NL  ~ Group Exhibition

2021 St. Michael’s Printshop, “Members group exhibition”, St. John’s, NL

2021 Eastern Edge Gallery, “Members group exhibition”, St. John’s, NL

2020 Leyton Gallery of Fine Arts, ‘Submerged’ St. John’s, NL ~ Two Person Exhibition

2019 Craft Council of NL Gallery ‘Thalloshile, a lover of the sea’, St John’s, NL ~ Solo Exhibition

2019 Craft Council of NL Gallery ‘Crafted Beast’, St John’s, NL ~ Group Exhibition 

2018 Leyton Gallery, ‘Habitats’ St. John’s, NL ~ Solo Exhibition 

2017 Art Gallery of Burlington, Canadian Craft Biennial National Contemporary Exhibition,
Burlington, ON ~ Group Exhibition 

2017 Craft Council of NL Gallery “Comfort & Joy”, St John’s, NL ~ Group Exhibition 

2016 Eastern Edge Gallery, “New-Found-Lands”, St. John’s, NL ~ Group Exhibition 

2016 Craft Council of NL Gallery, “Microorganism”, St. John’s, NL ~ Solo Exhibition 

2016 Salmonier Nature Park, “Spirits Sheltered”, Holyrood, NL ~ Group Exhibition 

2016 Craft Council of NL Gallery, “The Crafted Home”, St. John’s, NL ~ Group Exhibition 

2015 English Harbour Arts Centre, “Cut from the Same Cloth”, English Harbour, NL ~ Group Exhibition 

2015 Leyton Gallery, “Flattering the Masters”, St. John’s, NL ~ Group Exhibition 

2015 Craft Council of NL Gallery, “all kinds of love”, St. John’s, NL ~ Group Exhibition 

2014 Leyton Gallery, “new work”, St. John’s, NL ~ Solo Exhibition 

2014 Craft Council of NL Gallery, “Nesting”, St. John’s, NL ~ Group Exhibition 

2013 Leyton Gallery, “sea life”, St. John’s, NL ~ Solo Exhibition 

2013 Bookarts, “An Inventory of Al-Mutanabbi Street”, various US locations & Baghdad ~ Group Exhibition 

2012 Leyton Gallery, “new encaustic work”, St. John’s, NL ~ Solo Exhibition 

2012 Botanical Gardens, “the edible garden”, St. John’s, NL ~ 5 Person Exhibition 

2011 Leyton Gallery, “new encaustic work”, St. John’s, NL ~ Solo Exhibition 

2010 Leyton Gallery, “waxworks”, St. John’s, NL ~ Solo Exhibition 

2010 Eastern Edge Gallery, “Out of Purgatory”, St. John’s, NL ~ Group Exhibition 

2009 International Postal Art, Centre of Fine Print Research, Bristol, UK ~ Group Exhibition

2009 Leyton Gallery, “The Parent as Artist”, St. John’s, NL ~ Group Exhibition 

2009 Eastern Edge Gallery, “documented”, St. John’s, NL ~ Solo Exhibition 

2008 A1C Gallery, “Going Postal”, St. John’s, NL ~ Group Exhibition 

2008 Leyton Gallery, “small works”, St. John’s, NL ~ Solo Exhibition 

2007 Leyton Gallery, “Flowers, Landscapes and the Natural World”, St. John’s, NL ~ 3 Person Exhibition

2007 VAC Gallery, “The Art of the Book”, Victoria, BC ~ Group Exhibition 

2006 Leyton Gallery, “germination series”, St. John’s, NL ~ Solo Exhibition 

2006 The Rooms, “Traditions in Transition: Contemporary Hooked Rugs of Newfoundland and Labrador”,
St. John’s, NL ~ Group Exhibition 

2006 Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Art Gallery, “Traditions in Transition: Contemporary Hooked Rugs
of Newfoundland and Labrador”, Cornerbrook, NL ~ Group Exhibition 

