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Education
2005 MFA Glass, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
1997-1998 Certificate Program in Glass, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
1996 BFA Studio Art, Concordia University, Sculpture and Printmaking, Montreal, QU
1994 Summer Intensive Drawing Course, Bolsena, Italy, part of studio art program, Concordia University
1992 BA, English, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Professional Development
2008-2015 Resident Glass Artist, Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, ON
2008 Gibraltar Point Artist Residency, January-June, Toronto, ON
2007 Vermont Studio Center Sculpture Residency, Johnson VT
2000-2003 Resident Glass Artist, Harbourfront Centre Craft Studio, Toronto, ON
1998-2000 Resident Glass Artist, Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, ON
2000 Sculptural Glass Spring Intensive with Stephen Paul-Day. Penland School of Crafts, NC
1999 Neon Glass Workshop with Wilhelm Volkerz Pilchuck Glass School, WA
1998 Printmaking Residency, Ateliér de L'îsle, Val-David, QU
1995 Glassblowing with Brian Pike. Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle., Maine
Awards
2019 Winner 3rd Prize 2019 TD Thor Wealth Management National Juried Exhibition, Quest Art Gallery,
Juried National Exhibition, Midland, ON
2018 Ontario Arts Council Grant (exhibition assistance)
2017 Ontario Arts Council Grant (exhibition assistance)
2016 Ontario Arts Council Grant (exhibition assistance)
2013 Ontario Arts Council Grant (exhibition assistance)
2007 Vermont Studio Center Partial Fellowship, Johnson VT
2004 Lancaster Arts Festival, Artist in Residence Fellowship, Lancaster, OH
2004 Fergus Gilmore Travel Grant, Ohio Sate University, Columbus, OH
2004 AGGRS Graduate Research Grant, Ohio Sate University, Columbus, OH
2004 Fergus Gilmore Memorial Scholarship, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2003- 2005 Teaching Assistantship, Ohio State University, MFA program-Glass. Columbus, OH
2002 Best of Glass. Craft Studio Resident's Exhibition. 10x20. York Quay Gallery, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
2002 Protégé Award, Arts Toronto, chosen by John Higgins
2000 Penland Work-Study Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts
1999 Pilchuck Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School
1998 Bourse de la Relève, printmaking residency for emerging artists, Atelier de L'îsle,Val-David, QU
1996 Birks Family Foundation Award
1995 Concordia University In-course Bursary
Solo and Two Person Exhibitions
2018-2019 University of Toronto, Installation at UTM William G. Davis Building, Mississauga, ON
2018 Vestige, Cedar Ridge Creative Centre, Toronto, ON
2012 University of Toronto, Installation at UTM William G. Davis Building, Mississauga, ON
2007 Perched (with Sharon McJannett, curated by Michelle Lewin), Ohio Art League, Columbus, OH
2005 Artist in Residence Exhibition, Lancaster Arts Festival, Lancaster, OH
2005 Landing, Sherman Arts Center, MFA Thesis Exhibition, OSU, Columbus, OH
1995 The Ding Ding Ding, VAV Gallery, Montreal, QU
1994 Relative Space, VAV Gallery, Montreal, QU
Select Group Exhibitions
2020 D-Habitation, Georgian College Faculty Exhibition, Georgian College Art Gallery, Barrie, ON
2019 2019 TD Thor Wealth Management Juried Exhibition, Quest Art Gallery, Juried National Exhibition,
Midland, ON- Winner 3rd Prize
2019 What We Take, Juried Exhibition, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON
2018 Tradition Transformed -Carmichael Canadian Landscape Exhibition, Orillia Museum of Art and History,
Juried National Exhibition, Orillia, ON
2018 Flashback /Fast Forward, Living Arts Centre, Juried Invitational Exhibition, Mississauga, ON
2016 Wanderlust, Invitational Faculty Exhibition for Haliburton School of the Arts, Rails End Hallery, Haliburton, ON
2015-2016 Craft Forms 2015, Wayne Art Center, International Juried Exhibition, Wayne, PA
(Juror: Ronald T. Labaco, Curator, Museum of Arts and Design, NYC.)
