Noboru Sawai EDUCATION 1970         Studied under Toshi Yoshida, International Hanga Academy, Tokyo. 1969         Master of Fine Arts, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. 1966         Bachelor of Arts, Augsburg College, Minneapolis. 1962         Diploma, Lutheran Bible Institute, Minneapolis. SOLO EXHIBITIONS 1995         Noboru Sawai, Richmond Art Centre, Richmond, British Columbia. 1993         A Garden of Delights: 25 Years Of Prints By Noboru Sawai, The Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary. 1993         Noboru Sawai, Wallace Galleries, Calgary, 1992         Simon Patrich Galleries, Vancouver. 1992         Gallery M, Fresno, California. 1990         Geraldine-Davis Gallery, Toronto. 1989         Crown Gallery, Vancouver. 1989         Muttart Gallery, Calgary. 1988         Richmond Art Centre, Richmond, British Columbia. 1988         Performance Art, Richmond Art Centre, Richmond, British Columbia. 1988         Bogarash Gallery, Tel Aviv. 1988         Thomas Gallery, Winnipeg. 1987         Studio 16, Victoria. 1987         Noboru Sawai, Grand Forks Art Gallery, Grand Forks, British Columbia. 1985         Songs of Spring, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen´s University, Kingston, Ontario. 1985         Performance Art, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston. 1985         Thomas Gallery, Winnipeg. 1980         Backroom Gallery, Victoria. 1980         Peter Whyte Gallery, Banff, Alberta. 1979         Gallery Graphics, Ottawa. 1979         Gallery Moos, Toronto. 1979         Mitake Gallery, Tokyo. 1978         University of Calgary, Calgary. 1978         Florence Abbott Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario. 1977         Alfermann Gallery, Solingen-Ohligs, West Germany. 1976         Galerie Prisme, Brussels. 1975         University of Wisconsin, Parkside, Wisconsin (two-artist). 1974         Augsburg College, Minneapolis. 1974         St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota. 1974         Triad Gallery, North Hollywood, California. 1974         Gallery Of Modern Art, Ferrara, Italy. 1973         Glenbow Museum, Calgary. 1972         St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota. 1972         The Library Gallery, New Westminster, British Columbia. 1972         Camrose Lutheran College, Camrose, Alberta. 1971         Banff School of Fine Arts, Banff, Alberta. 1970         Berea College, Berea, Kentucky. 1969         University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. 1966         Bachelor of Arts (cum laude), Augsburg College, Minneapolis. GROUP EXHIBITIONS 1994         Artists’ Circle, Triangle Gallery, Calgary. 1994         Small Image: Exhibition of the Los Angeles Printmakers´ Society Members, Los Angeles. 1993         Okanagan Print Invitational Exhibition, Okanagan, British Columbia. 1993         University College Art Gallery, Kelowna, British Columbia. 1992         Visual Exchange ´92, Meeting Point Artists Association, Chinese Cultural Centre, Calgary. 1992         Confluence: 5th Annual Exhibition of the Meeting Point Artists Association, Nova Gallery, Calgary. 1992         Oxfam Canada, Cardinal Fine Arts, Vancouver. 1992         Exhibition of the Los Angels Printmaking Society Members, Los Angeles. 1991         Exhibition of the Los Angeles Printmaking Society Members, Los Angeles. 1990         Alberta Printmakers, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario. 1990         McPherson Library Gallery, University Of Victoria, Victoria. 1989         Series ´89 Faculty Exhibition, Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta. 1989         Faculty Exhibition, University of Calgary. 1989         Contemporary Canadian Graphics, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario. 1989         Fear of Others, International Art Exhibition, Vancouver. 1988         Printmaking Council, Horsham Art Centre, Horsham, Sussex. 1987         Print Today, Salem Art Association, Salem, Oregon (invitational). 1987         Printshop of Canada, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario (invitational). 1987         Faculty Exhibition, University Of Calgary. 1987         Innovation: Subject and Technique, University of Toronto. (invitational). 1987         The First Anniversary Benefit Print Exhibition, Manhattan Graphic Society, New York (invitational). 1986         Erotica Group Exhibition, Vancouver. 1986         Faculty Exhibition, University of Calgary. 1985         Contemporary Canadian Prints From Alberta, Stockholm. 1985         Exhibition of Burns Visual Art Society, Off-Centre Centre, Calgary. 1984         Do You Take This Seriously?, Glenbow Museum, Calgary. 1984         Faculty Exhibition, Nickle Arts Museum, University Of Calgary. 1983         Thomas Gallery, Winnipeg. 1983         Faculty Exhibition, University Of Calgary, Calgary. 1983         Nude and Eroticism in Contemporary Canadian Art, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal. 1983         British Columbia Printmakers, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria. 1983         M.C. Duthie Gallery, Vancouver. 1982         Printmakers ´82, Art Gallery Of Ontario, Toronto. 1981         Recent Acquisitions, Glenbow Museum, Calgary. 1981         Opening Exhibition, Gallery Don Stewart, Toronto. 1980         Gravures de l´ouest, Quebec City. 1980         Seventy-Five Years of Watercolour, Glenbow Museum, Calgary. 1980         Prints of Wit and Honour, Gallery Moos, Calgary. 1979         Alberta Artists, Tokyo. 1978         Galerie Henning, Hamburg, West Germany. 1978         Graphica Gallery, Edmonton. 1977         Selections of The Alberta Art Foundation, Glenbow Museum, Calgary. 1976         Canadian Consulate, New York. 1976         Place Bonaventure Exhibition Hall, Montreal. 1976         Canadian Printmakers, Davidson Gallery, Seattle. 1976         Women as Sex Objects, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton. 1976         Exhibition of Drawings, Edmonton Art Gallery (travelling). 1976         Bradford College of Art, Bradford, England. 1975         4 Calgary Printmakers, Queen´s University, Kingston, Ontario. 1975         3rd Biennial International de l´image, Epinal, France. 1975         Lefebve Gallery, Edmonton. 1975         Canada House, London. 1975         Cultural and Information Center, Brussels. 1975         Canadian Cultural Centre, Paris. 1975         Faculty Art Exhibition, University Of Calgary, 1975         West Coast Printmaking Instructors Exhibition, Vancouver. 1974         The 14 from Calgary, Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton. 1974         9 Out of 10: A Survey Of Contemporary Canadian ,Art, Hamilton, Ontario (travelling). 1974         Print Out: 4 Canadian Printmakers, Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, British Columbia. 1974         Calgary Printmakers, The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton. 1974         The Alberta Exhibition, Sapporo, Japan. 1973         Combined Art Faculty Exhibition, Alberta College of Art, Calgary. 1973         Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto. 1972         The Stampede Art Exhibition, Calgary Stampede, Calgary. 1972         Faculty Exhibition, University of Calgary.                in conjunction with the Museum of Modern Art ART COMPETITIONS 1995         Second International Miniature Print Exhibition, Llubjana, Yugoslavia. 1995         Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial ´95, Tokyo. 1994         Rites Of Spring: Mail Art Exhibition, Charleston Art Gallery, Charleston, South Carolina. 1994         International Miniature Art Biennial, Ville-Marie, Quebec. 1994         9th Seoul International Print Biennial ´94, Seoul. 1994         8th International Miniature Print Exhibition, Seoul. 1994         Art Of Humour and Satire, Grand Forks, British Columbia. 1994         Malaspina Printmakers Society Members´ Annual Exhibition, Petley Jones Gallery, Vancouver. 1993         First International Graphic Biennial of Maastricht, Maastrich, The Netherlands. 1993         20th International Biennial of Graphic Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia. 1993         The International Print Triennial Kracow ´94, Kracow, Poland. 1993         Malaspina Printmakers Society Annual Exhibition, Vancouver. 1992         The International Miniature Art Biennial, Ville-Marie, Quebec. 1992         17th International Independent Exhibition of Prints, Yokohama. 1992         Pacific Prints ´92, 6th Biennial Print Competition Exhibition, California. 1992         Interprint International Biennial, Ukraine, USSR. 1991         Second Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Prints, Bhopal, India. 1991         11th Mini-Print International, Cadaques, Barcelona. 1991         First Annual International Mini Print Exhibition, Napa Art Center, California. 