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Harvest of Memories
Oct 3, 2008 - Jan 18, 2009
Curator: Diane Wolfe
EXPERIENCE the rich culture of Mexico in this vibrant exhibition that
explores the themes of life and death, planting and harvest as celebrated
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Postmodern Porcelain
Aug 25, 2008 - Jan 4, 2009
Curator: Charles Mason
The term “postmodern” refers to art made mostly in the 1980s and 90s that is not governed by a dominating ideology, but instead takes elements from different artistic traditions and recombines them in often playful and ironic ways. |
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Object Factory
The Art of Industrial Ceramics
May 15 to Sept 7, 2008
Curator: Marek Cecula
This groundbreaking exhibition will both startle and delight you with the work of international artists and industrial designers re-imagining the possibilities of ceramics in the 21st century. Read More. |
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INDEPENDENCE & INGENUITY
Freelance Porcelain Decorators in 18th Century Europe
Mar 14 to Aug 17, 2008
Curator: Charles Mason
Explores the role
of freelance porcelain decorators within the flourishing
ceramic culture of 18th century Europe |
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Man-Eating Tiger And Other Staffordshire Figures from the Rosalie and Isadore Sharp Collection
Feb 15 to Apr 20, 2008
Guest curator: John Sandon
Conniving cut-throats, bare-knuckle brawlers, run-away brides, hen-pecked husbands, dancing bears
and other colourful characters from 19th-century Britain. Read More.
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Clay Portraits: Gertraud Möhwald
Oct 12, 2007 to Jan 20, 2008
Gertraud Möhwald was one of the most significant ceramic artists working in postwar Europe. Her work combines classical European sculptural traditions with her experiences as a young German who survived the bombing of Dresden and lived in East Germany after its separation from the West. Read More.
Made In China – Export Porcelain from the Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection at Winterthur
May 17 to Sept 16, 2007
Guest curator: Ronald Fuchs II
Made In China was the Canadian debut of one of the largest and finest collections of export porcelain in the world. This porcelain was made by the Chinese for European and American audiences from the 1500s until the 1800s. The late David Howard, an expert on export porcelain and co-author of the exhibition catalogue wrote, “What is particularly encouraging [about the exhibition is] the effect it will have on the understanding of the China trade, which was perhaps the first major international trade undertaken by the new United States.” The works on display were donated and on loan to Delaware’s Winterthur Gallery, largely from the collection of American philanthropists Leo and Doris Hodroff. Read More.
 On the Table - 100 Years of Functional Ceramics in Canada
Feb 15 to Apr 22, 2007
Guest curators: Rachel Gotlieb and Sandra Alfoldy
Landscape, lakes, and such great Canadian icons as the beaver, the maple leaf, and the canoe have been celebrated in Canadian ceramics for generations. They have appeared across the spectrum of ceramics from such popular pieces as Blue Mountain Pottery to artistic work like Robin Hopper’s. On the Table, a touring exhibition originating at the Gardiner Museum, is a compilation of the work of more than 100 Canadian ceramists and 20 manufacturers. Read more.
Battle of Britain: Terracottas and Other Work
Oct 25, 2006 to Jan 15, 2007
Guest curator: Anne McPherson
This breathtaking exhibition featured large-scale terracotta reliefs by artist Paul Day. The two main reliefs were used as models for the British bronze reliefs on London’s Embankment that are dedicated to the Battle of Britain. Read more.
Jean-Pierre Larocque: Clay Sculpture and Drawings
Jun 23 to Oct 9, 2006
The Gardiner Museum opened its new special exhibition gallery with a commissioned solo exhibition of work by Jean-Pierre Larocque. Currently living in Montreal, Quebec, Larocque is one of Canada’s most respected ceramic sculptors. Read more.
Picasso and Ceramics
Sept 29, 2004 to Jan 23, 2005
Guest curators: Paul Bourassa and Leopold L. Foulem
The Gardiner’s mounting of Picasso and Ceramics in 2004 is the largest exhibition of Picasso’s work in clay ever seen in Canada. The exhibition gave visitors an opportunity to discover an important part of Picasso’s creative universe. Following the exhibition, one of these great pieces was loaned to the Museum. Large Vase with Veiled Women is currently on display in the Contemporary Gallery. Read more.
