LONG, MATT
MISSISSPPI
MISSISSPPI
My passion for clay lies within functional pottery. I believe that pots have a nature of their own-a soul, a breath of reality, that is inherently guided by their maker. In a world that is fast paced and oriented around convenience in life rather than quality of life, hand made functional pots can slow things down, allowing the user to enjoy the important aspects of human interaction and self-introspection. Hand made pottery is a complete human expression, not an interpretation of usable objects that only address a standard.
These vessels fulfill ideas of function, explore the possibilities of gesture and craftsmanship and ultimately tie my ideas and education to history and tradition. My pottery explores issues that go beyond simple utility and addresses relationships between maker, user and object. These relationships are an integral part of my work. Making choices about the way a handle fits a finger, or a rim touches your mouth, are done intentionally to create a specific feel or mood to the piece.
I predominantly use porcelain, because of its building qualities, whiteness, and ability to translate glaze surface and firing process. Recently I have concentrated on soda firing, and implements for whisky. Soda firing can create a sense of drama, a blush of color and variety of tactile surfaces, always leaving its marks on the work as it licks its way through the kiln. These Jugs, Flasks, and whisky cups are tied to history, making reference to German salt ware, and early American pottery. For me, they are about friendship, they are about sitting and sipping, savoring the moment. They are about taking the material to its extreme, squeezing it with strength, and asking it to reveal something gentle. My interest and awareness toward surface and kiln atmosphere constantly challenges me in my choices of form and idea, always trying to simply enhance what already exists.
I believe that the complexities of form and function are revealed through use. I strive to make pots that incorporate my intimate experiences, yet relate to the history and tradition of ceramics. Hand made pots are an integral part of my life, they inform life in a very direct way, becoming objects of satisfaction by their sheer beauty and sense of utility. In a world with goals centered on convenience in life rather than quality of life, I make these vessels to heighten our awareness of human interaction and self-introspection. These qualities take the hand made pot to a higher level, by giving the user not only physical nourishment, but impacting the psychological and emotional aspect of everyday life, preserving that which has become most fragile -- time.
EDUCATION
1997
Master of Fine Arts, Ohio University. Athens, Ohio
1995
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Kansas City Art Institute. Kansas City, Missouri
1992
Associate of Arts, Napa Valley College. Napa Valley, California
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2005-Present
Assistant Professor of Art, Ceramics. University of Mississippi, Department of Art. Oxford, Mississippi
2003-2005
Teaching Lab Specialist. University of Florida, School of Art and Art History. Gainesville, Florida
2003-2001
Adjunct Assistant Professor. University of Florida, School of Art and Art History. Gainesville, Florida
Teaching Lab Specialist. University of Florida, School of Art and Art History. Gainesville, Florida
2000-2001
Visiting Assistant Professor, Sabbatical Replacement, University of Florida, For Linda Arbuckle, Duties include; Area Coordinator position, Upper division Graduate and Undergraduate Courses.
1999-2000
Adjunct Assistant Professor. University of Florida, School of Art and Art History. Gainesville, Florida
Teaching Lab Specialist. University of Florida, School of Art and Art History. Gainesville, Florida
1997
Graduate Teaching Associate, Advanced Ceramics; kiln design, construction and firing. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Clay and glaze calculation. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
1996-97
Graduate Teaching Associate, Undergraduate wheel throwing and hand building
Ohio University. Athens, Ohio
1995-97
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Assistant for Professor Brad Schwieger, beginning throwing. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Westminster High School, Westminster, CO
Half-day demonstration, lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
City Park Pottery Studio, City of Westminster, Westminster, CO
Two-day demonstration, lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
Three-day demonstration, lecture
- Juror
"Starbrick Clay National 2009" Starbrick Clay, Nelsonville, OH.
2008
- Juror
Gulf Coast Community College, Panama City, FL
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA.
Two-day demonstration, lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Concord University, Athens, WV
Three-day demonstration, lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Nevada Clay Build, Henderson, NV
Four-day demonstration, lecture
- Clay Symposium Presenter
Fusion - The Ontario Clay and Glass Association
Two-day demonstration, lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Firehouse Pottery, Ojai, California
Two-day demonstration, lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Burns Pottery, Natchez, Mississippi.
Two-day demonstration, lecture
- Demonstrator/Panelist
The Potters Council on the American Ceramic Society Conference: "Centered in Clay" sponsored by: St. Petersburg Clay Co & Highwater Clay Co. St.
