Dundas Valley School of Art
21 Ogilvie Street, Dundas, Ontario, L9H 2S1
phone 905-628-6357 fax 905-628-1087
e-mail dvsa@cogeco.net
home
about dvsa
faculty
adult classes
childrens classes
workshops
full time studies
faq
directions
special events
support dvsa
information
links

  Adobe Acrobat Reader - FREE Download   
 

Faculty > Colleen O’Reilly-Lafferty

Personal Website

 

Education:

  • Mohawk College, Part-time classes in the Plastic and Fine Arts Program 1983 - 1985
  • Dundas Valley School of Art (D.V.S.A.) Ceramics - Part time classes; studied with Anne Sneath 1977 - 1983
  • Various workshops, lectures and symposiums; 1983 - present

EXHIBITIONS:

Solo
2002 Harbinger Gallery, “Feature Artist”, Waterloo
1999 Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Feature Artist Program, Waterloo
1994 Galerie Barbara Silverberg, The Plate and the Palate, Montreal, P.Q.
1994 Chagalls, Sheraton Hotel, Hamilton
1992 Ad. Axiom, Spirited Clay, Burlington
1991 Carnegie Gallery, The Plate, Dundas
1986 Carnegie Gallery, Dundas

Two Women
1994 Carnegie Gallery, Celebration with Doreen Wilson, Dundas
1989 Carnegie Gallery, Tea by Two with Elizabeth McQueen, Dundas

Group
2005 Carnegie Gallery, “From the Ground Up” 25th Anniversary, Dundas
2005 Burlington Art Centre, “Maker’s Choice 3”, Burlington
2005 Carnegie Gallery, “Faculty Show”, Dundas Valley School of Art, Dundas
2004 Burlington Art Centre, “Hamilton Potter’s Guild Permanent Collection-Selected Pieces”
2004 Dofasco Gallery, “Faculty Show”, Dundas Valley School of Art, Dundas
2003 Lafreniere and Pai Gallery, “Rings and Tiles”, Ottawa
2002 Carnegie Gallery, “Hamilton Potter’s Guild, Biennial Show”, Dundas
2001 Carnegie Gallery, “Renewal”, Dundas
2000 Carnegie Gallery, Beyond the Valley Exhibition, Dundas
2000 Carnegie Gallery, Designer Crafts 2000 Hamilton Arts Council, Dundas
2000 Carnegie Gallery, 20 2000", Dundas
1999 Harbinger Gallery, Table Talk, Waterloo
1998 Galerie McClure, La Carte, Westmount, Q.C.
1997 Harbinger Gallery, Rites of Summer, Waterloo
1996 Harbinger Gallery, Tenth Anniversary Show, Waterloo
1996 Carnegie Gallery, ADesigner Crafts >96", Hamilton Arts Council, Dundas
1995 Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Fusion AStill Life@ Show, Waterloo
1994 Burlington Art Centre, Bay Area Clay, Burlington
1993 Burlington Art Centre, Dinner is Served, Permanent Collection Exhibition, (Functional Piece of the Year - 1993),
1993 Provenance, Fifth Birthday Gala, Calgary, Alberta
1993 University Art Gallery, ABay Area Clay, Mount St. Vincent, Halifax, N.S.
1993 Gallery Lynda Greenberg, The Teapot, Ottawa
1992 Canadian Craft Museum, Treasury of Canadian Craft, Inaugural Exhibition, Vancouver
1991 Hamilton Art Gallery, “Designer Craft”, Hamilton
1991 Gardiner Museum, Just Our Cup of Tea, Toronto
1991 Gibson Gallery, Inside Out, London, Ontario
1991 CN/VIA Station, Go Show, James Street North, Hamilton
1988 Petteplace Gallery, Expressions in Clay, Hamilton Potter=s Guild, Hamilton
1987 Carnegie Gallery, Vessels, Dundas
1986 Carnegie Gallery, Peace Show, Dundas
1986 Carnegie Gallery, Art in the Valley, Dundas
1986 Carnegie Gallery, Decorative Touch, Dundas
1985 Petteplace Gallery, Clay Expressions, Hamilton Potter=s Guild, Hamilton


Touring

1996-1998 Fireworks >96 - Travelled to various galleries in Ontario
1992-1994 Canadian Craft Museum Treasury of Canadian Craft - SELECTED WORKS
Travelled to: Taipei, TEITAC Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Tokyo, Canadian Embassy
Hong Kong Museum of Art
Chicago Cultural Center
Washington, D.C., Canadian Embassy
Toronto, Koffler Gallery

SELECTED COMMISSIONS:

1993 Dinnerware given as official gifts by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Mrs. Mila Mulroney which they presented to Mrs. Naina Yeltsina (Boris Yeltsin) for use at the Russian Presidential Dacha (Cottage), north of Moscow. The second set was given to Mrs. Norma Major the spouse of British Prime Minister John Major.

1995 St. Joseph's Hospital, Tile Installation in Emergency Entrance, London, Ontario

TRAINING
Mohawk College, Ceramics – Part time studies, 1983-85.
Dundas Valley School of Art - Ceramics - Part time studies; 1977-83
Various workshops, lectures and symposiums; 1983 - present


AWARDS
1995 Fusion Still Life Show, Favourite Functional Piece, Tea Time
1995 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Honourable Mention for Best Ceramics
1986 Art in the Valley, Honourable Mention, AMasked Mask
1986 Hamilton and Region Potters Guild, AMost Improved Potter Award


TEACHING
Dundas Valley School of Art 1988-94 & 1998-present
Burlington Cultural Centre 1990 - 1991 & 2004 - present
Dundas Public Library, Fun With Clay - 1987 - 1991
Hamilton Wentworth Separate Schools,
Artist-In-The-Classroom - 1984 – 1988

 
Colleen O’Reilly-Lafferty
 

Back


top of the page



 
copyright 2001-2004 DVSA
site design & hosting provided by
stirling & associates inc.