shannon butler

Shannon Butler began her formal artist training at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, she then went on to complete her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree at the Alberta College of Art and Design. Her major was Ceramics. She graduated from ACAD with Distinction and had the honour of receiving the Board of Governor’s Award for her work in Ceramics in 2006. She took part in countless shows while attending ACAD, most importantly was her first solo show named “Ornamental Orgasm” at the Marion Nicoll Gallery.

She has attended artist residencies and workshops at the Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts, the Medicine Hat International Artists in Residence Program, and the Banff Center. She had the pleasure of attending the National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts Conference in Portland Oregon in 2006 where one of her hand-built gas-fired pieces was shown at the Juried Student Exhibition.

Since her graduation in 2006, Shannon moved back to her hometown of Fort St. John. She took part in Image Three at the Dawson Creek Art Gallery in 2007, was in Coming Up Next, a juried exhibition of artist’s work held at the Alberta Craft Council in Edmonton. She was also accepted in to the Art of The Peace Juried Exhibition held in the Grande Prairie College Glass Gallery in Alberta, and the Peace Liard Juried Exhibition held in Tumbler Ridge B.C.. She also had a solo show at the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Grande Prairie in 2008, and a solo show “Rainbow Owl and the Spring Collection”, at Peace Gallery North in 2010, along with another solo exhibition named “Drink” at the Fairview Art Gallery in 2010.

In August of 2008 Shannon opened her own studio named kilnhouse studio, where she makes, shows, and sells her work. She is open to the public on Fridays and Saturdays. Come by for a visit!