Category: Artist Biographies

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1991 John Hooper

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“As to the content of my sculpture…they reflect something of my feelings about the human condition; people relating to people, people relating to this magnificent and cruel world upon which we strive to live, and our isolation from each other …” – John Hooper

Bronwyn Gallagher

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Textile artist, Bronwyn Gallagher has been chosen to receive the $2000 Nel Oudemans Award. Ms Gallagher was selected by the 2010 Strathbutler jury for both her innovative work in collapse weave/differential shrinkage and her entrepreneurial promise. The award was given at the opening of the 20th Strathbutler anniversary exhibition Regard … Strathbutler 20 Years/Ans on[…]

Kristyn Cooper

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2009 Nel Oudemans Award The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation is pleased to announce the winner of the 2009 Nel Oudemans Award.  Given annually to a recent graduate of the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design this award recognises the pursuit of excellence in the fields of fine craft, design and the visual arts. Kristyn[…]

Emily LeMesurier

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2007 Fred Ross Scholarship Emily LeMesurier of Rothesay Netherwood school was awarded the Fred Ross scholarship in 2007. Portraiture dominated her diverse portfolio, reflecting an exuberant young artist exploring a wide variety of media. Ms. LeMesurier will enter Mount Allison University to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts.

Patrick Perry

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Nel Oudemans 2005 A graduate of NBCCD, NSCAD and UNB, Patrick Perry was selected for the 2005 Nel Oudeman’s in recognition of his creative talent and his wide embrace of cultural inspiration. His portfolio was characterized by Dr. Robert Kavanagh, Principal of NBCCD, as possessing a “much needed broadly-based versatility in fine craft, design, visual[…]