Petersburg Clay Co., St. Petersburg, Florida
2007
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
El Camino College, Torrance, California
Two-day demonstration, lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Two-day demonstration, lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, Colorado
Two-week hands-on class, lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
Two-day demonstrations, slide lecture
- Exhibition Curator
Second Annual UAM National Juried Cup Show
University of Arkansas, Monticello, Arkansas
- Presenter of Pre-Conference Workshop for NCECA
"Rhythm & Gesture" sponsored by Laguna Clay, Buffalo Trace Distillery, and Kentucky Mudworks, Frankfort, KY
2006
- Kiln Construction
Soda Kiln, cross draft, forced air, sprung arch
For the Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, Montana
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Terra Incognito Studios and Gallery, Oak Park, Illinois
Two day demonstration, slide lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Atlanta, Georgia
Two day, demonstration, slide lecture
- Laloba Ranch Faculty, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Two week, demonstration, slide lecture
- Summer Faculty/Workshop
Metchosin Int’l Summer School of the Arts, British Columbia
Two week, demonstration, slide lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Red Star Studios Ceramic Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Seven day, demonstration, firing, slide lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
North Harris College, Houston Texas
Three day, demonstration, slide lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Missouri
Two day, demonstration, slide lecture
2005
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Laloba Ranch Faculty, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Seven day hands on Soda Firing workshop
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, Florida
Three day, demonstration, slide lecture
- Craft Summer Faculty,
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Seven day hands-on Soda Firing workshop
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Finch Pottery, Bailey, North Carolina
Two day demonstration, slide lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Walnut Creek Civic Arts Education, Walnut Creek, California
2 day demonstration, slide lecture
- Visiting Artist/Slide Lecture
Hancock College, Santa Maria, CA
Slide presentation and lecture
- Visiting Artist/Slide Lecture
El Camino College, Torrance, California
Slide presentation and lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, California
Two day workshop with slide presentation
2004
- Summer Faculty, “Master Series”
Laloba Ranch Clay Center, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
One week, demonstration, firing, slide lecture
- Pre-Conference Workshop for NCECA
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Demonstrator, slide lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, Illinois
Kiln building workshop, slide lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Collin County Community College, Allen, Texas
Throwing Demonstration, slide lecture
- Workshop/Soda firing
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
Fire Soda kiln, Throwing demo, slide lecture
- Workshop/ Visiting Artist
Boulder Potters Guild, Boulder, Colorado
Throwing Demonstration, Slide lecture
2003
- Visiting Artist/ slide lecture
Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
Slide Lecture, Critique
- Kiln building workshop/Visiting Artist,
Willamette University, Salem, Oregon
Build reduction kiln, lecture, slide talk
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
The Clay Studio/Space 743, San Francisco, California
One week workshop, demonstrations, slide lecture
- Summer Session Faculty
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico
One week workshop, “Porcelain: Form Function and Gesture”
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Edinboro Universtiy, Edinboro, Pennsylvania
Three day wheel throwing demo, slide lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
St. Pete Clay, St. Pertersburg, Florida
Five day soda fire workshop, demonstrations, slide lecture
2002
- Summer Session Faculty
AUTEC, Andros Island, Bahamas
One week workshop, demonstrations, slide lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist,
University of Southern California at Channel Islands, Camarillo, California
Three day wheel throwing demo, slide lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist,
University of Texas El Paso, El Paso, Texas
Three day wheel throwing demo, slide lecture
- National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts; Pre-Conference, Workshop and show, “Clay Nation”, Ulrich Museum, University of Wichita, Wichita, Kansas, with Brad Schwieger, Jim Brashear and Susan Filley
- Summer SessionFaculty: Craft Summer,
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
One week soda fire/ porcelain workshop
- Kiln Construction
Wood Kiln, cross draft, catenary arch
For the University of Florida, with graduate student, Tara Wilson
- Workshop/visiting artist
Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, Maryland
One week teaching session
- Co-Curator, “Porcelain/Stoneware: Side by Side”, with Susan Filey
Red Star Studio, Kansas City, Missouri
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
2001
- Faculty Advisor
Fine Arts College Council
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
- Summer Session Faculty
Odyssey Center for the Ceramic Arts, Asheville, North Carolina
1 week workshop, Slip as decoration
- Workshop/visiting artist
Red Star Studio, Kansas City, Missouri
Wheel throwing demo, Soda Firing, slide lecture
- Workshop/visiting artist
Atlantic Beach Potters, Jacksonville, Florida
Wheel throwing demo, slide lecture
- Workshop/visiting artist
Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York
Wheel throwing demo, slide lecture
- Summer Session Faculty
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
“Form, Line, Gesture and Movement” a concentration on teapots
- Workshop/visiting artist
Cornell University, Ithica, New York
Wheel throwing demo, Slide Lecture
- Workshop/visiting artist
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah
Wheel throwing demo, slide lecture
- Workshop/visiting artist
University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi
Wheel throwing demo, Soda firing, slide lecture
- Workshop/visiting artist
University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska
Wheel throwing demo, slide lecture
2000
- Faculty Advisor
Fine Arts College Council
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
- Curator, A Touch of Porcelain@, with Susan Filley
Red Rocks Community College, Denver, Colorado
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
1999
- Faculty Advisor
Fine Arts College Council
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
- Kiln Construction
Wood Kiln, cross draft, coffin style kiln
For the University of Florida, with graduate student, Missy McCormick
- Kiln Construction
Soda Kiln, cross draft, forced air, sprung arch
For The University of Florida, with adjunct faculty, Ovidio Giberga
1998
- Kiln Construction
Reduction Kiln, 81 cu/ft, down draft, forced air, sprung arch
For Brad Schwieger, Athens, Ohio
- Summer Session Faculty
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Wheel throwing demo, slide lecture, wood firing
1995-1997
- Kiln Construction
Ohio University, Athens
Reduction Kiln, down draft, forced air, sprung arch
Salt Kiln, down draft, forced air, sprung arch
Soda Kiln, cross draft, forced air, sprung arch
