Following in the lineage of “fine china” I produce objects for domestic service, adding my own sense of affect and defect. The work's primary use is that of a utilitarian object, and all the pieces perform as they should - cups hold fluids, vases present flowers without leaking, etc. I have been using porcelain for about 20 years now, and am drawn to its physical qualities (strength, fragility, color, translucence) as well as the implicit class association, cultural significance, and assumption of purity and worth.
My urban environment, artists Gordon Matta Clark and DeChirico and Serra, Bugs Bunny, Modernist architecture (earlier I.M. Pei), backyard forts, model cars and airplaines, 19th century European porcelain, Song Dynasty porcelain, and Minimalism all inform and affect the work.
- Statement on Functional Series
EDUCATION
1995
Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics
State University of New York, College at New Paltz, New Paltz, NY
1990
Bachelor of Science, Liberal Studies-Studio Art/Photography Minors
West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester, PA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1997 - Present
Adjunct Professor, Ceramics / 3-D Design
Niagara County Community College, Sanborn, NY
2006
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Visual Art & New Media, Ceramics
State University of New York, Fredonia,, NY
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2000 – Present
Independent Curator and Writer
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013
Craft Guild of Dallas, Dallas, TX
2012
Clayscapes Gallery, Syracuse, NY
2011
MudFire Clayworks and Gallery, Decatur, GA, Pure Function
2009
The Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
2007
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, Bryan Hopkins: New Work
Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY, 2/2: Bryan Hopkins
2006
Long Gallery, West Chester University, West Chester, PA
Alumni Exhibition: Bryan Hopkins
2003
Big Orbit Gallery, Buffalo, NY, Paying Attention
1999
Buffalo Arts Studio, Buffalo, NY, Instruments
1998
Bob Budin Gallery, Buffalo, NY, New Pots
Kenan Art Center, Lockport, NY, Ritual Boxes
1997
The Carnegie Art Center, North Tonawanda, NY, Reclamation
Adams Art Gallery, Dunkirk, NY, Ritual X
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Tea Bowls: A Contemporary Approach, Gandee Gallery, Fabius, NY
Pairings, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
Multiplicity, Loyola University, Baltimore, MD
Art of the Pot, Austin, TX
Featured Artist: January, Buffalo Niagara Airport, Buffalo, NY
2012
NCECA Exhibition, Porcelain, Seattle, WA
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Art and Mathematics, St. Mary's College, South Bend, IN
Dallas Pottery Invitational, Dallas, TX
Utilitarian Clay VI Exhibition, Arrowmont School for Craft, Gatlinburg, TN
2011
Shades of White, Three Person show, Snyderman-Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Cups and Coffee, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Three Person Functional, Snyderman-Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
eARTh, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
NCECA Exhibition, Fluid, Florida Craftsmen's Guild, St. Petersburg, FL
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
2010
NCECA Exhibition, 10 Years, M.T. Burton Gallery, Surf City, NJ
NCECA Exhibition, Strictly Functional: Then & Now, Piladelphia, PA
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Table of Elements 2010, Manchester Craftsmans Alliance, Pittsburgh, PA
National Ceramic Tile Invitational, Kimura Gallery, University of Alaska, Anchorage
American Pottery Festival, Invited artist, The Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
American Craft Council, Baltimore, MD Retail Show
Three Person Exhibition, Limestone Art, Fayetteville, NY
Porcelain, MudFire Clayworks, Decatur, GA
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
White Ware, Red Star Ceramic Center, Kansas City, MO
2009
NCECA Clay National Exhibition, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Spoon it, Fork it, Cut it up: A Salon Show of Domestic Ceramic Instruments,
Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, MD
NCECA Exhibition, Veneration, Eye Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
NCECA Exhibition, In Focus: Three on the Vessel, Bentley Project Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
American Craft Council Baltimore, MD Retail Show
Small Favors IV, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2008
NCECA Exhibition, SUNY New Paltz Alum-Plus, Standard Ceramics, Pittsburgh, PA
NCECA Exhibition, Table of Elements, Manchester Craftsmans Allinace, Pittsburgh, PA
16th Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, St. Petersburg, PA
2nd Biennial Concordia Continental Ceramics Competition, Concordia Univ, St. Paul, MN
PotPOURri: Pots that Pour, The Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Tercet, Anelle Gandelman Gallery, Larchmont, NY
American Craft Council Baltimore Retail Show, Baltimore, MD
Transformations: 6 x 6, The Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
American Pottery Festival, Invited artist, The Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Small Favors III, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
For the House and Garden, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
2007
Beyond/In Western New York, facilitated by Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
NCECA Exhibition, Placing Importance, Mad About Art, Louisville, KY
American Pottery Festival, Invited Artist, The Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Core Sample, Watershed Artists Invite Artists Program, James Patrick Gallery, Wiscasset, ME
The Cup & Saucer Exhibiton, Where I fell in Love Gallery, Warwickshire, England
Small Favors II, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Winter Showroom, Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE
Buy Regional!, Albright-Knox Art Gallery- Collectors Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Table Tops, Long Beach Island Center for the Arts, Loveladies, NJ
Gifted: Part 1, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2006
Bryan Hopkins, Mary Jane Nussbaum, Jill Parisi, Pearl Arts Gallery, Stone Ridge, NY
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Tea Cups, Tea Bowls and Tumblers, Susan Maasch, Portland, ME
16th San Angelo National Ceramics Competition
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
An Extravegance of Salt & Pepper: Containers/Shakers/Concepts
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
Faculty Art Exhibit, State University Plaza Gallery, Albany, NY
Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2005
NCECA 2005 Clay National Exhibition, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Bottled Spirits, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, KY
Jonesing, Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center, Buffalo, NY
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2004
Duets, Kentucky Museum of Art + Design, Louisville, KY
Craft Art in Western New York, Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY
2003
11th Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA
Western New York Clay Symposium Exhibition, SUNY at Brockport, Brockport, NY
2002
Necessary Objects, The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL
Vessels that Pour, Gallery Mia Tyson, Wilmington, NC
2002
Craft Art in Western New York, Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY
2001
Porcelain 2001, Esmay Fine Art, Rochester, NY
2000
Craft Art in Western New York, Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY
Porcelain 2000, Esmay Fine Art, Rochester, NY
1998
Selected Alumni Exhibition, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
1996
Emerging Artists of the United States, Vermont Clay Studio, Mont Pelier, VT
1995
A Home for Joe, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH
PUBLICATIONS
2012
Ceramics Monthly, Dissonance and Reconciliation, Glen Brown, October
Best of 500 Ceramics Series, Lark Publishing
2011
American Craft Magazine, Voices, April/May
2010
500 Vases, Lark Publishing
2009
Buffalo Spree, "Q&A: WNY artisans", Jana Eisenberg, June
Ceramics Monthly, Exhibition Review, October
2008
Studio Potter, “What’s that for?”, winter 2008 edition
Ceramics Monthly, UpFront, Transformations: 6X6, October
2007
Artvoice, “Into the Bienniel”, Becky Moda, October 4
Buffalo Rising, “Three Buffalo Tenors of Art”, Bill Zimmerman, March 10
2006
The NCECA Journal 2005, “Meditations on the 2005 NCECA Clay National”, Josh Green
2005
Ceramics Art & Perception, “Paying Attention”, Justin Novak, , Issue 61
Buffalo News, “Valley View”, Richard Huntington, February 11
Buffalo Spree, “Spinning the Show House”, Barry Muskat & Elizabeth Licata, July/August
2004
Buffalo News, “The Artistry of Crafts”, Richard Huntington, Oct. 27
Buffalo News, “Size Matters”, Richard Huntington, Dec. 10
Buffalo Spree magazine,“Lift That Brush! Fire That Kiln!”, Ronald Ehmke Jan/Feb
2003
Artvoice, “Miniatures of the Massive”, Cynnie Gaasch, December 18
Buffalo Spree Magazine, “Artful Givivg”, Reine Hauser, November/December
Artvoice, “Finding, Desiring, Acquiring”, Cynnie Gaasch, October 9
2002
Artvoice, “Something to Say”, Cynnie Gaasch, October 24
