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How the West Was Won
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Faceted vase
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Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATIONMFA Rhode Island School of DesignBED Texas A&M UniversityTEACHING2007 to Present Assistant Professor of Ceramics Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis2001 to 2007 Lecturer and Ceramics Studio Manager UC Berkeley, CA2004 to 2007 Lecturer California College of the Arts, Oakland, CARESIDENCIES2011 Guldagergaard International Ceramics Research Center, Denmark2009 Rogers Studio Print Residency, Mazatlan, Mexico2008 Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Maine2005 Kohler Arts and Industry Program, Wisconsin2004 Urban Clay, Los Angeles, CA2004 Stonemetal Press, San Antonio, TX2002 Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT2000 Mendocino Art Center, CAAWARDS AND GRANTS2011 Indiana University Exploration Travel Grant Indiana University Overseas Research Grant2010 Indiana University New Frontiers Arts and Humanities Grant Indiana University Overseas Program Develpoment Grant2009 IUPUI Art and Humanities Grant Indiana Arts Commission Individual Artist Program Grant2008 New Frontiers Exploration Travel Grant2007 UC Berkeley Faculty Develpoment Grant Third Place Award, Feats of Clay XX2006 UC Berkeley Faculty Develpoment Grant2005 NCECA Emerging Artist SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS2012 Wall Works, Park Tudor, Indianapolis2011 The Mighty Ones, Basile Gallery, Herron School of Art, 2008 Exquisite Coarse, Kent State University2006 History, Diablo Valley College, CA2005 Access, Braunstein Quay Gallery, San Francisco2002 Mementos, Sebastion Ward Gallery, Berkeley, CA2001 Trophies and Dead Things, Red Room Gallery, Mendocino, CA PUBLIC ART2010 Re-Dome - temporary installtion of work created with RCA Dome fabric in Indianapolis2009 Dog Days of Summer - Lafayette, IN2008 Reclamation - recycled brick form in Indianapolis, IN2002 Context - translucent porclelain window located at the Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MTSelected Group Exhibitions2011 NCECA Biennial - Tampa Museum of Art, FL Mendocino Show - Tampa, FL Feats of Clay XXIV- Lincoln, CA ???????? - Little Rock, AK Decaliscious - Carbondale Clay Center, CO2010 18th Ceramic National, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, TX Decalomania - Santa Fe Clay, NM Hecho in Mexico - Stone Metal Press, San Antonio, TX To Die For - Projects Gallery, Philiadelphia, PA Around the Campfire - Trenton Artworks, NJ 3D - Christopher West Presents, Indianapolis, IN 50 Gravy Boats - Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA2009 Hecho in Mexico - Mazatlan Museum of Art, Mexico Clay and Context - Indiana State Univ, Art Gallery, Terre Haute, IN Feats of Clay XXII - Lincoln, CA Visual Fringe - Indianapolis, IN Mind the Gap - Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN2008 Ob-jections - Michael Berger Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA Visual Fringe - Indianapolis, IN Herron Faculty Show2007 Watershed and Friends - Snyderman Works Gallery, Philiadelphia Western Kentucky University Invitational - Bowling Green, KY 30 Ceramic Sculptors - John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA Follow the Line: Four Artists - Davis Art Center, CA The Dirty Dozen - Richmond Art Center, CA UC Berkeley Faculty Exhibition - Worth Ryder Gallery, Berkeley, CA2006 Sydney Myer International Ceramics Award, Australia Viewpoint: Ceramics - Grossmont Hyde Art Gallery, El Cajon, CA Yixing Influence - Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT The Family of Clay: CCACeramics, Oliver Gallery, Oakland, CA Archie Bray International - Helena, MT2005 RISD San Francisco Biennial - Gallery Lux, CA Clay on the Wall - Texas Tech Univeristy. TX Feats of Clay XVIII, Lincoln, CA 30 Ceramic Sculptors, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA CCA Faculty Show - Oliver Gallery, Oakland, CA2004 Form Follow Function - Lill Street Art Center, Chicago, IL 15th Ceramic National, San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, TX Ink and Clay 30 - Kellog Univ. Art Gallery, Pomona, CA Womens' Work - Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA Orton Cone Box Show - Baker University, lawrence, KS Watershed Artists - Toki Gallery, Berkeley, CA Viewpoint Ceramics - Grossmont Hyde Art Gallery, El Cajon, CA2003 CraftHouston National - Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, TX Ceramics USA - North Texas State University, Denton, TX Terra Forma - Arts Benecia Gallery, Benecia, CA The Word Made Clay - The Tile and Heritage Foundation, San Diego Generations: Impending Lineage - Art & Industry Gallery, San Diego Visual Alchemy - The Oakland Art Gallery, CA Clay Cup IX - SIU Museum, Carbondale, ILPUBLICATIONSThe Yixing Influence - Marvin Sweet, Foreign Language Press500 Vases - Lark Books500 Pitchers - Lark Books500 Cups - Lark BooksMold Making and Slip Casting - Andrew Martin, Lark BooksTile Making and Installation - Angelica Pozo, Lark BooksCeramics Monthly, The Word Made Clay, April 2003, pg 42 photoPERMANENT COLLECTIONSJohn Michaeil Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WIKohler Company, Kohler, WIKolva Sullivan Colection, Spokane, WANora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan, UTArchie Bray Foundation, Helena, MTToki Collection, Berkeley, CAMarissa Rodenmacher Collection, Dusseldorf, Germany
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Upcoming shows:Decaliscious at the Carbondale Clay Center, ColoradoIDADA Art Paviliion, Indianapolis, INPark Tudor, Indianapolis, IN
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