Curriculum Vitae
Sandra Clarke
educator • craftivist • visible mending • zero-waste textile artist
Tel: 416-993-9718
Email: sandra@sandraclarke.ca
Website: sandraclarke.ca
Facebook: facebook.com/sandraclarke.ca
Instagram: instagram.com/sandra.clarke.canada
Recent published article:
https://www.digitsandthreads.ca/author/sandrasandraclarke-ca/
Recent highlight: Toronto Star, Saturday, April 3rd, 2021
Craftivism Article, Featured A
Employment History
2021
Arts Council of Haliburton Highlands
Haliburton, Ontario
Position: Program Coordinator • The Digital Comfort Studio / Cafe
January 2021 to December 2021
References emails are in hyperlink in their names; Pat Jones, Chris Lynd, Tammy Rea.
2020 to present
Art Gallery of Mississauga
Mississauga, Ontario
Position: Art Instructor for the Border Crossings
Reference: Linda Thomas
Rails End Gallery and Arts Centre
Haliburton, Ontario
Position: Artist & Art Instructor
Reference: Laurie Jones, Art Director & Curator
Loyalist College
Bancroft, Ontario
Position: Artist, Art Instructor & Art Business Instructor
Reference: Maureen Kelly
Art Gallery of Bancroft
Position: Artist & Art Instructor
Reference: Ingrid Monteith
2019 to present
OUTSCHOOL Online School ages 3 to 18
2020
Bradley Museum, Mississauga, Ontario (postponed due to Covid-19)
2018
Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, Ontario
Artist in Residence, Textile Studio & Exhibit
2017
Art Gallery of Bancroft
Wave Knitting Workshop. November 2017
2010 to present
Highlands East Art Studio Tour
Creekside Studio
Hand spinning wool workshops and Earth Loom demonstration and creation.
2010 to Present
Creekside Studio
Artist & Art Instructor: Fibre arts, historical wool procedures, hand spinning, spinning wheel, Gaelic Dealgans, Fadsadh and Fairsaids.
Highlands East, Ontario
2015
Meditation Art Journal: a colouring book & journal inspired by a cottage in the woods
2010 to present
Ontario Arts Council, Artist in School Program
Ongoing
Craftivism: art + activism, Visible Mending
Drop spindle, Weaving, Quilting
1998 - 2006
City of Mississauga
Art Instructor, Children's Programs
Galleries and Exhibitions
2022
Visual Arts Mississauga Art Show
January to June
"Simply Transportation"
Digital image of a bicycle on fabric
2021
Art Gallery of Mississauga
Juried Art Show
Coral Reef Climate Change
Curator’s Choice Award Winner
2021
Canadian Community Arts Initiative
TD Mosiac 2021
“Flowing Waters and Lotus Thanks”
Acrylic Painting
Located at the Small Arms Inspection Building
Mississauga, Ontario
2021
Ontario Science Centre
Coral Reef Project
Crochet coral reef
2021
Art Gallery of Bancroft
Juried Members Show
Embroidered Supernova
2021
Rails End Gallery and Arts Centre
Haliburton, Ontario
Reference: Laurie Jones, Art Director & Curator
“CONNECTIONS” Spring Gallery Exhibit 2021
2013
Highlands East Art Studio Tour
Creekside Studio
Fibre arts, Science Meets Art. Hyperbolic Plane.
2013, 2014
Bancroft Art Gallery
2014, "Artisan Rings and Fibre Rings" Retail Showcase
2013, "Silver Gemstone Rings" Retail Showcase
2011 - 2014
Rails End Gallery and Arts Centre, Haliburton, Ontario
2014, "Artisan Rings" Retail Showcase
2013, "Silver Gemstone Rings" Retail Showcase
2012, "Social Media for Artists", Workshop Facilitator
2011, "Dragon Eggs", Fibre arts. Retail Showcase
2010, "Scene in Haliburton", Soft Sculpture, Members Art Show
2009 - 2011
Womynspirit Festival, Orangeville, Ontario
2011, "Talisman", Triad
2010, "Journal", MASKS
2009, "Beadwork", Goddess
2009 - 2013
Galloping Goat, Picton, Ontario
2013, "Silver Gemstone Rings" Showcase
2009, "Spirit Strands," Beadwork, Showcase
2004 - 2010
ClickTheMouse.ca Travel
Disney Vacation Specialist
Digital marketing specialist
Travel Agent
Education History
Sheridan College
Brampton, Ontario
Marketing & Communications
Sheridan College
Oakville, Ontario
Writing & Publishing
Seneca College
Toronto, Ontario
Theatre Arts
Activities / Interests / Awards / Volunteer
Beekeeping
Raising egg laying chickens
Raising angora rabbits
Homesteading
Permaculture
#Craftivism
#VisibleMending
Illustrator & Creator of mindful stress reducing meditation art journals that will be featured during Mental Health month, Oct. 2015 in England.
Award of Distinction from the Peel District Board of Education
MARTY Award, Nomination, Mississauga Arts Council Emerging Visual Artist 2013, 2014, and 2020
Volunteer Social Media Coordinator, Highlands East Art Studio Tour
2022 Curators Award, Art Gallery of Mississauga
Photo Credits
The Toronto Sun, April 2013, Cottage Country Flood, Bancroft
Canadian Living Magazine, January 2013, Christmas in Cottage Country, Highlands East, Ontario
Aim for Education Magazine, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Educational Artist
Play2Podium Magazine, 2011-Present, Special Needs Families, Travelling with Special Needs
Writing Credentials
Eco Kids: Friends of Lakes and Lands: Colouring Book / Poem (Available on Amazon.com)
Wildflowers Of Ontario - Botanical Colouring Book (Available on Amazon.com)
Daily Planner for Weavers (Available on Amazon.com)
Daily Planner for Knitters (Available on Amazon.com)
Daily Planners for Spinners: Drop Spindles and Spinning Wheels (Available on Amazon.com)
Daily Planner for Crocheters (Available on Amazon.com)
Meditation Art Journals (available on Amazon.com)
Reader’s Digest
Chatelaine
Canadian Living
Parents Magazine
Today’s Parent Magazine
Play2Podium Special Needs Children
Digital & Threads
educator • craftivist • visible mending • zero-waste textile artist
Tel: 416-993-9718
Email: sandra@sandraclarke.ca
Website: sandraclarke.ca
Facebook: facebook.com/sandraclarke.ca
Instagram: instagram.com/sandra.clarke.canada
Recent published article:
https://www.digitsandthreads.ca/author/sandrasandraclarke-ca/
Recent highlight: Toronto Star, Saturday, April 3rd, 2021
Craftivism Article, Featured A
Employment History
2021
Arts Council of Haliburton Highlands
Haliburton, Ontario
Position: Program Coordinator • The Digital Comfort Studio / Cafe
January 2021 to December 2021
References emails are in hyperlink in their names; Pat Jones, Chris Lynd, Tammy Rea.
2020 to present
Art Gallery of Mississauga
Mississauga, Ontario
Position: Art Instructor for the Border Crossings
Reference: Linda Thomas
- Benefits of Drawing Online Workshop
- Crochet Nesting Bowls • Art + Math Online Workshop
- Crochet Coral Reef Workshop
Rails End Gallery and Arts Centre
Haliburton, Ontario
Position: Artist & Art Instructor
Reference: Laurie Jones, Art Director & Curator
- Knitting & Crochet for Beginners Online Workshop
- Social Media For Artists
- August 2021 Craftivism Workshop
Loyalist College
Bancroft, Ontario
Position: Artist, Art Instructor & Art Business Instructor
Reference: Maureen Kelly
- Build Your Creative Business Course
- Needle + Wet Felting Coffee / Tea Cup Sleeves
- Eco-Kids: Friends of Lakes and Land - Custom colouring book + felted craft
- Design Your Own Drop Spindle
- Learn To Spin Wool: Drop Spindle
- Build Your Creative Business
- Social Media for Artists
Art Gallery of Bancroft
Position: Artist & Art Instructor
Reference: Ingrid Monteith
- Underneath Show 2021
- Drop Spindle & Spinning Wheel Workshop
- Wave Knitting Workshop
2019 to present
OUTSCHOOL Online School ages 3 to 18
- Write An Effective Artist Bio, Artist Statement, Artist Resume (teens)
- Word Art with Alice's Adventures in Wonderland • One Line Poetry • Line Art (children)
2020
Bradley Museum, Mississauga, Ontario (postponed due to Covid-19)
- Spinning Wheel + Drop Spindle Demonstrations + Lessons
2018
Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, Ontario
Artist in Residence, Textile Studio & Exhibit
2017
Art Gallery of Bancroft
Wave Knitting Workshop. November 2017
2010 to present
Highlands East Art Studio Tour
Creekside Studio
Hand spinning wool workshops and Earth Loom demonstration and creation.