2001
Buffalo Spree Magazine, “Made in Western New York”, Bob Davis, Nov/Dec
2000
Ceramics Monthly, “Bryan Hopkins”, February
Buffalo News, “Perfect Harmony”, Richard Huntington, Novenber 3
Buffalo Spree Magazine, “Jim Chooses...”, Jim Bush, Sept/Oct
Buffalo News, “One Artist’s thanks to the city”, Don Esmonde, August 10
1999
Artvoice, “Sex and Politics...”, Steve Mitchell, October 27
GRANTS & AWARDS
2009
New York Foundation of the Arts Fellowship in Crafts
2008
Best in Show, 16th Strictly Functional Pottery National
2007
New York State Council on the Arts, Special Opportunity Stipend
2005
Big Orbit Gallery Member’s Exhibition, Juror Award, Buffalo, NY
2004
New York State Council on the Arts, Special Opportunity Stipend Grant
2003
Chautauqua Crafts Alliance Exhibition, Best in Show, Lake Chautauqua, NY
2002
The Arts Center, 2nd Place Award, Necessary Objects, St. Petersburg, FL
2001
Niagara County Community College X-Tra Mile Award
2000
HERD About Buffalo, selected artist for outdoor sculpture project
1999
New York State Council on the Arts, Individual Artist Grant
NYSCA Education Grant, Carnegie Art Center, North Tonawanda, NY
Niagara County Community College Outstanding Service Award
LECTURES, DEMONSTRATIONS & WORKSHOPS
2013
The Craft Guild of Dallas, Dallas, TX, 4 day porcelain workshop
Potter’s Council, Engaging Surfaces, presenter, San Diego, CA
The Chautauqua Institute, Chatauqua, NY, 2 week workshop
2012
Arrowmont School for Craft, 5-Day Porcelain workshop
Saint Mary's College, South Bend, IN, Porcelain Workshop
Utilitarian Clay VI, presenter, Arrowmont School for Craft, TN
2011
92nd St Y, New York, NY, Two day porcelain workshop
2010
Corning Community College, Corning, NY, One day workshop
Peter's Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ, "Pure Porcelain", 5 day workshop
Millersville University, PA, Visiting Artist (2 days)
2009
The Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY, Weekend Porcelain Workshop
2008
Long Beach Island Foundation of Arts & Sciences, Week-long workshop in porcelain
Niagara-Wheatfiel High School, Press Mold Workshop
Buffalo State College, “Making my way...”, Lecture, Design Dept. Senior Seminar
2007
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, “Violently Reverent”, Porcelain Workshop
Lewiston-Porter High School, Lewiston, NY, Lecture- “ So you’re an artist?!”
2006
West Chester University of PA, “Fragilly Functional”, Exhibition Lecture
State University of New York, the College at Fredonia, “thus far...”, Lecture
Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY , “on finding craft and clay”, Lecture
2005
Buffalo State College, “Making my way...”, Lecture, Design Dept. Senior Seminar
2004
Buffalo State College, “Beyond Art School: Making a Living as an Artist”
Lecture, Design Dept., Senior Seminar
2003
State University of New York, the College at Brockport, “Why I make what I make”
Lecture, Western New York Clay Symposium, , Brockport, NY
2002
Buffalo State College, “Beyond Art School: Making a Living as an Artist”
Lecture, Design Dept., Senior Seminar
2001
State University of New York, the College at Fredonia, “A Porcelain Primer”
Demonstration
Kensington High School, Buffalo, NY, Two Day Handbuilding Workshop
2000
Daeman College, “on the prospect of a unified craft theory”
Lecture, Buffalo, NY
Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center, Artist Talk, Buffalo, NY
Buffalo State College, Career in Crafts Day
Lecture and Demonstration,
Resident Artist, Art Park, Lewiston, NY
PANELS & JURIES
2002 - present
Collections Committee, Burchfield-Penney Art Center
Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY
2008
Juror, Chautauqua Craft Alliance Summer Festival, Chautauqua, NY
2007
Juror, Lewiston Arts Festival, Lewiston, NY
Street Juror, Allentown Arts Festival, Buffalo, NY
Juror, Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts, Buffalo, NY
2006
Ohio State Arts Council, Individual Excellence Awards, Craft Committee Menber
1998, 2000-2002
Regrants Committee Member,
New York State Council on the Arts, Niagara County, NY
2000
Curator and Judge, Member’s Exhibition
Carnegie Art Center, North Tonawanda, NY
COLLECTIONS
Burchfield-Penney Art Center
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Sparta Teapot Museum
Sonny Kam
Rita Moreno
Jacques & Gabriella Israelievitch
Sylvia Rosen
Annette Cravens
Louise Rosenfield
My urban environment, artists Gordon Matta Clark and DeChirico and Serra, Bugs Bunny, Modernist architecture (earlier I.M. Pei), backyard forts, model cars and airplaines, 19th century European porcelain, Song Dynasty porcelain, and Minimalism all inform and affect the work.
