CHARLEY FARRERO
| BOX 96, MEACHAM, SASKATCHEWAN S0K 2V0 CANADA 306-3764423 (studio and home) e-mail: charleyfarrero@sasktel.net charley@farrero.ca website : www.farrero.ca |
| Date of Birth 23/11/1946
(Paris , France) In Canada since 1969. Canadian citizen. Languages: English, French and Spanish Education 1972-1975: Extension and Fine Arts Ceramics -Regina ,Saskatchewan CANADA 1965-1969:Faculte des Sciences - Paris FRANCE |
| Ceramics Instructor 1988-2002: SIAST. WOODLAND Campus 1976: University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1976-1977: Carlton Trail Community College Humboldt, Saskatchewan 1975-present: Numerous workshops Juror,Curator and Board member (selected) 1975-1977 : Saskatchewan Craft Council Vice Chair and Treasurer 1977-1981 : Canadian Craft Council Director 1980-1981 : Canadian Craft Council President 1978 : Official Canadian delegate World Craft Council Conference [ Kyoto JAPAN] 1980 : Official Canadian delegate CONEX :Craft Conference [Bangkok THAILAND] 1988-1989 : Saskatchewan Craft Council Chairperson 1991-1993 : Saskatchewan Arts Board Director (Finance, Visual Arts) 2003-2004: Board Member Canadian Craft Federation 1998 -2007 :Sask Terra Treasurer/ President Juror ARTISAN 1978 BRONFMAN Award 1978 DIMENSIONS 1999 Numerous Exhibitions and Craft markets Canada Council, SAB, SPG Curator: Earthenware from Spain -Saskatchewan Craft Council –1990, “Elevations” Banff Centre 2007, Saskatchewan Flame 2008, public galleries |
| Recognition Honorary member: Canadian Craft Council, Saskatchewan Craft Council Nominated Governor general Awards 2007 ( Bronfman Award) Invited Artist /Residencies; 2007: Invited ceramic artist: FLICAM (Fuping) China 2007: Banff Centre “New Works Residency” 2006 St Quentin (France): Ceramic Residency 2002-2005 : Appointed to the Saskatchewan Status of the Artist committee 2002-2003 Mentorship program SCC, 2003 –2004 Mentorship program CARFAC 2002 Medicine Hat Residency program 2000-2001Canada-Mexico. Exchange Puebla (Mexico ) Banff (Canada) |
| Solo Exhibitions (selected) “Pot Pourri” Handmade House Saskatoon -1979 “ Charley Farrero “ Rosemont Art Gallery Regina -1981 “Un peu plus loin” Saskatoon -1981 “Extrusions” Exit Gallery Banff -1983 “Vases” Hand Wave Gallery Meacham -1984 “Platters” Hand Wave Gallery Meacham -1986 “Reseau Ouest “ Saskatchewan -1988 “Ware About “ Joe Moran Gallery Regina -1988 “Expressions” -Hand Wave Gallery -Meacham -1989 “New Works” Hand Wave Gallery -Meacham -1990 “Gaudicheries” Collections Gallery -Regina -1990 “Broken Ideas” Saskatchewan Craft Gouncil Gallery -1991 “A piece at a time” Hand Wave Gallery -Meacham -1993 “New Work -New Work” Hand Wave Gallery -Meacham -1995 “Already Framed” Club Gallery-Regina / Circle Gallery-Saskatoon - 1996 “Bits and Pieces” Hand Wave Gallery -Meacham -1997 “Evasion” Hand Wave Gallery -Meacham –1998 “New old ideas” Hand Wave Gallery -Meacham -2000 “Whatever” Hand Wave Gallery -Meacham –2001 “Up and about” Hand Wave Gallery- 2003 “Androxia” The Hand Wave Gallery -Meacham –2005 “Quentinoiseries” April 2006. St Quentin France “More Androxia” LLMCultural Centre- 2006 “Travel thru Androxia” Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery 2006 |
