Ballad for Etta James
Sea Warrior
Black Orchid
Faith
Barg 2
Wrought Offering, 2022
Acrobat, 2019
Born: Calcutta, India. 1952
Education.
1969 Graduated from St Margaret’s Convent. Edinburgh Scotland.
1968 - 69 External student. Edinburgh College of Art. Scotland.
1970 - 74 Diploma in Sculpture. Alberta College of Art. Calgary. AB.
1975 - 78 Master of Visual Arts. Sculpture. University of Alberta. Edmonton.
Awards & Recognition.
1978 Beta Sigma Phi Award in Art & Design. University of Alberta. Edmonton.
2002 Award for Excellence. Alberta College of Art & Design. Calgary.
2002 Accepted into: The Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
2013 Accepted into: City of Edmonton’s Arts & Culture Hall of Fame.
Professional Experience.
Contract teaching at U of A. Edmonton.
1983 - 85 Visual Fundamentals & BFA Drawing.
1989 - 90 Figurative Sculpture.
1993 - 94 Figurative and Abstract Sculpture.
1996 - 05 Visual Fundamentals. An introduction to Sculpture & 3 Dimensional Design.
2001 Abstract Steel & Wood Sculpture.
2006 - 09 Augustana College. Camrose, Alberta. Sculpture
2006 - 10 Figurative Sculpture. University of Alberta.
2013 Augustana College. Camrose. Alberta.
Workshops.
1984 Triangle Artist’s Workshop. Pine Plains. New York. USA
1985 Collaboration in Clay. The Works. Edmonton. AB
1986 Hardingham Sculpture Workshop. Norwich. England.
1987 Triangle Artist’s Workshop. Barcelona. Spain
1995 Visiting Artist. International Ceramic Workshop. Red Deer College. AB
Selected Exhibitions.
1980 “Eight Sculptors” (Traveling Exhibition) Art Placement. Saskatoon. Saskatchewan
1982 “Seven Sculptors” Studio Exhibition. Edmonton. Alberta
1983 “Canadian Contemporary Art- The Current Generation.” EAG. Alberta
1984 “Triangle Artist’s Workshop.” Pine Plains. New York. USA
1986-90 “Sculpture by Invitation.” EAG. Alberta
1986 “Hardingham Sculpture Workshop” Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts.
The University of East Anglia. Norwich, England
1987 “Triangle” Barcelona. Spain
1987 “Solo Exhibition” EAG. Alberta
1988 “Recent Sculptures” Paul Kuhn Fine Arts. Calgary. Alberta
1989 “Exotic Steel” FAB Gallery. U of A. Alberta.
1990 “Objects & Structures, 3 Dimensional Still Lives” EAG. Alberta
1990/94
2000 “Solo Exhibitions” Paul Kuhn Fine Arts. Calgary. Alberta
1991 “Spectrum 91 – Women in Sculpture” Triangle Gallery. Curated by Katie Ohe.
Calgary. Alberta
1992 “Solo exhibition” EAG. Alberta
1995 “The other Alberta Sculpture” Carlton University Art Gallery. Ottawa. Ontario
1995 “Hardingham Workshops” 1986 -95.” Christ Church Mansion Lawns. Ipswich.UK
1995/00
2001/03 “ Solo Exhibitions” The Vanderleelie Gallery. Edmonton. Alberta
1996 “Modes of Abstraction, Disrepresentation” EAG. Alberta
2001 “Beyond Craft” The art Gallery of South West Manitoba. Manitoba
2001 “Recent Sculpture” Gallery One. Toronto. Ontario
2001 “75th Anniversary Exhibition” ACAD. Calgary. Alberta
2002 “5 Degrees of Separation” Art Gallery of Calgary. Calgary. Alberta
2003 “Migrations in the Third Dimension in Canada and the Cyclades”
The Cultural Foundation of Tinos. Tinos. Greece
2004 “ Form-Space-Concept-Metaphor: Contemporary Alberta Sculpture”
Special Art Exhibition Celebrating the centennial of Alberta. Triangle Gallery.
