R I K A H A W E S Education 2006 MFA Tyler School of Art, Temple University Philadelphia, USA 2002 BFA Sculpture, summa cum laude. Nova Scotia College of Art and Design NSCAD University Halifax, Canada 2001 Diploma Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, School of Crafts and Design Oakville, Canada Solo and Two Person Exhibitions 2006 NSA: No Strings Attached MFA Thesis Exhibition, Tyler Gallery Elkins Park, Pennsylvania 2003 A Long and Arbitrary Detour solo exhibition, Distill Contemporary Craft Gallery, Toronto, Canada 2003 Cast 2 person exhibition with Lucy Roussel, Material Matters Contemporary Canadian Glass, Toronto, Canada 2002 Narrare solo exhibition, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Canada Group Exhibitions 2007 2007 Urban Glass MFA Exhibition, Robert Lehman Gallery at Urban Glass, Brooklyn, New York Ten Years Out – 1996 to 2006: Ceramic and Glass Alumni, Tyler School of Art FlameRun Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky Celebrating Connections: Contemporary Glass by Mid Atlantic Artists curated by Gay LeCleire Taylor, Museum of American Glass, Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, Millville, New Jersey 2006 Pilchuck Annual Auction, work selected for live auction, Seattle, Washington My name is Fellow... group exhibition by Temple University fellowship recipients, Tyler Gallery, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania 2005 Annual Pilchuck Glass Exhibition juried invitational exhibition by 2005 Pilchuck Glass School Instructors, TAs and visiting artists, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, Washington Nickel Up: 2005 Fellowship Exhibit Penrose Gallery, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania Northern Neighbors: Canadian Glass invitational group exhibition, Andora Gallery, Carefree, Arizona 2004 Ontario Crafts Council Award Winners Exhibit Ontario Crafts Council Gallery, Designers Walk, Toronto, Canada 2003 Sheridan Glass invitational alumni group exhibition, Tobin-Hewett Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky Small for the Wall group exhibition, LaFreniere and Pai Gallery, Ottawa, Canada 2002 Inaugural Exhibit Andora Gallery, Carefree, Arizona Members Show Eye Level Gallery, Halifax, Canada 2001 Sheridan College Alumni Invitational Exhibit LaFreniere and Pai Gallery, Ottawa, Canada Graduating Student Sculpture Exhibition Canadian Sculpture Society, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Canada Ontario Crafts Council Award Winners Exhibit Ontario Crafts Council Gallery, Designers Walk, Toronto, Canada In.Tuition Juried Exhibition of Fine Craft from the students of Sheridan College, Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, Canada Glass Art Society International Student Exhibit G.A.S. conference, Corning, New York Hand 2 Hand Sheridan College, School of Crafts and Design Graduate Exhibit, The Gallery, Oakville, Canada Trans-Formative Glass Graduate Exhibition, Material Matters, Toronto, Canada Northern Lights II invitational, Chappell Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts 2000 Sheridan College Annual Exhibition Galerie Elena Lee, Montreal, Canada Glass Art Society International Student Exhibit G.A.S. conference, Brooklyn, New York Private Obsessions / Personal Collections juried exhibition, Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga, Canada 1999 Glass Art Society International Student Exhibit G.A.S. conference, Tampa, Florida Glass Studio Student Exhibit The Gallery, Oakville, Canada 1998 Art Educators Art Exhibit The Conservatory, Winnipeg, Canada 1997 Art Educators Art Exhibit The Conservatory, Winnipeg, Canada Awards and Residencies 2007 Visiting Artist-in-Residence (month of January) Alberta College of Art and Design. Calgary, Alberta Canada 2006 Saxe Award full scholarship to attend a class at Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington 2006 Glass Art Society Conference Scholarship to attend 2006 conference, Glass Art Society, St. Louis, Missouri 2006 Steve Stormer Memorial Award in Glass, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania 2005 Teaching Assistantship and Academic Internship, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania 2004 University Graduate Fellowship, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania 2005 2005 Ontario Crafts Council Scholarship, Toronto, Canada 2005 Contemporary Glass Philadelphia Project Grant, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2004 Kingcrafts / Lady Flavelle Award, Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto, Canada 2003 Ontario Arts Council, Emerging Artist Creative Development / Research Grant Toronto, Canada 2001 Canadian Sculpture Society Casting Award, Graduating Student Exhibition Toronto, Canada 2001 Ontario Crafts Council Scholarship, Toronto, Canada 2001 Glass Art Society Conference Scholarship to attend 2001 conference, Corning, New York 2001 The Edna Powers Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in Glass, Sheridan College School of Crafts and Design, Oakville, Canada 2001 The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass, Scholarship to attend Intuitive Approaches, with Michael Rogers, Corning, New York 2000 Honorable Mention, Glass Art Society International Student Exhibit, Brooklyn, New York 2000 Faculty Award for Excellence in Glass, Sheridan College School of Crafts and Design Oakville, Canada 2000 Harbourfront Centre, Glass Studio Summer Residency Scholarship, Toronto, Canada 1999 Haliburton School of Fine Arts, Summer Scholarship, Haliburton, Canada 1999 Gaffers Award, Sheridan College School of Crafts and Design, Oakville, Canada Publications 2004-present Author, instruction manual on the use of Mold Mix 6: work in progress, summer 2008 expected date of release. 2006 Glass Art Association of Canada, Contemporary Canadian Glass, Grad School 101, the 5 W’s of getting that MFA in Glass fall 2005 / winter2006 issue 2004 Glass Art Association of Canada, Contemporary Canadian Glass, 2004 GAAC Scholarship Review 2003 Glass Art Association of Canada, The Glass Gazette, Daniel Crichton: A Lasting Tribute 2002 Fusion Magazine, Glass at NSCAD? April/May 2002 2002 Glass Art Society Newsletter, Sheridan College School Profile, January / February 2002 Glass Art Association of Canada, The Glass Gazette, New Ventures, Glass at NSCAD, an interview with Paul Greenhalgh Bibliography 2007 New Glass Review 28, release date summer 2007 2007 Gardening Life, June 2007 issue 2006 New Glass Review 27, page 42, under artist alias RJ Johnston 2002 5163, Magazine of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design Alumni and Friends Assoc. Emerging Artists, Rika Hawes, p. 9 2001 Ontario Craft, Parade, Awards 2001, summer 2001 p. 14 2001 New Glass Review 22, Neus Glas / New Glass p. 80 2001 Glass Art Society News Letter, Student Profile, Rika Hawes, Jan/Feb 2001 p. 5 2001 Fusion Magazine, 2001 Sheridan College Ceramics and Glass Studio Grads, March/April p. 19 Affiliations 2003-present Glass Art Association of Canada 1998-present Glass Art Society 1998-present Ontario Crafts Council for further information please contact rikahawes@hotmail.commailto:rika@temple.edushapeimage_2_link_0