1996
- Visiting Artist, Group Slide Lecture
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio
- Visiting Artist, Group Slide Lecture
Cleveland Institute of Art
Cleveland, Ohio
1995
- Visiting Artist, Group Slide Lecture
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
1992-95
- Studio Assistant
Victor Babu, Associate Professor / Studio Artist
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
- Ceramics Instructor
Wheel throwing and hand building
Johnson County Parks and Recreation, Kansas City, Kansas
1994
- Kiln Construction
Reduction Kiln, 48 cu/ft, down draft, sprung arch
For Debbie Wald, Kansas City, Kansas
EXHIBITIONS
2009
AKAR, Iowa City, IA "2009 Yunomi Invitational"
Clay Art Center, Portchester, NY "Under Cover"
American Heart Association, Oxford, MS "2009 Oxford Heart Ball"
Ohio Designer Craftsman, Columbus, OH "The Infinite Teapot"
2008
River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN "First Annual Mug Show"
Alaska State Museum, Juneau, AK "20/20 Vision"
Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS "Bottles"
Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY "Transformations: 6x6"
Concord University, Athens, WV "Matt Long Solo Exhibition"
Northwest Mississippi Community College, Senatobia, MS "Ashely Chavis, Ron Dale, & Matt Long"
Guilford College, Greensboro, NC "From One Hand to Another"
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM "Slip, Slurp, Gulp"
Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO "Cups"
Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO "Contemporary Clay 2008 Biennial"
Tim Salen Gallery at The St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, Florida "Centered in Clay"
2007
Xen Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri "90 Teapots that Pour"
Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, Montana "Focused Function"
Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts, Kalamazoo, Michigan "New Works: Solo Exhibition by Matt Long"
Jenison-Meacham Art Center, Belmond, Iowa "Intimate Vessels"
Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, Natchez, Mississippi "Mississippi Clay Invitational"
Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies, New Jersey "Table Tops Invitational"
Washington Street Gallery, Lewisburg, West Virginia "2nd Annual National Invitational Show"
Melwood Art Center, Louisville, Kentucky (NCECA) "Bourbon and Whiskey; A Welcome Inspiration"
University Of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington, Kentucky "From the Earth"
Thrown Together Art Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky "Academia: The New Apprenticeship"
Riverbend Winery, Louisville, Kentucky "Ohio University; 1990 Until Now"
Prima Gallery, Bloomington, Indiana "Pottery as Technology: Celebrating Ceramic Art"
Akar Gallery, Iowa City, Iowa "Yunomi"
2006
Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, North Carolina "Style & Function: National Ceramics Invitational”, Invitational
Collin County Community College, Plano, Texas “New Clay Invitational” , Invitational
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL "Tea" The Teapot Exhibition by Invitation Only, Invitational
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ “20 + 1, An Invitational Exhibition”, Invitational
Terra Incognito Studios and Gallery, Oak Park, Illinois Steven Hill & Matt Long Exhibition, Invitational
University of Mississippi Museum, Oxford, Mississippi “Full Victory Pottery”, Solo Exhibition
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota Northern Clay Center’s 2006 American Pottery Festival, Invitational
Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, Nebraska "Ceramic Cup & Teapot Invitational”, Invitational
Red Star Studios Ceramic Center, Kansas City, Missouri Matt Long, Solo Exhibition
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, Michigan "The Art of the Teapot”, Invitational
Gallery 130, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi “Matt Long, Durant Thompson, Brooke White”, Invitational
North Harris College, Houston, Texas “Matt Long” Solo Exhibition
Bogar Gallery, College of the Ozarks, Houston, Texas “New Work by Matt Long”, Solo Exhibition
Red Star Studios Ceramic Center, Kansas City, MO "The Potter’s Tea Party Show”, Invitational
2005
National Conference for the Ceramic Arts, Baltimore, MD (122 artist) "Endless Variations: Shino” Curated by Malcolm Davis, Invitational
National Conference for the Ceramic Arts, Baltimore, MD The Potter’s Guild of Baltimore’s “Gas It Up: Salt, Soda, and Slip” Invitational
National Conference for the Ceramic Arts, Baltimore MD "A Natural Touch” Exhibition, Invitational
University of Florida, Harn Museum, Gainesville, Florida “The 40’th Annual Art Faculty Exhibition”, Invitational
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland “Summer 2005 Invitational Exhibition” Featuring; Kevin Crowe, Suze Lindsey, and Matt Long
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona Solo Exhibition
Red Star Studios, Kansas City, Missouri Solo Exhibition
The Art School at Old Church, Demarest, New Jersey “31st Annual Pottery Show and Sale”, Group Invitational
ARC Exhibitions, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan “David Hiltner and Matt Long Exhibition”, Invitational
Southwest School of Art and Craft, San Antonio, Texas “The Visceral Vessel”, Invitational
St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, Florida “SLIP”! Solo Exhibition
2004
Old Church Cultural Center, Demarest, New Jersey “30th Inviational Pottery Show and Sale”, Invitational
Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Dunedin, Florida "Power of Pottery”, Invitational
Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, Maryland "The Loving Cup”, Invitational
Adleta Gallery, Cannonville, Ohio "Rhythm” Solo exhibition
National Council for the Ceramic Arts, Pre-conference Bloomington, Indiana, Demonstrators Exhibition, Terrra Incognito, Oak Park, Illinois Two person show, with Doug Jeppesen, Invitational
The New Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables “CUP”, Invitational
Focus Gallery, University Of Florida “Technically Speaking”, Group Exhibition
2003
Sofa Chicago, New Ceramic Art
NCECA, Emerging Artists 1996-2000
International Exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
Gallery 504, San Diego, California “Laloba Ranch Faculty Show” NCECA Conference
Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas “Cheers”, Solo exhibition
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico “Hundreds of Cups”, Invitational
Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Dunedin, Florida "The Power of Pottery”, Invitational
Macalester College, Saint Paul, Minnesota “Facets of Clay”, Invitational
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida “38th annual art faculty exhibition”
The Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, Ohio "Functional Ceramics 2003”
The Clay Studio/Space 743, San Francisco, California “Solo Exhibition”
2002
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania "Mastery in Clay: New Work”, invitational
Seward Park Art Studio, Seattle, Washington “Tea Pot Show" invitational
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio “Summer Faculty Exhibition”, invitational
Corning College, Corning, New York “Clay and Glass Invitational”
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico “For the Table”, invitational
Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, Kansas, “Clay Nation”, with: Susan Filley, Brad Schwieger, and Jim Brashear, Invitational
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio “Source: OU Alumni Artists”, Invitational
