Category Archives: Current board

Mary Daniel, Secretary

​Mary Daniel is a ceramic and mixed media artist based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her education includes studio arts, teaching methodology and educational leadership. She graduated with a a BA (Uof R) in ceramics and painting, and received her MA (UBC) in Curriculum Studies and EdD (UBC) in Leadership, Policy and Ethics in Educational Studies. She has taught for private and public institutions including the University of Regina (U of R); Vancouver School of Art (ECUAD); the Visual and Performing Arts Department of UBC (UBC); the Richmond School Board (RSB); Vancouver School Board (VSB) and Educational Studies (UBC). She has undertaken three residencies at the International Ceramic Studio (ICS) in Kecskemet, Hungary in 2010, 2013 and 2017; c.r.e.t.a., Rome, in 2015; and Shigaraki Cultural Park, in Japan, 2019. She maintains a studio in Vancouver, BC, and her work is represented in private and public collections in North America and Europe. She has been a member of the Board since 2008. See more of her work at www.marydaniel.ca/

Ying-Yueh Chuang

Born and raised in Taiwan, Ying-Yueh Chuang came to Canada in the 1990s, attending and receiving a diploma from Langara College in 1997 and a BFA from Emily Carr Institute in 1999. She received her MFA in Ceramics from NSCAD University in 2001. She has taught ceramics at NSCAD University, OCAD University, University of Regina, Sheridan College, Capilano University and Langara College. She is currently teaching at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. She received the Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics in 2006 as well as a number of Provincial and Canada Council awards for her work. Her work is included in numerous public collections such as the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, the Canada Council Art Bank, the Burlington Art Centre Permanent Collection and the WOCEK Icheon World Ceramic Centre in Korea, and it has been featured in Art in America, Ceramics Monthly, Ceramic Review and Ceramics Art & Perception. She has participated in exhibitions in Canada, the United States, Hungary, Taiwan, Korea, China and Australia. Ying-Yueh joined the Board in 2013. See www.yingyuehchuang.com/