CURRICULUM VITAE

CATHI JEFFERSON

Born: December 25th, 1953, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

Education

• 2002 Participant 'Aormori International Wood fire Festival 2002', Aormori, Japan
• 2002 Worked with potter friend, Phil Rogers, Rhayader, Wales
• 2000 Residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta.
• 1999 Assisted with wood-firing at Linda Christionsons', Lindstrom, Minnesota
• 1998 'Pots with Soul' with Linda Christianson and Chris Staley, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana
• 1997 Awarded the Tucker Pottery Supply/Pottery Supply House fully funded residency at Watershed, Newcastle, Maine
• 1996 Awarded Canada Council Grant for residency at The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana
• 1993 Accepted participant IWCAT (International Workshop for Ceramic Art in Tokoname) Tokoname, Japan
• 1992 'Ceramics', Jeff Oestreich, Emily Carr College of Art & Design, Vancouver, B.C.
• 1991 'Form and Function', Jeff Oestreich, Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta
• 1990-93 Workshops with Jeff Oestreich, Walter Ostrom, Jim Etzkorn, and Glenys Marshall Inman, Courtenay, B.C.
• 1988 'Glaze Technology', Robin Hopper, MISSA (Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts), Victoria, B.C.
• 1986-88 Fine Arts, clay with Andrew Wong, Fraser Valley College, Abbotsford, B.C.
• 1980-81 Fine Arts, clay with Kybor Dancer, Kwantlen College, Surrey, B.C.
• 1974-91 Initial clay courses/studio with mentor Herman Venema, Matsqui, B.C.
• 1974-present - Numerous short-term workshops/conferences on an ongoing basis

• 2002 Salt-firing / Hands-on workshop Instructor, Bird Creek, Alaska
• 2002 Co-teacher, Friends of Medalta 4-week residency program, Medicine Hat, Alberta
• 2002 Workshop Instructor, West End Community Centre Guild, Vancouver, B.C.
• 2002 Workshop demonstrator, Pt. Grey Potters Guild, Vancouver, B.C.
• 2002 Workshop Instructor, Salt Spring Island Potters Guild, Salt Spring Island, B.C.
• 2001 Presenter, 1000 Mile Apart Conference, Alberta College of Art, Calgary, Alberta.
• 2001 Workshop Instructor, Arrowsmith Potters Guild, Parksville, B.C.
• 2001 Salt/Soda Kiln firing workshop, Hood College, Frederick, Maryland
• 2001 Workshop Instructor, University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio
• 2000 Workshop Instructor, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in conjunction with Potters’ Guild of B.C., Vancouver, B.C.
• 2000 Workshop Instructor, Victoria / Arrowsmith Potters Guilds, Vancouver Island, B.C
• 1999 Presenter, International Potters Festival, Aberystwyth, Wales
• 1999 Hands-on workshop Instructor, Richmond Potters Guild, Richmond, B.C.
• 1999 Workshop Instructor, KSA (Kootenay School of Art), Nelson, B.C.
• 1998 Rebuilt 40 cubic foot high-fire Salt Car Kiln
• 1998 Workshop Instructor, West End Community Centre Guild, Vancouver, B.C.
• 1998 to present - Participant, wood-firings at the Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta
• 1997 Coordinator 'Ail Womens' Anagama Firing' with Linda Christianson, Malaspina University College, Nanaimo, B.C.
• 1995 Assisted with building Tozan kilns with Dr. Yukio Yamamoto, Nanaimo, B.C.
• 1994 Built 35 cubic foot high-fire Salt Car Kiln
• 1993 Assisted in firing ancient style Anagama with IWCAT, Tokoname, Japan
• 1991 Established my own studio at my home in Deep Cove, North Vancouver, B.C.
• 1991 Noborigama firing at the University of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, Arizona
• 1990 Assisted in 2 Anagama firings East Creek Anagama, Willamina, Oregon
• 1986 Assisted in building and firing Anagama with Andrew Wong, Maple Ridge, B.C.