2010 to Present
Creekside Studio
Artist & Art Instructor: Fibre arts, historical wool procedures, hand spinning, spinning wheel, Gaelic Dealgans, Fadsadh and Fairsaids.
Highlands East, Ontario
2015
Meditation Art Journal: a colouring book & journal inspired by a cottage in the woods
2010 to present
Ontario Arts Council, Artist in School Program
Ongoing
Craftivism: art + activism, Visible Mending
Drop spindle, Weaving, Quilting
1998 - 2006
City of Mississauga
Art Instructor, Children's Programs
Galleries and Exhibitions
2022
Visual Arts Mississauga Art Show
January to June
"Simply Transportation"
Digital image of a bicycle on fabric
2021
Art Gallery of Mississauga
Juried Art Show
Coral Reef Climate Change
Curator’s Choice Award Winner
2021
Canadian Community Arts Initiative
TD Mosiac 2021
“Flowing Waters and Lotus Thanks”
Acrylic Painting
Located at the Small Arms Inspection Building
Mississauga, Ontario
2021
Ontario Science Centre
Coral Reef Project
Crochet coral reef
2021
Art Gallery of Bancroft
Juried Members Show
Embroidered Supernova
2021
Rails End Gallery and Arts Centre
Haliburton, Ontario
Reference: Laurie Jones, Art Director & Curator
“CONNECTIONS” Spring Gallery Exhibit 2021
2013
Highlands East Art Studio Tour
Creekside Studio
Fibre arts, Science Meets Art. Hyperbolic Plane.
2013, 2014
Bancroft Art Gallery
2014, "Artisan Rings and Fibre Rings" Retail Showcase
2013, "Silver Gemstone Rings" Retail Showcase
2011 - 2014
Rails End Gallery and Arts Centre, Haliburton, Ontario
2014, "Artisan Rings" Retail Showcase
2013, "Silver Gemstone Rings" Retail Showcase
2012, "Social Media for Artists", Workshop Facilitator
2011, "Dragon Eggs", Fibre arts. Retail Showcase
2010, "Scene in Haliburton", Soft Sculpture, Members Art Show
2009 - 2011
Womynspirit Festival, Orangeville, Ontario
2011, "Talisman", Triad
2010, "Journal", MASKS
2009, "Beadwork", Goddess
2009 - 2013
Galloping Goat, Picton, Ontario
2013, "Silver Gemstone Rings" Showcase
2009, "Spirit Strands," Beadwork, Showcase
2004 - 2010
ClickTheMouse.ca Travel
Disney Vacation Specialist
Digital marketing specialist
Travel Agent
Education History
Sheridan College
Brampton, Ontario
Marketing & Communications
Sheridan College
Oakville, Ontario
Writing & Publishing
Seneca College
Toronto, Ontario
Theatre Arts
Activities / Interests / Awards / Volunteer
Beekeeping
Raising egg laying chickens
Raising angora rabbits
Homesteading
Permaculture
#Craftivism
#VisibleMending
Illustrator & Creator of mindful stress reducing meditation art journals that will be featured during Mental Health month, Oct. 2015 in England.
Award of Distinction from the Peel District Board of Education
MARTY Award, Nomination, Mississauga Arts Council Emerging Visual Artist 2013, 2014, and 2020
Volunteer Social Media Coordinator, Highlands East Art Studio Tour
2022 Curators Award, Art Gallery of Mississauga
Photo Credits
The Toronto Sun, April 2013, Cottage Country Flood, Bancroft
Canadian Living Magazine, January 2013, Christmas in Cottage Country, Highlands East, Ontario
Aim for Education Magazine, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Educational Artist
Play2Podium Magazine, 2011-Present, Special Needs Families, Travelling with Special Needs
Writing Credentials
Eco Kids: Friends of Lakes and Lands: Colouring Book / Poem (Available on Amazon.com)
Wildflowers Of Ontario - Botanical Colouring Book (Available on Amazon.com)
Daily Planner for Weavers (Available on Amazon.com)
Daily Planner for Knitters (Available on Amazon.com)
Daily Planners for Spinners: Drop Spindles and Spinning Wheels (Available on Amazon.com)
Daily Planner for Crocheters (Available on Amazon.com)
Meditation Art Journals (available on Amazon.com)
Reader’s Digest
Chatelaine
Canadian Living
Parents Magazine
Today’s Parent Magazine
Play2Podium Special Needs Children
Digital & Threads