TINNER, MICHELLE
NEW YORK
NEW YORK
Born in Grabs, Switzerland in 1980, Michelle Tinner studied ceramics at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Since graduating with her BFA in December 2003 she has participated in several national ceramic group and solo Exhibitions. She has been published in Ceramics Monthly magazine and in 500 Cups by Lark Books. Her work is also featured in the permanent collection at the University of Saint Francis School of Creative Arts in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In June 2005 she did an Arts Industry Internship at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, WI. From September 2005 to September 2006, Michelle was the Artist in residence at the Clay Art Center in Port Chester NY, and in 2008 she became a member of the Swiss Ceramics Association. She is currently teaching ceramics classes at the Barrett Clay Works in Poughkeepsie, NY.
Education:
2005-2006 Artist in Residence, Clay Art Center in Port Chester. NY
2004 Arts Industry Internship, John Michael Kohler Center, Sheboygan, WI
1998-2003 State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz, Bachelor of Fine Art Degree (BFA) in Ceramics.
Solo Exhibitions:
2006 Gravity Choy Gallery, CAC, Port Chester, NY
2005 Wallflowers Rosendale Cafe, Rosendale, NY
Group Exhibitions: juror
2009 SPOON IT! Fork It! Cut It Up! A Show of Domestic Ceramic Implements. Curator/Gale M. Brown
2009 Under Cover Choi Gallery, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY. Curators/ CAC Members
2008 Off the Wall All Fired Up! Monroe College, New Rochelle, NY. Curator/Leigh Tyler Mickelson CAC
2008 Home Again Clay Art Center Past Residents, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
2007 Small Works Show Chthonic Clash Coffee House, Beacon NY. Curator/Faith Adams
2007 Cups Coming Together Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
2007 Ceramic Cup Invitational Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE. Curator/Tracy Shell
2006 Goods and Objects Pelham Art Center, Pelham, NY. Curator/Jessica Cioffoletti
2006 YEA! Young Emerging Artists, at Arts Exchange, White Plains, NY. Curator/Rosemary Cohane
2006 Salt and Pepper Extravaganza Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, MD. Curator/Gale M. Brown
2005 CAC Members Annual Exhibition Clay Art Center, NY
2005 The Slipcast Object Denver International Airport, Denver, CO
2004 The Slipcast Object Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts at The Depot, Steamboat Springs, CO. Juror/Richard Notkin
2004 The Clay Studio 30th Anniversary Exhibition/Auction Philadelphia, PA
2004 Form Follows Function Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL. Juror/Dan Anderson,
2003 BFA Thesis Exhibition Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz, NY
2002 Design & Production Group Show Student Art Gallery at SUNY New Paltz, NY
2002-04 Annual Employee Show, Rosendale Café, Rosendale, NY
2001 Ceramics Department Group Show, Student Art Gallery at SUNY New Paltz, NY
Publications:
"The Slipcast Object" Ceramics Monthly Magazine, April 2005 Issue, Page 35
500 Cups, Ceramic Explorations of Utility and Grace. Page 35, Lark Press 2005
Collections:
Featured in Permanent Collection at the University of Saint Francis School of Creative Arts in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Featured in the Permanent Collection at Monroe College, New Rochelle, New York.
Associations: Swiss Ceramics, Member since 12.2008, www.swissceramics.ch
Education:
2005-2006 Artist in Residence, Clay Art Center in Port Chester. NY
2004 Arts Industry Internship, John Michael Kohler Center, Sheboygan, WI
1998-2003 State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz, Bachelor of Fine Art Degree (BFA) in Ceramics.
Solo Exhibitions:
2006 Gravity Choy Gallery, CAC, Port Chester, NY
2005 Wallflowers Rosendale Cafe, Rosendale, NY
Group Exhibitions: juror
2009 SPOON IT! Fork It! Cut It Up! A Show of Domestic Ceramic Implements. Curator/Gale M. Brown
2009 Under Cover Choi Gallery, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY. Curators/ CAC Members
2008 Off the Wall All Fired Up! Monroe College, New Rochelle, NY. Curator/Leigh Tyler Mickelson CAC
2008 Home Again Clay Art Center Past Residents, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
2007 Small Works Show Chthonic Clash Coffee House, Beacon NY. Curator/Faith Adams
2007 Cups Coming Together Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
2007 Ceramic Cup Invitational Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE. Curator/Tracy Shell
2006 Goods and Objects Pelham Art Center, Pelham, NY. Curator/Jessica Cioffoletti
2006 YEA! Young Emerging Artists, at Arts Exchange, White Plains, NY. Curator/Rosemary Cohane
2006 Salt and Pepper Extravaganza Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, MD. Curator/Gale M. Brown
2005 CAC Members Annual Exhibition Clay Art Center, NY
2005 The Slipcast Object Denver International Airport, Denver, CO
2004 The Slipcast Object Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts at The Depot, Steamboat Springs, CO. Juror/Richard Notkin
2004 The Clay Studio 30th Anniversary Exhibition/Auction Philadelphia, PA
2004 Form Follows Function Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL. Juror/Dan Anderson,
2003 BFA Thesis Exhibition Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz, NY
2002 Design & Production Group Show Student Art Gallery at SUNY New Paltz, NY
2002-04 Annual Employee Show, Rosendale Café, Rosendale, NY
2001 Ceramics Department Group Show, Student Art Gallery at SUNY New Paltz, NY
Publications:
"The Slipcast Object" Ceramics Monthly Magazine, April 2005 Issue, Page 35
500 Cups, Ceramic Explorations of Utility and Grace. Page 35, Lark Press 2005
Collections:
Featured in Permanent Collection at the University of Saint Francis School of Creative Arts in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Featured in the Permanent Collection at Monroe College, New Rochelle, New York.
Associations: Swiss Ceramics, Member since 12.2008, www.swissceramics.ch
