There is a tradition in jazz in which a musician entitles a recording in tribute to a friend, mentor, producer or relative. I imagine these songs beginning from a surge of inspiration, quickly developing into a composition using educated improvisation. As the song emerges, so does a blurry portrait in the musician’s imagination. The form of the music begins to exude a spirit that acts as a reminder of a moment in time, a conversation, or a person. This leads to a tribute, a title.
Presently, I am making work based on this process. The shapes I have chosen to make are informed by ceremonial pieces from other cultures. In past centuries, centerpieces, salt cellars, funerary urns, planters and fruit bowls occupied an important place in a home or palace. Their sculptural presence and figural content transcended common pottery forms. Their intricacies seemed to beckon contemplation. The passage of time has eroded their significance.
I began making birds as a response to my growing interest in old ivory bird carvings done by the Native people of King Island and St. Lawrence Island. This work embodies the innate understanding of form and curvature only gained by keen observation. I create my birds with the intention of hinting at the sweetness of personality and gesture of which both birds and humans are capable of. The intimacy of their character is meant to complement the serious architectural qualities of the container they rest on and act as a representation of a memory of specific people who have passed or as tributes to people who I admire. Like some jazz tribute compositions, the personal meaning in my work might be obscure to the general audience. But I hope that my own musing are constructed in a way that provides some comfort to people.
PERSONAL HISTORY
Born: 1970, Springfield, MA
EDUCATION
1996
New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY. Masters of Fine Arts in Ceramics
1994
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO. Special Student in Ceramics
1993
The Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT. Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2004-Present
University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK. Assistant Professor of Art
1999-2003
University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK. Visiting Professor of Art
1998
Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT. Instructor of Ceramics
1996-1997
The Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT. Adjunct Faculty in Ceramics
WORKSHOPS
2007
Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT. “Covered Containers”
2006
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg Manitoba “Roberts and Godfrey”
Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY “Porcelain: Revealing a Touch”
West Chester Community College, White Plains, NY “Bottles”
2005
Ohio State University, Bowling Green, OH “Ceramic Design”
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK “Detail”
2004
Ohio University, Athens, OH “Lecture & Critique”
2003
Seward Park Art Center, Seattle, WA “Creative Surfaces”
2001
OHM Pottery Institute, Anchorage, AK “Kiln Building”
Girdwood Center for the Arts, Girdwood, AK “Pit Firing”
1999
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK “Altered Pots”
1998
Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT “Wood Firing”
1997
Westchester Community Art Center, White Plains, NY “Utilitarian Pots”
1996
Salve Regina College, Providence, RI “Utilitarian Pots”
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT “Basic Wheel Throwing Techniques”
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008
Kimura Gallery, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
Bunnell Street Gallery, Homer, AK
Kenai Peninsula College, Kenai, AK
2007
Kobo Gallery, Seattle WA
2006
Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY “Remembrance”
2003
Kobo Gallery, Seattle, WA
2002
Girdwood Center for the Arts, Girdwood, AK
2000
Decker Morris Gallery, Anchorage, AK
1999
Edgewater Gallery, Seward, AK
Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
1997
Westchester Community Art Center, White Plains, NY
1996
Fosdick Nelson Gallery, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
NCECA Conference, Phoenix, AZ “La Mesa Functional Exhibition”
AKAR Design, Iowa City, IA “Yunomi Invitational”
2009
Artisan Gallery, Northampton, MA “Consider the Cup Invitational”
Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT “Alumni Exhibition”
Kimura Gallery, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK “Faculty Exhibition”
Kobo Gallery, Seattle, WA “A Simple Cup”
Bunnell Street Art Center, Homer, AK “Steve Godfrey and Don Weir”
Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT “Ahead of Need”
Art Gallery at Lyndhurst, Tarrytown, NY “All Fired Up”
Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA “Form and Function”
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM “Slip, Slupr, Gulp”
Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY “Pots that Pour”
NCECA Conference, Pittsburgh, PA “La Mesa Functional Exhibition”
NCECA Conference, Pittsburgh, PA “Table of Elements”
NCECA Conference, Pittsburgh, PA “Greatest Show on Earth”
Kobo Gallery, Seattle, WA “A Simple Cup”
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN “American Pottery Festival”
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN “Holiday Exhibition Sale”
2008
Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT “Alumni Exhibition”
Kimura Gallery, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK “Faculty Exhibition”
Bunnell Street Art Center, Homer, AK “Steve Godfrey and Don Weir”
Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge MT “Featured Artist”
Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge MT “Cut”
Art Gallery at Lynhurst, Tarrytown, NY “All Fired Up”
Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA “Form and Function”
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM “Slip, Slurp, Gulp”
Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY “Pots that Pour”
NCECA Conference, Pittsburgh, PA “La Mesa Functional Exhibition”
NCECA Conference, Pittsburgh, PA “Table of Elements”
NCECA Conference, Pittsburgh, PA “Greatest Show on Earth”
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN “American Pottery Festival”
2007
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD “Winterfest 2007”
Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT “Focused Function”
Girdwood Center for the Visual Arts, Girdwood, AK “For the Table”
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN “American Pottery Festival”
Anchorage Museum of Art, Anchorage, AK “Masters of Mud IV”
Kobo Gallery, Seattle, WA “The Simple Cup”
Harvey Meadows Gallery, Aspen, CO “Exhibiting Artist”
Kirkland Art Center, Seattle, WA “Intelligent Design”
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM “Tea”
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, MM “Salt and Pepper”
NCECA Conference, Louisville, KY “La Mesa Functional Exhibition”
NCECA Conference, Louisville, KY “Kansas City Pot Revisited”
Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY “Cups Coming Together”
Mellwood Arts Center, Louisville, KY “Revisiting the Kansas City Pot”
Anchorage Museum of Art, Anchorage, AK “Earth, Fire and Fiber”
Archie Bray Foundation for Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT “Scholarship Auction”
2006
Harvey Meadows Gallery, Aspen, CO “Teapot Show”
Anchorage Museum of Art, Anchorage, AK “Masters of Mud III”
Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA “Strictly Functional National”
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN “American Pottery Festival”
NCECA Conference, Portland, OR “La Mesa Functional Exhibition”
Gallery 7126, Portland, OR “Taking it Outside”
Bunnell Street Gallery, Homer, AK “Steve Godfrey and Tina Shi”
Kobo Gallery, Seattle, WA “The Simple Cup”
Bell’s Nursery and Gifts, Anchorage, AK “Steve Godfrey and Jeff Dalton”
Westchester Community College, White Plains, NY “Ceramic Invitational”
Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT “Exhibiting Artist”
Archie Bray Foundation for Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT “Scholarship Auction”
Archie Bray Foundation for Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT “Cup Auction:
Harris Street Gallery, Helena, MT “Near and Far”
Antique, Anchorage, AK “35th Anniversary Exhibition”
LSU School of Art, Baton Rouge, LA “8 Fluid Ounces Cup Exhibition”
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ “20+1: An Invitational Exhibition”
Under the Midnight Sun Studio, Anchorage, AK “Holiday Exhibition and Sale”
2005
Anchorage Museum of Art, Anchorage, AK “Earth, Fire, and Fiber”
Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA “Gifted: The Clay Studio’s Holiday Exhibition”
Gallery One, Ellensburh, WA “Featured Artist”
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM “Cups, Cups, Cups”
Kobo Gallery, Seattle, WA “Cups and Mugs”
Flux Gallery, Rhinebeck, NY “Gallery Opening Exhibition”
Antique, Anchorage, AK “Exhibiting Artist”
Tho Art Gallery, Seoul Art Fair, Seoul, Korea “Three American Potters”
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN “North American Pottery Festival”
Fly by Night Club, Anchorage, AK “Annual Pottery Show & Sale”
2004
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD “Winterfest2004”
Anchorage Museum of Art, Anchorage, AK “UAA Faculty Exhibition”
Anchorage Museum of Art, Anchorage, AK “Masters of Muds”
Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA “Winter Exhibition”
Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, PA “Salad Days”
2003
The Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, CA “An Affinity for the Cup”
Art and Industry Gallery, San Diego, CA “Generations: Impending Lineage”
Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI “For the House and Garden”
Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA “Craft National”
Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA “Holiday Exhibition”
Antique, Anchorage, AK “Exhibiting Artist”
2002
Bunnell Street Gallery, Homer, AK “Three Alaskan Potters”
MPress, Kansas City, MO “The Kansas City Pot”
Giles Gallery, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY “Four Potters”
Performing Arts Center, Anchorage, AK “Holiday Show and Sale”
Botanical Gardens, Anchorage, AK “Summer Sale and Exhibition”
2001
Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI “Ewers”
Guilford Handcraft Center, Guilford, CT “Ceramics 2001”
Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI “Spring Show”
Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA “Strictly Functional”
Ryan and McLain, Helena, MT “National Teapot Exhibition”
Esmay Fine Art, Rochester, NY “Porcelain 2000”
Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury, VT “Porcelain Revisited”
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA “Couplets: Duality in Clay”
2000
Red Rocks Community College, Denver, CO “A Touch of Porcelain”
Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA “Our Cups Runneth Over”
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD “Winterfest 2000”
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN “Focus on Function”
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA “Couplets, A Duality in Clay”
Bunnell Street Gallery, Homer, AK “Alaska Clay Exhibition”
Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA “Strictly Functional”
1999
Anchorage Museum of Art, Anchorage, AK “Holiday Sale”
Kimura Gallery, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK “Faculty Exhibition”
Campus Gallery, University of Alaska, Anchorage, Ak “Visions of Structure”
Guilford Hand Craft Center, Guilford, CT “Guilford 99”
1998
Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA “Working With Function”
Middletown Fine Arts Center, Middletown, OH “Crossroads in Clay”
Whitefish Gallery, Whitefish, MT “Resident Artist Exhibition”
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT “Resident Exhibition”
Behl Park Art Center, Bozeman, MT “Resident Artists Exhibition”
Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA “Emerging Artists”
1997
Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT “USA Craft Today 97”
Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT “Faculty Exhibition”
Nancy Margolis Gallery, Portland, ME “Summer Artists”
Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO “Teapots Invitational Exhibition”
Freehand Gallery, Los Angeles, CA “Exhibiting Artist”
Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA “Strictly Functional”
1996
Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT “Faculty Exhibition”
Nancy Margolis Gallery, Portland, ME “Summer Artists”
Coffee Germanow Gallery, Rochester, NY “Alfred Graduate Student Exhibition”
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY “NCECA Student Exhibition”
Turner Gallery, Alfred University, Alfred, NY “The Works”
Strong Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY “Exhibiting Artist”
1994
Turner Gallery, Alfred University, Alfred, NY “First Year Graduate Exhibition”
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO “Graduating Student Exhibition”
1993
Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT “BFA Exhibition”
Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA “Strictly Functional”
New Britain Art League, New Britain, Ct “Clay Today”
AWARDS
2000
Bunnell Street Gallery, Homer, Ak – Best in Show, Alaska Clay Exhibition
1999
University of Alaska, Anchorage, Ak – University of Alaska Travel Grant
1996
Alfred University, Alfred, NY – Graduate Fellowship
1993
Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT – Helen Cheney Martin Award of Excellence
JUROR
2005
Fairbanks Arts Assocation, Fairbanks, Ak “Interior Artisans”
2004
Ohio University, Athens, OH “Brat Off Bratwurst Competition”
2001
Girdwood Center for the Arts, Girdwood, Ak “Cup Show II”
2000
Kenai Potters Guild, Kenai, AK “Kenai Clay Exhibition”
COLLECTIONS
Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
Museum of Ceramic Arts at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Wayne Higby, Alfred, NY
Robert Phannebecker, Lancaster, PA
Joseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT
Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
Presently, I am making work based on this process. The shapes I have chosen to make are informed by ceremonial pieces from other cultures. In past centuries, centerpieces, salt cellars, funerary urns, planters and fruit bowls occupied an important place in a home or palace. Their sculptural presence and figural content transcended common pottery forms. Their intricacies seemed to beckon contemplation. The passage of time has eroded their significance.
