Born in 1936 in Stanley, Co. Durham, England
Immigrated to Canada in 1960

Present Position

Emeritus Professor, Art Education
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Studies Conducted At:

• Sunderland College of Art and Design, Co. Durham, England
• The Royal Academy of Fine Art, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Alfred University, College of Ceramics, New York, USA
• East Carolina University, North Carolina, USA

Exhibitions

33 Solo Exhibitions in Canada, USA and Great Britain Since 1962

Selected:

• Viking Chronicles
  Hexham Abbey, Hexham, UK
  
• A Paragon of Chivalry
  Durham Cathedral, Galilee Chapel Gallery, UK
• Viking Vestiges
  Gallery Calligrammes, Ottawa, Ontario
• Syncretistic Spirituality
  Centre de Créativité, Montreal, Quebec
• Vestiges of the Apocalypse
  Rocky Mount Art Centre, North Carolina, USA
• A Pantheon of Celtic Saints
  Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
• Manoir Glendon
  York University, Toronto, Ontario
• Contemporary Canadian Ceramics Gallery, Montreal
• Compendium Galleries, Birmingham, UK

51 International Juried
and Invitational Group Exhibitions Since 1970

Selected:

• Continuity and Innovation
  Museo Internazionale della Ceramiche, Faenza, Italy
• The First Taiwan Ceramics Biennale, Taipei, Taiwan
• Sydney Myers International Ceramic Awards Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
• 1st/2nd International Print Exhibition Yeravan, Armenia
• International Ceramics Symposium, Toronto, Ontario
• 12th/13th/14th Premi Internacional Dibuix, Joan Miro, Barcelona, Spain
• 2nd International Biennale Graphics, Buenos Aires, Argentina

87 National Juried and Invitational Exhibitions Since 1967

Selected: 

• Genius Loci
  Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
• NCECA, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
• Surface New Form/New Function
  Arrowmont School of Art, Tennessee, USA
• Society of Canadian Artists Exhibition touring Canada
• SPECTRUM CANADA. Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts in conjunction with the 1976 World Olympics in Montreal. Exhibition toured Canada
• 34th Annual Exhibition, Canadian Society of Graphic Artists. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

67 Local Invitational Exhibitions Since 1963

Selected:

• Loto Quebec
• Quebec Professional Artists, Montreal, Quebec
• Canadian Guild of Crafts, Montreal, Quebec
• Galerie Luz, Montreal, Quebec
• Barbara Silverberg Ceramics Gallery, Montreal
• Visual Arts Centre, Montreal
• Studio “J”, Montreal
• Galerie Jason Teff, Montreal
• Studio 23, St. Sauveur des Monts, Quebec

Collections

• Works in public and private collections world wide including: Canada, USA, Great Britain, France, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, Germany, Australia, Taiwan, China, Brazil, Argentina, Italy and Mexico

Selected Permanent Collections:

• International Museum of Contemporary Ceramics, Faenza, Italy
• Australian War Memorial Museum, Canberra, Australia
• Loto Quebec Collection, Montreal, Quebec
• Taipei County Yingge Ceramic Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
• Eglise Gesu. Montreal, Quebec
• York University, Toronto, Ontario
• McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
• Glenbow Alberta Institute, Calgary, Alberta
• Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario