Jefferson, Cathi
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Maker Name
Jefferson, Cathi
Studio name
Cathi Jefferson Pottery
Biography
Cathi Jefferson’s career as a studio-trained potter began in 1974 under the mentorship of Herman Venema, in Matsqui, BC. She also completed fine arts courses at Kwantlen College and the Fraser Valley College. Two Canada Council Grants provided funding residencies at the Bray Foundation in Montana, (1997 / 2006). Other residencies - Banff (2000 / 2005), Maine (1997), Japan (1993 / 2003), the UK (2002).
Recent residencies; 2019 -‘The Sculpture Factory’, Jingdezhen, China, 2014 - Watson Arts Centre, Canberra, Australia, 2014 - SODA, Perth, Australia,
In 2013 Cathi was awarded a residency collaboration Cowichan Valley Arts Council & ‘OAIR’ Tokyo, Japan.
Experiences with fellow ceramic artists include a Cuban artist exchange (2004), and wood-firings in BC, Banff, Oregon and Minnesota.
In 2010 Cathi received the BC Achievement, Carter Wosk Award for Crafts and Design.
Cathi has taught workshops and classes throughout Canada and abroad, and at the ECUAD, Kootenay School of Art, Medalta in Medicine Hat, North Mount Pleasant in Calgary, and at ‘Series’ in Red Deer.
Cathi is a member of the collective FIRED UP! Contemporary Works in Clay, she served on the North-West Ceramics Foundation, past president of the Fraser Valley Potters Guild, past co-chair Canadian Clay Symposium, and current president of the volunteer run Clay Hub Collective in the Cowichan Valley.
Cathi sold through the Gallery of BC Ceramics, and sells through the Schaller Gallery, USA and at the Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery in Ontario.
Cathi is very active within the BC and the Island communities promoting and supporting craft. She is highly respected mentor and potter renowned for her handsome saltglaze pottery.
- Full record of residencies, exhibitions, publications see her website /CV
Recent residencies; 2019 -‘The Sculpture Factory’, Jingdezhen, China, 2014 - Watson Arts Centre, Canberra, Australia, 2014 - SODA, Perth, Australia,
In 2013 Cathi was awarded a residency collaboration Cowichan Valley Arts Council & ‘OAIR’ Tokyo, Japan.
Experiences with fellow ceramic artists include a Cuban artist exchange (2004), and wood-firings in BC, Banff, Oregon and Minnesota.
In 2010 Cathi received the BC Achievement, Carter Wosk Award for Crafts and Design.
Cathi has taught workshops and classes throughout Canada and abroad, and at the ECUAD, Kootenay School of Art, Medalta in Medicine Hat, North Mount Pleasant in Calgary, and at ‘Series’ in Red Deer.
Cathi is a member of the collective FIRED UP! Contemporary Works in Clay, she served on the North-West Ceramics Foundation, past president of the Fraser Valley Potters Guild, past co-chair Canadian Clay Symposium, and current president of the volunteer run Clay Hub Collective in the Cowichan Valley.
Cathi sold through the Gallery of BC Ceramics, and sells through the Schaller Gallery, USA and at the Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery in Ontario.
Cathi is very active within the BC and the Island communities promoting and supporting craft. She is highly respected mentor and potter renowned for her handsome saltglaze pottery.
- Full record of residencies, exhibitions, publications see her website /CV
First name
Cathi
Last name
Jefferson
Career dates (start and end)
1974
Date of Birth
1953
Studio location
Formal Education
Apprenticeships
1974 Herman Venema
Major Exhibitions
See Cathi's Website
2005 TransFormations. PGBC 50th Anniversary
Affiliated organizations
Personal Website
www.cathijefferson.com
http://www.cathijefferson.com/Cathi_Jefferson_CV.html
Links to Further Resources
February 2015 issue of Ceramics Monthly,
http://www.ceramicsmonthly.org .
http://www.ceramicsmonthly.org .
2010 BC Achievement, Carter Wosk Crafts and Design
https://www.bcachievement.com
https://www.bcachievement.com
1998 Made of Clay, PGBC
2009 FIRED UP, Contemporary Works in Clay
Ceramics Now, "Contemporary Ceramics of British Columbia"
https://www.ceramicsnow.org/articles/contemporary-ceramics-of-british-columbia-by-debra-sloan/
https://www.ceramicsnow.org/articles/contemporary-ceramics-of-british-columbia-by-debra-sloan/
Source
Debra Sloan
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