- Statement on Functional Series
EDUCATION
1995
Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics
State University of New York, College at New Paltz, New Paltz, NY
1990
Bachelor of Science, Liberal Studies-Studio Art/Photography Minors
West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester, PA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1997 - Present
Adjunct Professor, Ceramics / 3-D Design
Niagara County Community College, Sanborn, NY
2006
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Visual Art & New Media, Ceramics
State University of New York, Fredonia,, NY
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2000 – Present
Independent Curator and Writer
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013
Craft Guild of Dallas, Dallas, TX
2012
Clayscapes Gallery, Syracuse, NY
2011
MudFire Clayworks and Gallery, Decatur, GA, Pure Function
2009
The Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
2007
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, Bryan Hopkins: New Work
Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY, 2/2: Bryan Hopkins
2006
Long Gallery, West Chester University, West Chester, PA
Alumni Exhibition: Bryan Hopkins
2003
Big Orbit Gallery, Buffalo, NY, Paying Attention
1999
Buffalo Arts Studio, Buffalo, NY, Instruments
1998
Bob Budin Gallery, Buffalo, NY, New Pots
Kenan Art Center, Lockport, NY, Ritual Boxes
1997
The Carnegie Art Center, North Tonawanda, NY, Reclamation
Adams Art Gallery, Dunkirk, NY, Ritual X
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Tea Bowls: A Contemporary Approach, Gandee Gallery, Fabius, NY
Pairings, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
Multiplicity, Loyola University, Baltimore, MD
Art of the Pot, Austin, TX
Featured Artist: January, Buffalo Niagara Airport, Buffalo, NY
2012
NCECA Exhibition, Porcelain, Seattle, WA
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Art and Mathematics, St. Mary's College, South Bend, IN
Dallas Pottery Invitational, Dallas, TX
Utilitarian Clay VI Exhibition, Arrowmont School for Craft, Gatlinburg, TN
2011
Shades of White, Three Person show, Snyderman-Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Cups and Coffee, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Three Person Functional, Snyderman-Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
eARTh, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
NCECA Exhibition, Fluid, Florida Craftsmen's Guild, St. Petersburg, FL
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
2010
NCECA Exhibition, 10 Years, M.T. Burton Gallery, Surf City, NJ
NCECA Exhibition, Strictly Functional: Then & Now, Piladelphia, PA
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Table of Elements 2010, Manchester Craftsmans Alliance, Pittsburgh, PA
National Ceramic Tile Invitational, Kimura Gallery, University of Alaska, Anchorage
American Pottery Festival, Invited artist, The Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
American Craft Council, Baltimore, MD Retail Show
Three Person Exhibition, Limestone Art, Fayetteville, NY
Porcelain, MudFire Clayworks, Decatur, GA
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
White Ware, Red Star Ceramic Center, Kansas City, MO
2009
NCECA Clay National Exhibition, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Spoon it, Fork it, Cut it up: A Salon Show of Domestic Ceramic Instruments,
Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, MD
NCECA Exhibition, Veneration, Eye Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
NCECA Exhibition, In Focus: Three on the Vessel, Bentley Project Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
American Craft Council Baltimore, MD Retail Show
Small Favors IV, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2008
NCECA Exhibition, SUNY New Paltz Alum-Plus, Standard Ceramics, Pittsburgh, PA
NCECA Exhibition, Table of Elements, Manchester Craftsmans Allinace, Pittsburgh, PA
16th Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, St. Petersburg, PA
2nd Biennial Concordia Continental Ceramics Competition, Concordia Univ, St. Paul, MN
PotPOURri: Pots that Pour, The Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Tercet, Anelle Gandelman Gallery, Larchmont, NY
American Craft Council Baltimore Retail Show, Baltimore, MD
