STEVEN TIPPIN
168 Regent Road, Toronto, ON. Canada. M3K 1H7
(647) 963-8477 steven.tippin@gmail.com www.steventippin.com
EDUCATION
2008-2010
Master of Fine Arts - Glass
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, USA
2005-2008
Crafts & Design 3 Year Diploma Program
Glass Program
Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
1997- 2002
Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honours, Studio Arts,
Emphasis on Printmaking, Sculpture
University of Guelph. Guelph, Ontario, Canada
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2008-Present
Instructor, RIT, Rochester, New York, USA
Develop curriculum and guide students through ten-week kiln forming and cold working glass courses by giving weekly demonstrations and answering the technical questions of the students.
2007-2008
Artist Assistant, Kiln Cast Glass Artist, Taliaferro Jones, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Created rubber and plaster/silica molds, loaded and unloaded kilns, cold worked and finished artwork. Built custom crates to ship work internationally.
2007
Teaching Assistant, Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Assisted teachers with demos and monitored first year students in the Hot Shop.
EXHIBITION RECORD
2010
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
Awarded both Best Student Glass and Honourable Mention
Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
International Student Exhibition
Awarded Honourable Mention
Glass Art Society Conference, Louisville, Kentucky. United States.
Untitled – MFA Solo Exhibition
Booksmart Gallery, Rochester, New York
2009
Best of 2009 Award Winners Exhibition
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cheongju International Craft Biennale
Cheongju, South Korea
BeeCause
London, Ontario, Canada
International Student Exhibition
Awarded Honourable Mention
Glass Art Society Conference, Corning, New York. United States.
Sandra Ainsley Gallery Summer Group Exhibition
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition – Awarded Best Student Glass
Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2008
Black and White
Gallery r, Rochester, New York, USA
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Into Light
Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Art in a Courtyard House
Studio Junction, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Forté
Lennox Contemporary Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Sheridan Graduate Exhibition
The Gallery, Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Interior Design Show
Sheridan College Student Booth, Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Design Hope
Modern Weave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Inside Out
The Gallery, Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Glass under Glass
Mediterranean Garden, Royal Botanical Garden Centre, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
2007
Lucent: A Survey of Contemporary Canadian Glass
Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and the
Edmonton Room, Stanley A. Milner Library, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
International Student Exhibition
David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Glass Art Society Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
The Secret Life of Sand
Ontario Crafts Council Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sheridan Open House
The Gallery, Sheridan College, School of Animation, Arts and Design
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
2006
Silent Night
The Gallery, Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Sheridan Open House
The Gallery, Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
2002
Drawn
Zavitz Gallery, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Modern Sculpture
Zavitz Gallery, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Annual Juried Art Show
Zavitz Hall, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Two Heads are Better than One: Teaming Honours Students with Grad Students
Zavitz Gallery, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Specialized Studio
Zavitz Gallery, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
2001
“¾”
Zavitz Gallery, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Honours
Zavitz Gallery, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Annual Juried Art Show
Zavitz Hall, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
2000
Corrugated Constructions
Zavitz Gallery, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Annual Juried Art Show
Zavitz Hall, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
AWARDS AND HONOURS
2010
Honourable Mention Marie Collins Memorial Award
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Best Student Glass Award
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Honorable Mention International Student show
Glass Art Society Annual Conference, Louisville, Kentucky
Finalist
Niche Student Awards, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2009
Best Student Glass Award
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Honorable Mention International Student show
Glass Art Society Annual Conference, Corning, New York
2008
Megan J. Kenny Memorial Scholarship
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2007
ColourFusion Award
Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Academic Scholarship
Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
2006
Faculty Award
Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
2002
First Honourable Mention: Multi-Ply
Juried Art Show, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
2001
Printmaking Award
University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
MEDIA COVERAGE
2010
Glass Art Association of Canada website
http://mag.glassartcanada.ca/cover/mfa-completed-steven-tippin-to-speak-in-montreal/
2008
Fjoezzzz
Glass @Sheridan: 40 Years
April 2008 issue
2008
Contemporary Canadian Glass magazine
Student Showcase: The Class of 2008
Winter 2008 issue
2007
Contemporary Canadian Glass magazine
Lucent: A Survey of Contemporary Canadian Glass
Summer 2007 issue
MEMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS
2007-Present Glass Art Society (G.A.S)
2006-Present Glass Art Association of Canada (G.A.A.C)
Board Member (2010)
2006-Present Visual Arts Ontario
2006-Present Ontario Crafts Council
CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
2010
Transparent Transformation –Lecturer Graduates Presentation
Glass Art Association of Canada Annual Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Ingenious Possibilities
Glass Art Society 39th Annual Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A
2009
Local Inspiration, Global Innovation
Glass Art Society 39th Annual Conference, Corning, New York, U.S.A.
2007
Transformational Matter
Glass Art Society 37th Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
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