More About Joan Brander
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 Goals
- to create greater public awareness of the fascinating art of decorated eggs known as "pysanky" in Ukrainian folk-art
- to write books of interest to teachers, community leaders, and anyone interested in pysanky
Accomplishments
- Author
- About the Pysanka – It Is Written! A Bibliography by Joan Brander (2007)
- About the Pysanka – It Is Written! A Bibliography by Joan Brander (eBook 2014)
- Book Launch for About the Pysanka : It Is Written! A Bibliography – March 8, 2008, Washington, DC and March 15, 2009, Richmond, BC
- Pysanky on Paper: An Activity Book for Children (1997)
- Pysanka Power! Birthday Party Ideas & Planner (2012)
- Pysanka Power! Birthday Party Ideas & Planner (eBook 2012)
- Pysanka Power Pamphlets - information, knowledge, hints, and money saving tips (1996 to present)
- Pysanka Power – Writing Eggs with Beeswax and Dyes: Instructions, information, and money saving tips for all levels of experience (2014)
- Artist
- Presenter, 2008 Pysanka Symposium, Washington, DC 2008
- Visual Artist, Art Starts in Schools, Vancouver
- Hidden Passions - British Columbia Institute of Technology (2013)
- Richmond Museum
- Moncton Museum - Eggfest '97 (July 28 to August 10, 1997)
- Richmond Art Centre – 2013
- Richmond Art Gallery – 1980
- Richmond Art Gallery/Richmond School Board "Arts for Life" – 2001
- Shadbolt Centre Seasonal Celebration – 2010
- Surrey Museum "Ukrainian Spirit" – 2013
- Surrey Musuem "Making a New Home: 125 Years of Ukrainians in Canada" – 2016
- Editor
- EGGS-aminer, a newsletter dedicated to the art of Pysanky
- Awards
- Arts Education Award, Richmond – Finalist 2014
- Committees
- British Columbia Ukrainian Arts Council, Vancouver
- British Columbia Ukrainian Cultural Festival, Langley
- Ukrainian Centennial Days, Plaza of Nations, Vancouver 1991 and 2000
- Canada Day at Canada Place, Vancouver 1992
- Ukrainian Showcase, Pacific National Exhibition, Vancouver 1992
- Ukrainian Canadian Congress, BC Branch 2011
- 120th Anniversary of Ukrainian Settlement in Canada Celebration 2011
- Director
- Ukrainian Community Society of Ivan Franko, Richmond
Media Attention
- Digital Media
Television
- CBC Vancouver: our Vancouver, Easter eggs, the eastern European way, March 27, 2016
- Shaw TV Vancouver: go! March 23, 2016
- Delta Cable Communications: "Plugged IN! Pysanka with Joan Brander", Delta 2008
- Voice of America, March 19, 2008
- CityTV, Breakfast TV, Vancouver, March 22, 2005
- CTV, Vancouver, March 26, 2005
- Vancouver Cable 10 Echoes of Ukraine Easter Program: "Pysanka Workshop", Produced by Julia Stashuk, Vancouver, 1999
- BCTV, Vancouver, April 4, 1998
- Vancouver Cable 10 Echoes of Ukraine Easter Program: "Pysanka Workshop", Produced by Julia Stashuk, Vancouver, 1997
- Vancouver Cable 10 Echoes of Ukraine Easter Program: "Pysanka Workshop", Produced by Julia Stashuk, Vancouver, 1994
- Delta Cable 10 Community Events Program: "Bubblebash", Delta 1993
Radio
- Nash Holos Interview, Vancouver, April 27, 2008
- CBC, North by Northwest, Vancouver, March 19, 2004
- Newspapers
- Richmond Review – July 2, 2014
- Richmond Review – August 21, 2013 [link to The Richmond Review website and
advance to page 6, or .pdf version]
- The Richmond News - March 14, 2012 [link to The Richmond News website and advance
to page A17, or .pdf version]
- Diverse, Canadian Multicultural Awareness Magazine focusing on Art + Culture + Heritage, Volume 3, Issue 1
- The Ukrainian Weekly, April 27, 2008
- Burnaby New Westminster NewsLeader, March 20, 2008
- Burnaby New Westminster NewsLeader, April 7, 2007
- Vancouver Shinpo, March 29, 2007
- Vancouver Sun, March, 5, 2007
- Burnaby New Westminster NewsLeader, April 15, 2006
- Peninsula Lifestyles, April 8, 2004
- Richmond Review, April 8, 2004
- Delta Optimist, March 27, 2004
- Richmond News, April 12, 2003
- Florida Today, April 4, 2003
- Richmond News, April 15, 2001
- Delta Optimist, March 20, 1999
- Richmond News, March 16, 1997
- Richmond Review, April 3, 1996
- Ming Pao, March 16, 1996
- Richmond News, April 19, 1995
- Richmond Review, April 19, 1995
- Vancouver Sun, April 2, 1994
- Richmond News, March 30, 1994
- Newsletters and Magazines
- Nasha Doroha, Spring 2014
