71 Sumac Lane Port Perry Ontario L9L 2C3 Phone (905)-649-8018 Fax (905)-649-8018 ann_cummings@sympatico.ca Ann Cummings CUMMINGS Art Academic History 1992 Banff Centre for the Arts Banff, Alberta Resident Artist 1976 Sheridan College, School of Crafts and Design Mississauga, Ontario 1973 Archie Bray Foundation Helena, Montana 1972 Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan Bachelors of Fine Art, Major: Ceramics and Drawing Professional Teaching Experience 1996-2000 George Brown College Toronto, Ontario Part time instructor 1994 &1985 Sheridan College, School of Crafts and Design Mississauga, Ontario Summer Raku courses 1993 George Brown College Toronto, Ontario Summer session instructor 1992-1993 Ontario College of Art Toronto, Ontario Part time instructor 1990 Sheridan College, School of Crafts and Design Mississauga, Ontario Part time instructor 1988 Nova Scotia College of Art and Design Halifax, Nova Scotia Raku instructor, summer session 1 1982-1985 Spiral Pottery, Independent Ceramics Studio Toronto, Ontario Ceramics instructor, Resident Artist 1979-1982 YWCA Toronto, Ontario Coordinator and full time instructor of ceramics program 1977-1980 Harbourfront Centre Toronto, Ontario Resident Artist, Ceramics instructor Professional Gallery Experience 1980-2004 Prime Gallery Toronto, Ontario Gallery Assistant 2000-2003 Teodora Art Gallery Toronto, Ontario Gallery Assistant Exhibits Solo 2008 2006 1998 1997 1992 Clay Design, Toronto, Ontario Window Display Burlington Art Centre, Burlington Ontario Memory Cups Prime Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Solo Show Croft Gallery, Calgary, Alberta Solo Show The Other Gallery, Banff Alberta Solo Show Selected Exhibits –Group 2007 2007 2007 2002 Whitby Station Gallery, Whitby Ontario Metamorphosis, group show Dashwood Gallery, Calgary, Alberta Year of Craft Show Prime Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Tea Party 4, Group Show Prime Gallery, Toronto, Ontario 2 Tea Party 3, Group Show John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Drawing 2002, Juried drawing show 2001 Prime Gallery Tea Party 3, Group Show 2000 Looking Forward, Toronto, Ontario Ontario Crafts Council Juried Show 2000 Perspectives 2000, Living Arts Center, Mississauga , Ontario Juried multi-media show 2000 Biennale National De Ceramique, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec National Juried Ceramic exhibition, Catalogue 1998 Prime Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Tea Party 2, Group Show 1997 Uxbridge Art Festival, Uxbridge, Ontario Juried multi--media show 1997 Prime Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Tea Party 1, Group Show 1996 Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta Vessels in Celebration, Catalogue, Touring 1996 Latcham Gallery, Stoffville, Ontario Juried Show 1995 Prime Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Black and White Show 1994 Prime Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Plates and Platter Show 1994 Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario Containment; the space within 1993 Prime Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Teapots 1993 Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, New York Canadian Teapots 1992 The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Teapot Exhibit 1991/92/93 Chicago New Art Forms, Chicago Illinois Exhibition with Prime Gallery 1992 Nesbitt College of Design Arts, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Canadian Teapots, catalogue 1989 Prime Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Teapot Exhibit 2002 1988 1986 1985 1984 1984 Fired Imagination, Touring Canada and Australia Barbara Silverberg Gallery, Montreal, Quebec Decorated Vessels Koffler Gallery, North York, Ontario Concepts in Clay, Catalogue Newport Art Gallery, Newport, Rhode Island Raku North America, Catalogue Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, Ontario Raku, Catalogue 3 1983 1982 1982 Ontario Crafts Council Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Canadian Spectrum University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario Clay Sculpture Prime Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Plates, Three person show Grants and Awards 1995 1993 1992 1992 1986 1982 1980 Award, Vessels in Celebration, Honorable Mention Ontario Arts Council, Materials Assistance Grant Ontario Crafts Council Scholarship Banff Centre for the Arts Scholarship Ontario Arts Council, Materials Assistance Grant Ontario Arts Council, Craftsmen Grant Ontario Arts Council, Materials Assistance Grant Published References The Ceramic Spectrum, first and second edition, by Robin Hopper Painted Clay, Graphic Arts and the Ceramic Surface, by Paul Scott Ontario Crafts Magazine, volume 22, number 4 winter 1997 Contact Magazine, spring issue 1996, no 104, pg. 41 Hand Formed Ceramics, Creating Form and Surface, by Richard Zakin; Chilton Book Co. [1995] Radnor, Pennsylvania The New Ceramics: Trends and Traditions, by Peter Dormer; Thames and Hudson [1986] London, England The Decorated Vessel: Contemporary Approaches, by John Gibson; A.&C.. Black Publishers [1987] London, England Contact Magazine, winter issue, 1990, no. 83, article by Janet Kestin Contact Magazine, Spring Issue, 1996, no 104, article by Ann Cummings Ceramics Monthly Magazine, March 1983, pg. 50: March 1995, pg. 20 Fusion Magazine, volume 19 no. 1, winter issue Workshops and Lectures 1994, 1992 George Brown College, Workshop 1993 Kitchener, Waterloo Potters Association, Presentation and Lecture 1992 Banff Centre for the Arts, Presentation and Lecture 1993 Toronto Potters Association, Lecture 1997, 1991 Calgary International Ceramics Symposium, Presentation and Lecture 1981 Ontario Potters Association, Conference, Presentation and Lecture 4 Professional Affiliations Advisory Board for Ceramics Department, George Brown College Editorial Board Member, Ontario Crafts Magazine Ontario Crafts Council, member Fusion, Clay and Glass Association Don Valley Brickworks Pottery studio, Consultant Open Studio, Printmakers Studio, Public Collections Indusmin Collection, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, Ontario Claridge Corporation, Montreal, Quebec Other Private and Public Collections 5