Vallis, Ron
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Maker Name
Vallis, Ron
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Biography
Ron Vallis was born in Vancouver, attended the Vancouver School of Art 1971 - 75 and studied with John Reeve, Tam Irving and Sally Michener, graduating with Honours as a ceramics major. In 1981 - 82 he attended a residency at the Banff School of Fine Arts. From 1973-79 he taught at Peg's Place Pottery School. He worked with Tam Irving developing a standard ware during the late 1970s and early 80’s after which he briefly shared a studio with John Reeve and Sam Kwan on Granville Island. He later became an expert art prepator at the Equinox Gallery. Since 1990 he has served as on the Potter’s Guild of BC and in the North-West Ceramics Foundation including a term as president of the PGBC and as president of the NWCF until 2016 and remains on the Board. Since 2007 he has shared a studio with former Leach apprentice, Martin Peters, at the Dunbar Pottery. Ron's pottery has become recognized and is collected for its fine, fluid throwing, and reveals his appreciation of the Leach /Mingei values.
First name
Ron
Last name
Vallis
Career dates (start and end)
1973
Date of Birth
1953
Place of Birth
Vancouver, BC
Studio location
Formal Education
Apprenticeships
Tam Irving 1978-1983, standard ware.
Major Exhibitions
2004 - "Thrown, Influences and Intentions of West Coast Pottery" Morris and Helen Belkin Gallery UBC, Scott Watson
2013 - "High Fire Culture Locating Leach/Hamada in West Coast Pottery"
Affiliated organizations
Personal Website
https://dunbarpottery.com
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Links to Further Resources
2009 “Thrown, British Columbian Apprentices of Bernard Leach and Their Contemporaries ", Naomi Sawada and Scott Watson
2020 – Translation and Appropriation Mingei Theory, Bernard Leach and his Vancouver Apprentices, PhD Alexandra Lambley Clark, Falmouth University. UK
Source
Debra E. Sloan
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