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Education

2008
MFA (Master of Fine Arts) NSCAD University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
1981
Museology Studies, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1980
BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts – Ceramics Major) University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Solo Exhibitions

2008
Devastatus Rememorari, MFA solo exhibition at the Mary E. Black Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2002
A Quiet Passage, Grace Nickel—solo exhibition at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, curated by Helen Delacretaz, Curator of Decorative Art and Fine Contemporary Craft at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, exhibition catalogue
1996
Commissioned Works for a cabin on Lake of the Woods, Ontario—solo exhibition of 16 commissioned works before permanent installation, Ace Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1987
Overlay, Ace Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba—solo exhibition

Selected Group Exhibitions

International Exhibitions

2007
Inaugural Exhibition of the Canadian Ceramic Museum, Fuping, China – FLICAM (Fule International Ceramic Art Museums) project – the charter collection of Canadian work will remain on permanent view
2004
The First Taiwan Ceramic Biennale 2004, international juried competition sponsored by the Yingge Ceramics Museum, exhibition held at the Yingge Ceramics Museum, Yingge, Taiwan, January to June 2004, the exhibition traveled to the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, July to September 2004
2003
Ceramic Lantern Exhibition, Yingge Ceramics Museum, in conjunction with the Museum’s Annual Ceramic Festival—the lanterns were created in the International Large Outdoor Ceramic Lantern Workshop, Taiwan
2000
The Sixth Taiwan Golden Ceramics Awards, international juried competition with the winning entries exhibited at the Yingge Ceramics Museum, Yingge, Taiwan (Judge’s Special Award)
2000
Thick as a Brick: By the Flue, traveling exhibition of ceramics by Saskatchewan and Manitoba artists, exhibited at NCECA (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts), Denver, Colorado, March 2000; Manitoba Crafts Council Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, January to February 2000; and Saskatchewan Craft Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, December 1999 to January 2000
1999
Diverse: Delegates’ Exhibition, The Western Australian School of Art, Design & Media Gallery, Perth, Australia—international invitational group exhibition
Edge to Edge: Ceramics from Australia and Canada, Perth Galleries, Perth, Australia—international invitational group exhibition
1997
Remotely Inspired: Pottery Workshop and Showroom, Hong Kong—juried exhibition of clay and glass by Manitoba artists, coordinated by the Manitoba Crafts Council, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1995
Ground/Connection, traveling exhibition facilitated by Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art—3 host artists invite 3 mentors to show with them—exhibited in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the Wyman Building during NCECA (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts), March 1995; second venue: St. Norbert Arts and Cultural Centre, St. Norbert, Manitoba, November 1995
Clay in Canada: North by Northwest, traveling exhibition of western Canadian ceramics organized by the Manitoba Crafts Council, exhibited in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the Wyman Building during NCECA (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts), March 1995; second venue: the Manitoba Crafts Council Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 1995
1993
Selected Treasures, traveling portion of A Treasury of Canadian Craft, organized by the Canadian Craft Museum, Vancouver, BC—exhibited at Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; The Gallery of the Canadian Embassy, Tokyo, Japan; Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre Exhibition Hall, Hong Kong; Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois; Koffler Gallery, North York, Ontario
1992
1992 International Invitational Exhibition of Ceramic Art, National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan (piece purchased for the permanent collection of the National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan)
Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award, Auckland Museum, Auckland, New Zealand—juried international exhibition
1989
The 2nd International Ceramics Competition ’89 Mino, Japan, Special Exhibition Hall, Tajimi City, Japan—Bronze Award Winner

National Exhibitions

2006
Matter of Clay II, Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery, London, Ontario—invitational exhibition
2005
In the Margins: Canadian Women Working In Clay, an exhibition at the Mary E. Black Gallery, Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia, exhibition curated by Alex McCurdy of Halifax; the second venue for the exhibition was at the Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery in London, Ontario
2003
Genius Loci, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario—10th anniversary invitational exhibition
1992
A Treasury of Canadian Craft, Canadian Craft Museum, Vancouver, BC—invitational exhibition
1990
4th National Biennial of Ceramics, Manoir de Tonnancour, Trois-Rivières, Quebec—juried national exhibition
1989
Ten Artists: Ten Provinces, Harbourfront Festival of Craft & Design 10th Anniversary Exhibition, York Quay Gallery, Harbourfront, Toronto, Ontario—invited to be Manitoba’s representative
Recent Work, Galerie Barbara Silverberg Contemporary Ceramics, Montréal, Québec—four-person