Miami University, Oxford Ohio “Faculty Show: Craft Summer”, Invitational
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Kansas City, Missouri, “Cups of Merit” Juried
Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, Maryland “Pots Presented”, Invitational
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri “Contemporary Studio Ceramics”, Invitational
National Conference for the Ceramic Arts Red Star Studio, Kansas City, Missouri “Porcelain: Another Touch”, Invitational
2001
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida "37th Annual Art Faculty Exhibition”, Invitational
Greenwich Arts Council, Greenwich, Connecticut “COFA 2", Invitational
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania “2001 Holiday Show”, Invitational
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico “Salt & Ash’, Invitational
Red Star Studio, Kansas City Missouri “Solo Exhibition”
The Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York “Solo Exhibition”
Odyssey Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina “Odyssey Center Summer Visiting 2001 Show” Invitational
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico “Summer Pottery Exhibition”, Invitational
Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, North Carolina, “National Ceramic Invitational”
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, Charlotte, North Carolina, "Silent Auction"
2000
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico "Bistro 1615", Invitational
The Signature Shop and Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia “Cups,Cupboards and Cabinets” Invitational
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland “Winterfest 2000", Invitational
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania “Couplets:Duality in Clay”, Invitational
Gaddis Geeslin Gallery, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, "A Painter, a Potter and Sculpter”, Invitational
Folk Art Center-SHCG, Ashville, North Carolina, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio “Clay/Wood/Fire/Salt”, Invitational, Traveling Show
The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania “Six Artists”, Invitational
Market House Craft Center, Lancanster Pennsylvania, ”Strictly Functional Pottery National Exhibition”, Juried
The Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville “Art Faculty 35th Annual Exhibition” Invitational
Red Rocks Community College, Denver, Colorado National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, “A Touch of Porcelain”, Invitational
1999
Odyssey Center for the Ceramic Arts, Asheville, North Carolina “Ritual of the Table, Invitational
The Signature Shop, Atlanta, Georgia “Five Sculptural Approaches to Functional Pottery”, Invitational
Focus Gallery, Solo Exhibition, University of Florida, Gainesville “Line and Gesture, Functional Pottery”
The Kentucky Art and Craft Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky “Bourbon Bottles”, Invitational
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania “Resident Artist / Selections Group Exhibition”, Invitational
Lill Street Gallery, Chicago, Illinois “Salt and Soda”, Invitational
Odyssey Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina “Wood, Salt, Soda: Atmospheric Fired Ceramics”
Artist invites Artist, invited by Cynthia Bringle
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee “Arrowmont National 99", Juried
Focus Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville “Old faces / New Faces”, Invitational
Corinth Ceramic Studio, Los Angeles, California “Night of One Hundred & One Cups”, Invitational
1998
Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, Pennsylvania “Strictly Functional Pottery National Exhibition”, Juried
Ariana Gallery, Royal Oak, Michigan “Steeped in Tradition”, Invitational
Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, Tennessee “Put A Lid On It”, Invitational
1997
Trissolini Gallery, Ohio University, Athens “MFA Thesis Show”
Lincoln, California, “Feats of Clay”, Juried, Purchase Award
Seigfred Gallery, Athens, Ohio “Second Year Graduates”, Invitational
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Three Rivers Arts Festival Juried
Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, Pennsylvania “Strictly Functional Pottery National Exhibition”, Juried
The Esther Allen Greer Museum, University of Rio Grande, Ohio "Graduate Invitational”, Invitational
1996
Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange College, LaGrange, Georgia “Ohio Clay”, Invitational
Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, Pennsylvania “Strictly Functional Pottery National Exhibition”, Juried
Baker University, Baldwin City, Kansas “International Orton Cone Box Show”, Juried
Infinity Gallery, Newton, Massachusetts "Here's to you" Drinking Vessel Show, Juried
Genesis Art, Athens, Ohio “Ohio University Graduate Students”, Invitational
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2000
Cup of Merit Award, ”National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts”, Charlotte, North Carolina, Includes purchase of six cups, with one going to the permanent collection
Emerging Artist Award, “National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts”, Denver, Colorado, Includes; slide demonstration, admission to conference, honorarium
1997
Lincoln, California, “Feats of Clay”, Juried. Purchase award
Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, Pennsylvania “Strictly Functional Pottery National Exhibition”, Juried. Award $200; Laguna Clay
PUBLICATIONS
2004
Ceramics Monthly, January 2004, Cover image, feature article “Matt Long’s Moments of Victory”, by Glen R. Brown. Page 32-36.
500 Cups, by Suzanne J.E. Tourtillott, Published by Lark Books, 2004
High-Fire Glazes, by John Britt, Published by Lark Books, 2004 Work pictured; page 157
2003
500 Bowls, by Suzanne J. E. Tourtillott, Published by Lark Books, 2003.
Work pictured; page 54.
2002
Ceramics Monthly, May 2002, pg.37-40, work pictured
The Studio Potter, June 2002, Volume 30, No. 2. Pg. 28-29 Article, Picture
Clay Times, Volume 8, No. 4, July/August 02, pg.17-19.
Co-currated with Susan Filley, work pictured; pg.19
Ceramic Art and Perception, Issue 48, June 02, pg. 24. Work pictured.
2001
Ceramic Art and Perception, Issue 46, December 01, pg.98-100.
Article written by Catherine Boswell, work pictured
The Ceramic Glaze Handbook, by Mark Burleson, Published by Lark Books,
Work Pictured; page 90
2000
Clay Times, Volume 6, No.3, May/June 00, pg.24-25 & pg.50
Article co-written with Susan Filley, Work Pictured
1998
Clay Times, Volume 4, No.2, March/April 98, pg.41, Work pictured
COLLECTIONS
Northern Arizona University Art Museum, Flagstaff, Arizona. Permanent Collection
NCECA (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts), Charlotte, North Carolina. Permanent Collection
Foothills School of Arts and Crafts, Athens, Ohio. Permanent Collection
Dr. Tony Racella, Kansas City, Kansas. Private Collection
Mr. Jerome Nerman, Lenexa, Kansas. Private Collection
David and Wendy Ellsworth, Quakertown, Pennsylvania. Private Collection
CURRENT GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, Montana
These vessels fulfill ideas of function, explore the possibilities of gesture and craftsmanship and ultimately tie my ideas and education to history and tradition. My pottery explores issues that go beyond simple utility and addresses relationships between maker, user and object. These relationships are an integral part of my work. Making choices about the way a handle fits a finger, or a rim touches your mouth, are done intentionally to create a specific feel or mood to the piece.
I predominantly use porcelain, because of its building qualities, whiteness, and ability to translate glaze surface and firing process. Recently I have concentrated on soda firing, and implements for whisky. Soda firing can create a sense of drama, a blush of color and variety of tactile surfaces, always leaving its marks on the work as it licks its way through the kiln. These Jugs, Flasks, and whisky cups are tied to history, making reference to German salt ware, and early American pottery. For me, they are about friendship, they are about sitting and sipping, savoring the moment. They are about taking the material to its extreme, squeezing it with strength, and asking it to reveal something gentle. My interest and awareness toward surface and kiln atmosphere constantly challenges me in my choices of form and idea, always trying to simply enhance what already exists.
I believe that the complexities of form and function are revealed through use. I strive to make pots that incorporate my intimate experiences, yet relate to the history and tradition of ceramics. Hand made pots are an integral part of my life, they inform life in a very direct way, becoming objects of satisfaction by their sheer beauty and sense of utility. In a world with goals centered on convenience in life rather than quality of life, I make these vessels to heighten our awareness of human interaction and self-introspection. These qualities take the hand made pot to a higher level, by giving the user not only physical nourishment, but impacting the psychological and emotional aspect of everyday life, preserving that which has become most fragile -- time.
EDUCATION
1997
Master of Fine Arts, Ohio University. Athens, Ohio
1995
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Kansas City Art Institute. Kansas City, Missouri
1992
Associate of Arts, Napa Valley College. Napa Valley, California
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2005-Present
Assistant Professor of Art, Ceramics. University of Mississippi, Department of Art. Oxford, Mississippi
2003-2005
Teaching Lab Specialist. University of Florida, School of Art and Art History. Gainesville, Florida
2003-2001
Adjunct Assistant Professor. University of Florida, School of Art and Art History. Gainesville, Florida
Teaching Lab Specialist. University of Florida, School of Art and Art History. Gainesville, Florida
2000-2001
Visiting Assistant Professor, Sabbatical Replacement, University of Florida, For Linda Arbuckle, Duties include; Area Coordinator position, Upper division Graduate and Undergraduate Courses.
1999-2000
Adjunct Assistant Professor. University of Florida, School of Art and Art History. Gainesville, Florida
Teaching Lab Specialist. University of Florida, School of Art and Art History. Gainesville, Florida
1997
Graduate Teaching Associate, Advanced Ceramics; kiln design, construction and firing. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Clay and glaze calculation. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
1996-97
Graduate Teaching Associate, Undergraduate wheel throwing and hand building
Ohio University. Athens, Ohio
1995-97
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Assistant for Professor Brad Schwieger, beginning throwing. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Westminster High School, Westminster, CO
Half-day demonstration, lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
City Park Pottery Studio, City of Westminster, Westminster, CO
Two-day demonstration, lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
Three-day demonstration, lecture
- Juror
"Starbrick Clay National 2009" Starbrick Clay, Nelsonville, OH.
2008
- Juror
Gulf Coast Community College, Panama City, FL
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA.
Two-day demonstration, lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Concord University, Athens, WV
Three-day demonstration, lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Nevada Clay Build, Henderson, NV
Four-day demonstration, lecture
- Clay Symposium Presenter
Fusion - The Ontario Clay and Glass Association
Two-day demonstration, lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Firehouse Pottery, Ojai, California
Two-day demonstration, lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Burns Pottery, Natchez, Mississippi.
Two-day demonstration, lecture
- Demonstrator/Panelist
The Potters Council on the American Ceramic Society Conference: "Centered in Clay" sponsored by: St. Petersburg Clay Co & Highwater Clay Co. St.