• 2002 'Functional Ceramics '2002', Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, Ohio
• 2002 Brook Street Pottery, invitational exhibition, Hay on Wye, Wales
• 2002 '4 Voices', Gallery 611, Toronto, Ontario
• 2002 'Orton Cone Box Show', Baldwin City, Kansas
• 2002 'The 2002 Sidney Teapot Show', Inner City Clayworkers Gallery, Glebe, NSW
• 2001 'Salt and Fire', 4 person International invitaional exhibition, Chungnam University in Taejon and To-Art Gallery in Seoul, Korea
• 2001 'The 2001 Sidney Teapot Show', Inner City Clayworkers Gallery, Glebe, NSW
• 2001 'The Clay Cup VIII, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
• 2000 `Below The Salt: Echoes Across a Century', Portsmouth Museum, Portsmouth, England
• 2000 Gallery six one one exhibition, 611 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ontario.
• 2000 'Orton Cone Box Show', Baldwin City, Kansas
• 1999 `Different Stokes - The 1999 International Juried Woodfire Exhibition', Studio, Iowa City, Iowa
• 1999 `Contemporary Canadian & Quebec Ceramics', Hammond Harkins Galleries, Columbus, Ohio
• 1998 `Fired Up!', Stephen Lowe Gallery, Victoria, B.C.
• 1998 `Off the Wall - Onto the Table', 3- person show, Ferry Building Public Gallery, West Vancouver, B.C.
• 1998 'Orton Cone Box Show', Performance Award, Baldwin City, Kansas
• 1998 `Clay 98 - Our Finest Work', 25th anniversary juried show, Potters Guild of B.C., Community Arts Council of Vancouver Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
• 1997 `5th Annual Teapot Exhibit', invited participant, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, Missom
• 1997 '17th Annual Northwest International ART Competition', juried participant, Bellingham, Washington
• 1997 'West Invites East to Dinner', Circle Craft Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
• 1996 ` Orton Gone Box Show', Performance Award, Baldwin City, Kansas
• 1996 San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, juried participant, San Angelo, Texas
• 1996 `Vessels in Celebration', juried touring show, Alberta Potters' Assn., Alberta
• 1995 'Excellence in Craft', Bronze Award, Circle Craft Market, Vancouver, B.C.
• 1994 `Jugs', juried exhibition, Canadian Craft Museum, Vancouver, B.C.
• 1992 'Salt-fire Revisited', 5-person feature, Gallery of B.C. Ceramics, Vancouver,B.C.
• 1992 'Cups', exhibition, Alberta Potters' Assn., Alberta
• 1986 B.C. Festival of the Arts juried exhibition, in conjunction with Expo 86, Van., B.C.
• 1985-present 4 Top Prizes, 5 Honourable Mentions, Fraser Valley Potters Guild annual juried show, Surrey, B.C.

• 2002 'Homes West' magazine article, 'Artistic Influences', Vancouver, B.C.
• 2002 'Salt-Glazing', pub. A&C Black, London, England
• 2002 'Salt-Glaze Ceramics', pub. The Crowood Press, Ramsbury, England
• 2002 'Log Home, Design Ideas', March 2002 magazine issue, Appleton, Wisconsin
• 2001 ' The Ceramic Spectrum' 2nd edition, pub. Krause Pulications, Iola, Wisonsin
• 2001 ' Smashing Glazes', pub. Guild Publishing, Madison, Wisconsin
• 2001 'Ceramics Monthly' magazine No.6, Volume 49, article "Bread, Butter, and Salt"
• 2000 `Functional Pottery' 2nd edition, pub. Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin
• 1999 `Ceramics Monthly' magazine No. 8, Volume 47, article "International Potters Festival"
• 1998 `Made of Clay' pub. jointly `98, Potters Guild of B.C./Douglas and Maclntyre
• 1998 `Contact Ceramics' magazine No. 112, featured photograph for Tucker's Pottery Supplies Inc.
• 1997 `Contact Ceramics' magazine No. 107, article "Reminiscences on Being a First-time Kiln Builder"
• 1996 'The Best of Pottery' pub. Quarry Books, Rockport, Massachusetts

• Canadian Clay Symposium organizing committee
• Fired Up! collective of 12 clay artists
• Circle Craft Cooperative
• Tozan Society, past director, 4 year term
• Craft Association of B.C.
• Potters Guild of B.C.
• Fraser Valley Potter's Guild, current President

• Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales