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Shirley Rimer
A long-time resident of Red Deer, Rimer knows the city is rich in ceramic artistry thanks in part to Red Deer College (now Polytechnic) where she also trained. In addition, for as long as Rimer has been active as an artist, travel has also been important in shaping what is on display here.
A participant in Artist Residencies offered in different countries, each place she has travelled to has left its mark. This includes China, Greece, Mexico, Turkey, India, Italy, United States, France and Medicine Hat, Alberta. The results are an artistic chronicle or record about one artist’s efforts to interact and learn about different cultures and their art and ceramic traditions. The idea is not to copy directly but to create a link between what has been seen and experienced by Rimer. It’s then at that point her imagination gets to work in hand building new ceramic sculpture both at the residency and once she is back in Red Deer.
A 1981 graduate of Red Deer College, Shirley Rimer has had a long involvement in central Alberta’s art scene not only as an artist but as a published writer too. Writing about what she has experienced in different countries including closer to home the Red Deer area where she once participated in building a large outdoor kiln. Rimer has also instructed at Red Deer College and at workshops in smaller communities. The artist has shown in more than 60 exhibitions across Canada and elsewhere. At the downtown Red Deer Public Library is a clay mural she created after winning a public commission.
Phone : 403-347-2634Email :
Website : http://www.shirleyrimer.com
Red Deer, Alberta T4N 0C7
Canada