2015 Shelf Life, Living Arts Centre, Resident Artists Exhibition, Mississauga, ON
2014 Overhaul, QEPCCC, Oakville, ON
2014 Overhaul, Living Arts Centre, Resident Artists Exhibition, Mississauga, ON
2014 Great Expectations, Three person exhibition, Red House Glass Cone, Stourbridge, England
2013 The Last Glass Show, Clay and Glass Museum, Waterloo, ON
2013 Shift, Living Arts Centre, Resident Artists Exhibition, Mississauga, ON
2012 The Last Glass Show , Juried National Exhibition, Ontario Craft Council, Toronto, ON
2012 Lancaster Festival 20th Anniversary Invitational Exhibition, Lancaster, OH
2012 Sheridan College Faculty Exhibition, Sheridan College Trafalgar Campus, Oakville, ON
2012-2013 Terminal 1, Pearson International Airport, Toronto, ON
2012 Betwixt and Between, Living Arts Centre, Resident Artists Exhibition, Mississauga, ON
2011 Sheridan College Faculty Exhibition, Sheridan College Trafalgar Campus, Oakville, ON
2011 Nexus, Living Arts Centre, Resident Artists Exhibition, Mississauga, ON
2010 Reform, Living Arts Centre, Resident Artists Exhibition, curated by Cole Swanson, Mississauga, ON
2009 The New Hybrids, Living Arts Centre, International Juried Exhibition, Mississauga, ON
2009 Resident Artists Exhibition Living Arts Centre, curated by Cole Swanson, Mississauga, ON
2009 Memento Mori: Contemporary Manifestations (Juror: Eleanor Heartney), Claypool-Young Art Gallery, Morehead State University, Morehead KY
2007 Ohio Art League Fall Juried Exhibition, Zanesville Arts Center , Zanesville OH
2007 ROY G BIV, Columbus OH
2007 Hot Glass in the Bluegrass (Juror: Che Rhodes), Lexington Art League , Lexington, KY
Awarded second prize.
2005 Graduate Students Exhibition, Hopkins Hall Gallery , Ohio State University, Columbus OH
2004 & Now OSU Glass, Wayne & Geraldine Kuhn Fine Arts Gallery, Marion, OH
2004 Fergus Gilmore Award Recipients Exhibition, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Ohio Sate University, Columbus, OH
2004 Graduate Students Exhibition, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus OH
2003 Contemporary Glassworks, The Guildshop, Invitational glass exhibition, Toronto, ON
2002-2003 Jeune Estampe au Québec, Stewart Hall Art Gallery, Travelling printmaking exhibition
beginning at Pointe-Claire,QU
2000-2003 Annual Canadian Glass Shows (4th-7th), West End Gallery, Victoria, BC
2002 20 x 10, Curated by Paul McClure, York Quay Gallery , Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
Awarded best of glass.