Passion & Porcelain: Pre-Revolutionary French Ceramics From the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Aug 26, 2003 to Jan 18, 2004
Passion & Porcelain was the last exhibition at the Gardiner Museum before it closed in January 2004 for renovation and expansion. This exhibition featured priceless porcelain exclusively on loan from the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut. Read more.
Life Taking Shape: Ceramics from teh Aaron Milrad Collection
Jun 18 to Jul 27, 2003
At the heart of the great museums of the world are their permanent collections. In 1999, Aaron Milrad, an eminent Canadian arts and culture lawyer, gave one of the most important collections of international contemporary ceramics in Canada to the Gardiner Museum. This exhibition was the first showing of the collection. Read more.
The Artful Teapot: 20th-Century Expressions from the Kamm Collection
Feb 6 to May 25, 2003
The teapot is a domestic icon, a vessel with an irresistible appeal to human ingenuity. This wonderful, wild, and slightly wacky exhibition explored artists’ endless fascination with this functional form. Read more.
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2002
The Wheel Project
February 21 to April 28, 2002
Curator: Sanjit Sethi.
On-site coordinators: Diane Wolfe and Penny Bateman
Ceramic Modernism: Hans Coper, Lucie Rie and Their Legacy
May 25 to September 2, 2002
Curator: Susan Jefferies
Cloth and Clay: Communicating Culture
January 1 to December 31, 2002
Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art in cooperation with:
Textile Museum of Canada
Members of the Virtual Museum of Canada
Gods, Saints and Heroes: Ceramic Masterpieces
of the Italian Renaissance
Sep 27, 2002 – Jan 12, 2003
Curator: Meredith Chilton
2001
Earth Works
Feb 8 – Mar 25, 2001
Curator: Susan Jefferies
Capital Ventures: The Founding of the
Worcester Porcelain Manufactory, 1751-1783
Apr 12 – Aug 19, 2001
Curator: Patricia Ferguson
Hot Bitter Sweet: The World of Tea,
Coffee and Chocolate
Jul 12, 2001 – Feb 3, 2002
Curator: Meredith Chilton
Harlequin Unmasked: Comedy Transformed
Sep 22, 2001 – Jan 20, 2002
Curator: Meredith Chilton
2000
Canada - Clay Today - Contemporary Canadian Ceramics (touring)
Jan 13 – Feb 14, 2000
Curator: Sue Jefferies.
Exhibition co-ordinator: Susan Jefferies
Seduced By Colour: The New Maiolica
Feb 12 – Jun 25, 2000
Curator: Matthias Ostermann.
Exhibition co-ordinator: Susan Jefferies
The Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker
Bell Collection of Blue and White Chinese Porcelain
Opened May 7, 2000
(Remains on permanent display)
Curator: Patricia Ferguson
Miró: Playing with Fire
Sep 5, 2000 – Jan 7, 2001
Curator: Anne McPherson.
Exhibition co-ordinator: Patricia Ferguson
1999
Tankards, Tureens & Crawly Things: Tavern
and Tablewares in the 18th Century
Mar 5 – May 16, 1999
Curator: Sheila K. Tabakoff
Rococo to Revolution: The Hans Syz Collection
May 26 – Aug 29, 1999
(Remains on permanent display)
Curator: Sheila K. Tabakoff
Toronto Collects Contemporary Ceramics
May 26 – Aug 1, 1999
Curator: Susan Jefferies
Maya Universe
Sep 9, 1999 – Jan 2, 2000
Curator: Dr. Dorie Reents-Budet.
Exhibition co-ordinators: Sheila K. Tabakoff and Patricia Ferguson
1998
insideOUT
Apr 2 – Aug 24, 1998
Curator: Les Manning.
