Melvyn Malkin

Melvyn Malkin is an Architect and artist based in Saskatoon. He studied architecture at the University of Manitoba and the University of Pennsylvania. He also completed a BFA degree from the University of Saskatchewan in drawing and print making. He has attended Emma Lake workshops (1964, 1967) and international ceramic workshops (1991, 1993, 1996, 1997). He has exhibited drawings and paintings in numerous exhibitions since 1963, and his ceramic wall plates were extensively exhibited across Canada throughout the 1990s. His ceramic work was also part of a nationally juried selection of Canadian fine craft included in the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show in 2007. His works can be found in the collections of the Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon; Alberta Telephones; MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina; Saskatchewan Power Corp, and numerous private collections.

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

1993 International Ceramics Seminars, Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta (1991/93/96/97)
1983 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drawing and Printmaking) University of Saskatchewan (Magna cum Laude)
1967 Emma Lake Workshop, Jules Olitski
1964 Emma Lake Workshop, Frank Stella
1961-1962 Post-Graduate Studies in Architecture, Graduate School of Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania
1959 Bachelor of Architecture, University of Manitoba

AFFILIATIONS

1997-07 Member, SaskTerra Group
1993-07 Member, Saskatchewan Craft Council
1988-94 Fellow, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
1984-89 Member, Design Council of Saskatchewan
1964-96 Registered Architect, Saskatchewan Association of Architects

APPOINTMENTS

1983 -87 Board of Directors, Treasurer; Saskatchewan Craft Council
1987-89 Chairman, Design Council of Saskatchewan.
1984-89 Director, Design Council of Saskatchewan
1986-88 Chairman, Planning and Development Committee, Meewasin Valley Authority
1984-86 Member, Planning and Development Committee, Meewasin Valley Authority
1983 Chairman, Canadian Housing Design Council, Western Division
1982 Councilor, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
1975-76 President, Saskatchewan Association of Architects

AWARDS

2001 Saskatchewan Arts Board, Senior Artists Grant
1998 DIMENSIONS 1998, Purchase Award, Town of Battleford, SK
1988 Saskatoon Heritage Award, and 1996 (2)
1986 Saskatchewan Association of Architects Design Award
1985 Premier's Award of Excellence in Design
1983 Saskatchewan Association of Architects Design Award
1980 SASKATCHEWAN OPEN, Mendel Art Gallery, Juried Show, Purchase Award
1979 SASKATCHEWAN GOVERNMENT INSURANCE, Juried Show, Purchase Award
1967 NATIONAL LUMBERMAN’S ASSOCIATION EXPO HOUSE DESIGN COMPETITION, Second Prize
1962 Scholarship, University of Pennsylvania
1961 Canada Council Fellowship
1959 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, Bronze Medal (Outstanding Graduate, University of Manitoba)
1955-59 Numerous design prizes and scholarships, University of Manitoba, School of Architecture

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2013 IF SPRING SPOKE - NEW PASTEL PAINTINGS, Darrell Bell Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
2011 NEW WORK IN PASTEL, Darrell Bell Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
2009 PAINTINGS IN PASTEL, Calories Restaurant, Saskatoon, SK
2007 COLOR AND FORM/PASTEL AND RAKU, Snapdragon Fine Craft, Ottawa, ON
2006 THE LAND/RAKU AND PASTEL, The Croft, Calgary, AB
2006 NEW WORK/RAKU, Darrell Bell Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
2005 LAND IN COLOR, Pastel Drawings, Calories Restaurant, Saskatoon, SK
2005 RAKU UNBOUND, A Show of Hands/Petroff Gallery, Toronto, ON
2004 COLOR AND RAKU, Collections Gallery, Regina, SK
2002 PAINTING WITH RAKU, Ariana Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
2002 OFF THE WALL, Calories Restaurant and Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
2001 NEW RAKU, Window of Opportunity Series, A Show of Hands Gallery, Toronto, ON
2001 RAKU REDUX, Croft Gallery, Calgary, AB
2000 RAKU FOR THE WALL, Featured Artist, Darrell Bell Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
2000 COLOR AND FORM, NEW RAKU PLATES, Art and All That Jazz Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
2000 ARTIST OF THE MONTH, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
1999 FIRE AND SMOKE, Croft Gallery, Calgary, AB
1998 NEW RAKU, HKR Collections Gallery, Regina SK
1995 FIRE AND SMOKE, Solo Show, Traditions Craft Gallery, Regina, SK
1995 TRIAL BY FIRE, Saskatchewan Craft Council, Saskatoon, SK
1994 NEW RAKU, Electrum Design Studio and Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1994 RAKU, featured Artist, HKR Collections Gallery, Regina, SK

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2007 PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART CRAFT SHOW, Philadelphia, PA. USA
2004 DIMENSIONS '04, Juried Show, Saskatchewan Craft Council (touring)
2004 WITHIN LIMITS, Juried Show; SaskTerra Group, Saskatchewan, (national touring)
2003 DIMENSIONS '03, Juried Show, Saskatchewan Craft Council (touring)
2004 IT'S POURING..., Juried Show; SaskTerra Group, Saskatchewan, (touring)
2000 ENOUGH ON OUR PLATE, Juried Show, SaskTerra Group, Saskatchewan, (touring) NCECA, Kansas City, 2002
1999 THICK AS A BRICK, Juried Show; SaskaTerra Group (touring)
1999 DIMENSIONS '99, Juried Show, Saskatchewan Craft Council (touring)
1998 DIMENSIONS '98, Juried Show, Saskatchewan Craft Council (touring)
1998 CLAY UNCOVERED; Juried Show; SaskTerra Group (touring)
1997 F3, FUN, FUNK, FUNCTIONAL, Juried Show, SaskTerra Group, Saskatchewan (touring)
1996 DIMENSIONS '96, Juried Show, Saskatchewan Craft Council (touring)
1996 JUST FOR LAUGHS, Juried Show, SaskTerra Group, Saskatchewan (touring)
1995 DIMENSIONS '95, Juried Show, Saskatchewan Craft Council (touring)
1995 CLAY IN CANADA, NORTH BY NORTHWEST, Juried Show, Western Canadian Ceramics, NCECA, Minneapolis, MN
1990 SASKATCHEWAN OPEN; Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK, Juried Show
1986 UNICEF ANNIVERSARY SHOW, Vinish Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
1986 DRAWINGS, Vinish Gallery, Saskatoon
1984 SASKATCHEWAN OPEN; Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK, Juried Show
1983 NEW ACQUISTIONS, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
1983 BFA Show, Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, U of S, Saskatoon, SK
1982 ART '82, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
1982 SASKATCHEWAN OPEN; Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK, Juried Show
1981 NEW ACQUISITIONS, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
1980 SASKATCHEWAN OPEN, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK, Juried Show, Purchase Award.
1980 SASKATCHEWAN GOVERNMENT INSUSRANCE, Juried Show
1964 SASKATCHEWAN GOVERNMENT INSURANCE, Juried Show, Purchase Award
1964 HAMILTON ART GALLERY; Hamilton, ON, Juried Show
1964 NEW FACES, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
1963 SASKATCHEWAN ARTS BOARD, Juried Show

GALLERIES

The SHAYNE GALLERY, Montreal , Que.
HANDMADE HOUSE, Saskatoon, SK.
HKR COLLECTIONS, Regina, SK
ARTSPACE, Calgary, AB
ARIANA GALLERY, Royal Oak ( Detroit) MI., USA.
The GALLERY/ART PLACEMENT, Saskatoon, SK.