Petersburg Clay Co., St. Petersburg, Florida
2007
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
El Camino College, Torrance, California
Two-day demonstration, lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Two-day demonstration, lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, Colorado
Two-week hands-on class, lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
Two-day demonstrations, slide lecture
- Exhibition Curator
Second Annual UAM National Juried Cup Show
University of Arkansas, Monticello, Arkansas
- Presenter of Pre-Conference Workshop for NCECA
"Rhythm & Gesture" sponsored by Laguna Clay, Buffalo Trace Distillery, and Kentucky Mudworks, Frankfort, KY
2006
- Kiln Construction
Soda Kiln, cross draft, forced air, sprung arch
For the Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, Montana
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Terra Incognito Studios and Gallery, Oak Park, Illinois
Two day demonstration, slide lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Atlanta, Georgia
Two day, demonstration, slide lecture
- Laloba Ranch Faculty, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Two week, demonstration, slide lecture
- Summer Faculty/Workshop
Metchosin Int’l Summer School of the Arts, British Columbia
Two week, demonstration, slide lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Red Star Studios Ceramic Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Seven day, demonstration, firing, slide lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
North Harris College, Houston Texas
Three day, demonstration, slide lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Missouri
Two day, demonstration, slide lecture
2005
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Laloba Ranch Faculty, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Seven day hands on Soda Firing workshop
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, Florida
Three day, demonstration, slide lecture
- Craft Summer Faculty,
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Seven day hands-on Soda Firing workshop
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Finch Pottery, Bailey, North Carolina
Two day demonstration, slide lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Walnut Creek Civic Arts Education, Walnut Creek, California
2 day demonstration, slide lecture
- Visiting Artist/Slide Lecture
Hancock College, Santa Maria, CA
Slide presentation and lecture
- Visiting Artist/Slide Lecture
El Camino College, Torrance, California
Slide presentation and lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, California
Two day workshop with slide presentation
2004
- Summer Faculty, “Master Series”
Laloba Ranch Clay Center, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
One week, demonstration, firing, slide lecture
- Pre-Conference Workshop for NCECA
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Demonstrator, slide lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, Illinois
Kiln building workshop, slide lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Collin County Community College, Allen, Texas
Throwing Demonstration, slide lecture
- Workshop/Soda firing
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
Fire Soda kiln, Throwing demo, slide lecture
- Workshop/ Visiting Artist
Boulder Potters Guild, Boulder, Colorado
Throwing Demonstration, Slide lecture
2003
- Visiting Artist/ slide lecture
Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
Slide Lecture, Critique
- Kiln building workshop/Visiting Artist,
Willamette University, Salem, Oregon
Build reduction kiln, lecture, slide talk
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
The Clay Studio/Space 743, San Francisco, California
One week workshop, demonstrations, slide lecture
- Summer Session Faculty
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico
One week workshop, “Porcelain: Form Function and Gesture”
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
Edinboro Universtiy, Edinboro, Pennsylvania
Three day wheel throwing demo, slide lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist
St. Pete Clay, St. Pertersburg, Florida
Five day soda fire workshop, demonstrations, slide lecture
2002
- Summer Session Faculty
AUTEC, Andros Island, Bahamas
One week workshop, demonstrations, slide lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist,
University of Southern California at Channel Islands, Camarillo, California
Three day wheel throwing demo, slide lecture
- Workshop/Visiting Artist,
University of Texas El Paso, El Paso, Texas
Three day wheel throwing demo, slide lecture
- National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts; Pre-Conference, Workshop and show, “Clay Nation”, Ulrich Museum, University of Wichita, Wichita, Kansas, with Brad Schwieger, Jim Brashear and Susan Filley
- Summer SessionFaculty: Craft Summer,
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
One week soda fire/ porcelain workshop
- Kiln Construction
Wood Kiln, cross draft, catenary arch
For the University of Florida, with graduate student, Tara Wilson
- Workshop/visiting artist
Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, Maryland
One week teaching session
- Co-Curator, “Porcelain/Stoneware: Side by Side”, with Susan Filey
Red Star Studio, Kansas City, Missouri
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
2001
- Faculty Advisor
Fine Arts College Council
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
- Summer Session Faculty
Odyssey Center for the Ceramic Arts, Asheville, North Carolina
1 week workshop, Slip as decoration
- Workshop/visiting artist
Red Star Studio, Kansas City, Missouri
Wheel throwing demo, Soda Firing, slide lecture
- Workshop/visiting artist
Atlantic Beach Potters, Jacksonville, Florida
Wheel throwing demo, slide lecture
- Workshop/visiting artist
Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York
Wheel throwing demo, slide lecture
- Summer Session Faculty
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
“Form, Line, Gesture and Movement” a concentration on teapots
- Workshop/visiting artist
Cornell University, Ithica, New York
Wheel throwing demo, Slide Lecture
- Workshop/visiting artist
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah
Wheel throwing demo, slide lecture
- Workshop/visiting artist
University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi
Wheel throwing demo, Soda firing, slide lecture
- Workshop/visiting artist
University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska
Wheel throwing demo, slide lecture
2000
- Faculty Advisor
Fine Arts College Council
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
- Curator, A Touch of Porcelain@, with Susan Filley
Red Rocks Community College, Denver, Colorado
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
1999
- Faculty Advisor
Fine Arts College Council
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
- Kiln Construction
Wood Kiln, cross draft, coffin style kiln
For the University of Florida, with graduate student, Missy McCormick
- Kiln Construction
Soda Kiln, cross draft, forced air, sprung arch
For The University of Florida, with adjunct faculty, Ovidio Giberga
1998
- Kiln Construction
Reduction Kiln, 81 cu/ft, down draft, forced air, sprung arch
For Brad Schwieger, Athens, Ohio
- Summer Session Faculty
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Wheel throwing demo, slide lecture, wood firing
1995-1997
- Kiln Construction
Ohio University, Athens
