Tuesday, May 18, 2010

C H A R L E S   B R E T H
221 HARBOURSIDE PLACE
SALT SPRING ISLAND,  BC
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C U R R I C U L U M   V I T A E



E D U C A T I O N :
    1993:      MFA Ceramics – Ohio State University - Columbus, Ohio
    1971:      MA Sculpture - University of California, Berkeley


E X H I B I T I O N S :
    2005           Xchanges Gallery  Victoria BC   Solo show
             2001-03        Archie Bray Foundation 50th Anniversary National Exhibition – Traveling throughout the United States
    2001:    Archie Bray Anniversary Show – Turman Gallery – Helena, Montana
    1997:    7th Annual National Exhibition – 1708 Gallery – Richmond, Virginia (D. Kuspit, juror)
        Artists On Their Own – Greenwich House – New York, New York (A. Kingsley, J. Koplos, C. Gustin, jurors)
        NCECA Exhibition – Archie Bray Foundation – Reno, Nevada
    1996:    San Angelo National Ceramic Competition – Merit Award – San Angelo, Texas (Michael Monroe, juror)
        Contemporary Figurative Ceramics – Holter Museum – Helena, Montana (sculpture and drawing)
        Solo Show – Roswell Museum and Art Center – Roswell, New Mexico (drawing)
        West Coast Works on Paper – Eureka, California
        ANA Annual – Holter Museum – Helena, Montana (drawing; J. Koplos, juror)
    1995:    Solo Show – University of Montana – Missoula, Montana
North American Free Clay Agreement – University of Texas – El Paso, Texas
ANA Annual – Holter Museum of Art – Helena, Montana (L. Herman, juror)
Art Equinox – Paris Gibson Square Art Gallery – Great Falls, Montana (Rudy Autio, juror)
Two-Person Show – in situ Gallery – Cincinnati, Ohio
WOODSTACK – University of Montana – Missoula, Montana
NCECA Exhibition – Archie Bray Foundation – Minneapolis, MN
Solo Show – Archie Bray Foundation – Helena, Montana
    1994:    Contemporary Canadian Sculpture – Central Michigan University – Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
        Group Shows – Archie Bray Foundation – Helena, Bozeman, Billings and Whitefish, Montana

    1990:    Group Show – Muttart Gallery – Calgary, Alberta
        Group Show – Medicine Hat Museum – Medicine Hat, Alberta
        Group Show – Alberta Culture – Edmonton, Alberta
        Solo Show – Courthouse Gallery – Red Deer, Alberta
        Solo Show – The Works – Edmonton, Alberta


T E A C H I N G   E X P E R I E N C E :
    1993-94:    Head of Ceramics Department – University of Cincinnati – Cincinnati, Ohio
    1991:    Instructor – Ohio State University – Columbus, Ohio (Introduction to Drawing, 2D Design, Beginning and Intermediate Ceramics)
    1987-88:    Head of Ceramics and Sculpture – Malaspina University College – Nanaimo, British Columbia (Ceramics, Sculpture, Art History)
    1985-87:    Instructor – University of Alberta Extension – Edmonton, Alberta (Ancient Greek Art, Modern Art, History of Ceramics)

A W A R D S:
    1996:    Merit Award – San Angelo National Ceramic Competition – San Angelo, Texas
    1994:    Canada Council Project Grant (Drawing)
    1993:    Edith Fergus Gilmore Award – Ohio State University – Columbus, Ohio
    1992:    Sculpture selected to represent Ohio State University – Chicago, Illinois
    1990:    Jury Award – Alberta Potters Association
    1986:    Alberta Culture Art Study Grant – Ceramic murals
    1983:    Alberta Culture Art Study Grant – Bronze casting


C O L L E C T I O N S :
    1996:    Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art – Roswell, New Mexico
    1995:    Archie Bray Foundation – Helena, Montana
    1994:    Professor Roy Cartwright – University of Cincinnati – Cincinnati, Ohio
    1993:    Professor Georg Heimdal – Head of Painting – Ohio State University – Columbus, Ohio
    1989:    Alberta Art Foundation – Edmonton, Alberta
    1971:    Professor Elmer Bischoff – Art Department Faculty – University of California, Berkeley
    1969:    Museum of Modern Art (photography) – New York, New York


R E S I D E N C I E S :
    1995, ‘97:    Archie Bray Foundation – Helena, Montana
    1995-96:    Roswell Artists in Residence – Roswell, New Mexico
    1990:    Banff Centre – Banff, Alberta