1991         5th International Biennial of Prints Exhibition, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan. 1990         9th International Exhibition of Graphic Art, Frechen, Germany. 1990         4th International Biennale of Print Exhibition, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan. 1990         5th Annual International Exhibition of Miniature Art, Toronto. 1990         3rd International Print Biennial, Somers, New York. 1989         First International Biennale of Graphic Arts, Roopankar Museum of Fine Arts, Bhopal, India (invitational). 1989         18th International Biennale of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia (invitational). 1989         Canadian Print Makers, Estonia. 1988         Third International Biennale Print Exhibition Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan. 1988         Sixth Seoul International Print Biennale, Seoul, South Korea. 1987         7th International Mini-Print Biennale, Barcelona. 1987         Second Annual International Exhibition of Miniature Art, Toronto. 1986         11th International Print Biennale, Krakow, Poland. 1986         First International Print Biennale, Somers, New York. 1986         Sixth Mini-Print International Biennale, Barcelona. 1986         Fifth Seoul International Print Biennale, Seoul, South Korea. 1986         First Annual International Exhibition of Miniature Art, Toronto. 1985         Premio International Biennale Per L´incisione, Biella, Italy. 1985         Cabo Frio International Print Biennale, Cabo Frio, Brazil. 1984         International Print Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan. 1984         Graphex 9: National Print And Drawing Exhibition, Art Gallery Of Brant, Brantford, Ontario. 1983         4th Annual Exhibition of Prints and Drawings, Pippa Passes, Kentucky. 1983         Seoul International Print Biennale, National Museum of Modern Art, Seoul, South Korea. 1980         Fifth Norwegian International Print Biennale, Norway invitational). 1979         47th Annual Exhibition of the Japan Printmakers, Tokyo. 1978         14th Annual Printmakers Exhibition, Tokyo. 1978         Graphex VI: Annual Juried Exhibition, Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, Ontario (Invitational Section). 1977         45th Annual Exhibition of the Japan Printmakers Association, Tokyo. 1977         First Grand-Prix Prints Competition, Tokyo. 1977         Northwest International Small Format Print Exhibition, Seattle. 1977         Biennale International Open Competition, Philadelphia. 1977         3rd Graphic Biennale, Vienna. 1976         Fifth British International Print Biennale, Bradford, England. 1976         Premio International Exhibition of Graphic Art, Beilla, Italy. 1976         International Graphics Biennale, Frechen, West Germany. 1976         Spectrum Canada, Royal Canadian Academy Of Arts, Toronto. 1976         Imprint 76: National Survey Exhibition of Canadian Printmaking, Montreal. 1976         44th Annual Exhibition of the Japan Printmakers Association, Tokyo. 1976         Graphex IV: Annual Juried Exhibition of Canadian Prints And Drawings, Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, Ontario. 1976         6th International Print Biennale, Kracow, Poland. 1975         Graphex III: Annual Juried Exhibition of Canadian Prints and Drawings, Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, Ontario (travelling). 1975         3rd U.S. International Graphics Annual, Hollis, New Hampshire (travelling). 1975         12th Manisphere International Jury Art Show, Winnipeg, Manitoba. 1975         8th Burnaby Biennial Print Show, Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, British Columbia. 1974         Graphex II: Juried Exhibition, Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, Ontario. 1974         Contemporary Graphics, Brantford, Ontario. 1974         Printed Matter: Juried Print Show, Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick. 1974         Manisphere 11th International Juried Art Show, Winnipeg, Manitoba. 1974         Canadian Printmakers Showcase, Ottawa. 1974         The Annual Exhibition of the Canadian Society of Graphic Art, London, Ontario. 1974         2nd New Hampshire International Graphics Annual, New Hampshire. 1974         11th International Biennial of Graphic Art, The Modern Gallery, Ljubjana, Yugoslavia. 1973         13th Calgary Graphics Show, Calgary. 1973         First Annual National Print Exhibition, Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles. 1973         Manisphere 10th International Jury Art Show, Winnipeg. 