| Group Exhibitions ( selected) “Canadian Excellence in Clay #2”- Barbara Silverberg Gallery -Montreal -1989 “Dimensions” -Saskatchewan Craft Council -1990 “Something New on Broadway” -Saskatchewan Craft Council -1990 Prince Albert Art Centre -1991 [Awards] “Cups” -Muttart Gallery -Calgary -1991 Claridge Collection -Montreal -1991 “Excentric Vessels” -Saskatchewan Craft Council -1991 “A Treasure to Behold” -Canadian Craft Museum -Vancouver-1992 “Something Fishy Here” - Hand Wave Gallery -Meacham -1992 “Dimensions” Saskatchewan Craft Council -1993 [Award] “Dimensions” Saskatchewan Craft Council -1994 [Award] “Twelve” - Hand Wave Gallery -Meacham -1994 “Made for a cause” Saskatchewan Craft Council -1994-95 “North by Northwest” NCECA Minneapolis 1995. “Get a handle on it” Calgary -Alberta-1995 “Reflexions / Reflections “ A.A.Saskatchewan-1995 “Just for Laughs” Saskatchewan Craft Council -1995-96 “Still Life” Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery-Waterloo-Ontario -1995 “Fireworks 96”- O.P.A -Ontario-1996 The Front Gallery- Edmonton. 1996 “Vessels in Celebration”.Glenbow Museum.Calgary.1996 “Dimensions” Saskatchewan Craft Council -1996 “Baskets” - Hand Wave Gallery -Meacham -1996 “Shoestring 25th”.A.KA. Saskatoon /Rosemont. Regina 1996 “Dimensions” Saskatchewan Craft Council -1997 “F3” Calgary (Alberta)-Regina-Saskatoon -Prince Albert (Saskatchewan)1997 “Art by 9”.CBC Gallery.Regina-1997 “Clay Uncovered” Sask Terra / S.C.C Gallery Saskatoon 1997 Prince Albert Little Gallery -1998-(Award) “Dimensions” Saskatchewan Craft Council -1998- (Award) “Invasion” Sask Terra exhibition University of Alberta- Edmonton 1998 “Contained Space” Traveling exhibition -1998-1999 (Farrero-Ledingham-Miller) “3 of a Kind” S.C.C Gallery ,Saskatoon-Rosemont Gallery , Regina -1999 ““Thick as a brick”-Sask Terra-Joe Moran gallery - SCC gallery (1999)-NCECA(Denver ,CO)2000 “Ash & Flash” Sask Terra – NCECA (Denver ,CO) 2000- Saskatoon - North Battleford Winter Festival Juried exhibition - Prince Albert Little Gallery -2000 “Dimensions” Saskatchewan Craft Council -2000 “Tablewares” - Hand Wave Gallery -Meacham -2000 Mexico-Canada exchange. Exhibition in Puebla and Banff .1999-2001 “Enough on our plate” Sask Terra - NCECA(Kansas City ,MO) 2002- Saskatoon (SCC) “Put a lid on it” Sask Terra – NCECA (Kansas city) 2002- Saskatoon- Medicine Hat The Naked Truth: international Wood Fired Exhibition Cedar Rapids (Iowa) USA 2004 “Canadian Idyll” AKA Gallery , Saskatoon 2005 “Dimensions” Saskatchewan Craft Council –2005 “Within Limits” Sask Terra, 2005 “L’Agamine” Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina 2005 “Wood, Salt and a Century of clay” Prince Albert Art Gallery 2006 “Dimensions” Saskatchewan Craft Council –2007 “Power of 10” Sask Terra, 2007 “ Elevations” Banff Centre 2007 Canadian Museum :FLICAM , Fuping Pottery art village, (Shaanxi) China 2007 |
| Grants Saskatchewan Arts Board-Curatorial assistance grant 2006 Saskatchewan Arts Board-Residency assistance grant 2005 Canada Council Individual assistance 2004 Saskatchewan Arts Board-2001 Canada Council Travel Grant -2000 Saskatchewan Arts Board-1997 Saskatchewan Arts Board -Travel Grant-1984 Studies Bursary -Banff Centre-1983 Saskatchewan Arts Board –1980 Canada Council Travel Grant -1978 |
| Publications and media Numerous articles and interviews |
| Collections Claridge collection,( Bronfman) SAB collection Richard Spafford collection MacKenzie Collection, Art gallery of Regina. Art Gallery of Prince Albert. Uriarte foundation Puebla .Mexico New Canadian Ceramics Museum Flicam, Fuping (Shaanxi,China) Numerous private collections. |