Transformations: 6 x 6, The Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
American Pottery Festival, Invited artist, The Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Small Favors III, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
For the House and Garden, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
2007
Beyond/In Western New York, facilitated by Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
NCECA Exhibition, Placing Importance, Mad About Art, Louisville, KY
American Pottery Festival, Invited Artist, The Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Core Sample, Watershed Artists Invite Artists Program, James Patrick Gallery, Wiscasset, ME
The Cup & Saucer Exhibiton, Where I fell in Love Gallery, Warwickshire, England
Small Favors II, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Winter Showroom, Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE
Buy Regional!, Albright-Knox Art Gallery- Collectors Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Table Tops, Long Beach Island Center for the Arts, Loveladies, NJ
Gifted: Part 1, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2006
Bryan Hopkins, Mary Jane Nussbaum, Jill Parisi, Pearl Arts Gallery, Stone Ridge, NY
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Tea Cups, Tea Bowls and Tumblers, Susan Maasch, Portland, ME
16th San Angelo National Ceramics Competition
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
An Extravegance of Salt & Pepper: Containers/Shakers/Concepts
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
Faculty Art Exhibit, State University Plaza Gallery, Albany, NY
Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2005
NCECA 2005 Clay National Exhibition, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Bottled Spirits, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, KY
Jonesing, Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center, Buffalo, NY
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2004
Duets, Kentucky Museum of Art + Design, Louisville, KY
Craft Art in Western New York, Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY
2003
11th Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA
Western New York Clay Symposium Exhibition, SUNY at Brockport, Brockport, NY
2002
Necessary Objects, The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL
Vessels that Pour, Gallery Mia Tyson, Wilmington, NC
2002
Craft Art in Western New York, Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY
2001
Porcelain 2001, Esmay Fine Art, Rochester, NY
2000
Craft Art in Western New York, Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY
Porcelain 2000, Esmay Fine Art, Rochester, NY
1998
Selected Alumni Exhibition, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
1996
Emerging Artists of the United States, Vermont Clay Studio, Mont Pelier, VT
1995
A Home for Joe, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH
PUBLICATIONS
2012
Ceramics Monthly, Dissonance and Reconciliation, Glen Brown, October
Best of 500 Ceramics Series, Lark Publishing
2011
American Craft Magazine, Voices, April/May
2010
500 Vases, Lark Publishing
2009
Buffalo Spree, "Q&A: WNY artisans", Jana Eisenberg, June
Ceramics Monthly, Exhibition Review, October
2008
Studio Potter, “What’s that for?”, winter 2008 edition
Ceramics Monthly, UpFront, Transformations: 6X6, October
2007
Artvoice, “Into the Bienniel”, Becky Moda, October 4
Buffalo Rising, “Three Buffalo Tenors of Art”, Bill Zimmerman, March 10
2006
The NCECA Journal 2005, “Meditations on the 2005 NCECA Clay National”, Josh Green
2005
Ceramics Art & Perception, “Paying Attention”, Justin Novak, , Issue 61
Buffalo News, “Valley View”, Richard Huntington, February 11
Buffalo Spree, “Spinning the Show House”, Barry Muskat & Elizabeth Licata, July/August
2004
Buffalo News, “The Artistry of Crafts”, Richard Huntington, Oct. 27
Buffalo News, “Size Matters”, Richard Huntington, Dec. 10
Buffalo Spree magazine,“Lift That Brush! Fire That Kiln!”, Ronald Ehmke Jan/Feb
2003
Artvoice, “Miniatures of the Massive”, Cynnie Gaasch, December 18
Buffalo Spree Magazine, “Artful Givivg”, Reine Hauser, November/December
Artvoice, “Finding, Desiring, Acquiring”, Cynnie Gaasch, October 9
2002
Artvoice, “Something to Say”, Cynnie Gaasch, October 24
2001
Buffalo Spree Magazine, “Made in Western New York”, Bob Davis, Nov/Dec
