Joanna Close
507 Ammon Road
Ammon,
New Brunswick
E1G 3N3
Canada
Phone:(506) 854-8620
Fax:(506) 862-1993
e-mail: joannalclose@gmail.com
website: www.joannaclose.com
Education ________________________________________________________________________________
2006 Master of Arts in Textile and Fibre Art with Distinction (Honours)
Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton
Winchester, United Kingdom
2004 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Textiles
NSCAD University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Solo Exhibitions ___________________________________________________________________________________
2009 Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning, Nova Scotia
2007 Earth, Wind and Fibre Gallery, London - Wul Farm, New Brunswick
2006 Vital, Masters Degree Exhibition, Winchester School of Art, Winchester, United Kingdom
2006 City of Moncton Gallery / Galerie Moncton, New Brunswick
2004 Earth, Wind and Fibre Gallery, London - Wul Farm, New Brunswick
2004 woven landscapes, beets, carrots and cabbage oh my... Anna Leonowens Gallery,Halifax, Nova Scotia
Selected Group Exhibitions __________________________________________________________________________
2010 Laborious, Harbour Front Center, Toronto, Ontario
2009 Elemental Connections, (Travelling Exhibition) Saskatchewan Crafts Council Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2008 Confluence Gallery, Members Show, Dawson City, Yukon
2008 Elemental Connections, (Travelling Exhibition) Alberta Crafts Council Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
2008 Elemental Connections, (Travelling Exhibition) First Canadian Place, Toronto, Ontario
2008 The Sweetest Little Thing, Valentine's Day Fund-raiser at Struts Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick
2007 Secret, Ross Creek Center for the Arts Auction at Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2007 Cape Jourimain Eco Arts Festival exhibitor, Cape Jourimain, New Brunswick
2007 Talisman Fibre Arts Inc. Presents, and now for something completely different part II at Not a Deli Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2007 Dawson City Arts Society Members Show, Dawson City, Yukon Territory
2007 Elemental Connections, (Travelling Exhibition) Ontario Craft Council, Toronto, Ontario
2006 Annual Members Show and Sale, Struts Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick
2006 Lausanne to Beijing 4th International Fiber Art Biennale, Suzhou Art and Technology Institute Art Gallery, Suzhou ,China
2006 Art in Progress, Winchester School of Art, Winchester, United Kingdom
2005 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario
2004 One of a Kind Show, Toronto, Ontario
2004 NSCAD Emerging Artists, Argyle Fine Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Curated Exhibitions ________________________________________________________________________________
2009 Contemporary Fibres, the art of J Penney Burton, Joanna Close, Margaret Forsey and Rilla Marshall,
Mary E Black Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Professional Experience _____________________________________________________________________________
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April, 2004 - Present May, 2007 - Present May, 2009 - Present May, September, December 2009 December, 2008 September, 2007 September, 2007 – June, 2008 |
June, 2007 December, 2006 – May, 2007 August, 2002 – May, 2007 July, 2005 November, 2004 September, 2004 |
Teaching __________________________________________________________________________________
| January, 2009 - present Part time textiles instructor, NSCAD University, Halifax, Nova Scotia November, 2009 May, 2009 February, June, 2009 January, 2009 December, 2008 September, 2008 June, 2008 March, 2008 |
November, 2007 November, 2007 October, 2007 June, 2007 May, 2007 January, 2007 – May, 2007 September, 2005 |
Other Experience __________________________________________________________________________________
September, 2008
WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) Volunteer at Hutlo Acres,
Organic Apple Orchards, Knowlesville, New Brunswick
March, 2008
Concessions Manager for the Dawson International Short Film Festival,
Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, Dawson City, Yukon
August, 2007
WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) Volunteer at Klondike Valley Farm,
Klondike River, Yukon
July, 2001 - August, 2002
Summer researcher, New Brunswick Department of Education,
Lutz Mountain Meeting House Museum, Moncton, New Brunswick
Awards and Achievements __________________________________________________________________________
2009-2010 Member and Organizer of Halifax Crafters
2008 Recipient of Arts NB Creation Grant
2008 Confluence Gallery Volunteer, Dawson City Arts Society Members' Gallery, Dawson City, Yukon
2008 Shortlisted for the 2007-2008 New Brunswick Acquisitions Program of the NB Art Bank.
2008 Feature Artist in ATC Quarterly (Artist Trading Card Journal), Published in Dunvegan, Ontario
2008 Dawson City International Short Film Festival selections committee member, Dawson City, Yukon
2008 Member of Dawson City Curling Club
2007 Volunteer for the Riverside Arts Fest, Dawson City, Yukon
2007-2010 Member of the Dawson City Arts Society, Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, Artist Run Center, Dawson City, Yukon
2007-2010 Member of WWOOF Canada(World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms)
2007 Received Travel Grant from the Canada Council for the Arts
2006-2010 Member of CARFAC (Canadian Artists’ Representation le Front des Artistes Canadiens)
2006 Coordinator of Vital, Masters Degree Exhibition, Winchester School of Art, United Kingdom
2005 Awarded International Study Grant from the University of Southampton.
2005-2010 Member of Struts Gallery, Artist Run Center, Sackville, New Brunswick.
2005-2010 Juried Member of the Nova Scotia Designer Craft Council.
2004 Awarded new artisan scholarship for the One of a Kind Show.
2004 Nominated for Valedictorian, Class of 2004, NSCAD University
2004 Member of Student Union at NSCAD University representing the Craft Department
2003 Awarded Margo Marshall award for Textiles.
2003 Coordinator and exhibitor of NSCAD Textile Holiday Show and Sale.
2001 Awarded Bursary from the Sheila Hugh MacKay Foundation.
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