Joanna Close
Halifax Nova Scotia
phone: 902.429.1724
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 _____________________________________________________________________________

April, 2004 - Present
Proprietor of Joanna Close, art in fibre,
Ammon, New Brunswick

May, 2007 - Present
Permanent exhibitor, Handworks Gallery,
Saint John, New Brunswick

May, 2009 - Present
Exhibitor, Seeds Gallery,
NSCAD University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

May, September, December 2009
Vendor at Halifax Crafters Fair,
Halifax Nova Scotia

December, 2008
Vendor at Halifax Crafters Fair,
Halifax Nova Scotia

September, 2007
Seamstress at The Sewing Studio,
Dawson City, Yukon Territory

September, 2007 – June, 2008
Production and Advertising Manager,
Klondike Sun Newspaper, Dawson City, Yukon

June, 2007
Artist in residence,
Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, Dawson City, Yukon

December, 2006 – May, 2007
Vendor at the Dieppe Farmers Market,
Dieppe, New Brunswick

August, 2002 – May, 2007
Employee for Artist Deanne Fitzpatrick at By the Door,
Rug Hooking Studio, Amherst, Nova Scotia

July, 2005
Exhibitor at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition,
Toronto, Ontario

November, 2004
Exhibitor at the One of a Kind Show,
Toronto, Ontario

September, 2004
Participant in Artisan Open House,
London - Wul Farm, Lakeburn, New Brunswick

Teaching __________________________________________________________________________________

January, 2009 - present
Part time textiles instructor, NSCAD University,
Halifax, Nova Scotia

November, 2009
Instructed Dye workshop at By the Door Rug Hooking Studio,
Amherst, Nova Scotia

May, 2009
Extended Studies Instructor, NSCAD University
Halifax, Nova Scotia

February, June, 2009
Workshop instructor, NSCCD
(Nova Scotia Center for Craft and Design), Halifax, Nova Scotia

January, 2009
Instructed Fibre Art workshop, London – Wul Farm,
Econo Museum, Lakeburn, New Brunswick

December, 2008
Instructed Bookmaking workshop, London – Wul Farm,
Econo Museum, Lakeburn, New Brunswick

September, 2008
Instructed Dye workshop, London – Wul Farm,
Econo Museum, Lakeburn, New Brunswick

June, 2008
Instructed 'Working with wool' workshop (dyeing felting and spinning),
Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, Dawson City, Yukon

March, 2008
Instructed Silk-screen printing workshop,
Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, Dawson City, Yukon

November, 2007
Instructor for the Youth Art Enrichment Course,
teaching textiles to highschool art students from throughout Yukon Territory,
Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, Dawson City, Yukon

November, 2007
Instructed Bookbinding workshop,
Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, Dawson City, Yukon

October, 2007
Instructed Natural Dye workshop,
Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, Dawson City, Yukon

June, 2007
Instructed felting workshop,
Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, Dawson City, Yukon

May, 2007
Instructed Dye workshop,
London – Wul Farm, Econo Museum, Lakeburn, New Brunswick

January, 2007 – May, 2007
Private weaving instructor, Moncton, New Brunswick

September, 2005
Instructed Dye workshop,
London – Wul Farm, Econo Museum, Lakeburn, New Brunswick

Awards  _______________________________________________________________________________________

2008       Recipient of  Arts NB Creation Grant
2007       Received Travel Grant from the Canada Council for the Arts
2005       Awarded International Study Grant from the University of Southampton
2004       Awarded new artisan scholarship for the One of a Kind Show

Community  ___________________________________________________________________________

2009-2010     Member of Eye Level Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2009-2010     Member of Halifax Crafters
2007-2010     Member of the Dawson City Arts Society, Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, Dawson City, Yukon
2006-2010     Member of CARFAC (Canadian Artists’ Representation le Front des Artistes Canadiens)
2008             Confluence Gallery Volunteer, Dawson City Arts Society Members' Gallery, Dawson City, Yukon
2008             Member of Dawson City Curling Club
2008             Dawson City International Short Film Festival selections committee member, Dawson City, Yukon
2007             Volunteer for the Riverside Arts Fest, Dawson City, Yukon
2007-2008     Member of  WWOOF Canada(World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms)
2006             Coordinator of Vital, Masters Degree Exhibition, Winchester School of Art, United Kingdom
2005-2010     Member of Struts Gallery, Artist Run Center, Sackville, New Brunswick
2005-2010     Juried Member of the Nova Scotia Designer Craft Council

Artist Residencies ______________________________________________________________________

2007             Artist in residence, Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, Dawson City, Yukon

Public Talks  ___________________________________________________________________________

2010              NSCAD Textile department noon hour talk, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2009              NSCAD Textile department noon hour talk, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2008 KIAC- SOVA (Klondike Institute of Art and Culture – School of Visual Arts) public talk, Dawson City, Yukon
2007              KIAC (Klondike Institute of Art and Culture) Artist talk, Dawson City, Yukon

Bibliography  ___________________________________________________________________________

2009               Featured in Things of Desire , online weekly art magazine thingsofdesire.ca
2008               Feature Artist in ATC Quarterly (Artist Trading Card Journal), Published in Dunvegan, Ontario