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Ann Mortimer

Brief Biography
Born Toronto, Ontario.
1966-70 Studio experience (ceramics), Ron Roy Studio.
1970-72 Diploma, Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology, Barrie, Ontario.
1973 Post-graduate work, Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology.
1974 Ceramic History Course, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario.

Exhibition History
1981 "New Works in Clay III"; Everson Museum, Syracuse, New York.
1983 "Clay Sculpture"; University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario.
1985 "SOUP SOUP Beautiful SOUP"; The Koffler Gallery, North York, Ontario.
1987 "Clay Today: The Inaugural Exhibition of the Permanent Collection"; Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, Ontario.
1988 "Canadian Cultural Exchange Exhibition" (touring exhibition); Calgary, Alberta and Australia.
1989 "Feat of Clay: The Fifth Anniversary of the Permanent Collection"; Burlington Art Center.
1990 North China, University of Technology, Beijing, China.
1994 "6th National Biennial of Ceramics"; Trois Rivières, Québec.
1995 "Ann Mortimer: An Artist’s Journey"; Burlington Art Centre.
1996 "White on White: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics" (group travelling exhibition); Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario, The Canadian Embassy, Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan and the George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, Ontario.
1997 "FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics"; Burlington Art Centre.
1998 "FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics"; Itabashi Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan.
"Poetry of the Vessel"; Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2000 "FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics"; Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.
"The Spirit of Porcelain"; Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, China.
2001 "FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics"; The Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan.
"A Matter of Clay"; Galleria London, London, Ontario.
2002 "FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics"; Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario.
"International Academy of Ceramists Members' Exhibition"; Athens, Greece.

Publications
Ceramic-Mastering the Craft, Richard Zakin, 1990.
Charles Bronfman Collection, Claridge, Montréal, Québec, 1991.
American Craft, October/November 1992.
"Containment- The Space Within," Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario, 1994.
"Ann Mortimer: An Artist’s Journey," Jonathan Smith, Fusion Magazine Spring 1996.

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