Anabaptist/Haban Ceramics Research in Europe August 2025 Part 1: Prague, Czech Republic
I travelled from Winnipeg to Prague on August 10, 2025, the first of my SSHRC funded research trips to central Europe in search of collections of Anabaptist/Haban ceramics, sites of production, and to make connections with experts in the field.
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SSHRC Insight Grant for research project: “16th Century meets the 21st Century – The Historical and Contemporary Legacy of Anabaptist/Haban Ceramics”
I am pleased to announce that I have received a SSHRC Insight Grant in support of researching the historical and contemporary impact of Anabaptist/Haban ceramics, a three-hundred year period of maiolica production that took place from the mid-1500s to the late 1800s in central and eastern Europe.
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Untitled (Moth Series) in Inaugural Exhibition at UCCA Clay, Yixing, China
My award-winning piece, Untitled (Moth Series) is being shown in a new museum in Yixing, China in the exhibition The Ways of Clay: Select Award-Winning Works from the International Ceramics Festival Mino of the Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu, Japan, from October 19, 2024 to February 23, 2025.
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Nomadisms
I’m thrilled to announce that a book of the conference proceedings for Nomadisms has been published: Nomadisms: Essays Mapping the Manitoba-Szeged Partnership edited by Réka M. Cristian. My talk titled, “Anabaptist Potters: A Historical and Contemporary Legacy” can be found on pg. 47 to pg. 57.
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Grace Nickel Full Circle: Saidye Bronfman Award
Homecoming celebration at Plum Fest in Plum Coulee, Manitoba on August 17, 2024 in honour of my Governor General’s Saidye…
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Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts Exhibition 2023 – National Gallery of Canada
The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts Exhibition was celebrated with a reception at the National Gallery of…
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Governor General’s Awards in Visual & Media Arts Medals Ceremony 2023
On December 8, 2023 I attended the Medals Ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa where I received my Saidye Bronfman…
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Year in Review 2023
Following you will find an overview of my epic journey in 2023 so far. This has included a six-month RSL (Research Study Leave) from my teaching post at the University of Manitoba, receiving the 2023 Governor General’s Saidye Bronfman Award, and having a solo exhibition organized in my honour by the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Please enjoy my update.
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2023 Saidye Bronfman Award Winner
I am pleased to announce that I am the recipient of the 2023 Saidye Bronfman Award. Thank you to the…
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International Ceramics Studio, Kecskemét, HU
I participated in a six-week residency at the International Ceramics Studio in Kecskemét, Hungary, from January 16 to February 24,…
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