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Violet Temple, MAA Member since 1992
2008-2012 MAA TE Work: "Jennifer Fillingham", Circle 6 centimeters, 2¼ inches
Medium: Fired Porcelain

Biography: (from 2004) Violet Temple was born in Toronto and took her art training at Northern Secondary High School. She worked as a commercial artist for ten years and in 1976 began intensive studies in porcelain painting under artists from the USA and England.

She is one of the founding members of the Ontario Porcelain Artists' Guild, serving as President in 1990.

Among her many awards are Best of Show at Del Bello Gallery, Canada 1990, Honorable Mention for the Gold Bowl Memorial Award at the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers, London, England, 1991 and Best of Show at the 2001 MASF International Show.

Pursuing what she considers her calling to promote the fine art of china painting, Violet has traveled across Canada and the USA teaching and demonstrating her talent. She conducts workshops on cruises to the Carribean, Alaska, the Panama Canal and the western Mediterranean.

Contact Information: Violet Temple, 153 Roslin Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4N 1Z3
Phone: 416.485.8781
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