Original Canadian, Handmade, Abstract Multi-Coloured (Orange, Purple, Brown) Paper Collage Art on Wood Necklace Ornament (2” x 1.9”) with Black Nylon & Two Black Wooden Beads (13 1/2” Long) by J oan M cNeil, M.F.A., in excellent condition.
Born in Quebec, the artist received a B.A. in architecture at the University of Manitoba,Winnipeg, in 1966. Practising architecture in London, England, & Canada for about ten years, she began studying ceramics during that time. She completed a masters degree in Fine Arts at the University of Regina in 1982. She taught art and ceramics across Canada, including the Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB, & the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD), Halifax, N.S.. The artist eventually settled in Toronto. She was curator at two Saskatchewan galleries in the 1980's, & at the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Ont. where she assembled the exhibition, 'A Question of Identity: Twelve Canadians' in 1998.
From one exhibition of her work, she describes it, “as a way of imposing order to balance the randomness of nature. It symbolizes the way we compartmentalize our activities, organize our lives, our houses, our gardens, our cities.”*
She was one of the founding members of the Saskatchewan Craft Council, Saskatoon, SK.
Select Exhibitions: Solo Exhibition,Prime Canadian Crafts, Toronto, 1979.; Solo Exhibition, Ceramic Works, Joe Moran Gallery, Wascana Park, Regina, SK, 1985.; 'An Exploration of Contemporary Canadian Ceramics' Group Exhibition, Nancy Poole's Studio, 16 Hazelton Ave., Toronto, 1988.; Arcadia Gallery, Toronto, Ont., 2001.
Select Permanent Collections: MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan.; SK Arts
Permanent Collection, Regina, Saskatchewan.; City Hall, City of Edmonton Public Art Collection, Edmonton, Alberta.
Select Citations: *Dunlop Art Gallery exhibition, Regina, SK, 1987.; Biographical Dictionary of Saskatchewan Artists, Vol. 1, Women Artists, Fifth House Publishers, Saskatoon, SK, 1990.
Provenance: Obtained directly from the artist.
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