Lia Tajcnar
Email: ltajcnar@hotmail.com
Education
- 2003- Candidate for Masters of Philosophy, Visual Arts, Australian National University
- 1999-2002 Bachelor of Fine Arts with Distinction, Ceramics Major, Alberta College of Art and Design
- 2001 Greg Daly Glaze Workshop, Alberta College of Art and Design
- 1998 Professional Art Development Course, University of Calgary
- 1988-1993 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting Major, University of Calgary
Conferences and seminars
- 2003 Translocalities, The School of Art, Australian National University
- 2003 Ignition Ceramic Conference, Bendigo, Victoria
- 2002 1000 Miles Apart (Student Ceramic Conference), Red Deer College
- 2002 NCECA (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts), Kansas City, Missouri
- 2001 1000 miles Apart, Alberta College of Art and Design
- 2001 NCECA, Charlotte, North Carolina
- 2000 Canadian Clay Symposium, Burnaby, British Columbia
- 2000 1000 Miles Apart, University of Regina, Saskatchewan
Exhibitions
- 2004 Canberra Potters’ Society Members Exhibition, Watson Arts Centre, Canberra
- 2004 Cowra Festival Art Awards, Cowra, New South Wales
- 2004 Stanthorpe Arts Festival, Stanthorpe, Queensland
- 2003 Vessels and Vases, Raglan Gallery Ceramics Award, Cooma, New South Wales
- 2003 Canberra Potters’ Society Annual Members’ Exhibition, Watson Arts Centre, Canberra
- 2003 Vessels for the Drinking of Water, NITA, Canberra
- 2002 Drawing on Memory, Group Show, Gallery San Chun, Calgary, Alberta
- 2002 ACAD Graduating Students' Show, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Alberta
- 2002 Thinking of Form, Using Experience, Group Show, Artspace Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
- 2002 Colorings, Group Show, The Ivan Gallery, Alberta College of Art and Design
- 2002 Fired Up, Group Show, Harbourfront Centre, Uncommon Objects, Window Space, Toronto, Ontario
- 2002 Art to Dine For Silent Auction, ACAD 75th Anniversary Scholarship Fund, Chicago Chophouse, Calgary, Alberta
- 2001 Making Things at ACAD, Alberta Craft Council Gallery, Edmonton,
- Alberta
- 2000 Mud Babies Show and Sale, Eau Claire Market, Calgary, Alberta
- 1997 Tokyo Big site Exhibition and Sale, Tokyo, Japan
- 1995 Group Painting Exhibit, Art is Vital, Calgary, Alberta
- 1993 Group Painting Exhibit, Art is Vital, Calgary, Alberta
Awards and scholarships
- 2004 Graduate Materials Award, School of Art, Australian National University
- 2004 Craft ACT Award, Canberra Potters’ Society Members Exhibition, Watson Arts Centre, Canberra
- 2004 Alberta Foundation for the Arts Project Grant, Alberta
- 2003 Student Vessel Award, Vessels and Vases, Raglan Gallery Ceramics Award, Cooma, New South Wales,
- 2003 Alberta Foundation for the Arts Project Grant, Alberta
- 2002 Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, CD Howe Travel Scholarship
- 2002 Board of Governors’ Award, Alberta College of Art and Design
- 2001 Culpepper Ceramic Source Prize, Alberta College of Art and Design
- 2001 Peggy Heer Memorial Summer Institute Ceramics Award, Alberta, College of Art and Design
- 2001 JD Sproule Ceramics Award, Alberta College of Art and Design
- 2001 ACAD Student Legacy Award, Alberta College of Art and Design
Publications
- 2005 500 Cups: Ceramic Explorations of Utility and Grace Lark Books, 2005
- 2005 Utopic Impulses : Critical Research In Contemporary Practices ed Ruth Chambers, Amy Gogarty, and Mireille Perron