2005 Devon House Gallery “Grids & Games” , St. John’s, NL ~ Three Person Exhibition 

2005 The Rooms, “A Sampling of Cultural Riches”, St. John’s, NL ~ Group Exhibition 

2004 Leyton Gallery, “segments”, St. John’s, NL ~ Solo Exhibition 

2004 Beaches Heritage Centre “Voyage”, Eastport, NL ~ Group Exhibition 

2004 Arts & Culture Centre “Voyage”, Stephenville, NL ~ Group Exhibition

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

2023 Artst in Residence ~ Craft Council of NL, St. John’s, NL

2022 Print Subscription ~ St Michael’s Printshop, St. John’s, NL

2022 Arts & Letters, Senior Division Award, St. John’s, NL 

2018-2022 Art Instructor ~ The Rooms, Open Minds Program, St. John’s, NL 

2022, 2021, 2003 Programming Committee ~ St. Michael’s Printshop, St. John’s, NL

2001-2022 Member of Vanl/Carfac, Craft Council of NL, St. Michaels Printshop & Eastern Edge Gallery

2021, 2018, 2006 Artist in Residence ~ St. Michael’s Printshop, St. John’s, NL

2019 Judicator ~ Arts & Letters, Senior Division, St. John’s, NL 

2013-2019 Art Instructor ~ The Craft Council of NL Clay Studio, St. John’s NL 

2002-2019 Art Instructor ~ Anna Templeton Center, St. John’s, NL 

2014-2017 Programming Committee Member of The Devon House Clay Studio 

2007-2018 Art Instructor ~ The Murphy Center, St. John’s, NL 

2017 Art Instructor ~ St. Bonaventure College, Grades k-6, St. John’s, NL 

2009, 2017 Arts Smarts ~ Goulds Elementary, Goulds, NL 

03, 05, 07-12,14, 2016 Arts Smarts ~ Beachy Cove Elementary, St. John’s, NL 

2016 Artist Talk ~ Craft Council of NL “Off the Beaten Path” Manuals, NL 

2016 Art Smarts ~ Macdonald Drive Elementary School, St. John’s NL 

2016 Art Instructor ~ Dept. of Education & Early Childhood, Culturalis Borealis, St. John’s NL

2015 Assessor ~ ArtsNL Community Arts Program, Newfoundland 

2015 Art Instructor, Papermaking ~ Fibre Arts Conference, Gros Morne NL 

2015 Art Instructor ~ St. John’s City Hall Printmaking Workshop, St. John’s, NL 

2009, 2011, 2012, 2014 Arts Smarts ~ St. Bonaventure College, St. John’s NL 

2012 Assessor ~ NLAC Project Grant Program, Newfoundland 

2012 Arts Smarts ~ Larkhall Elementary, St. John’s NL 

2011 Artist in Schools ~ Macpherson Elementary, Bishop Field Elementary, St. John’s NL 

2011 Arts Work Teachers Conference ~ Art Instructor, St. John’s, NL 

2010 Assessor ~ Arts Smarts Grant Program, Newfoundland 

2010 Judicator ~ Arts & Letters, Senior Division, St. John’s, NL 

2009 Two Artist Talk, Michael Pittman & Anita Singh,The Leyton Gallery, St. John’s, NL 

2009 Assessor ~ St. John’s City Project Grants, St. John’s, NL 

2009 Art Instructor ~ R&F Paints, Printmaking to Encaustic, St. John’s, NL 

2008 Arts Smarts ~ St. Mary’s Elementary, St. Peters Elementary & St. John’s Bosco, NL 

2008 Arts Work Teachers Conference ~ Art Instructor, Gander, NL 

2005, 2007-08 Art Instructor ~ St. Bonaventure College, Grades k-12, St. John’s, NL 

2007 Flag/Banner Designs ~ The Downtown Development Commission, St. John’s, NL 

2007 Arts Smarts ~ Holy Trinity Elementary, Torbay & Bishop Fields Elementary, St. John’s, NL

2008 Artist in Schools ~ Bishop Abraham Elementary, St. John’s, NL 

2007, 2008 Art Instructor ~ preschool Bishop Abraham Elementary, St. John’s, NL 

2001 ~ 2007 Board Member of St. Michael’s Printshop 

2004 ~ 2007 Standards Committee for Devon House Craft Council 

2006 Artist-in-Residence ~ St. Michael’s Printshop, St. John’s, NL 

2006 Easter Seals Mermaid Fundraiser ~ St. John’s, NL 

2006 Artist in Schools ~ Holy Name of Mary School, Lawn & St. Bon’s, St. John’s, NL 

2005 Judicator ~ Arts & Letters, Junior Division, St. John’s, NL 

2000 Apprenticeship ~ Alembic Press, Oxford, England 

1996 - 1997 Internship ~ Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, New York