Reduction Kiln, down draft, forced air, sprung arch
Salt Kiln, down draft, forced air, sprung arch
Soda Kiln, cross draft, forced air, sprung arch
1996
- Visiting Artist, Group Slide Lecture
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio
- Visiting Artist, Group Slide Lecture
Cleveland Institute of Art
Cleveland, Ohio
1995
- Visiting Artist, Group Slide Lecture
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
1992-95
- Studio Assistant
Victor Babu, Associate Professor / Studio Artist
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
- Ceramics Instructor
Wheel throwing and hand building
Johnson County Parks and Recreation, Kansas City, Kansas
1994
- Kiln Construction
Reduction Kiln, 48 cu/ft, down draft, sprung arch
For Debbie Wald, Kansas City, Kansas
EXHIBITIONS
2009
AKAR, Iowa City, IA "2009 Yunomi Invitational"
Clay Art Center, Portchester, NY "Under Cover"
American Heart Association, Oxford, MS "2009 Oxford Heart Ball"
Ohio Designer Craftsman, Columbus, OH "The Infinite Teapot"
2008
River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN "First Annual Mug Show"
Alaska State Museum, Juneau, AK "20/20 Vision"
Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS "Bottles"
Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY "Transformations: 6x6"
Concord University, Athens, WV "Matt Long Solo Exhibition"
Northwest Mississippi Community College, Senatobia, MS "Ashely Chavis, Ron Dale, & Matt Long"
Guilford College, Greensboro, NC "From One Hand to Another"
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM "Slip, Slurp, Gulp"
Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO "Cups"
Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO "Contemporary Clay 2008 Biennial"
Tim Salen Gallery at The St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, Florida "Centered in Clay"
2007
Xen Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri "90 Teapots that Pour"
Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, Montana "Focused Function"
Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts, Kalamazoo, Michigan "New Works: Solo Exhibition by Matt Long"
Jenison-Meacham Art Center, Belmond, Iowa "Intimate Vessels"
Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, Natchez, Mississippi "Mississippi Clay Invitational"
Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies, New Jersey "Table Tops Invitational"
Washington Street Gallery, Lewisburg, West Virginia "2nd Annual National Invitational Show"
Melwood Art Center, Louisville, Kentucky (NCECA) "Bourbon and Whiskey; A Welcome Inspiration"
University Of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington, Kentucky "From the Earth"
Thrown Together Art Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky "Academia: The New Apprenticeship"
Riverbend Winery, Louisville, Kentucky "Ohio University; 1990 Until Now"
Prima Gallery, Bloomington, Indiana "Pottery as Technology: Celebrating Ceramic Art"
Akar Gallery, Iowa City, Iowa "Yunomi"
2006
Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, North Carolina "Style & Function: National Ceramics Invitational”, Invitational
Collin County Community College, Plano, Texas “New Clay Invitational” , Invitational
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL "Tea" The Teapot Exhibition by Invitation Only, Invitational
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ “20 + 1, An Invitational Exhibition”, Invitational
Terra Incognito Studios and Gallery, Oak Park, Illinois Steven Hill & Matt Long Exhibition, Invitational
University of Mississippi Museum, Oxford, Mississippi “Full Victory Pottery”, Solo Exhibition
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota Northern Clay Center’s 2006 American Pottery Festival, Invitational
Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, Nebraska "Ceramic Cup & Teapot Invitational”, Invitational
Red Star Studios Ceramic Center, Kansas City, Missouri Matt Long, Solo Exhibition
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, Michigan "The Art of the Teapot”, Invitational
Gallery 130, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi “Matt Long, Durant Thompson, Brooke White”, Invitational
North Harris College, Houston, Texas “Matt Long” Solo Exhibition
Bogar Gallery, College of the Ozarks, Houston, Texas “New Work by Matt Long”, Solo Exhibition
Red Star Studios Ceramic Center, Kansas City, MO "The Potter’s Tea Party Show”, Invitational
2005
National Conference for the Ceramic Arts, Baltimore, MD (122 artist) "Endless Variations: Shino” Curated by Malcolm Davis, Invitational
National Conference for the Ceramic Arts, Baltimore, MD The Potter’s Guild of Baltimore’s “Gas It Up: Salt, Soda, and Slip” Invitational
National Conference for the Ceramic Arts, Baltimore MD "A Natural Touch” Exhibition, Invitational
University of Florida, Harn Museum, Gainesville, Florida “The 40’th Annual Art Faculty Exhibition”, Invitational
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland “Summer 2005 Invitational Exhibition” Featuring; Kevin Crowe, Suze Lindsey, and Matt Long
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona Solo Exhibition
Red Star Studios, Kansas City, Missouri Solo Exhibition
The Art School at Old Church, Demarest, New Jersey “31st Annual Pottery Show and Sale”, Group Invitational
ARC Exhibitions, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan “David Hiltner and Matt Long Exhibition”, Invitational
Southwest School of Art and Craft, San Antonio, Texas “The Visceral Vessel”, Invitational
St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, Florida “SLIP”! Solo Exhibition
2004
Old Church Cultural Center, Demarest, New Jersey “30th Inviational Pottery Show and Sale”, Invitational
Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Dunedin, Florida "Power of Pottery”, Invitational
Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, Maryland "The Loving Cup”, Invitational
Adleta Gallery, Cannonville, Ohio "Rhythm” Solo exhibition
National Council for the Ceramic Arts, Pre-conference Bloomington, Indiana, Demonstrators Exhibition, Terrra Incognito, Oak Park, Illinois Two person show, with Doug Jeppesen, Invitational
The New Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables “CUP”, Invitational
Focus Gallery, University Of Florida “Technically Speaking”, Group Exhibition
2003
Sofa Chicago, New Ceramic Art
NCECA, Emerging Artists 1996-2000
International Exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
Gallery 504, San Diego, California “Laloba Ranch Faculty Show” NCECA Conference
Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas “Cheers”, Solo exhibition
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico “Hundreds of Cups”, Invitational
Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Dunedin, Florida "The Power of Pottery”, Invitational
Macalester College, Saint Paul, Minnesota “Facets of Clay”, Invitational
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida “38th annual art faculty exhibition”
The Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, Ohio "Functional Ceramics 2003”
The Clay Studio/Space 743, San Francisco, California “Solo Exhibition”
2002
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania "Mastery in Clay: New Work”, invitational
Seward Park Art Studio, Seattle, Washington “Tea Pot Show" invitational
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio “Summer Faculty Exhibition”, invitational
Corning College, Corning, New York “Clay and Glass Invitational”
