Gloria Hickey craft writer

Wednesday, 15 June 2011

Crafted with Character

Before Christmas I was approached by Wilma Hartman of Digital Daisy who produced this video with help from many craftspeople in the provinc...

Critical Eye Award

This is my "grip and grin" photo with Mary Pratt, who is Patron of the EVAs. I was lucky to be the first winner of the Critical ...

Tuesday, 7 June 2011

Heavy metal in Ottawa

My favourite metal thing in Ottawa! Maman by Louise Bourgeois, a lady with issues and the talent to deal with them. Intriguing that Louis...

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About Me

gloria: Gloria Hickey is an independent curator and writer living in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador with more than 300 published craft related articles. She holds a Masters degree in Philosophy of Art from the University of Toronto (1981) and has curated major exhibitions for several institutions in Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador. including the Canadian Clay and Glass Museum. She has also published a chapter in the book The Culture of Craft (Manchester University Press 1997) and has edited two books published by the Canadian Museum of Civilization – Common Ground: Contemporary Craft, Architecture and the Decorative Arts (1999) and Making and Metaphor: A Discussion of Meaning in Contemporary Craft (1994). She is a two-time winner of the Betty Park Award for Critical Writing, hosted by the Surface Design Journal of CA, and received the 2010 award for Cultural Leadership in the Atlantic Region. In 2011, she was the first winner of the Critical Eye award in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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