2001 All that Glitters, The Guildshop, Invitational glass exhibition. Toronto, ON
2001 Mental Equipment, York Quay Gallery, Curated by Sarah Quinton, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
2001 TOAE (Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition) National Juried Exhibition, Toronto, ON
1999 Made in LAC, Living Arts Centre, Annual resident artists exhibition, Mississauga, ON
1999 6th Annual Invitational Glass Exhibition, The Guildshop, Toronto, ON
1998 Living Arts Centre, Made in LAC, Annual resident artists exhibition, Mississauga, ON
1998-1999 TACA Biennial Exhibit-Best of Tennessee Crafts, Touring Exhibition:
The Parthenon, Centennial Park, Nashville, TN. April-May, 1998
The Carroll Reece Museum ETSU, Johnson City, TN. June-July, 1998
The Clarksville/Montgomery County Museum, Clarksville, TN. July-September, 1998
The McMinn County Living Heritage Museum, Athens, TN. September-October, 1998
The University Museum, UT, Martin, TN. November-December, 1998
The Creative Arts Guild, Dalton, GA. December-February, 1999
1997 Homeless/Sans Abri, Art Depot, Montreal, QU
1996 Art/ Communauté, Centre Interculturel Strathearn, Montreal, QU
1996 Prix Albert Dumouchel Printmaking Exhibition for finalists of 7th annual Prix AlbertDumouchel ,
Bibliothèqu Nationale, Montreal, QU
1996 Open Forum, Sculpture Exhibition, Galerie Agora, , Cégep du Vieux Montréal, Montreal, QU
1996 Printmaking Exhibition, Middlesex England. Organized by Concordia University Printmaking Dept., Montreal, QU
1995 Printmaking Exhibition, Gallery Artkore, Montreal, QU
1994 Prix Albert Dumouchel Printmaking Exhibition for finalists of 6h annual Prix Albert Dumouchel, Bibliothèque Mile End, Montreal, QU
Bibliography and Links
Juror's Comments 2019 TD Thor Wealth Management Juried Exhibition:
"Our third prize winner, Michelle Lewin, stood out at first because of the impeccable presentation with a message that unfolds elegantly the closer you inspect. It requires the time and patience of the viewer to unleash its full metaphorical meaning. Lewin’s piece ‘The Game’ is a glass chess set, where each piece contains a delicate memorial to animal which has become extinct (sic). The photo transfers of these specimens, visible through a glass window under a dome, adds a much darker narrative to the game of chess. It addresses not only our power, but the casual nature with which man has historically treated other living things. Lewin gracefully tackles deep issues of global fragility and resilience in a relatable and beautiful way."
Glass Art Association of Canada March 2017 Interview
International glass artists showcase work at Wordsley Cone, Halesowen News Online, Monday 31st March 2014
James, Elizabeth, Ann. Perched on a Dream. Short North Gazette, Columbus, OH. January 2007, pp.13.
Yates, Christopher, A. Diversity Plus, Thought Provoking Show Challenges, Rewards Visitors. Columbus Dispatch, Nov.4, 2007.
Collections
Lancaster Arts Festival Permanent Collection. Lancaster, OH
Atelier De L’Isle Permanent Collection. Val-David, QU
Teaching and Related Experience
2018 to present Teaching. Part-time, Faculty of Art and Design, Georgian College, ON
2015-2016 Teaching. Glass Program at Haliburton School of the Arts, Haliburton, ON
2009-2016 Teaching. Partial load(2/3) and Part-time, Teaching Drawing, 2D and 3D Design in Craft and Design, Art Fundamentals and VCAPrograms, Faculty of Animation, Arts and Design at Sheridan College, Oakville, ON
2008-2015 Teaching. Part-time, Teaching introductory glassblowing courses, and various studio art courses to adults, teens, and children, Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, ON
2005 Visiting Artist and Guest Lecturer, Transylvania University Art Department, Lexington, KY
2004 Guest Lecturer, Ohio State University Art Department, Columbus, OH
2003-2005 Teaching. Part-time, Teaching Foundation Art courses and Glass Blowing, Ohio State University,
Columbus, OH
2003 Gallery Assistant/Attendant. Part-time, York Quay Gallery, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
2000-2003 Teaching. Part-time, Teaching introductory glassblowing courses, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
1998-2000 Teaching. Part-time, Teaching introductory glassblowing courses, Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, ON
1998 Artist's Assistant. Part-time assistant to wood artist Craig Nutt, Appalachian Center for Crafts,
Smithville, TN
1997-1998 Children's Silkscreen Workshops. Part-time, Teaching silkscreen printing to Public School
children, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
1996-1997 2D Animation Production. Full-time, computer animation using U.S. Animation on S.G.I.
Astral Tech, Montréal, QU
1996-1997 Technician for weekly serigraphy workshop, assisted students and maintained studio. Concordia University Printmaking Dept. Montreal, QU
1995-1996 Woodshop Assistant. Part-time, assisted students and faculty with projects, maintained tools and workshop. Concordia University Sculpture Dept. Montreal, QU
Languages English, German, basic French