EDUCATION

2013 - 2021 Craft Council of NL Clay Studio ~ various workshops 

2010, 2011 Torbay Bight R&F Open Studio ~ Encaustic 

2009 R&F Paints, Torbay, NL ~ Encaustic 

2009 St. Michael’s Printshop, St. John’s, NL ~ Waterless Lithography 

2002 St. Michael’s Printshop, St. John’s, NL ~ Etching 

2000 Alembic Press, Oxford, England ~ Letterpress Printmaking and Bookarts 

1998 Ground Zero Printmakers, Victoria, BC ~ Etching

1997 Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY ~ Printmaking, Papermaking and Bookarts 

1996 Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Ontario ~ Printmaking 
Island Office Trends, Victoria, BC ~ Macintosh Computer Training 

1995 Camosun College, Victoria, BC ~ IBM Computer Training
Robin Wall, Qualicum, BC ~ Relief Printmaking
Linda Lindsay, Victoria, BC ~ Figure Sculpting 

1994 Camosun College, Victoria, BC ~ Relief Printmaking 

1991-1993 Cedar Hill Arts Center, Victoria, BC ~ Ceramics 

1988-1990 George Brown College of Applied Arts & Technology, Toronto, Ont. Graphic Design Diploma 

1986-1988 Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology, Toronto, Ont. Design Arts Diploma

BIBLIOGRAPHY

A Cabinet of NL Curiosities ‘Crafted Beasts’ Catalogue, Craft Council of NL, 2019, p. 44-47

1st Canadian Craft Biennial Catalogue, Art Gallery of Burlington, Fall 2017, p. 86, Through Materiality by Gloria Hicky p.96

Home and Cabin Magazine, ‘Art Collecting’ Fall 2017 pg27

The Telegram by Tara Bradbury. ‘Gallery exhibition’ November 18, 2016 Cover, p.A2 2016

Home and Cabin Magazine by Tobias Romaniuk 2016

Riddle Fence (artwork) March 2016 Cover, p4, p7, p12 2016

Studio Craft and Design Canada spring/summer 2016 p11 The Telegram by Joan Sullivan. ‘Fresh art for exhibition’ July 6, 2012 p.B1

CBC Radio Interview with Mack Furlong. Weekend Arts Magazine. October 22, 2011

The Telegram by Joan Sullivan. ‘the cruelty and beauty of nature’ October 27, 2011 p.B6

The Telegram by Joan Sullivan. ‘Waxworks’ September 3, 2010 p.B1

The Telegram by Joan Sullivan. ‘Small Works New Works’ October 11, 2008 p.F1

The Independent, Mandy Cook. ‘Top three’ May 25, 2007 p17

The Telegram by Sullivan, Joan. “All Natural.” October 5, 2007, p.B1

CBC Radio Interview with Angela Antle. November 4, 2006.

The Telegram by Sullivan, Joan. “The art of nature.” November 3, 2006, p.B1

Drawn to the Edge, City of St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador. 2006. pp.25

The Independant by Clare-Marie Gosse. October 24, 2004. pp.14

CBC Radio Interview with Mack Furlong. Weekend Arts Magazine. November 6, 2004.

CBC News, Canada Now, The Beat. Interview with Katie Nicholson. November 4, 2004.

The Newfoundland Herald by Carolyn Stokes. September 19, 2004. pp. 26-29

Western Daily Press, Somerset, England. Ruth Wood. November 27, 2000. pp. 7

Broken Pencil Magazine. Zine reviewed in BP15. 1999

BookTv Interview with Shannon Wray. August, 1999. 

GRANTS/ AWARDS

Craft Council of NL - Award of Excellence 2021
Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council – Project Grant: 04, 06, 10-11, 13-15, 17, 2019-20
City of St. John’s – Project Grant: 2002, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019-21
ArtsNL – Arts in Education ~ Shortlist (top 3) 2016
EVA Awards (VANL/Carfac) Large Year Award ~ Shortlist (top 3) 2007
Government of Newfoundland & Labrador – Purchase Award: 2006, 09,13, 14, 15, 17, 2018, 2021
City of St. John’s – Purchase Award: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014 

COLLECTIONS

Government of Newfoundland & Labrador, City of St. John’s 
Mc Gill University, University of Toronto, Toronto Reference Library, The Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
Private Collections in Canada, USA & UK 

REPRESENTATION

The Leyton Gallery ~ St. John’s, NL 

Craft Council of NL~ St. John’s, NL

The Glass Station, Rocky Harbour, NL