I began making birds as a response to my growing interest in old ivory bird carvings done by the Native people of King Island and St. Lawrence Island. This work embodies the innate understanding of form and curvature only gained by keen observation. I create my birds with the intention of hinting at the sweetness of personality and gesture of which both birds and humans are capable of. The intimacy of their character is meant to complement the serious architectural qualities of the container they rest on and act as a representation of a memory of specific people who have passed or as tributes to people who I admire. Like some jazz tribute compositions, the personal meaning in my work might be obscure to the general audience. But I hope that my own musing are constructed in a way that provides some comfort to people.
PERSONAL HISTORY
Born: 1970, Springfield, MA
EDUCATION
1996
New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY. Masters of Fine Arts in Ceramics
1994
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO. Special Student in Ceramics
1993
The Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT. Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2004-Present
University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK. Assistant Professor of Art
1999-2003
University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK. Visiting Professor of Art
1998
Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT. Instructor of Ceramics
1996-1997
The Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT. Adjunct Faculty in Ceramics
WORKSHOPS
2007
Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT. “Covered Containers”
2006
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg Manitoba “Roberts and Godfrey”
Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY “Porcelain: Revealing a Touch”
West Chester Community College, White Plains, NY “Bottles”
2005
Ohio State University, Bowling Green, OH “Ceramic Design”
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK “Detail”
2004
Ohio University, Athens, OH “Lecture & Critique”
2003
Seward Park Art Center, Seattle, WA “Creative Surfaces”
2001
OHM Pottery Institute, Anchorage, AK “Kiln Building”
Girdwood Center for the Arts, Girdwood, AK “Pit Firing”
1999
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK “Altered Pots”
1998
Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT “Wood Firing”
1997
Westchester Community Art Center, White Plains, NY “Utilitarian Pots”
1996
Salve Regina College, Providence, RI “Utilitarian Pots”
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT “Basic Wheel Throwing Techniques”
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008
Kimura Gallery, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
Bunnell Street Gallery, Homer, AK
Kenai Peninsula College, Kenai, AK
2007
Kobo Gallery, Seattle WA
2006
Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY “Remembrance”
2003
Kobo Gallery, Seattle, WA
2002
Girdwood Center for the Arts, Girdwood, AK
2000
Decker Morris Gallery, Anchorage, AK
1999
Edgewater Gallery, Seward, AK
Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
1997
Westchester Community Art Center, White Plains, NY
1996
Fosdick Nelson Gallery, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
NCECA Conference, Phoenix, AZ “La Mesa Functional Exhibition”
AKAR Design, Iowa City, IA “Yunomi Invitational”
2009
Artisan Gallery, Northampton, MA “Consider the Cup Invitational”
Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT “Alumni Exhibition”
Kimura Gallery, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK “Faculty Exhibition”
Kobo Gallery, Seattle, WA “A Simple Cup”
Bunnell Street Art Center, Homer, AK “Steve Godfrey and Don Weir”
Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT “Ahead of Need”
Art Gallery at Lyndhurst, Tarrytown, NY “All Fired Up”
Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA “Form and Function”
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM “Slip, Slupr, Gulp”
Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY “Pots that Pour”
NCECA Conference, Pittsburgh, PA “La Mesa Functional Exhibition”
NCECA Conference, Pittsburgh, PA “Table of Elements”
NCECA Conference, Pittsburgh, PA “Greatest Show on Earth”
Kobo Gallery, Seattle, WA “A Simple Cup”
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN “American Pottery Festival”
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN “Holiday Exhibition Sale”