Exhibitions in Manitoba

2008
Subconscious City, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2005
Branching Out, exhibition at the Manitoba Craft Council Exhibition Gallery, Winnipeg—mentor Grace Nickel exhibits with her mentee Candice Ring from Winnipeg and Mei-Yueh Hsu, a graduate student from Taiwan
10th Anniversary Exhibition—Site Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2004
Robert Archambeau: Artist, Teacher, Collector, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba—invited to participate as one of eleven former students Archambeau selected to show along with him
2003
In Site, Recent Work By New Faculty At The University of Manitoba School of Art, Site Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Ceramics Faculty Exhibition, Adelaide/McDermot Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba—part of the University of Manitoba’s Ceramics Area 1000 Miles Apart Conference
2000
Clay at the Crossroads, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba—selections from the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s permanent contemporary ceramics collection
1999
Winnipeg House Exhibition of Manitoba Art, held in City Hall, Winnipeg, Manitoba—an invitational exhibition held in conjunction with the Pan Am Games, July to August 1999
1995
Ground/Connection, traveling exhibition facilitated by Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art—3 host artists invite 3 mentors to show with them—St. Norbert Arts and Cultural Centre, St. Norbert, Manitoba
1993
The First Decade Show, Ace Art, Winnipeg, Manitoba—invitational group exhibition
1992
Rooms To Let: Decorated/Undecorated, St. Norbert Arts and Cultural Centre, St. Norbert, Manitoba—exhibition of six installation works within the Guest House of the former Trappist Monastery
Contemporary Focus: Studio Ceramics, Silver and Glass, Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1989
Manitoba Artists Honored in Japan, Manitoba Crafts Council, Winnipeg, Manitoba—three-person exhibition

Awards & Honours

2007
China Residency – one of ten artists invited to represent Canada in the FLICAM (Fule International Ceramic Art Museums) project at the Fuping Pottery Art Village near X’ian, China – Canadian contingent created the charter collection and attended the inaugural opening of the new Canadian Ceramic Museum in Fuping – works remain on view as part of the permanent collection of the Museum
2007
Canada Council Travel Grant
2007
MFA Scholarship, NSCAD University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Manitoba Arts Council Bursary for MFA studies at NSCAD University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2006
MFA Scholarship, NSCAD University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Manitoba Arts Council Bursary for MFA studies at NSCAD University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2005
Major Arts Award, Manitoba Arts Council
2003
International Residency, Taiwan—one of ten artists selected to participate in the International Large Outdoor Ceramic Lantern Workshop at Tainan National University of the Arts, a program organized and sponsored by the Yingge Ceramics Museum, Yingge, Taiwan—the lanterns are now in the Yingge Ceramic Museum’s permanent collection
2002
Nominated for Saidye Bronfman Award—nominated by the Winnipeg Art Gallery
2001
Canada Council Craft Grant (mid-career)
2000
Judge’s Special Award: The Sixth Taiwan Golden Ceramics Awards, international juried competition—the Yingge Ceramics Museum, Yingge, Taiwan—award-winning piece purchased for the museum’s permanenf collection
1999
Invited Adjunct Research Fellow, Curtin University of Technology, Ceramics and Glass Department, School of Art, Perth, Western Australia
1996
Banff Centre Scholarship – The Banff Centre For The Arts, Banff, Alberta: New Works Residency, Media & Visual Arts
1993
Purchase for National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan, 1993—piece purchased out of The International Invitational Exhibition of Ceramic Art, National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
1991
Banff Centre Scholarship – The Banff Centre For The Arts, Banff, Alberta: Ceramic Residency Program
1989
Bronze Award: The 2nd International Ceramics Competition ’89, Mino, Japan, international juried competition, exhibition held in the Special Exhibition Hall of Tajimi City, Japan

Collections

  • Canadian Ceramic Museum, Fuping, China – FLICAM (Fule International Ceramic Art Museums) project
  • Yingge Ceramics Museum, Yingge, Taiwan, 2003 and 2000
  • Tainan National University of the Arts, Tainan County, Taiwan, 2003
  • Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba: 2002 and 1992
  • Cambrian Credit Union, corporate headquarters, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 2002
  • Manitoba Blue Cross, corporate headquarters, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 2002
  • Government of Manitoba, 1998 and 1993
  • National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan, 1993
  • Manitoba Arts Council Visual Art Bank, 1991
  • Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu, Tajimi-shi, Japan, 1989
  • Claridge Collection, Montréal, Québec (Collection of Charles Bronfman), 1989
  • Numerous private collections in Canada, the United States, Australia, Europe and Taiwan