2000
Ceramics Monthly, “Bryan Hopkins”, February
Buffalo News, “Perfect Harmony”, Richard Huntington, Novenber 3
Buffalo Spree Magazine, “Jim Chooses...”, Jim Bush, Sept/Oct
Buffalo News, “One Artist’s thanks to the city”, Don Esmonde, August 10
1999
Artvoice, “Sex and Politics...”, Steve Mitchell, October 27
GRANTS & AWARDS
2009
New York Foundation of the Arts Fellowship in Crafts
2008
Best in Show, 16th Strictly Functional Pottery National
2007
New York State Council on the Arts, Special Opportunity Stipend
2005
Big Orbit Gallery Member’s Exhibition, Juror Award, Buffalo, NY
2004
New York State Council on the Arts, Special Opportunity Stipend Grant
2003
Chautauqua Crafts Alliance Exhibition, Best in Show, Lake Chautauqua, NY
2002
The Arts Center, 2nd Place Award, Necessary Objects, St. Petersburg, FL
2001
Niagara County Community College X-Tra Mile Award
2000
HERD About Buffalo, selected artist for outdoor sculpture project
1999
New York State Council on the Arts, Individual Artist Grant
NYSCA Education Grant, Carnegie Art Center, North Tonawanda, NY
Niagara County Community College Outstanding Service Award
LECTURES, DEMONSTRATIONS & WORKSHOPS
2013
The Craft Guild of Dallas, Dallas, TX, 4 day porcelain workshop
Potter’s Council, Engaging Surfaces, presenter, San Diego, CA
The Chautauqua Institute, Chatauqua, NY, 2 week workshop
2012
Arrowmont School for Craft, 5-Day Porcelain workshop
Saint Mary's College, South Bend, IN, Porcelain Workshop
Utilitarian Clay VI, presenter, Arrowmont School for Craft, TN
2011
92nd St Y, New York, NY, Two day porcelain workshop
2010
Corning Community College, Corning, NY, One day workshop
Peter's Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ, "Pure Porcelain", 5 day workshop
Millersville University, PA, Visiting Artist (2 days)
2009
The Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY, Weekend Porcelain Workshop
2008
Long Beach Island Foundation of Arts & Sciences, Week-long workshop in porcelain
Niagara-Wheatfiel High School, Press Mold Workshop
Buffalo State College, “Making my way...”, Lecture, Design Dept. Senior Seminar
2007
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, “Violently Reverent”, Porcelain Workshop
Lewiston-Porter High School, Lewiston, NY, Lecture- “ So you’re an artist?!”
2006
West Chester University of PA, “Fragilly Functional”, Exhibition Lecture
State University of New York, the College at Fredonia, “thus far...”, Lecture
Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY , “on finding craft and clay”, Lecture
2005
Buffalo State College, “Making my way...”, Lecture, Design Dept. Senior Seminar
2004
Buffalo State College, “Beyond Art School: Making a Living as an Artist”
Lecture, Design Dept., Senior Seminar
2003
State University of New York, the College at Brockport, “Why I make what I make”
Lecture, Western New York Clay Symposium, , Brockport, NY
2002
Buffalo State College, “Beyond Art School: Making a Living as an Artist”
Lecture, Design Dept., Senior Seminar
2001
State University of New York, the College at Fredonia, “A Porcelain Primer”
Demonstration
Kensington High School, Buffalo, NY, Two Day Handbuilding Workshop
2000
Daeman College, “on the prospect of a unified craft theory”
Lecture, Buffalo, NY
Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center, Artist Talk, Buffalo, NY
Buffalo State College, Career in Crafts Day
Lecture and Demonstration,
Resident Artist, Art Park, Lewiston, NY
PANELS & JURIES
2002 - present
Collections Committee, Burchfield-Penney Art Center
Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY
2008
Juror, Chautauqua Craft Alliance Summer Festival, Chautauqua, NY
2007
Juror, Lewiston Arts Festival, Lewiston, NY
Street Juror, Allentown Arts Festival, Buffalo, NY
Juror, Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts, Buffalo, NY
2006
Ohio State Arts Council, Individual Excellence Awards, Craft Committee Menber
1998, 2000-2002
Regrants Committee Member,
New York State Council on the Arts, Niagara County, NY
2000
Curator and Judge, Member’s Exhibition
Carnegie Art Center, North Tonawanda, NY
COLLECTIONS
Burchfield-Penney Art Center
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Sparta Teapot Museum
Sonny Kam
Rita Moreno
Jacques & Gabriella Israelievitch
Sylvia Rosen
Annette Cravens
Louise Rosenfield
