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DENYS JAMES (1943 - ), WINDOW HEAD, 13" x 11" x 11" - 33 x 27.9 x 27.9 cm.

DENYS JAMES (1943 - ) WINDOW HEAD clay, 13" x 11" x 11" -- 33 x 27.9 x 27.9 cm., unsigned Provenance: Virginia Christopher Gallery, Calgary, AB Note: DENYS JAMES (1943 - ) Denys James was born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1943. He received his Bachelor of Eduction from the University of British Columbia in 1968 and attended a two-year program in Ceramics at the The Banff Center School of Fine Arts in 1976. James worked as an assistant in the Ceramics department at the Banff Center until 17. He went on to teach at various schools, including the Okanagan University College (1982-1984, 1986-1991), the Alberta College of Art and Design (1982-1984) and the Victoria College of Art (1991-1998). James has exhibited since 1978 across Canada, the United States, Mexico, England and Turkey, and his work is included in public and private collections in Canada, the United States and Turkey. He was a member of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, the Craftsmen's Association of British Columbia, and the British Columbia Potters' Guild. In 1996, James launched Discovery Art Travel, and has organized and led more than 20 ceramic art and language learning vacation excursions to such destinations as Istanbul and Cappadocia, Turkey; Tuscany in Italy; San Miguel de Allede and Oaxaca in Mexico; Laos and Thailand. When not traveling, James lives on Salt Spring Island, BC. Selected Corporate, Private and Public Collections Hacettepe University Permanent Collection, Ankara, Turkey Arthur Williams Collection, New York City British Petroleum Corporation Claridge Collection, Montreal Canadian Museum of Civilization, Ottawa The Banff Centre Permanent Collection, Banff, Alberta Kelowna Art Gallery Permanent Collection, British Columbia Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions 2012 Back to the Land: Ceramics from Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands: 1970-1985, Greater Victoria Art Gallery, BC 2010, 2009 John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis ,California, U.S.A, Group Exhibition 2009 Jonathon Bancroft Snell Gallery, FIRED UP, London, Ontario 2009 Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, FIRED UP, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada 2007 30 Ceramics Sculptors,John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis ,California,U.S.A. 2006 Canadian Fired Up, NCECA, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. 2005 Ceramic Sculpture, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis California, U.S.A. 2004 Ceramics 30, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, California, U.S.A. Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary West Coast Ceramics, Salt Spring Island, B.C., Canada 2003 30 Ceramic Sculptors, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, California, U.S.A. 21st Century Ceramics: An extensive survey of the best current work in the United States & Canada, Canzani Center Gallery, Columbus ,Ohio Camurun Dili: The Language of Clay, Kesif-Sanat Galerisi, Ankara, Turkey 2002 Exhibition of International Ceramics Symposium Participants, Avanos, Turkey 2001 Exposicion de Artes Plasticas, Faculty Exhibition, Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 2000 Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario, "Drawing on the Figure": 10 contemporary ceramists approach the human form. 1999 Interiors/Extras, New Orleans , Louisiana (solo Exhibition) 1998 East-West, Contemporary Art Gallery, London, England San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, international juried ceramics competition, San Angelo, Texas 1997 Exposicion de los Maestros, faculty exhibition, Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 1994 Only Clay, Hall Barnett Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana 1993 Jugs, Pitchers, Dippers and Metaphors, Canadian Craft Museum, Vancouver 1991 - 1998 Faculty exhibitions, Victoria College of Art, Victoria, British Columbia 1990 Virginia Christopher Galleries, Calgary, Alberta 1989 Okanagan Artists' Alternative, Kelowna, British Columbia 1988 The Department, faculty exhibition, Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, Penticton, British Columbia 1987 - 1989 Faculty exhibition, Fine Arts Department, Okanagan College, Kelowna, B.C. 1986 Faculty exhibition, Alberta College of Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta Mentor's Choice, Ontario Crafts Council Gallery, Toronto, Ontario 1985 Old Fields New Paths, Department of External Affairs, touring Tokyo and the Pacific Rim 1984 The Ceramic Bridge--New Expressions from an Old Tradition, Walter Phillips Gallery, The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta,(cataloque published) 1982 Faculty Photography Exhibition, Okanagan College, Kelowna, British Columbia 1980 Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia 1979 The University of B.C.Gallery of Fine Arts, "Scale References/Clay Perspectives" Crafts Northwest Circa 1980, Hoffman Gallery, Portland, Oregon 1978 Dunlop Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, Alberta The Banff-London Exchange, London Regional Art Gallery, London, Ontario Beyond Exceptional Pass, group exhibition, Peter Whyte Gallery, Banff, Alberta Selected Links denysjames.com