Veronika Horlik

Veronika Horlik lives and works in Montreal, Quebec. She obtained a Master of Arts degree from McGill University (2005) and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Ceramics from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD, 2011).

Trained as a ceramic artist, she has participated in numerous exhibitions in Canada: Quebec, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Ontario, Alberta, and in Rome, Italy. She was part of 573°, the 3rd Virginia McClure Ceramic Biennial in Montreal, Quebec, and has been awarded prestigious prizes, such as the Canadian RBC Emerging Artist People's Choice Award for Ceramics in 2015.

Veronika has been received as artist-in-residence on several occasions, including Medalta in Alberta, the SAGAMIE center in Quebec, and C.R.E.T.A.Rome, in Italy.

In addition to her practice, she pursues academic endeavours by sharing her knowledge with future generations of creators: she is Ceramics and Sculpture Faculty at John Abbott College since 2015 and Arts Education Faculty at McGill University since 2005.

She is also co-founder and co-director of the collective Studio de céramique Alexandra in Montreal since 2000, where she mentors early-career ceramists who frequent the studio.