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Susan Delatour Le Poidevin
was born on Long Island, New York in 1954. She studied at the University of Oregon before receiving her B.A in Arts, Crafts and their History from the University of Santa Cruz in 1976. Susan also studied at the Sun Valley Centre for Arts and Humanities in 1976-77. She moved to Banff, Alberta, Canada in 1978 and studied and worked for two years at the Banff Centre for the Arts.
In 1980-86, Susan and Steve Le Poidevin owned and operated Clayform Studio in Shawnigan Lake, BC. They moved to Princeton, BC in 1987, where they raised two sons.
In 1996-97, Susan and her family lived for one year in an ancient village in Scotland, on the East coast of Fife. She was most influenced by Britain’s unique and varied architecture, rich and diverse landscape and its antiquities. Susan uses these subjects as inspirations for her work. In August and September 2001, Susan returned to Scotland, this time to Kilmartin, a small village situated in the west. This area was filled with ancient sites, including standing stones, cup and ring marks, cairns and burial grounds. Susan spent six weeks doing an artist residency at Kilmartin House, a museum devoted to the study of the ancient people and their environment.
Susan presently resides in the beautiful Similkameen Valley in Princeton, BC, 31/2 hours east of Vancouver. Her studio showroom displays her whimsical clay sculptures as well as her colourful pen and watercolour drawings and mixed media collages. The showroom is open by appointment by calling (250) 295-0527. For more information on Susan's popular workshops, please go to the workshop icon at the top of the page.
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EDUCATION
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1972-74
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University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, Undergraduate
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1974-76
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University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California
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1976
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B.A. in Arts, Crafts and their History
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1976-77
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Sun Valley Center for the Arts and Humanities, Sun Valley, Idaho
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1978-80
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The Banff Centre, School of Fine Arts, Banff, AB
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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| 1994 |
Potter's Guild Workshop, Burnaby, BC
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| 1995 |
Penticton Potter's Guild Workshops, Leir House, Penticton, BC
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| 1998 |
Leanne Petschl Studio, Raku Workshops, Tulameen, BC
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| 2001-02 |
Workshop Instructor, St Michael's University School, Victoria, BC
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| 2002 |
Pottery Classes, Adults and Teens, Princeton Cultural Centre, Princeton, BC
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| 2001 |
Guest Speaker and Instructor, Canadian Clay Symposium, Burnaby, BC
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| 2002 |
Comox Potter's Guild Workshop, North Island College, Comox, BC
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| 2003 |
Workshop Instructor, St. Margaret’s Elementary School, Victoria, BC
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| 2003 |
Workshop Instructor, Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts, Victoria, BC
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| 2004 |
Week-long Workshop- Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts, Victoria BC
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| 2005 |
Professional Development Ceramic Workshop, Port Coquitlam, BC
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| 2005 |
BC Annual Art Teachers Conference, Workshop Presenter, Burnaby, BC
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| 2005 |
Caribou Potter's Guild Weekend Workshop, William's Lake, BC
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| 2005 - Present |
Resident Pottery Instructor at Riverside Center, Princeton BC
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| 2006 |
Richmond Potters Club, workshop, Richmond BC
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| 2007 |
Thompson Valley Potter's Guild, workshop, Sorrento, BC
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| 2007 |
Semiahmoo Potter's Club, workshop, White Rock BC
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RELATED EXPERIENCE
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| 1980-85 |
Co-owner of Clayform Studio, wholesale and retail potterybusiness, Shawnigan Lake, BC
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| 1998 |
OMRAC juried art show, curated exhibiton, Princeton Arena, Princeton, BC
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EXHIBITIONS, AWARDS
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| 1978 |
Attic Gallery, Mendicino, California.
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| 1979 |
Alberta Potters' Association Summer Games Juried Exhibition, Edmonton, AB; Award - 2nd prize
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| 1980 |
Alberta Ceramic Showcase '80 - purchase award from Alberta Potters' Association
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| 1981 |
Ceramics '81, Vancouver, British Columbia; Award - 3rd prize
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| 1982 |
B.C. Festival of the Arts, Kamloops. BC; painting "Going Away". Mixed media
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| 1982 |
Ceramics '82, Vancouver, BC, Award - 1st prize
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| 1983 |
"Made by Hand" Juried Craft Exhibition, Vancouver, BC
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| 1983 |
"The Ceramic Spectrum", an exhibition of work by forty Canadian artists included in the book, "The Ceramic Spectrum", by Robin Hopper, Toronto, ON
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| 1984 |
International Ceramic Symposium, Seattle, Washington. Work represented in gallery show of British Columbia artists
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| 1984 |
Eloise Picard Smith Gallery, University of California, Santa Cruz
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| 1985 |
"Show of Hands Goes West", an exhibition of ceramic works from Western Canada at A Show of Hands, Fine Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Toronto, ON
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| 1988 |
"6X6X6; Fourth Annual National Exhibition of Small Scale Fine Crafts",Cartwright Gallery, Vancouver, BC
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| 1985 |
"Fired-Up" annual show and sale, Victoria, BC to present
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| 1990 |
"The Ceramic Figure, Diverse Approaches by Three BC Artists", Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, BC
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| 1992 |
B.C. Festival of the Arts, Vernon, BC
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| 1995 |
"Fired-Up" group show, Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC
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| 1995 |
"Fired-Up Goes East", Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, ON
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| 1997 |
"6 Canadian Potters", group show, Rock Creek Gallery, Portland Community College, Portland, Oregon
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| 1998-99 |
"A Taste of Clay, 9 Potters from the Okanagan", Kelowna, B.C.
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| 1998 |
Clay 98; Our Finest Work, juried show, Vancouver, B.C.
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| 1998 |
Stephen Lowe Gallery, Fired-Up group show, Victoria B.C.
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| 1999 |
Hammond Harkins Galleries, Contemporary Canadian Ceramics, Bexley, Ohio, juried show during NCECA conference.
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| 1999 |
"A Celtic Journey", one-person show, Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, Penticton, B.C.
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| 2000 |
North Texas Irish Festival Juried Art Exhibition, Dallas, Texas
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| 2000 |
Gallery Six One One, group show, Toronto, Ontario
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| 2000 |
6th Taiwan Golden Ceramics Awards Juried Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan
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| 2003 |
Filberg Festival, Fired-Up Guest Artists show, Comox, BC
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| 2005 |
The 3rd World Ceramic Biennale 2005 Korea Juried Exhibition, Icheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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| 2005 |
"BC in a Box" travelling Exhibition of miniatures in selected BC galleries
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| 2005 |
"Transformations", juried show, Burnaby Art Gallery,Burnaby, BC
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| 2005 |
BC-Tajimi Exchange, juried show, Tajimi, Japan
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| 2005 |
"Gallery Manager's 50 Favorites", Gallery of BC Ceramics, Granville Island, Vancouver BC
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| 2005 |
"Spirit of Place" group show of paintings and ceramics, Cowboy Coffee Gallery and Coffeehouse, Princeton BC
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| 2006 |
NCECA Fired-Up Group Exhibition, Portland, Oregon
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PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
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Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, Alberta
Alberta Potters' Association
Esso Corporation
The Bronffman Collection |
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