1972         Canadian Printmakers Showcase, Ottawa. 1972         12th Calgary Graphics Show, Calgary. 1970         38th Annual Exhibition of the Japan Printmakers Association, Tokyo. 1970         23rd Annual Mid-States Art Exhibition, Indiana. 1969         Second National Exhibition of Prints and Drawings, North Dakota. 1968         Second Minnesota Competition of Prints and Drawings, Minnesota COLLECTIONS Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen´s University, Kingston, Ontario (1985) Alberta Art Foundation, Edmonton (1973/ 74/ 76) Alberta College of Art, Calgary (1972) Alberta Provincial Government, Churchill Square Building, Edmonton (1974) Alberta Provincial Government, Remand Centre, Calgary (1974) Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, Ontario (1977) Athabaska University, Edmonton, Alberta (1980) Bradford Metropolitan Council, Bradford, England (1976) Calgary Convention Centre, Calgary (1975) Camrose Lutheran College, Camrose, Alberta (1972) Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa (1973/ 74/ 75/ 76) Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa (1980/ 81/ 82/ 83/ 90) Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Calgary (1977) Canadian Embassy, Tel Aviv (1989) Clarkson Gordon, Toronto (1984) Credit Union Central, Calgary (1980) Domclean Ltd. (1985) Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton (1974) Esso Resources, Calgary (1980) Glenbow Museum, Calgary (1972) Glenbow Museum, Calgary (1980/ 83) Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta Government o Canada, Department Of External Affairs, Ottawa (1974) Guaranty Trust, Calgary (1980) International Print Biennale, Cabo Frio, Brazil (1985) Lloyd Art Loan Foundation, Berea, Kentucky (1971) London Life, London, Ontario (1984) London Public Library And Art Museum, London, Ontario (1974) Memorial University, Newfoundland (1977) Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon (1977) Montreal Museum of Fine Art, Montreal (1976) Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick (1974) Muttart Gallery, Calgary (1990) National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa (1974) Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary (1992) Peter Whyte Gallery, Banff, Alberta (1980) Queen´s University, Kingston, Ontario (1976) Reader´s Digest Collection (1974) Shell Oil, Calgary (1979) Toronto Dominion Bank, Toronto (1985) Trinity Lutheran Congregation, Minneapolis (1969) University of Calgary, Calgary (1976) University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario (1979) University of Manitoba, Winnipeg (1974) University of Oregon, Salem, Oregon (1976) University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon (1975) University of Toronto, Toronto (1990) University of Victoria, Victoria (1974) University of Wisconsin, Parkside, Wisconsin (1975) Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg (1974) GRANTS/AWARDS 1995         The Canadian Museums Association 1995 Award for A Garden Of Delights. 1985         Purchase Award, Graphex 9: National Print and Drawing Exhibition, Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, Ontario. 1985         Commission Award, Toronto Dominion Bank, Toronto. 1979         Special Project Grant, University Of Calgary. 1978         Canada Council Project Grant. 1977         Junior Membership Award, Japan Printmakers Association, Tokyo. 1975         Edition Award, Graphex III, Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, Ontario. 1974         Purchase Award, Graphex II, Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, Ontario. 1974         Purchase Award, Printed Matter, Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick. 1974         Purchase Award, Annual Exhibition of The Canadian Society Of Graphic Art, London, Ontario. 1973         Purchase Award, 13th Calgary Graphics Show. 1973         Manisphere Grand Award, Manisphere 10th Annual Juried Show, Winnipeg. 1970         Creative Research Grant, Berea College, Kentucky. 1967         Regents’ Grant, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Present     Professor Emeritus, University of Calgary. 1995         Printmaking Workshop, Richmond Art Centre, Richmond, British Columbia. 1995         Visiting Instructor, Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts, Lester Pearson College, Victoria. 1994         Visiting Art Instructor, Arctic College, Iqaluit, Northwest Territories, Juror. 