Barbara Banfield
Email : bbanfield@rogers.com
Web Site : www.barbarabanfield.com
Education
Sheridan College – Craft and Design – Above Honors Graduate 2010
Toronto School for Fashion and Design – Honors Graduate 1978
University of Western Ontario- B.A. Psychology 1976
Additional Academic Learning Experiences
FUSION Mentorship with Linda Sormin – 2016
Metchiosin Summer School for the Arts – Steven Hill and Pete Pinnell 2011
Metchiosin School for the Arts – Robin Hopper Glaze Chemistry 2009
Haliburton School for the Arts – part time studies 2001-2006
Cedar Ridge Creative Arts Center – 1996-2006
Exhibitions
FUSION Ontario Clay and Glass Juried Exhibition – Breakthrough Province Wide
traveling exhibition 2024-2025
Georgina Center for Arts and Culture – Juried Exhibition – 06/2024
Georgina Center for Arts and Culture – Juried Exhibitions 2023/24
Toronto Potters Biennial – Gardiner Museum Toronto October 2023
Hamilton Potters 50th- Memory and Rebirth Curated Exhibition Carnegie – 2022
Gardiner Museum – Toronto Potters Biennial – July 2021
Georgina Art Gallery Juried Exhibition 01/2020
FUSION Fireworks Exhibition 05/2019
Art Gallery of Burlington Juried All Guilds Exhibition 03/2019
Georgina Public Gallery Annual Juried Exhibition 11/2018
The Canadian Clay and Glass Museum- Fusion Fireworks 2017/19
Toronto Potters Biennial, Gardiner Museum October 2017
Satellite Gallery, London, ON June 2017
Rails End Gallery, Haliburton ON June 2017
Georgina Center for the Arts – Juried Exhibition January 2017
Fireworks June 2016 FUSION The ON Clay and Glass – Art of London ON
Toronto Potters Biennial – The Gardiner Museum Toronto ON – October 2016
Jonathon Bancroft Snell Gallery London ON – Exhibition June 2016
Potters Guild of Hamilton Biennial Juried Exhibition – April 2016
Georgina Art Gallery – Juried Exhibition “I Had a Dream” – January 2016
Craft Ontario Exhibition “Small Transgressions” Curated by Linda Sormin
September 2015
FUSION “Fireworks 2015” Juried Exhibition Carnegie Gallery Dundas ON
Pinetree Potters – Juried Cone Art Exhibition – February 2015
Georgina Art Gallery – Juried Exhibition November 2014
Aurora / Pine Tree Potters Guild Juried Exhibition – Opening July 2014
Craft Ontario “Materialize” Juried Exhibition – May 2014
Potters Guild of Hamilton Biennial Juried Exhibition – April 2014
Georgina Center for the Arts – Juried Exhibition November 2013
Toronto Potters Biennial Juried Exhibition September 2012
Potters Guild of Hamilton and Region Biennial Juried Exhibition June 2012
FUSION “Fireworks” Juried Exhibition – OCC Gallery Toronto. ON. May 27, 2011
Gardiner Museum- Toronto Potters Juried Exhibition – September 2010
Dish Gallery- Nuit Blanche – Group Juried Exhibition – September 2009 & 2010
Distill Art Gallery – Toronto Juried Show June 2009
The Lennox Toronto Exhibition – April 2009
Gardiner Museum Graduate Show – March 2009
Publications and Awards
“Home” GCAC – June 2025 – Award Winner
Toronto Potters Biennial Gardiner Museum / Tuckers Award for use of material –
July 2021
Published in The American Ceramic Society “Working with Porcelain” Featured
Artist. August 2017
Pottery Making Illustrated – “Split Rail Baskets” featured artist – 2017
Georgina Juried Exhibition – Best in Show Award
Georgina Juried Exhibition – “Inspired by Poetry” – Award of Excellence Nov.
2014
Aurora / Pine Tree Potters Award of Excellence for “Best Functional Artist” July
2014
Georgina Center for the Arts – Juried Exhibition “Undefined” Award of Excellence
/ November 2013
Beach Metro Newspaper April 2012- Beaches Studio Tour Featured Artist
FUSION Magazine Winter 2012 – “FUSION Launches Mentorship Program”
Written by: Barbara Banfield
Toronto Potters 30th Anniversary Karen Latorre Award of Excellence- Sept. 2010
Ceramic Monthly – Undergraduate Showcase – September 2009
Fusion Ontario Clay and Glass Association – Outstanding Achievement – May
2009
Sheridan College- Student Performance Award – May 2008
Memberships & Associations
Georgina Studio Tour – Chair 2019-2025
FUSION Ontario Clay and Glass Member since 2005 – 2025
Art Gallery of Burlington and Guild – since 2017
FUSION Clay and Glass Director 2009 – 2021
Toronto Potters member since 2004
Hamilton Region of Potters Guild since 2006
Craft Ontario Member since 2007