- Diverse, Canadian Multicultural Awareness Magazine focusing on Art + Culture + Heritage, Volume 3, Issue 1, Summer 2011
- Ukrainian Community Society of Ivan Franko, Richmond, Volume 20, Number 3, Spring 2009
- Solovei, Volume 4, Number 2, Spring 2008
- Ukrainian Community Society of Ivan Franko, Richmond, Volume 10, Number 10, Spring 2008
- Solovei, Volume 1, Number 2, Spring 2005
- EGGS-aminer, published by Bluenose Press, Richmond, Volume 7, No. 2, July 2001
- International Egg Art Guild, No. 78, April 1998
- Ukrainian Community Society of Ivan Franko, Richmond, Spring 1994
- Contact, published by Ukrainian Canadian Congress, British Columbia Provincial Council, Vancouver
- Pysanka Power Video Clips on YouTube – iluvpysanky channel
- Oct 2011 – photo montage of 2008 Pysanka Symposium and Book Launch in Washington, DC
- Nov 2011 – video clip of Book Launch and Announcement by Library of Congress
- Jan 2012 – Annual Pysanky Ukrainian Egg Decorating Workshops
- May 2012 – Our Tee Shirts Get Around
Promoting Pysanky
- 2008 Pysanka Symposium (Washington, DC) – March 8, 2008
- Malls
- Arbutus Village, Vancouver – since 1999
- Lougheed Town Centre, Burnaby – since 2003
- Richmond Centre Mall, Richmond – 1995 to 2004
- Willowbrook Town Centre, Langley – since 2005
- Teachers, Schools, Artist in Residence
- B.C. Art Teachers' Association (1996 to 2004)
- School Districts of British Columbia
- Festivals, Multi-Cultural, and Community Events
- BC Ukrainian Cultural Festival 1998 to 2004
- Chateau Whistler Resort – 2014 to 2016
- Culture Days – 2014, 2015
- Dragon Boat Festival, Vancouver – 1996
- Fusion Festival, Surrey – 2011 to 2012
- International Tall Ships Festival, Richmond (Steveston) – 2002
- Kaleidoscope: A World in Our City, Richmond – 2004
- London Farm, Steveston - 1992, 1996, 1997 (Family Farm Fair) and 2011
- Mountain Secondary School, Langley – 1997 (Multicultural Night)
- Multicultural Celebration '98, Richmond - 1998
- Multifest, Richmond - 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997
- Palmer School (Community Interaction Days), Richmond – 1996
- Panorama Heights Elementary School, Coquitlam – 1995
- Plaza of Nations (Ukrainian Days), Vancouver – 1991
- Pysanka Festival, Vegreville, Alberta – 1998, 1999, 2004
- Richmond Doors Open – 2014
- Richmond Nature Park, Richmond – 1991
- Rotary Club, Vancouver – 1993
- Steveston Landing, Steveston - 1994, 1995, 1996
- Steveston Salmon Festival on Canada Day - 2012 to 2016
- Svitanok Performing Arts Society of BC – 2002
- Ukrainian Community Society, Richmond – 1995 to 1999, 2004 to 2015
- Vancouver European Festival – 2007 to 2015
- Vancouver Multicultural Society of BC, Cultureshare – 1997
- Vancouver Museum, Vancouver – 1994, 1998
- Writers' on the Street, Vancouver – 1998
- Yevshan Spring Festival, Abbotsford – 1998
- Seniors
- Courtyard Gardens, Richmond - 2006, 2011
- Fraserview Manor, Richmond - 1994
- Icelandic Care Centre, Vancouver - 1998
- Inglewood Care Centre, West Vancouver - 2000
- Kinsmen Senior Recreation Centre, Tsawwassen - 1997
- Laurel Place, Surrey - 2009
- Lions Manor, Richmond - 1996 to 2014
- Pacifica Resort, Surrey - 2009
- St. Michael's Senior Centre, Vancouver - 2000, 2001
- Corporate Events
- Chateau Whistler Fairmont Resort – 2014 to 2016
- Delta Town & Country Inn, Delta –1993, 1995
- Eatons, Lansdowne Shopping Centre, Richmond – 1992
- MacCallum McIntyre Law Corporation – 1992
- Pixar Canada – 2013
- Pryke, Lambert, Leathley, Russell Law Corporation – 2009
- Richmond General Hospital– 1995 to 1997
- Churches
- Fraserview, Richmond
- M.O.P.S., Richmond – 1995
- Reah Fellowship, South Langley MB Church, Langley – 1994
- St. Joseph the Worker Church, Richmond – 1995
Educational Background
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- Foam Lake Composite High School, Saskatchewan - Graduated 1973
- Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology, Toronto 1973 - 1975
- Kwantlen College, Richmond – Part Time Studies 1981
- Vancouver Community College – Part-Times Studies 1978 - 1981
- University of British Columbia – Real Estate Pre-Licensing Course 1982
- H&R Block Canada, Inc. 1995
- British Columbia Institute of Technology 2012 - 2016
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