Exhibition Catalogues

2008
Subconscious City, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2005
In the Margins – Canadian Women Working In Clay, Canadian Women Working in Clay, Mary E. Black Gallery, Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia (poster with curatorial essay)
2004
Robert Archambeau: Artist, Teacher, Collector, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
The First Taiwan Ceramic Biennale 2004, Yingge Ceramics Museum, Yingge, Taiwan
2002
Grace Nickel: A Quiet Passage, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2000
The Sixth Taiwan Golden Ceramics Awards, Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taipei County, Taiwan
1999
Diverse: 9th National Ceramics Conference Delegates’ Exhibition, The Western Australian School of Art, Design & Media Gallery, Perth, Australia
1997
Focus One: Contemporary Studio Ceramics, Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery
1995
Ground/Connection, exhibition catalogue by Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1995
Clay in Canada: North by Northwest, Manitoba Crafts Council, Winnipeg, Manitoba—for NCECA conference
1993
Selected Treasures, Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Taipei International Exhibition of Traditional Arts and Crafts 1993, Taipei Fine Arts Museum
1992
St. Norbert Arts and Cultural Centre Fall Festival, 1992 (includes Rooms To Let exhibition)
A Treasury Of Canadian Craft, Canadian Craft Museum, Vancouver, BC
1991
Claridge Collection catalogue (Gift for Charles Bronfman), compiled by Franklin Silverstone, Curator, Claridge, Montréal
1990
4th National Biennial of Ceramics, National Biennial of Ceramics Headquarters, Trois-Rivières,Québec
Mennonite Artist: Insider As Outsider, Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society
1989
The 2nd International Ceramics Competition ’89 Mino, Japan, International Ceramics Festival ’89 Mino, Japan Organizing Committee

Books

2005
Ceramics in the Environment: An International Review, by Janet Mansfield, published by A&C Black, London and the American Ceramic Society, Ohio, pp 58–60
2005
Studio Ceramics in Canada, 1920–2005, by Gail Crawford, published by Goose Lane Editions in association with The Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, pp 161, 170
2004
Making Marks: Discovering the Ceramic Surface, by Robin Hopper, published by kp books, p 123
2001
The Ceramic Spectrum, by Robin Hopper, Second Edition
1999
Paper Clay, by Rosette Gault, published by Craftsman House, 1998 (pp 44, 66)—illustrations and quotes

Magazine Articles

2007
Cover of Ceramics Monthly, January 2007—with article “Fire and Light: Grace Nickel’s Metaphorical Lamps”, by Glen R. Brown, professor of art history at Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, pp 40–43
2005
ArTop, No. 25, publication of the The Tainan University of the Arts, Taiwan, article “Grace Nickel” written by Mei-Yueh Hsu, pp 85–88
2004
Ceramics Technical (Australia) Issue 19: “A Ceramic Festival in Taiwan” by Anne Coroneos, pp 65–70
2003
Ceramics: Art and Perception (Australia) Issue 52: “A Quiet Passage” by Helen Delacretaz, pp 87–90
2002
Ceramics Monthly, October 2002—Upfront: “Grace Nickel”, p 16
Canadian Architect, May 2002—the back page: “Forms of Growth” by Gordon Filewych, p 62
2002
Rhubarb A Magazine of New Mennonite Art and Writing, Silence Issue, Winter 2002, Number 8—“Grace Nickel: Sanctuary”, pp 22–27
Tableau: A Publication of the Winnipeg Art Gallery—March/April 2002, Vol 2002-2, Cover: “Grace Nickel Explores Spiritual, Physical Realms” with Cover Story on p 6—“Grace Nickel: A Quiet Passage” written by Marnie Butvin, Project Manager and “Nickel Strive(s) To Create Beautiful Things” written by Heather Mousseau, Editor of Tableau
Border Crossings, May 2002, Vol 21 No 2 Issue No 82—back cover ad for A Quiet Passage
1999
Pottery in Australia—Vol 38 No 1, March 1999: “Demonstrators at the 1999 National Ceramic Conference” by Murray Gibbs, pp 40–42
1998
Contact Magazine: Ceramics From a Canadian Perspective—Winter 1997/98, No 111: “Full Circle: The Story of a Commission” by Trudy Ellen Golley, pp 32–35
1997
Ceramics: Art and Perception (Australia) Issue 26: “ Ground/Connection” by Amy Gogarty, pp 46–52
1996
Contact Magazine: Ceramics From A Canadian Perspective—Summer 1996, No. 105: “Ground/Connection,” pp 12–15
1995
NCECA 1995 Journal—Borderline Clay: “Ground/Connection,” review by Amy Gogarty, Volume 16, pp 103–105
1993
Ceramics Monthly—May Issue: “Fletcher Challenge: Takomori’s Choice,” p 45
1990
Ceramics: Art and Perception—Australian Magazine—Issue 2: “National Biennial of Ceramics, Québec,” p 83
Contact Magazine: A Publication of the Alberta Potters’ Association—Winter Issue, Number 83: Front Cover and “Profile—Grace Nickel,” pp 4–6
Fusion Magazine: A Publication of Fusion: The Ontario Clay and Glass Association—Autumn 1990, Vol 14/No 4—Front Cover and “Grace Nickel: Award At Mino,” p 13
Tableau: A Publication of the Winnipeg Art Gallery—January/February 1990, Vol. 3-1: “Nickel Wins Award In Ceramic Olympics,” p 7
1989
Contact Magazine: A Publication of the Alberta Potters’ Association—Winter Issue, Number 79: “Canadians Receive Honors—2nd International Ceramics Competition ’89 Mino, Japan,” pp 9–11

