Coote, Sarah
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Maker Name
Coote, Sarah
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Biography
Sarah Coote was born in Southern Rhodesia and grew up in various locations, - London, England, Australia, California and Ottawa.
In the late 1970s Sarah completed two years at the Sheridan School of Crafts and Design, studying with Bruce Cochrane and Winn Burke.
In 1983 She graduated from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Instructor - Walter Ostrom.
Sarah attended the Kent State University in Ohio, instructor, John Gill.
She earned an MFA at New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University.
Sarah returned to Halifax and taught for three years at the ceramic department at NSCAD with Walter Ostrom.
For two summers she gave workshops at La Escuela de Ceramica de La Bisbal in Catalunya, Spain.
After teaching at NSCAD Sarah was the sabbatical replacement for Tam Irving at ECUAD, in Vancouver.
Sarah has lectured and taught at many institutions; Rhode Island School of Design , University of Colorado, and was a visiting artist at PWS Experimental Factory (Jingdezheng, China. Her work is held in public collections and she has exhibited across North America
Sarah moved to Vancouver and by 1992 she became Head of the Ceramics Department when Don Hutchinson retired, and taught there until 2016. She served on the Board of the Potters Guild of BC in 1992. Later, Sarah joined the North-West Ceramic Foundation Board and served until 2011.
In 2018 Sarah participated in a collaborative exhibition on Saltspring Island,' Fault Line Projects', curated by Alwyn O'Brien who had taken over as Head of Ceramics Department at Langara College when Sarah retired.
In the late 1970s Sarah completed two years at the Sheridan School of Crafts and Design, studying with Bruce Cochrane and Winn Burke.
In 1983 She graduated from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Instructor - Walter Ostrom.
Sarah attended the Kent State University in Ohio, instructor, John Gill.
She earned an MFA at New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University.
Sarah returned to Halifax and taught for three years at the ceramic department at NSCAD with Walter Ostrom.
For two summers she gave workshops at La Escuela de Ceramica de La Bisbal in Catalunya, Spain.
After teaching at NSCAD Sarah was the sabbatical replacement for Tam Irving at ECUAD, in Vancouver.
Sarah has lectured and taught at many institutions; Rhode Island School of Design , University of Colorado, and was a visiting artist at PWS Experimental Factory (Jingdezheng, China. Her work is held in public collections and she has exhibited across North America
Sarah moved to Vancouver and by 1992 she became Head of the Ceramics Department when Don Hutchinson retired, and taught there until 2016. She served on the Board of the Potters Guild of BC in 1992. Later, Sarah joined the North-West Ceramic Foundation Board and served until 2011.
In 2018 Sarah participated in a collaborative exhibition on Saltspring Island,' Fault Line Projects', curated by Alwyn O'Brien who had taken over as Head of Ceramics Department at Langara College when Sarah retired.
First name
Sarah
Last name
Coote
Date of Birth
1957
Place of Birth
Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia,
Formal Education
Major Exhibitions
Selection of Exhibitions
2018 ' Fault Line Projects', curated by Alwyn O'Brien , Saltspring Island
2014 Faculty Show, Langara College, BC
2006 From The North: Canadian Ceramics,The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2004 A Show of Canadian Potters, Red Star Studios Ceramic Center, Kansas City, MO
2002 In Praise of Hands, Gallery of BC Ceramics, Vancouver, BC
1999 Case Studies, Harbourfront Centre,York Quay Gallery, Toronto, ON
1996 Walter Ostrom: The Advocacy of Pottery, Art Gallery Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS
1993 ‘93 Campbell Soup Tureen Exhibition, Helen Drutt Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Collections
Robert Pfannenbecker, Lancaster, PA
Claridge Collection, Montreal, QC
Indusmin Industry Art Collection, Toronto, ON
Mint Museum of Craft & Design, Permanent Collection, Charlotte, NC
New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred, NY
Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Halifax, NS
Prince Edward, Royal Collection, England
Affiliated organizations
Links to Further Resources
https://www.facebook.com/langarafinearts/posts/sarah-cootes-final-advanced-ceramics-critique-before-retiring-in-august-gifts-fo/1324827724199879/
https://www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com/arts-entertainment/clay-collaborations-inspire-creative-thinking/
https://www.invaluable.com/artist/coote-sarah-1957-90dbglifg8/sold-at-auction-prices/
https://www.waddingtons.ca/auction/charles-bronfmans-claridge-collection-auction-part-v-decorative-arts-apr-21-2015/gallery/lot/58/Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/248151169.pdf
Source
Debra E. Sloan