| 1957 | Born Toronto, Ontario. |
| 1976-79 | Honours Diploma (ceramics), Sheridan College School of Craft and Design, Mississauga, Ontario. |
| 1979-80 | B.F.A. Ceramics, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| 1983 | M.F.A. Ceramics, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, New York. |
| 1995 | Judges Award, The 4th Ceramic International, Mino Japan. |
| 1996 | Saidye Bronfman Award for Excellence in Canadian Craft. |
Exhibition History
| 1985 | "Dragon Stone: Innovation in Clay - Ten International Artists"; The Art Gallery at Harbourfront, Toronto, Ontario. |
| 1986 | "Restless Legacies" (group exhibition); Olympic Art Festival, Calgary, Alberta. |
| 1989 | "Steven Heinemann: Objects of Sight"; Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, Ontario. |
| 1993 | "Into the Corners: A Look at In-depth Collecting"; Burlington Art Centre. |
| 1995 | "The 4th International Ceramics Competition";
Mino, Japan. "6th National Biennial of Ceramics"; Trois Rivières,Québec (Prix d'Excellence). |
| 1996 | "Transformation: Prix Saidye Bronfman, 1977-1996"; Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Québec. |
| 1997 | "Four Bronfman Award Winners"; Prime Gallery,
Toronto, Ontario. "FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics"; Burlington Art Centre. |
| 1998 | "FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics"; Itabashi Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan. |
| 1999 | "Canada - Clay Today"; curated by Susan Jefferies for the George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art's touring exhibition first shown in Amsterdam during "The Ceramic Millenium" conference. "Contemporary Clay: Master Teachers/Master Students"; The Fine Arts Center Galleries, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. |
| 2000 | "FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics"; Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia. "Selected Works, 1989-1999"; York Quay Gallery II, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Ontario. Expo 2000, "Earth Works - Contemporary Canadian Ceramics", with The George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art; Hanover, Germany. "Summer Exhibition"; Galerie Besson, London, England. "The Sixth Taiwan Golden Ceramics Awards"; Taipei, Taiwan. |
| 2001 | "FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics"; The Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan. gallerymateria, Phoenix, Arizona. "Reunion: Wayne Higby and Graduates of Alfred U."; The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "Earth Works"; The George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art. |
| 2002 | FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics; Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario. "Modernism and Beyond"; The George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art. "The Legacy of Innovation, A Tribute to Ken Ferguson"; Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri. |
Publications
Dragon Stone, Innovation in Clay, Ten International
Artists; The Art Gallery at Harbourfront, Toronto, Ontario, 1985.
Ontario Craft. Steve Heinemann: Recent Ceramics (review), Spring 1989.
"Steven Heinemann: Objects of Sight," Anne West, Burlington
Art Centre.
Contact, Number 99, Feature Article, Wendy Walgate.
Globe and Mail. "Turning Earth into Art," May 22, 1996.
Postmodern Ceramics, p 89-90, Mark Del Vecchio, 2001.
Globe and Mail. "Steven Heinemann at York Quay Gallery, Harbourfront", Gillian Mackay, February 26, 2000.
