| EDUCATION | |
|---|---|
| 1989-present | Participation in professional workshops, clinics, guest lecture presentations |
| 1980 | MFA, Painting/Drawing, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona |
| 1975 | Sculpture Syracuse University Syracuse, New York |
| BFA, Art Education, Syracuse University Syracuse, New York | |
| 1971/72 | Art History/Cer/Ptg, Drw, Lakeland College Mentor, Ohio |
| 1970 | Painting, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio |
| TEACHING | |
|---|---|
| 2006-2015 | Visual Art/Ceramics Instructor, Aldergrove Community Secondary School, Aldergrove, B.C., Canada |
| 2011-12, 2014 | Department Head, Aldergrove Community Secondary School, Aldergrove, B.C., Canada |
| Fine and Applied Arts Department, Aldergrove, B.C., Canada | |
| 1993-1995 | Instructor (p/t) in Art Education, Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C., Canada |
| 1989-1993 | District Art Teacher, Langley School District in Langley, B.C., Canada |
| 1987-1993 | Private Consultation/Instruction in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada |
| 1985-87 | Summer Instructor, Red Deer College (Summer Series) Red Deer, Alberta, Canada |
| 1980-87 | StudioArt/Art Ed Instructor, University of Calgary Art Department Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| 1980-81 | Instructor, City of Calgary (Adult Education) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| 1976-78 | Visual Art/Design Instructor, Alberta College of Art (Con.Ed) Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| 1975-78 | Visual Art Instructor, Separate School System in Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| 1973-74 | Visual Art Instructor, Orange Community Arts in Moreland Hills, Ohio, United States |
| 1972-73 | Visual Art Teacher, Jr/Sr High School, Separate School System ,Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| RELATED | |
|---|---|
| 2016- Present | Volunteer (Rescue & Transport), Critter Care Wildlife Rescue Society, B.C., Canada |
| 2014-Present | Member, Aldergrove Business Association, B.C., Canada |
| 2011- Present | Member, Tri-City Potters Association, Port Moody, B.C., Canada |
| 2008-10 | Secretary: Board of Directors Exec., Langley Arts Council, B.C., Canada |
| 2006-10 | Member, West Coast Clay Sculptors Association, Vancouver, B.C., Canada |
| 1993-Present | Founder, Director, Art in the Country, Aldergrove, B.C., Canada |
| 1993-2004 | Gallery Coordinator, Mary Pratt Gallery in the Langley Fine Arts School, B.C., Canada |
| 1989- Present | Member, British Columbia Teachers Federation, Canada |
| 1985 | Resident Artist, Leighton Artist Colony, Banff Centre of Fine Arts, Alberta, Canada |
| 1978-90 | Guest Lecturer: Art Education & Professional Art, Conferences, Colleges, Universities & Art Associations in Ontario, Alberta, BC, Canada |
| SELECTED EXHIBITIONS | |
|---|---|
| 2022 | BRAIDED LIVES, Two person (with Marilyn Dyer) exhibition at the Pop Uptown Gallery, White Rock, B.C., Canada |
| 2015 | FRASER VALLEY BIENNALE, Mission Arts Centre in Mission, B.C., Canada |
| 2013 | FRASER VALLEY BIENNALE, Kariton Art Gallery in Abbotsford, B.C., Canada |
| FANTASTIC FEAST, Port Moody Arts Centre in Port Moody, B.C., Canada | |
| 2012 | VARIOUS VASES, Deer Lake Gallery, Burnaby, B.C., Canada |
| 2011 | FRASER VALLEY BIENNALE, Reach Museum, Abbotsford, B.C., Canada |
| 2009 | GENETICALLY SPEAKING, Blackberry Gallery, West Coast Clay Sculptors Association, Vancouver, B.C. Canada |
| 1998-2005 | Biennial Staff Exhibitions: Mary Pratt Gallery of the Langley Fine Arts School, Fort Langley, B.C., Canada |
| 1989 | Susan Gorris: In Animal Spirit, Surrey Art Gallery, B.C., Canada |
| 1983-87 | Annual Faculty Exhibition, Nickle Arts Museum in the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| 1986 | An Alternate Point of View Gulf Canada Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| 1985 | Susan Gorris: Recent Work Paul Kuhn Fine Arts Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| 1984 | Susan Gorris: Reticent Conversions James Ulrich Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| 1982 | Susan Gorris: Recent Work Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, Alberta, Canada |
| Susan Gorris; Portraits James Ulrich Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 1980 | Susan Gorris: Masked Marks Harry Wood Art Gallery, Tempe, Arizona, United States |
| Photography by Sculptors Northlight Gallery, Tempe, Arizona, United States | |
| Arizona Biennial Invitational Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona, United States | |
| 1979 | Wood-In-Art Exhibition, Matthews Art Centre (American Art Heritage Award), Tempe, Arizona, United States |
| 1975 | Gorris and Gogal: Clouds N’ Water Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| PUBLIC COLLECTIONS |
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| Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, B.C., Canada |
| Alberta Art Foundation, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Nova, an Alberta Corporation, Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States |
| The Banff Centre School of Fine Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada |
| Gulf Canada Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Bank of Montreal, Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Grande Prairie Regional College, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada |
| Novacor Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Pan Canadian Petroleum Limited, Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Pan Pacific Development Corp. Vancouver, B.C., Canada |
| Petro-Canada, Calgary, Alberta, Canada |