Curriculum Vitae

  • Mentor with Mentoring Plus, Dalhousie University/New Glasgow, NS, 2020- present

  • Mentorship for Fine Arts Student, Mt. Allison University, Halifax, NS, 2020-2021

  • Presentation Women in Sculpture, for Halifax Humanities, Alderney Library, NS, 2015

  • Mentor for Visual Arts Nova Scotia, Mentorship Program, NS, 2009-10

  • Instructor, Sculpture in Basketry, Haliburton School of Art and Design, Fleming College, Haliburton, ON, 2008

  • Presentation, The Role of Sculpture in Public Places, Artsplace, Annapolis, NS, 2006-07

  • Workshop Leader, Montreal Center for Contemporary Textiles, Montreal, QC, 2001

  • Sponsor & Mentor to Kosove Refugee artist and family, Halifax, NS, 1999-2001

  • Instructor and Visiting Artist, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, NS, 1976-99

  • Professional Development Workshop Leader, Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design, Halifax, NS, February 1997

  • Keynote Speaker & Seminars, Ontario Spinners and Handweavers, and Workshop, Basketry Network, Ottawa, ON, 1995,

  • Seminars, Workshop Leader, MidAtlantic Fiber Conference, Pennsylvania, USA, 1995

  • Visiting Artist; Mentor Architecture, TUNS University, Halifax, NS, 1994; 2017-18

  • Plenary Speaker, Fiber Fanfare, Northwest Pacific Weavers, Seattle, WA, 1993

  • Lead Seminars, Convergence ‘92, Washington, DC, 1992

  • Artist in Residence, Resort to Vail, Vail, CO, 1987

  • Teacher, Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Deer Isle, ME, 1981

  • Various Jurying experiences: Nova Scotia Talent Trust, Canada Council, Nova Scotia Art Bank, Beaverbrook Gallery Sculpture Competition, Sadyie Bronfman Awards, Saskatchewan Crafts Council, PEI Crafts Council; Cape Breton Crafts Festival

  • Co-curated (with Gemey Kelly) ‘A Tribute to Alex Colville: Then and Now’, Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, NB

  • Curated exhibition, A Tribute to Mary E. Black, at the Mary E. Black Gallery, Halifax, NS, 1999

TEACHING

MENTORING

LEADERSHIP

  • (No title yet) Dawn MacNutt Sculptures by Mt. St. Vincent University Art Gallery and Goose Lane Publisher, NS, Scheduled for Fall 2024

  • Acclaim! Work by Award Winning International Artists, Brown Grotta Gallery, Wilton, CT, 2023

  • Crowdsourcing the Collective, Brown Grotta Gallery, Wilton, CT, 2022

  • Jack: Larger Than Life, Longhouse Reserve, East Hampton, NY, 2021

  • The Grotta Home by Richard Meier: A Marriage of Architecture and Craft, Browngrotta, 2020

  • Materiality and Perception in Contemporary Atlantic Art, Tom Smart, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, NB, 2019

  • Celebrating 40 Years of Craft Excellence, Mary Black Gallery, Halifax, NS, 2016

  • Retro/Perspective, 25 Years of Art Textiles and Sculpture, by Browngrott Arts, Wilton. CT, 2013

  • Unity and Diversity, Cheonghju International, 2009

  • American Craft; August 2004; December/January 1997-8; Anniversary Issue, Fall, 1993

  • Architectural Digest, The House that Jack Built, June 2003

  • New York Times, At Home with Jack Larsen, Sept. 24, 1998; also Sunday, July 31, 2005, p. ST 7

  • The Art of Dawn MacNutt, CBC TV Documentary, Sunday Arts and Entertainment, 1997

  • All the Ancients Walk Inside Us, Catalogue by Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS, 1995

  • International Herald Tribune, June 22, 1985 (“Kindred Spirits” Lausanne Biennale of Tapestry

  • (+26 reviews internationally)

Publications

  • Honorary Doctorate (Laws), Mount Allison University, N.S., 2014

  • Membership in RCA, Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts, O.N., 2008

  • Honorary Doctorate Humane Letters Mount St. Vincent University, N.S., 2005

  • Queen Elizabeth 11, Golden Jubilee Medal, 2002

  • Canada Council Creation Grant, 1999, 2001,1998, 1981

awards

  • Creative Pictou County

  • Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts

  • Visual Arts Nova Scotia

  • Craft Nova Scotia

  • International Sculpture Society

  • CAR/FAC (Canadian Artist Representation, Federation Artistes Canadienne)

memberships

  • Bachelor of Arts, Major in Psychology & Minor in Fine Arts, Mount Allison University, Sackville, N.B., 1957

  • Master of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S., 1970

  • Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Various Courses, Most pertinent education is avid attention to museums, galleries, books, and mentors, Halifax, N.S., 1994-6

education