Invited to Be Artist-In-Residence at

2003
Tainan National University of the Arts, Tainan County, Taiwan—The International Large Outdoor Ceramic Lantern Workshop, an international residency sponsored by the Yingge Ceramics Museum, Yingge, Taiwan (10 artists selected)
Yingge Ceramics Museum, Yingge, Taiwan—Annual Ceramics Festival (conducted demonstrations and completed the lanterns created in the International Large Outdoor Ceramic Lantern Workshop held at Tainan National University of the Arts)
2002
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba—Artist in Residence in conjunction with A Quiet Passage, Grace Nickel solo exhibition
2001
University of Manitoba, Ceramics Department, Winnipeg, Manitoba—Artist In Residence in conjunction with the Summer Ceramic Residency Program
1999
Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia: Invited Adjunct Research Fellow in the Ceramics and Glass Department, School of Art

Teaching Experience

NSCAD University

2008
Teaching Assistantship: “Introduction to Throwing I” — instructor Joan Bruneau
2006
Teaching Assistantship: “Ceramics Process and Design”—instructor Professor Neil Forrest

The University of Manitoba

2002–2006
Sessional Instructor: Ceramics I, Advanced Ceramics I and II, and Ceramics Major, School of Art, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2002–2006
Thesis Advisor in BFA Honour’s Program in Ceramics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2004–2005
Co-Chair, Ceramics Area, School of Art, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba

MAWA (Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art)

2004–2005
Mentor: Foundation Advisory Program, a project of Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art (MAWA)—working with two emerging women artists for a one-year period
1999–2000
Mentor: Foundation Advisory Program, a project of Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art (MAWA)—working with two emerging women artists for a one-year period
1991–1992
Mentor: Foundation Advisory Program, a project of Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art (MAWA)—working with two emerging women artists for a one-year period

The Winnipeg Art Gallery

1997–1999
Instructor: Paper Clay and Handmade Tile Courses for adults, Studio Programs fall, winter and spring sessions, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Visiting Artist Workshops Presented

International

2003
Tainan National University of the Arts: 3-day workshop in conjunction with the 7th Anniversary celebrations of the TNUA
1999
Edge: 9th National Ceramic Conference, Perth, Western Australia: presented hands-on demonstrations and slide talk called Manitoba Ceramics—From the Centre of the Continent
1995
NCECA (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts) ’95, Minneapolis, Minnesota: Presentation on Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art—Topical Discussions (with co-presenters: Trudy Golley and Katrina Rozman)

National

2002
Saskatoon Potters’ Guild: Paper Clay Workshop in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
The Ontario Clay And Glass Association’s Fusion Conference: Paper Clay and Light Sconce Workshop at Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario
2001
Red Deer College: Sculptural Light Sconce Workshop as part of the Series program of summer workshops in Red Deer, Alberta
1998
Haliburton School of Fine Arts: Paper Clay Workshop in Haliburton, Ontario
1997
Kingston Potters’ Guild: Paper Clay Workshop, Kingston, Ontario
Upcoming
MISSA (Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts) – Architectural Ceramic Workshop

Local

  • Numerous local workshops presented on various topics, including paper clay and architectural ceramics