Calgary. Alberta
2005 “Metal Works” A collaborative exhibition with Karen Cantine. The Vanderleelie
Gallery. Edmonton. Alberta
2007 “Fireworks” A collaborative exhibition with Karen Cantine. Peter Robertson
Gallery. Edmonton. Alberta
2009 “Forms of Worship” Algoma Gallery. Sault Saint Marie. Ontario
2010 “Wrought Iron” Peter Robertson Gallery. Edmonton. Alberta
2010 “ A Renaissance” Group Show. Enterprise Square Gallery. Edmonton. Alberta
2012 “Samskara” Peter Robertson Gallery. Edmonton. Alberta
2014 “Regions of Distinction” Edmonton Members of the RCA. Enterprise Square.
Edmonton. AGA.
2014 “90 x 90. Celebrating Art in Alberta” AGA 90th Anniversary. Alberta
2017 “Tempered Steel”, Peter Robertson Gallery, Edmonton, AB
Selected Publications, Books & Promotion
1987 “Isla Burns & Lyle Lis” EAG. Update Magazine. Russel Bingham.
1987 “Isla Burns & lyle Lis At the EAG” Art Post. Lelde Muchlenbachs.
1989 “ Of Earth and Steel: Taming the Prairie in Canada” Vol.12 Practicing the Arts in
Canada. Dr Caterina Pizanias.
1993 “ The Place of Sculpture” Border Crossings. Vol.12. Number 3. Lelde
Muchlenbachs.
1994 “Steel Magnolias” Globe & Mail. 7th of May. John Bently Mays.
1995 “Alberta Sculptors come in from the Cultural Cold” Arts Books and Ideas.
Ottawa Citizen. March 12th. Alan King.
2004 “Dissident Acts. Spirit & Matter” Artichoke. Spring. Dr Caterina Pizanias.
2004 “Migrations” Galleries West. Fall/Winter. Dr Caterina Pizanias.
2004 “Torch Songs” Katie Ohe & Isla Burns” Legacy Magazine. Winter.
Patricia Myers.
2006 “Art Spots” CBC Documentary. Janice Ryan
2006 “An Alberta Chronicle” Book. Mary-Beth Laviolette.
2007 “Alberta Art and Artist’s” Book. Patricia Ainslie & Mary-Beth Laviolette.
2010 “Arts Section” Phabrik Magazine. Sandra Sing Fernandes.
2010 “ Wrought Iron” Edmonton Journal. Janice Ryan
2012 “ Abstract Metal Sculpture Shines in Isla Burns Exhibit.” GIG CITY. Stuart
Adams.
2012 “Studio Inside” Edmonton Journal. Janice Ryan.
2017 “Living and vegetative work.” Isla Burns explores organic qualities of metal sculpture
Vue Weekly. Stephan Boissonneault.
2017 “The Artist’s Studio.” black dog publishing. Book. Joseph Hartman
Public Collections.
City of Calgary. AB
City of Edmonton. AB
The Alberta Foundation of the Arts. AB
Grant MacEwan University. AB
University of Calgary. AB
University of Alberta. AB
The Mendel Art Gallery. Saskatoon. Sask.
The Art Gallery of Alberta. AB
Canada Council Art Bank. Ottawa. Ont.
The Canadiana Fund. Ottawa. Ont.
The Glenbow Museum. Calgary. AB
Augustana University. Camrose. AB
City of Barcelona. Spain
Visual Art Collection. Foreign Affairs & international Trade. Ottawa. Ont
Public Commissions.
The City of Edmonton. City Hall. AB
The University of Alberta. AB
Abu Dhabi. UAE
Private Collections.
Edmonton. AB
Calgary. AB
Saskatoon. Sask.
Toronto.Ont.
Victoria. BC
Sault Saint Marie.Ont.
Dubai. UAE
Barcelona.Spain
London. UK
Norwich.UK
Private Collections
Edmonton. AB
Calgary. AB
Saskatoon. Sask.
Toronto.Ont.
Victoria. BC
Sault Saint Marie.Ont.
Dubai. UAE
Barcelona.Spain
London. UK
Norwich.UK
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