| Education | |
|---|---|
| 1980 | MFA, Painting/Drawing, Arizona State University |
| 1975 | BFA, Sculpture, Syracuse University |
| 1975 | BFA, Art Education, Syracuse University |
| 1971/72 | Art History/Cer/Ptg, Drw, Lakeland College, Mentor, Ohio |
| 1970 | Painting, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 1989-Present | Participation in professional workshops, clinics, guest lecture presentations. |
| Teaching | |
|---|---|
| 2006-2015 | Visual Art/Ceramics Instructor, Aldergrove Community Secondary School, Aldergrove, British Columbia |
| 2011-12, 2014 | Department Head, Aldergrove Community Secondary School, Aldergrove, BC Fine and Applied Arts Department, Aldergrove, British Columbia |
| 1993-Present | Founder, Director, Instructor Art in the Country, Aldergrove, British Columbia |
| 1992-2006 | Visual Art/Ceramics Instructor, Langley Fine Arts School, Fort Langley, British Columbia |
| 1993-1995 | Instructor (p/t) in Art Education, Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia |
| 1989-1993 | District Art Teacher, Langley School District in Langley, British Columbia |
| 1987-1993 | Private Consultation/Instruction in Alberta and British Columbia |
| 1980-87 | StudioArt/Art Ed Instructor, University of Calgary Art Department Calgary, Alberta |
| 1985-87 | Summer Instructor, Red Deer College (Summer Series) Red Deer, Alberta |
| 1980-81 | Instructor, City of Calgary (Adult Education) in Calgary, Alberta |
| 1976-78 | Visual Art/Design Instructor, Alberta College of Art (Con.Ed) Calgary, Alberta |
| 1975-78 | Visual Art Instructor, Separate School System in Calgary, Alberta |
| 1973-74 | Visual Art Instructor, Orange Community Arts in Moreland Hills, Ohio |
| 1972-1973 | Visual Art Teacher, Jr/Sr High School, Separate School System, Calgary, Alberta |
| Related | |
|---|---|
| 2011- Present | Member, Tri-City Potters Association in Port Moody, British Columbia |
| 2014-Present | Member, Aldergrove Business Association in Aldergrove, British Columbia |
| 1989- Present | Member, British Columbia Teachers Federation |
| 2008-2010 | Secretary; Board of Directors Exec., Langley Arts Council, Langley, British Columbia |
| 2016- Present | Volunteer (Rescue and Transport), Critter Care Wildlife Rescue Society |
| 2006-2010 | Member, West Coast Clay Sculptors Association Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1993-Present | Founder, Director, Art in the Country in Aldergrove, British Columbia |
| 1993-2004 | Gallery Coordinator, Mary Pratt Gallery in the Langley Fine Arts School, Fort Langley, British Columbia |
| 1978-1990 | Guest Lecturer (Art Education and Professional Art) Conferences, Colleges, Universities and Art Associations in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia |
| 1985 | Resident Artist, Leighton Artist Colony, Banff Centre of Fine Arts in Banff, Alberta |
| Selected Exhibitions | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | FRASER VALLEY BIENNALE, Mission Arts Centre in Mission, British Columbia |
| 2013 | FRASER VALLEY BIENNALE Kariton Art Gallery in Abbotsford, British Columbia FANTASTIC FEAST Port Moody Arts Centre in Port Moody, British Columbia |
| 2012 | VARIOUS VASES Deer Lake Gallery in Burnaby, British Columbia |
| 2011 | FRASER VALLEY BIENNALE Reach Museum in Abbotsford, British Columbia |
| 2009 | GENETICALLY SPEAKING Blackberry Gallery in Vancouver, British Columbia, West Coast Clay Sculptors Association |
| 1998-2005 | Biennial Staff Exhibitions Mary Pratt Gallery of the Langley Fine Arts School, Fort Langley, British Columbia |
| 1989 | Susan Gorris: In Animal Spirit Surrey Art Gallery in Surrey, British Columbia |
| 1983-87 | Annual Faculty Exhibition, Nickle Arts Museum in the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta |
| 1986 | An Alternate Point of View Gulf Canada Gallery in Calgary, Alberta |
| 1985 | Susan Gorris: Recent Work Paul Kuhn Fine Arts Gallery in Calgary, Alberta |
| 1984 | Susan Gorris: Reticent Conversions James Ulrich Gallery, Calgary, Alberta |
| 1982 | Susan Gorris Recent Work Walter Phillips Gallery in Banff, Alberta Susan Gorris; Portraits James Ulrich Gallery in Calgary, Alberta |
| 1980 | Susan Gorris: Masked Marks Harry Wood Art Gallery in Tempe, Az. Photography by Sculptors Northlight Gallery in Tempe, Arizona Arizona Biennial Invitational Tucson Museum of Art in Tucson, Arizona |
| 1979 | Wood-In-Art Exhibition Matthews Art Centre in Tempe, Arizona (American Art Heritage Award) |
| 1975 | Gorris and Gogal Clouds N’ Water Gallery in Calgary, Alberta |
| Public Collections |
|---|
| Susan Gorris’ sculpture, paintings, collages and drawings are represented in numerous private collections throughout the United States and Canada. |
| .• Surrey Art Gallery in Surrey, British Columbia |
| • Alberta Art Foundation in Edmonton, Alberta |
| • Nova, An Alberta Corporation, Calgary, Alberta |
| • Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona |
| • The Banff Centre School of Fine Arts; Banff, Alberta |
| • Gulf Canada Ltd. In Calgary, Alberta |
| • Bank of Montreal in Calgary, Alberta |
| • Grande Prairie Regional College in Grande Prairie, Alberta |
| • Novacor Ltd. In Calgary, Alberta |
| • Pan Canadian Petroleum Limited in Calgary, Alberta |
| • Pan Pacific Development Corp. Vancouver, British Columbia |
| • Petro-Canada, Calgary, Alberta |