TALIAFERRO JONES

Born:  California

Resides:  Canada

Statement    Curriculum Vitae

 

 

Education
1999 - 2001	Sheridan College (post graduate work in glass)
1997	Tufts University/The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, (BA in Art History; BFA in photography, glass and mixed media sculpture)
Professional Experience
2008	Instructor/Assistant, Corning Museum of Glass
2001 - 2004	Instructor, professional practice, Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
2002	Instructor, photography, Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
1999 - 2000	Contributing writer to This Side Up! magazine
1999	Instructor in glass fusing, Wellesley College
Lectures
2008	Glass Art Society Conference, Portland OR, USA (June 2008)
2007	Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, USA
	Sandra Ainsley Gallery (in conjunction with Yale University), Toronto, ON, Canada
	Sunderland Glass Centre, Sunderland, UK
2005	Sheridan College, Oakville, ON, Canada
	Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
Selected Exhibitions
2009	In Camera, Micaela Gallery, San Francisco:  May-June (two person invitational)
	Radiant Dark, Made Design, Toronto:  February (group invitational)
2008	Bridge Miami, with Micaela Gallery, Miami, Florida (invitational)
	SOFA CHICAGO, with Micaela Gallery, Chicago, Illinois (invitational)
	Hot + Cold Micaela Gallery, San Francisco, California (group invitational)
	“Flux” Beppu Wiarda Gallery, Portland, Oregon (invitational)
	Contact 2008 Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto (group)
	Radiant Dark Made Design/Interior Design Show, Toronto (group invitational)
	Canadian Glass Show, West End Gallery, Victoria, July- August (invitational)
2007	“Water Within Water”, Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia: September 7-29 (solo)
	“Over Water,” Gallery De Twee Pauwen, Netherlands, June 23- August
	The Beaverbrooke Gallery, New Brunswick, June 24- August
2007-2004	Canadian Glass Show, West End Gallery, Victoria, BC
	Sculptuur Biennale Kijkduin, Netherlands:  June
	"Tomás y Valiente" Cultural Center in Fuenlabrada, Madrid: May 9-June 17
	National Glass Centre, Sunderland, England, April/May (Solo)
	35th Annual International Glass Invitational, Habatat Galleries, Michigan: April/May
	La Capilla del Centro de Artesanía y Diseño, Lugo, Spain: March 1-April 15
2006	University Museum of Alicante-MUA: Spain
	IV Bienal Internacional de Artes Plasticas, Museo De Arte En Vidrio De Alcorcon, Madrid
	National Home Show, National Trade Centre, Toronto
	Interior Design Show, Studio North, National Trade Centre, Toronto
2005	SOFA Chicago, Andora Gallery, Chicago
	Between at Sandra Ainsley gallery, Toronto (solo)
	Canadian Glass Show, Andora Gallery, Carefree, AZ
2004	Land and Sea, Lamont Gallery, Exeter, NH
	EmergenceE, Mterial Matters, Toronto
	National Glass Invitational '04, Function + Art, Chicago
2003 - 2000	Toronto International Art Fair, Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto
	Sheridan Show, Tobin Hewett Gallery, Louisville
	Canadian Glass Art, National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia
	Crafts National 2003, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
	Craft-Houston 2003:National, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston
	Elemental (photgraphy) Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto (solo)
	The Best of Canadian Glass, Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto
	Fragile Foot Wear, The Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto
	Core Concepts, Material Matters, Toronto
	Kane Marie Fine Arts Gallery, Virginia
	Exhibition (photography) with Sandra Ainsley Gallery at BOHO (solo)
2002 - 1999	Glass@Sheridan, Galerie Elena Lee, Montreal
	One of a Kind, Portfolio of Makers, "Commisions", the Ontario Crafts Council
	Traces II, Sandra Ainsley Gallery, at Monsoon Restaurant, Toronto (solo)
	SOFA Chicago, Chappell Gallery, Chicago
	Toronto International Art Fair, Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto
	American Heritage, Chappell Gallery, Boston
	SOFA NY 2002, Chappell Gallery, New York
