CHANDLER, ALETA
TENNESSEE
TENNESSEE
I like to get muddy. I like to push up my sleeves and use clay to reinterpret what I see in my mind hoping for little loss in the translation. And, if the two aren't exact, I enjoy learning more about myself along the way.
I use gritty dark colored clay that reminds me of making mud pies. Nails, chunks of wood and bits of copper are just some of the found objects used to help my pieces become more realistic to me.
Professional Experience: Playing with clay as a profession since Jan 09 with many years to come.
Education: Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee 2008
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Metalsmithing
Minor, Geology
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee 2004
Exhibitions: "Yunomis" AKAR, Iowa City, Iowa, 2009
"Vernacular Whimsy" Carroll Reece Museum, Johnson City,
Tennessee, 2009
"Vernacular Whimsy" Johnson City Area Arts Council,
Johnson City, Tennessee, 2008
“Marks: A Graduate Student Exhibition” Reece Museum,
Johnson City, Tennessee, 2008
"Evening with the Arts" Downtown Kingsport
Association Gallery, Kingsport, Tennessee, 2005-2008
"Fire and Memory" Johnson City Area Arts Council, Johnson
City, Tennessee, 2007
“Adjunxtaposition” Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City,
Tennessee, 2007
"Forms and Shapes: Inspired by Architecture" AKAR, Iowa
City, Iowa, 2007
"Marge Brown Kalodner Graduate Show" The Clay Studio,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2006
“An Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramic Art” Gallery 411,
Greenville, Tennessee, 2007
“An Exhibition of New Work by ETSU Art and Design
Graduate Students” Reece Museum, Johnson City, Tennessee, 2006
Awards: Emerging Artist Scholarship. Southern Highland Craft Guild,
2006
Work Study Scholarships. Shakerag Workshops, Sewanee,
Tennessee, 2007-2009
Professional Organizations: National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts
Tennessee Association of Craft Artists
Gallery Affiliations: Boones Creek Potters Gallery
Johnson City, TN
Johnson City Area Arts Council
Johnson City, TN
Museum of the Middle Appalachians
Saltville, VA
Blowfish Emporium
Bristol, VA
Local Artist Gallery
Rogersville, TN
I use gritty dark colored clay that reminds me of making mud pies. Nails, chunks of wood and bits of copper are just some of the found objects used to help my pieces become more realistic to me.
Professional Experience: Playing with clay as a profession since Jan 09 with many years to come.
Education: Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee 2008
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Metalsmithing
Minor, Geology
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee 2004
Exhibitions: "Yunomis" AKAR, Iowa City, Iowa, 2009
"Vernacular Whimsy" Carroll Reece Museum, Johnson City,
Tennessee, 2009
"Vernacular Whimsy" Johnson City Area Arts Council,
Johnson City, Tennessee, 2008
“Marks: A Graduate Student Exhibition” Reece Museum,
Johnson City, Tennessee, 2008
"Evening with the Arts" Downtown Kingsport
Association Gallery, Kingsport, Tennessee, 2005-2008
"Fire and Memory" Johnson City Area Arts Council, Johnson
City, Tennessee, 2007
“Adjunxtaposition” Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City,
Tennessee, 2007
"Forms and Shapes: Inspired by Architecture" AKAR, Iowa
City, Iowa, 2007
"Marge Brown Kalodner Graduate Show" The Clay Studio,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2006
“An Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramic Art” Gallery 411,
Greenville, Tennessee, 2007
“An Exhibition of New Work by ETSU Art and Design
Graduate Students” Reece Museum, Johnson City, Tennessee, 2006
Awards: Emerging Artist Scholarship. Southern Highland Craft Guild,
2006
Work Study Scholarships. Shakerag Workshops, Sewanee,
Tennessee, 2007-2009
Professional Organizations: National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts
Tennessee Association of Craft Artists
Gallery Affiliations: Boones Creek Potters Gallery
Johnson City, TN
Johnson City Area Arts Council
Johnson City, TN
Museum of the Middle Appalachians
Saltville, VA
Blowfish Emporium
Bristol, VA
Local Artist Gallery
Rogersville, TN