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico “For the Table”, invitational
Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, Kansas, “Clay Nation”, with: Susan Filley, Brad Schwieger, and Jim Brashear, Invitational
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio “Source: OU Alumni Artists”, Invitational
Miami University, Oxford Ohio “Faculty Show: Craft Summer”, Invitational
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Kansas City, Missouri, “Cups of Merit” Juried
Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, Maryland “Pots Presented”, Invitational
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri “Contemporary Studio Ceramics”, Invitational
National Conference for the Ceramic Arts Red Star Studio, Kansas City, Missouri “Porcelain: Another Touch”, Invitational
2001
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida "37th Annual Art Faculty Exhibition”, Invitational
Greenwich Arts Council, Greenwich, Connecticut “COFA 2", Invitational
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania “2001 Holiday Show”, Invitational
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico “Salt & Ash’, Invitational
Red Star Studio, Kansas City Missouri “Solo Exhibition”
The Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York “Solo Exhibition”
Odyssey Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina “Odyssey Center Summer Visiting 2001 Show” Invitational
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico “Summer Pottery Exhibition”, Invitational
Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, North Carolina, “National Ceramic Invitational”
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, Charlotte, North Carolina, "Silent Auction"
2000
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico "Bistro 1615", Invitational
The Signature Shop and Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia “Cups,Cupboards and Cabinets” Invitational
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland “Winterfest 2000", Invitational
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania “Couplets:Duality in Clay”, Invitational
Gaddis Geeslin Gallery, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, "A Painter, a Potter and Sculpter”, Invitational
Folk Art Center-SHCG, Ashville, North Carolina, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio “Clay/Wood/Fire/Salt”, Invitational, Traveling Show
The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania “Six Artists”, Invitational
Market House Craft Center, Lancanster Pennsylvania, ”Strictly Functional Pottery National Exhibition”, Juried
The Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville “Art Faculty 35th Annual Exhibition” Invitational
Red Rocks Community College, Denver, Colorado National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, “A Touch of Porcelain”, Invitational
1999
Odyssey Center for the Ceramic Arts, Asheville, North Carolina “Ritual of the Table, Invitational
The Signature Shop, Atlanta, Georgia “Five Sculptural Approaches to Functional Pottery”, Invitational
Focus Gallery, Solo Exhibition, University of Florida, Gainesville “Line and Gesture, Functional Pottery”
The Kentucky Art and Craft Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky “Bourbon Bottles”, Invitational
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania “Resident Artist / Selections Group Exhibition”, Invitational
Lill Street Gallery, Chicago, Illinois “Salt and Soda”, Invitational
Odyssey Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina “Wood, Salt, Soda: Atmospheric Fired Ceramics”
Artist invites Artist, invited by Cynthia Bringle
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee “Arrowmont National 99", Juried
Focus Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville “Old faces / New Faces”, Invitational
Corinth Ceramic Studio, Los Angeles, California “Night of One Hundred & One Cups”, Invitational
1998
Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, Pennsylvania “Strictly Functional Pottery National Exhibition”, Juried
Ariana Gallery, Royal Oak, Michigan “Steeped in Tradition”, Invitational
Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, Tennessee “Put A Lid On It”, Invitational
1997
Trissolini Gallery, Ohio University, Athens “MFA Thesis Show”
Lincoln, California, “Feats of Clay”, Juried, Purchase Award
Seigfred Gallery, Athens, Ohio “Second Year Graduates”, Invitational
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Three Rivers Arts Festival Juried
Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, Pennsylvania “Strictly Functional Pottery National Exhibition”, Juried
The Esther Allen Greer Museum, University of Rio Grande, Ohio "Graduate Invitational”, Invitational
1996
Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange College, LaGrange, Georgia “Ohio Clay”, Invitational
Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, Pennsylvania “Strictly Functional Pottery National Exhibition”, Juried
Baker University, Baldwin City, Kansas “International Orton Cone Box Show”, Juried
Infinity Gallery, Newton, Massachusetts "Here's to you" Drinking Vessel Show, Juried
Genesis Art, Athens, Ohio “Ohio University Graduate Students”, Invitational
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2000
Cup of Merit Award, ”National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts”, Charlotte, North Carolina, Includes purchase of six cups, with one going to the permanent collection
Emerging Artist Award, “National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts”, Denver, Colorado, Includes; slide demonstration, admission to conference, honorarium
1997
Lincoln, California, “Feats of Clay”, Juried. Purchase award
Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, Pennsylvania “Strictly Functional Pottery National Exhibition”, Juried. Award $200; Laguna Clay
PUBLICATIONS
2004
Ceramics Monthly, January 2004, Cover image, feature article “Matt Long’s Moments of Victory”, by Glen R. Brown. Page 32-36.
500 Cups, by Suzanne J.E. Tourtillott, Published by Lark Books, 2004
High-Fire Glazes, by John Britt, Published by Lark Books, 2004 Work pictured; page 157
2003
500 Bowls, by Suzanne J. E. Tourtillott, Published by Lark Books, 2003.
Work pictured; page 54.
2002
Ceramics Monthly, May 2002, pg.37-40, work pictured
The Studio Potter, June 2002, Volume 30, No. 2. Pg. 28-29 Article, Picture
Clay Times, Volume 8, No. 4, July/August 02, pg.17-19.
Co-currated with Susan Filley, work pictured; pg.19
Ceramic Art and Perception, Issue 48, June 02, pg. 24. Work pictured.
2001
Ceramic Art and Perception, Issue 46, December 01, pg.98-100.
Article written by Catherine Boswell, work pictured
The Ceramic Glaze Handbook, by Mark Burleson, Published by Lark Books,
Work Pictured; page 90
2000
Clay Times, Volume 6, No.3, May/June 00, pg.24-25 & pg.50
Article co-written with Susan Filley, Work Pictured
1998
Clay Times, Volume 4, No.2, March/April 98, pg.41, Work pictured
COLLECTIONS
Northern Arizona University Art Museum, Flagstaff, Arizona. Permanent Collection
NCECA (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts), Charlotte, North Carolina. Permanent Collection
Foothills School of Arts and Crafts, Athens, Ohio. Permanent Collection
Dr. Tony Racella, Kansas City, Kansas. Private Collection
Mr. Jerome Nerman, Lenexa, Kansas. Private Collection
David and Wendy Ellsworth, Quakertown, Pennsylvania. Private Collection
CURRENT GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, Montana