1994         Eastern Arctic Arts And Crafts Competition, Iqaluit, Northwest Territories. 1993         Visiting Art Instructor, Okanagan University College, Kelowna, British Columbia. 1993         Printmaking Workshop, Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops, British Columbia. 1992         Guest Artist, Simon Patrich Galleries, Vancouver. 1991         Visiting Instructor, Arctic College, Pangnirtung, Northwest Territories. 1990         Visiting Instructor, Sanavik Inuit Co-operative, Baker Lake, Northwest Territory. 1990         Visiting Instructor, Community Art Council, Parksville, British Columbia 1990         Juror, Community Art Council, Parksville, British Columbia. 1990         Visiting Instructor, Metchosin International, International Summer School of the Arts, Lester Pearson College, Victoria 1990         Summer School of the Arts, Victoria 1990         Guest Artist, Emily Carr College of Art Outreach Programme, Bella Coola, British Columbia 1990         Juror, Annual Exhibition of the Malaspina Printmakers Society, Vancouver 1990         Visiting Instructor, Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts, Lester Pearson College, Victoria 1989         Visiting Artist, Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta 1989         Visiting Instructor, Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta 1989         Visiting Instructor, Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts, Lester Pearson College, Victoria 1989         Visiting Instructor, Vernon Community Arts Centre, Vernon, British Columbia 1989         Juror, Holman Island Eskimo Co-operative, Northwest Territory. 1989         Consultant, Sanavik Inuit Co-operative, Baker Lake, Northwest Territory 1988         Visiting Instructor, Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts, Lester Pearson College, Victoria. 1988         Visiting Artist Lecturer, Manitoba Printmakers Association, Winnipeg.. 1988         Visiting Artist, The Israeli Centre for the Creative Arts, Ma´alot, Israel. 1988         Visiting Artist Lecturer, Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. 1987         Visiting Instructor, Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts, Lester Pearson College, Victoria. 1987         Visiting Instructor, Sanavik Inuit Print Co--operative, Baker Lake, Northwest Territories. 1986         Visiting Instructor, Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts, Lester Pearson College, Victoria. 1986         Guest Artist, Fifth Annual Convention, Northwest Print Council of the United States, Vancouver. 1986         Visiting Instructor, Sanavik Inuit Print Co--operative, Baker Lake, Northwest Territories 1986         Guest Artist, Expo ´86, Vancouver. 1985         Guest Artist, Queen´s University, Kingston, Ontario. 1985         Guest Artist, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. 1985         Guest Artist, Emily Carr College of Art, Vancouver. 1984         Guest Artist, Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta. 1984         Printmaking Workshop, Emily Carr College of Art Outreach Programme, Revelstoke, British Columbia. 1984         Printmaking Workshop, Emily Carr College of Art Outreach Programme, Burnaby Art Centre, Burnaby. British Columbia. 1984         Visiting Instructor, Emily Carr College of Art, Vancouver. 1984         Printmaking Workshop, Emily Carr College of Art Outreach Programme, Cortes Island, British Columbia. 1984         Printmaking Workshop, Emily Carr College of Art, Outreach Programme, Powell River, British Columbia. 1984         Printmaking Workshop, West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative, Cape Dorset, Northwest Territories. 1983         Printmaking Workshop, Okanagan University College, Kelowna, British Columbia. 1983         Guest Artist, Queen´s University, Kingston, Ontario. 1983         Guest Artist, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. 1983         Guest Artist, University of Alberta, Edmonton. 1982         Printmaking Workshop, Fort Nelson, British Columbia. 1982         Printmaking Workshop, Cassiar, British Columbia. 1982         Printmaking Workshop, Atlin, British Columbia. 1982         Printmaking Workshop, Whitehorse, Yukon. 1981         Printmaking Workshop, Emily Carr Outreach Programme, Courtenay, British Columbia. 1981         Printmaking Workshop, Emily Carr Outreach Programme, Fort St. John, British Columbia. 