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JACQUIE BLONDIN

Mississauga, ON, Canada

Email: jacquie@jacquieblondin.com | Website: jacquieblondin.com | Instagram: @jacquieblondin

Artist Profile

Ceramic artist and educator with a sustained studio practice, presenting work in juried exhibitions while building community through guild programming, online instruction, and volunteer leadership.

Group Exhibitions (selected)

2026 — Connect Online, FUSION: The Ontario Clay & Glass Association - Virtual (Juried)
2025 — Common Ground, 23rd Biennial, Craft Ontario Gallery, Toronto, ON
2018–2025 — Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Toronto, ON
2024 — Perceptions in Flux, Mentorship Exhibition, Gardiner Museum Shop, Toronto, ON
2023 — Toronto Potters 22nd Biennial, Gardiner Museum Shop, Toronto, ON
2022 — Fusion Breakthrough Plus, Toronto, ON
2021 — Toronto Potters 21st Biennial, Gardiner Museum Shop, Toronto, ON
2020 — Altered Elements, Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON
2018 — Toronto Potters 20th Biennial, Gardiner Museum Shop, Toronto, ON
2018 — Sanguine, Living Arts Centre Gallery, Mississauga, ON
2018 — Reflective Works, Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON
2017 — Uncharted, Mentorship Exhibition, Lakeshore Arts, Etobicoke, ON
2016 — Emerge, Living Arts Centre Gallery, Mississauga, ON
2013–2017 — Practice What You Teach, Beaux-Arts Gallery, Brampton, ON
2013 — Chronos, Living Arts Centre Gallery, Mississauga, ON

Awards

· 2025 — Karen Latorre Award, Common Ground Exhibition

· 2024 — Dorothy Collin Award for volunteerism, Mississauga Potters' Guild

· 2016 — Longo’s Family Design Award, Emerge Exhibition

Teaching & Instruction

Ceramics Instruction (adult & youth)

2023–2026 — Ceramics Instructor (Adult Classes), Mississauga Potters’ Guild
2016–2025 — Ceramics Instructor (Youth Classes), Mississauga Potters’ Guild

Curriculum: hand building, sculpture and wheel throwing

Visual Arts Education

1989–2021 — Visual Arts Teacher, Mississauga and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Led secondary-level studio programs; Department Head

Education

1989 — B.Ed., Queen’s University
1988 — Hons. B.A., McMaster University2023–2026
1983 — Art Fundamentals, Sheridan College

Online Education & Public-Facing Teaching

2017–present — Ceramics Educator (Instagram / YouTube): demo + resources
2022–present — Course Creator & Instructor: online courses (incl. Hand Building Basics)
2023–present — Workshop Facilitator: online workshops (incl. The Pear Necessities)

Leadership & Service

Guild / community roles

2026 — Hamilton Potters (Fall Sale): Social Media Content Creator
2026 — MPG: Exhibition Committee Lead
2023–2024 — MPG: Community Spirit Team Co-Leader
2021–2022 — MPG: Meeting Coordinator and Zoom Presenter
2021–2022 — MPG: Dorothy Collin Memorial Award Committee Lead
2021 — MPG: Strategic Plan Committee Member
2016–2021 — MPG: Grant Committee Member and Writer
2020–2021 — MPG: Workshops Coordinator
2018 — MPG: Sanguine Exhibition Committee Lead
2016 — MPG: Emerge Exhibition Committee Member

Professional Development

Beginner to Advanced ceramics & glaze chemistry study through workshops, conferences, and ongoing critique/mentorship
2024 — Fusion Mentorship with Susan Low-Beer: process-driven; group critiques; culminated in group exhibition at the Gardiner Museum
2017 — MPG Mentorship with Angelo di Petta: process-driven; group critiques; culminated in mentorship exhibition at Lakeshore Arts
Conferences/Events: NCECA; Fusion; New Clay Conferences
Bi-monthly critique group participation

Media

2025 - Ceramics Monthly (Tools & Tips), “Cardboard Slump Mold”
2017 - Fusion Magazine, “Fusion Conference 2017”
2017 - Fusion Magazine, “Uncharted Territory: Inaugural Mentorship for The Mississauga” Potters’ Guild
2016 - Mississauga News, “Mississauga potters ‘Emerge’ onto arts scene at LAC gallery”

Memberships

FUSION: The Ontario Clay & Glass Association
Mississauga Potters’ Guild
Toronto Potters Association
Hamilton and Region Potters Guild