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Ray Mackie
Ray Mackie
Ray Mackie is the partner of Deb Kuzyk in Lucky Rabbit Pottery.Debra and Ray are Nova Scotian ceramic artists who have been collaborating for close to thirty years to produce functional pottery and exhibition pieces. Debra received a B.Ed. from U of S, a BFA from NSCAD, and attended a one year residency at the Banff Centre. Ray earned a BA from the U of S, a B.Ed. from MUN, a BFA from NSCAD, and an MFA from Indiana State.
Some of their earliest collaborative works date back to 1992. In 1999, they established Lucky Rabbit Pottery in Annapolis Royal. From the beginning, Debra has been sculpting, painting and carving flora and fauna onto the pottery forms and tiles made and fired by Ray. A consistent topic of exploration for them has been the relationship between humans and nature, and this topic is clearly more urgent at this time.
They are the recipients of numerous awards and honours, and their work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including solo exhibitions at MSVU Art Gallery, the Mary E. Black Gallery and the Art Gallery of Burlington. Their work is included in permanent collections such as the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Art Bank, the Canada Council Art Bank, the Art Gallery of Burlington, and Toronto’s Gardiner Museum.
Some of their earliest collaborative works date back to 1992. In 1999, they established Lucky Rabbit Pottery in Annapolis Royal. From the beginning, Debra has been sculpting, painting and carving flora and fauna onto the pottery forms and tiles made and fired by Ray. A consistent topic of exploration for them has been the relationship between humans and nature, and this topic is clearly more urgent at this time.
They are the recipients of numerous awards and honours, and their work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including solo exhibitions at MSVU Art Gallery, the Mary E. Black Gallery and the Art Gallery of Burlington. Their work is included in permanent collections such as the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Art Bank, the Canada Council Art Bank, the Art Gallery of Burlington, and Toronto’s Gardiner Museum.