1981         Printmaking Workshop, David Thompson University Centre, Nelson, British Columbia. 1981         Guest Artist, Emily Carr College Of Art, Vancouver, British Columbia. 1981         Visiting Art Instructor, University Of Victoria, British Columbia. 1980         Printmaking Workshop College of New Caledonia, Prince George, British Columbia. 1979         Let´s Meet At 3:00, TBS Television, Tokyo. 1979         Adult´s Hour, Tokyo Channel Twelve Television, Tokyo. 1979         Printmaking Workshop, Emily Carr Outreach Programme, Masset, British Columbia. 1978         Guest Artist, Eskimo Arts Conference, Canada Council, Ottawa. 1978         Juror, Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, British Columbia. 1978         Guest Artist, Hanga of Noboru Sawai, Citizens´ Cable Television Production, Hamilton, Ontario. 1978         Visiting Art Instructor, Vancouver School Of Art, Vancouver. 1977         Guest Artist, International Printmaking Symposium, Queen´s University, Kingston, Ontario 1976         Guest Artist, Alberta College Of Art, Calgary. 1976         Guest Artist, University of Lethbridge, Alberta. 1976         Guest Artist, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg. 1975         Guest Artist, Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta. 1975         Visiting Instructor, University of Victoria, Victoria. 1975         Visiting Instructor, Western Washington State College, Bellingham, Washington. 1975         Guest Artist, University Of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. 1974         Guest Artist, Vancouver School of Art, Vancouver. 1974         Guest Artist, Triad Workshop, Los Angeles. 1973         Visiting Instructor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. 1973         Guest Artist, CFCN Television, Calgary. 1971-93    Professor, Printmaking and Drawing, University of Calgary, Calgary. 1971         Art Instructor, Banff School of Fine Arts, Banff, Alberta. 1970-71    Art Instructor, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky. 1968         Art Instructor, International Music and Art Camp, Peace Garden, North Dakota. 1967-69    Teaching Assistant, University Of Minnesota, Minneapolis. 1966-68    Art Instructor, Minneapolis Lutheran High School, Minneapolis. Committees, University Of Calgary 1975-76    Hiring Policies Committee 1974-76    Division Chairman, Photography and Printmaking 1973-75    Graduate Student Supervisor 1972-74    Supervisory Committee for a graduate student 1992         Departmental Representative 1992         Chairman, Safety Committee 1992         Christmas Card Committee 1992         Asian Studies Group 1991         Departmental Safety Committee 1987         Industrial Safety Committee 1987         Academic Policy and Curriculum Committee 1987         Departmental Safety Committee 1987         Area Co-ordinator 1986         Industrial Safety Committee 1986         Academic Policy and Curriculum Committee 1986         Departmental Safety Committee 1986         Area Co-ordinator 1985         M.F.A. Supervisory Committee 1985         Departmental Safety Committee 1984         Co-odinator, Area of Printmaking 1983         Area Coordinator, Division of Printmaking 1983         Portfolio Review Committee 1983         Departmental Safety Officer 1983         Interim Supervisor, Graduate Student 1983         Co-ordinator, Area of Printmaking 1980         Supervisor, Graduate Student 1976         Planning and Space Committee 1976         M.F.A. Graduate Studies Committee 1976         Supervisor, Graduate Student 1975         Academic Review Committee 1975         Staff Affairs Committee 1975         Safety Officer, Department of Art 1973         Fine Arts Festival Committee Professional Art Society Memberships Alberta Artist Association (joined 1973) Japan Printmakers Association, Tokyo (joined 1971) Los Angeles Printmaking Society (joined 1990) Malaspina Printmakers Society, Vancouver (Joined 1990) Print and Drawing Council of Canada, Toronto (joined 1977) Printmaking Council of Great Britain (joined 1985) BIBLIOGRAPHY Note: an asterisk (*) following an entry indicates an exhibition catalogue or brochure.          Anderson, Jeffrey. "Galleries." Winnipeg Free Press, 22 January 1983. Baker, Suzanne Devonshire. Artists Of Alberta. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 1980, p. 60. Boccaccini, Rino. "Noboru Sawai." Voce de Ferrara (Ferrara, Italy) (21 September 1974). Brennan, Maeve. 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