2008
Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT “Alumni Exhibition”
Kimura Gallery, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK “Faculty Exhibition”
Bunnell Street Art Center, Homer, AK “Steve Godfrey and Don Weir”
Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge MT “Featured Artist”
Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge MT “Cut”
Art Gallery at Lynhurst, Tarrytown, NY “All Fired Up”
Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA “Form and Function”
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM “Slip, Slurp, Gulp”
Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY “Pots that Pour”
NCECA Conference, Pittsburgh, PA “La Mesa Functional Exhibition”
NCECA Conference, Pittsburgh, PA “Table of Elements”
NCECA Conference, Pittsburgh, PA “Greatest Show on Earth”
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN “American Pottery Festival”
2007
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD “Winterfest 2007”
Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT “Focused Function”
Girdwood Center for the Visual Arts, Girdwood, AK “For the Table”
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN “American Pottery Festival”
Anchorage Museum of Art, Anchorage, AK “Masters of Mud IV”
Kobo Gallery, Seattle, WA “The Simple Cup”
Harvey Meadows Gallery, Aspen, CO “Exhibiting Artist”
Kirkland Art Center, Seattle, WA “Intelligent Design”
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM “Tea”
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, MM “Salt and Pepper”
NCECA Conference, Louisville, KY “La Mesa Functional Exhibition”
NCECA Conference, Louisville, KY “Kansas City Pot Revisited”
Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY “Cups Coming Together”
Mellwood Arts Center, Louisville, KY “Revisiting the Kansas City Pot”
Anchorage Museum of Art, Anchorage, AK “Earth, Fire and Fiber”
Archie Bray Foundation for Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT “Scholarship Auction”
2006
Harvey Meadows Gallery, Aspen, CO “Teapot Show”
Anchorage Museum of Art, Anchorage, AK “Masters of Mud III”
Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA “Strictly Functional National”
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN “American Pottery Festival”
NCECA Conference, Portland, OR “La Mesa Functional Exhibition”
Gallery 7126, Portland, OR “Taking it Outside”
Bunnell Street Gallery, Homer, AK “Steve Godfrey and Tina Shi”
Kobo Gallery, Seattle, WA “The Simple Cup”
Bell’s Nursery and Gifts, Anchorage, AK “Steve Godfrey and Jeff Dalton”
Westchester Community College, White Plains, NY “Ceramic Invitational”
Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT “Exhibiting Artist”
Archie Bray Foundation for Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT “Scholarship Auction”
Archie Bray Foundation for Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT “Cup Auction:
Harris Street Gallery, Helena, MT “Near and Far”
Antique, Anchorage, AK “35th Anniversary Exhibition”
LSU School of Art, Baton Rouge, LA “8 Fluid Ounces Cup Exhibition”
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ “20+1: An Invitational Exhibition”
Under the Midnight Sun Studio, Anchorage, AK “Holiday Exhibition and Sale”
2005
Anchorage Museum of Art, Anchorage, AK “Earth, Fire, and Fiber”
Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA “Gifted: The Clay Studio’s Holiday Exhibition”
Gallery One, Ellensburh, WA “Featured Artist”
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM “Cups, Cups, Cups”
Kobo Gallery, Seattle, WA “Cups and Mugs”
Flux Gallery, Rhinebeck, NY “Gallery Opening Exhibition”
Antique, Anchorage, AK “Exhibiting Artist”
Tho Art Gallery, Seoul Art Fair, Seoul, Korea “Three American Potters”
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN “North American Pottery Festival”
Fly by Night Club, Anchorage, AK “Annual Pottery Show & Sale”
2004
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD “Winterfest2004”
Anchorage Museum of Art, Anchorage, AK “UAA Faculty Exhibition”
Anchorage Museum of Art, Anchorage, AK “Masters of Muds”
Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA “Winter Exhibition”
Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, PA “Salad Days”
2003
The Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, CA “An Affinity for the Cup”
Art and Industry Gallery, San Diego, CA “Generations: Impending Lineage”
Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI “For the House and Garden”
Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA “Craft National”
Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA “Holiday Exhibition”
Antique, Anchorage, AK “Exhibiting Artist”
2002
Bunnell Street Gallery, Homer, AK “Three Alaskan Potters”
MPress, Kansas City, MO “The Kansas City Pot”
Giles Gallery, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY “Four Potters”
Performing Arts Center, Anchorage, AK “Holiday Show and Sale”
Botanical Gardens, Anchorage, AK “Summer Sale and Exhibition”
2001
Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI “Ewers”
Guilford Handcraft Center, Guilford, CT “Ceramics 2001”
Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI “Spring Show”
Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA “Strictly Functional”
Ryan and McLain, Helena, MT “National Teapot Exhibition”
Esmay Fine Art, Rochester, NY “Porcelain 2000”
Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury, VT “Porcelain Revisited”
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA “Couplets: Duality in Clay”
2000
Red Rocks Community College, Denver, CO “A Touch of Porcelain”
Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA “Our Cups Runneth Over”
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD “Winterfest 2000”
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN “Focus on Function”
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA “Couplets, A Duality in Clay”
Bunnell Street Gallery, Homer, AK “Alaska Clay Exhibition”
Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA “Strictly Functional”
1999
Anchorage Museum of Art, Anchorage, AK “Holiday Sale”
Kimura Gallery, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK “Faculty Exhibition”
Campus Gallery, University of Alaska, Anchorage, Ak “Visions of Structure”
Guilford Hand Craft Center, Guilford, CT “Guilford 99”
1998
Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA “Working With Function”
Middletown Fine Arts Center, Middletown, OH “Crossroads in Clay”
Whitefish Gallery, Whitefish, MT “Resident Artist Exhibition”
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT “Resident Exhibition”
Behl Park Art Center, Bozeman, MT “Resident Artists Exhibition”
Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA “Emerging Artists”
1997
Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT “USA Craft Today 97”
Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT “Faculty Exhibition”
Nancy Margolis Gallery, Portland, ME “Summer Artists”
Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO “Teapots Invitational Exhibition”
Freehand Gallery, Los Angeles, CA “Exhibiting Artist”
Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA “Strictly Functional”
1996
Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT “Faculty Exhibition”
Nancy Margolis Gallery, Portland, ME “Summer Artists”
Coffee Germanow Gallery, Rochester, NY “Alfred Graduate Student Exhibition”
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY “NCECA Student Exhibition”
Turner Gallery, Alfred University, Alfred, NY “The Works”
Strong Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY “Exhibiting Artist”
1994
Turner Gallery, Alfred University, Alfred, NY “First Year Graduate Exhibition”
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO “Graduating Student Exhibition”
1993
Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT “BFA Exhibition”
Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA “Strictly Functional”
New Britain Art League, New Britain, Ct “Clay Today”
AWARDS
2000
Bunnell Street Gallery, Homer, Ak – Best in Show, Alaska Clay Exhibition
1999
University of Alaska, Anchorage, Ak – University of Alaska Travel Grant
1996
Alfred University, Alfred, NY – Graduate Fellowship
1993
Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT – Helen Cheney Martin Award of Excellence
JUROR
2005
Fairbanks Arts Assocation, Fairbanks, Ak “Interior Artisans”
2004
Ohio University, Athens, OH “Brat Off Bratwurst Competition”
2001
Girdwood Center for the Arts, Girdwood, Ak “Cup Show II”
2000
Kenai Potters Guild, Kenai, AK “Kenai Clay Exhibition”
COLLECTIONS
Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
Museum of Ceramic Arts at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Wayne Higby, Alfred, NY
Robert Phannebecker, Lancaster, PA
Joseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT
Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