Exhibition co-ordinator: Meredith Chilton
Your Presence is Requested: The Art
of Dining in 18th Century Europe
Sep 17, 1998 – Feb 21, 1999
Curator: Patricia Ferguson
1997
Containers of Beauty: Eighteenth Century
Flower Vessels
Feb 4 – Aug 3, 1997
Curator: Patricia Ferguson
White on White
Sep 13, 1997 – Feb 8, 1998
Curators: Susan Jefferies and Anne McPherson
1996
White Gold: The Discovery of Meissen
Porcelain
Mar 6, 1996 – Jan 5, 1997
Curator: Meredith Chilton
1995
The Sculpture of Georges Jeanclos
Mar 1 – Aug 8, 1995
Curator: Anne McPherson
Fakes: Deceptions in European Ceramics
Sep 27, 1995 – Jan 28, 1996
Curator: Brian Musselwhite, Royal Ontario Museum
1994
Soviet Propaganda Porcelain from the
Chicago Art Institute
Mar 6 – Jul 31, 1994
On-site curator: Meredith Chilton
Home Sweet Home: Pastille Burners of
the 19th Century
Sep 20, 1994 – Jan 22, 1995
Curator: Conrad Biernacki , Royal Ontario Museum
1993
In The Land of the Rainbird: Pueblo
Pottery of the American Southwest
Mar 9 – Aug 1, 1993
Curator: Dr. Suzanne Stiegelbauer, University of Toronto
Japanese Incense Boxes
Sep 17, 1993 – Jan 9, 1994
Curator: Hugh Wylie, Royal Ontario Museum
1992
Of Cabbages and Kings
Mar 24 – Aug 16, 1992
Curator: Brian Musselwhite, Royal Ontario Museum
Figures From Life: Porcelain Sculpture
from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sep 15, 1992 – Jan 10, 1993
On-site curator: Meredith Chilton
1991
Porcelain Boxes from the Rijksmuseum
Mar 28 – Aug 4, 1991
Curator: Meredith Chilton
The Art of the Yixing Potter: The K.
S. Lo Collection Flagstaff
Sep 17, 1991 – Jan 5, 1992
On-site curator: Patty Proctor, Royal Ontario Museum
1990
Soup Tureens from the Campbell Museum
Collection
Jan 30 – Mar 18, 1990
On-site curator: Dr. Peter Kaellgren
Impact of the Bauhaus Ceramics of the Weimar Republic
Sep 11, 1990 – Jan 6, 1991
On-site curator: Meredith Chilton
1989
Interpreting the Renaissance: Portraits
in Clay
Apr 24 – Jun 30, 1989
(Grade 12 Visual Arts Students, North Toronto Collegiate)
Exhibition organized by Susan Jefferies and Diane Wolfe
French Ceramics of the French Revolutionary
Period, from the Museé national
de la céramique de Sèvres
Jul 13 – Sept 3, 1989
Curator: Antoinette Halle.
On-site Curator: Meredith Chilton, with organization by Diane Wolfe
Blue Onto White: From Persia To China and Back
Oct 24, 1989 – Jan 7, 1990
Curators: Dr. Ed Keall and Patty Proctor, Royal Ontario Museum
1988
Horses of Heaven
(From the Collections of the Royal Ontario Museum)
Jul 19 – Sep 4, 1988
Curators: Patty Proctor and Meredith Chilton
Painters and the Derby China Works
(Borrowed in part from The Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
Oct 4, 1988 – Jan 22, 1989
On-site curator: Meredith Chilton
1987
Canada Collects The Middle Ages
Apr 7 – May 17, 1987
On-site curator: Meredith Chilton
Chinese Export Porcelain in Canada
Jul 7 – Aug 16, 1987
On-site curator: Meredith Chilton
Italian Renaissance Maiolica from the
Corcoran Gallery, Washington
Sep 15 - Nov 15, 1987
On-site curator: Meredith Chilton
ReVisions: The Pre-Columbian Project
Dec 7, 1987 – Jan 10, 1988
(Grade 12 Visual Arts Students, North Toronto Collegiate)
Exhibition organized by Diane Wolfe and Susan Jefferies
1986
The First Potters of Ontario
Mar 18 – Jun 8, 1986
Curator: Dr. Bill Fitzgerald
New Vistas: American Art Pottery from the Cooper-Hewitt, New York
Jul 8 – Aug 16, 1986
On-site curator: Meredith Chilton
A Taste of Elegance: Eighteenth Century
English Porcelain from Ontario Collections
Oct 7, 1986 – Jan 12, 1987
Curators: Meredith Chilton and J. P. Palmer
1985
Hans Coper: A Survey of Works in American
and Canadian Collections
Oct 16, 1985 – Jan 16, 1986
Curators: Garth Clark and Meredith Chilton
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