	Reflective Index, Material Matters, Toronto
2001	Toronto International Art Fair, Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto
	Glass, Lafrenière and Pai Gallery, Ottawa
	Canadian Glass, Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia
	in.tuition, Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, ON
	Traces, Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto (Solo)
	Trans-formative, Material Matters, Toronto
	Northern Lights, Chappell Gallery, Boston
2000	Toronto International Art Fair, Sandra Ainsley, Toronto
	Buy/By Women, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh
	The Year of Young Glass, Marta Hewett Gallery, Cincinnati
	Brave New Works, Starfish Glassworks, Victoria, BC, Canada
	Crucial Elements, Material Matters, Toronto
	Art in the Nineties, The Art Center at Hargate, St. Paul's School, NH
1998	Synergy, The Artist Foundation, Boston (Solo)
Selected Commissions
2008	Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, Edmonton – Polaris award design & fabrication
	Bahia Beach, Puerto Rico – photography
2007	Burlingame Hyatt Hotel, California – photography for all hotel rooms
2006	St. Joseph’s Hospital, Arizona – large photography installation
2005 - 2006	RTJII, glass sculptures
	St. Regis Spa, Aspen, Colorado - photography
2004	Collins, Hawaii - Large scale sculpture installation
2003	Goya Films, Madrid – Glass sculptures and photography
	North Water, Toronto - Photography
2002 - 2003	CordeValle Resort, California - Large-scale sculptures and photography
2001	Georgina Fantoni, London - Two large-scale sculptures
1999	Refugees International - Mixed-media installation
Awards
2008	Travel Grant for Visual Artists, Canada Council for the Arts
	Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2007	Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2005	IDEX bursary recipient for Studio North, Interior Design Show, Toronto
2001	Mississauga Living Arts Centre Artist in Residence, Mississauga, ON, Canada
	Scholarship to the 2001 Glass Art Society Conference in Corning, NY
Selected Publications
2006	1er certamen internacional de escultura den vidrio obras seleccionadas, IV bienal
	Catalogo Museo Municipal de arte Contemporaneo en Vidrio de Alcorcon, MAVA
2005	The Contemporary Glass Art of the World by Wang Jian-Zhong
	American Art Collector by Alcove Books
	The Sourcebook of Architectural & Interior Design, 20th Edition, by the Guild
2004	The Artful Home by the Guild
	American Art Collector by Alcove Books
2003	International Glass Art by Richard Yelle
	Craft National 2003 (catalogue) Lancaster Museum of Art
	Houston 2003: National (catalogue) Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
2002	Craft of Northern California by Alcove Books
2002 - 2001	Art Glass 2001, Art Glass 2002 by Georgina Fantoni
2001 - 2004	The National Liberty Museum (auction catalogue)
2000	The Year of Young Glass (exhibition catalogue) Marta Hewett Gallery
Selected Media Coverage
2008	“Flux”, ARTnews, (Vol 107, no.8, September, 2008)
2007	“Water Within Water”, Glass: UrbanGlass Art Quarterly Review, (109, Winter 2007-08)
2006	“Through the Looking Glass”, Surface & Symbol (February/March 2006)
2005	TVO, "Studio" first t.v. broadcast - March3, 2005
	Bravo, "Arts and Minds" mini documentary, first t.v. broadcast March 5, 2005
	March - Bravo Artist of the Month
	"March at a Glance,” Toronto Life, Feb. 2005
	'Appealing Aquatics," NOW Magazine, Review, Feb. 24- March 2 2005
	“Catching the Wave,” Contemporary Canadian Glass (Winter 2005)
2004	Color - a transparent voice," Arte (May)
2003	"Art Smarts," Focalpoint (October 2003)
2001	"Jones has designs on Ryder Cup", Globe and Mail, (6/6/2001)
	"Sheridan Glass Graduates of 2001,",Fusion Magazine (Vol. No.2)
1999	"Refugees International," This Side Up! (No 8, winter 1999)
	"Storming Talent," This Side Up!, (No 6, summer 1999)
Museum Collections:	Museo De Arte En Vidrio De Alcorcon, Spain
	Canadiana Fund, Ottawa
Selected Collections	North Water
	Miromar
	CordeValle
	Georgina Fantoni
	Goya Films
Professional Memberships	Glass Art Society
	Glass Art Association of Canada
	Ontario Crafts Council
	Visual Arts Ontario
	American Craft Council