Bio
Janet Macpherson began studying ceramics at Sheridan College in 1999 while living in Toronto, Ontario. For six years she maintained a studio practice in Toronto, making functional ceramics, participating in exhibitions, and selling her work at various Toronto galleries. In 2008 she began her MFA in ceramics at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio where she explored a more figurative approach to ceramics. She has shown her new work extensively in exhibitions across the United States. Currently Janet is an artist in residence at the Craft Studio at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto.
Education
Ohio State University
Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics
Sheridan Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Diploma from the School of Crafts and Design, Ceramics
York University
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy
Awards
2011 The David E. Davis Award for Artistic Excellence in After The Pedestal, The Sculpture Center
Books, Journal, Catalogues
Criticizing Art: Understanding the Contemporary
3rd Edition, Terry Barrett, McGraw-Hill Higher Education Publishers, Fall 2010
On The Table: 100 Years of Functional Ceramics in Canada
Exhibition catalogue, Toronto, Ontario: George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, 2007
Celebrating 30 Years of the Ontario Crafts Council, exhibition catalogue
Toronto, Ontario: Ontario Crafts Council, 2006
To Dream the Impossible
Exhibition catalogue, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China: The Pottery Workshop, 2003