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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 Traditional Waves, Corridor Gallery, VANS, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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 _____________________________________________________________________________

2011 - Present Active seller on etsy.com
2010 - Present Exhibitor at Love, me Boutique of handmade goods, Halifax Nova, Scotia
2009 - Present Exhibitor at Seeds Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2008 - Present Vendor and Member of Halifax Crafters, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2007 - Present Permanent exhibitor at Handworks Gallery, Saint John, New Brunswick
2004 - Present Proprietor of Joanna Close, art in fibre, Ammon, New Brunswick / Halifax, Nova Scotia
2007 - 2008 Production and Advertising Manager, Klondike Sun Newspaper, Dawson City, Yukon
2006 - 2007 Vendor at the Dieppe Farmers Market, Dieppe, New Brunswick
2005 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario
2004 One of a Kind Show, Toronto, Ontario
2002 - 2007 Dyer for Artist Deanne Fitzpatrick at By the Door Rug Hooking Studio, Amherst, Nova Scotia

Teaching ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Credit Courses

2009 - Present

- Part Time Instructor, Textiles Department, NSCAD University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Workshops

2011

-Instructor at the Nova Scotia Center for Craft and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia

-Instructed Natural dyeing workshop as a part of ‘A Handmade Assembly’, Sackville, New Brunswick

2010

-Instructed dyeing and stitching workshop to Grade 12 students at Charles P Allen High School, Bedford, Nova Scotia

-Instructed Natural Dye and Acid workshops for Deanne Fitzpatrick at By the Door Hooked Rugs, Amherst, Nova Scotia

2009

- Extended Studies Instructor, NSCAD University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

- Instructor at the Nova Scotia Center for Craft and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia

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

2008

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

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

- Instructed Silkscreen printing workshop at the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, Dawson City, Yukon

2007

- Instructed Bookbinding workshop at the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, Dawson City, Yukon

- Instructor for the Youth Art Enrichment Program, teaching textiles to high school art students from

throughout Yukon Territory at the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, Dawson City, Yukon

- Instructed Natural Dye workshop at the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, Dawson City, Yukon

- Instructed felting workshop at the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, Dawson City, Yukon

- Instructed Dye workshop at London – Wul Farm, Econo Museum, Lakeburn, New Brunswick

- Private weaving instructor, Moncton, New Brunswick

2005

- Instructed Dye workshop at London – Wul Farm, Econo Museum, Lakeburn, New Brunswick

Awards ____________________________________________________________________________________________

2010       Recipient of NS Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture Creation Grant
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 ________________________________________________________________________________________

2010-2011   Member of Visual Arts Nova Scotia (VANS), Halifax Nova Scotia
2010-2011   Member of Mayflower Curling Club, Halifax Nova Scotia
2010-2011   Member of North Pocket Studio (Textile Art Studio), Halifax, Nova Scotia
2009-2011      Member of Eye Level Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2009-2011      Member of Halifax Crafters
2007-2011      Member of the Dawson City Arts Society, Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, Dawson City, Yukon
2006-2011      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
2005-2011      Member of Struts Gallery, Artist Run Center, Sackville, New Brunswick
2005-2011      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 Charles P allen High School, Bedford, Nova Scotia
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 _______________________________________________________________________________________

2011 Featured artist in the Telegraph Journal, Saint John, New Brunswick
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

Illustration Contracts ____________________________________________________________________________

2011            Business card design for Diane Savoie, Moncton, New Brunswick
2011            Logo design for United Way, Community Food Mentor Project, Moncton, New Brunswick
2011            Illustrations for the Telegraph Journal, Saint John, New Brunswick
2011            Thank You card design and creation for Stus Sour Pickles, Chicago, Illinois
2007            Wedding invitation design and creation for Bronwyn Pavey, Moncton, New Brunswick