Dickie, Samantha
Item
Maker Name
Dickie, Samantha
Studio name
Smanatha
Marks
Biography
Samantha Dickie received her BA in Women’s and Native Studies from Trent University, in Peterborough, ON, and her Diploma of Craft and Design, majoring in Ceramics, from the Kootenay School of the Arts, in Nelson, BC.
Known for her minimalist abstract sculpture and architecturally-scaled, multi-component installations, Dickie has been the recipient of numerous national and provincial grants and awards. She has and attended residencies at the Sculpture Factory in Jingdezhen, China; the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture in Dawson City, YT; the Banff Centre for the Arts in Banff, AB, and Red Deer College in Red Deer, AB. Her work has been exhibited extensively in solo and group shows across Canada, and she has been the subject of numerous articles and interviews. In 2021 Samantha gave a well attended and the first zoom presentation for North-West Ceramics Foundation for their Speaker Series. Her work can be found in permanent collections across North America, at select commercial galleries, and at her studio in Victoria BC.
Known for her minimalist abstract sculpture and architecturally-scaled, multi-component installations, Dickie has been the recipient of numerous national and provincial grants and awards. She has and attended residencies at the Sculpture Factory in Jingdezhen, China; the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture in Dawson City, YT; the Banff Centre for the Arts in Banff, AB, and Red Deer College in Red Deer, AB. Her work has been exhibited extensively in solo and group shows across Canada, and she has been the subject of numerous articles and interviews. In 2021 Samantha gave a well attended and the first zoom presentation for North-West Ceramics Foundation for their Speaker Series. Her work can be found in permanent collections across North America, at select commercial galleries, and at her studio in Victoria BC.
First name
Samantha
Last name
Dickie
Studio location
Formal Education
Major Exhibitions
2021 A Moment in Time, at the Victoria Art Council Gallery.
2019 Holding Space, Art Gallery of Burlington
2018 Then, Now and Next,
Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery
Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery
2014 Fired Up, Jonathon Bancroft Snell Gallery
2012 Yesterday and Today, Jonathon Bancroft Snell Gallery
2012 Yesterday and Today, Jonathon Bancroft Snell Gallery
Nanaimo Public Art Gallery in 2008.
Yukon Public Art Gallery in 2005
Collections
2022 One Hotel, Kauai, permanent installation
2020 Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, permanent collection
2019 Louis Vuitton, permanent installation
2008 Nanaimo Public Art Gallery, permanent collection
Affiliated organizations
Personal Website
https://www.samanthadickie.com
Links to Further Resources
https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ceramics-monthly/ceramics-monthly-article/Samantha-Dickie-Interaction-with-Space-and-Time
Samantha Dickie: Large Scale Installations zoom speak..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPvBBN9CKeM
https://www.nwcf.ca/samantha-dickie-large-scale-installations/
Source
Debra Sloan