Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
2000: Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
1995: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ceramics, With Distinction, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH
PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS GIVEN
2022 Wood-Fired Earthenware Glazes, Envision: Wood-Fire NC 2020, Star, NC
OH+5 Artist Talk, The Dairy Barn Arts Center (Virtual), Athens, OH
2018 Resident Artist Presentation, Guldagergaard, The International Ceramics Research Center, Skælskør, Denmark
Icons of the Faith: Crossing Current Culture, NCECA 2018 Blinc 20/20, Pittsburgh, PA
2016 Expanding the Palette: Low Temp Wood Firing, International Wood Fire Conference, Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL
Experiments in Low Temperature Wood-Firing, NCECA 2016 Blinc 20/20, Kansas City, MO
2015 Experiments in Low Temperature Wood-Firing, NCECA 2015 Topical Discussion, Providence, RI
2014 Education and Wood-fire, panel member, 2nd European Woodfire Conference, Guldagergaard, Skælskør, Denmark
2014 The Ceramic Locavore, NCECA 2014 Topical Discussion, Milwaukee, WI
Visiting Artist Lecture, Kent State University, Kent, OH
2010 Teaching the Fire: Wood-Fire Kilns in Ceramics Pedagogy, First European Woodfire Conference, Bröllin, Germany
2006 Visiting Artist Workshop, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
2001 Throwing Large Workshop, Frog Hollow, Vermont State Craft Center, Burlington, VT
1999 Kiln Building Workshop, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH
WORKS APPEARING IN PUBLICATIONS
2022 “Non-Denominational Spirit Bowls”, Ceramics Monthly, Summer 2022
2021 “Salt Cellar”, Sten Lukka Madsen and Friends
2020 “Plates”, Soda Fired Earthenware, by Justin Rothshank, Columbus, The American Ceramic Society
2013 “Amber Harlequin”, 500 teapots: Volume two, New York, Lark Publishing
2011 “36 Views”, Ceramics Monthly, February 2011
2006 “Ribbon Pitcher, Green and Blue Pitcher”, 500 Pitchers: Contemporary Expressions of a Classic Form, New York, Lark Publishing
SELECT EXHIBITIONS:
2023 Functional Ceramics Exhibition, Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH
2022 Geaux Cups V, Clay Center of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
EnVision: a Woodfire Invitational, STARworks, Star, NC
Ohio Designer Craftsman Best of 2022, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
Functional Ceramics Workshop Award for Excellence, "Non-Denominational Spirit Bowls"
ONU Ceramic Alumni and Faculty Exhibition, Elzay Gallery, Ada, OH
OH+5 2022, 13th Biennial all-media exhibition, The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH
2021 HWD 2021, Rosewood Gallery, Rosewood Arts Center, Kettering OH
Mercy Health, Foyer Gallery, Lima, OH
Geaux Cups IV, Clay Center of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Spring Show, ArtSpace Lima, Lima, OH
PLAYING WITH FIRE, Schacht Gallery, Saratoga Clay Arts Center, Schuylerville, NY
2020 “Atmospheric Earthenware”, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
Great Divide, Morean Center for Clay, Saint Petersburg, FL
The School of Visual and Performing Art, Faculty Exhibition, Art and Design Program, Elzay Gallery, Ada, OH
2019 Spring Show, ArtSpace Lima, Lima, OH
Casting Call, Clay Center of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
2018 Resident Artists Exhibition, Skælskør, Denmark
Palliative Pour , 52nd NCECA concurrent exhibition, Threadbare Cider and Mead, Pittsburgh, PA
13th Annual Ceramics Invitational Exhibition, River Gallery, Rocky River, OH
2017 HWD 2017, Rosewood Gallery, Rosewood Arts Center, Kettering OH
Juror’s Choice Award, “Icon of the Faith, Pious Travel”
St. Rita’s Foyer Gallery Space, Lima, OH
2016 Presenters' Exhibition: International Wood Fire Conference , Arrowhead Gallery, Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL
Spring Show, ArtSpace Lima, Lima, OH
Martha Farmer Award for Sculpture, “Icon of the Faith, Pious Travel”
Bruce Chesser Award for Ceramics, “Primary”
Ceramics Invitational Exhibition, River Gallery, Rocky River, OH
Last Call, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
2015 It’s Only Clay, Watermark Art Center, Bemidji, MN
River 2River, Sinclair Galleries, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA
Cup: The Intimate Object XI, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Cup Show at Edgewater Gallery, Edgewater Gallery, Middlebury, VT
10th Annual Ceramics Invitational Exhibition, River Gallery, Rocky River, OH
2014 Professoriate: The University Does Art, ArtSpace Lima, Lima Ohio
Pre-Conference Residents Exhibition Algade 37, Skælskør, Denmark
2nd European Wood Fire Conference Presenters Exhibition, Guldagergaard, Skælskør, Denmark
The Transparent Kiln, Guldagergaard, Skælskør, Denmark
Cup: The Intimate Object X, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Mug Shots: 6th Annual National Juried Cup Exhibition, LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE
2013 The Cup: An Interpreted Object, The Local, Goshen, IN
Artifacts from the Inferno, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, ML
All-Ohio Ceramics Invitational, Heights Arts Gallery, Cleveland Heights, OH
History in the Making – Ceramics Traditions, Contemporary Objects, Firehouse Gallery, Rochester, NY
Cup: The Intimate Object IX, Charlie Cummings Gallery
Best Served Hot: Ceramics for the Coffee Ritual, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
By the Bottle, Kentucky Museum of Arts and Crafts, Louisville, KY
By the Ounce, Kentucky Museum of Arts and Crafts, Louisville, KY
Out of the Blue, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
2012 It’s Only Clay 2012, Bemidji Community Art Center, Bemidji, MN
Bourbon Bash, Kentucky Museum of Arts and Crafts, Louisville, KY
Flashpoint - An International Juried, Wood Fire Exhibition, Plinth Gallery, Denver, CO
Wood Fired Pottery Exhibit, American Gallery, Sylvania, OH
Cups of Fire, The Clay Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2019 Moderator, 2019 Student Research Colloquium, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH
2018 Curator, Form. Figure. Structure., ArtSpace Lima, Lima, OH
2015 Juror, Black Swamp Arts Festival, Bowling Green, Ohio
Juror, Spring Show, ArtSpace Lima, Lima, OH
2014 First Round Judge, Excellence in the Visual Arts, Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio (AICUO), Columbus, Ohio
2013 First Round Judge, Excellence in the Visual Arts, Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio (AICUO), Columbus, Ohio
2012 Juror, Black Swamp Arts Festival, Bowling Green, Ohio
2011 Juror, “Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition Award”, Columbus, Ohio
2010 Curator, For the Fire: Makers of Wood-Fired Ceramics and Selections from Their Collections, ArtSpace Lima, Lima, OH
2009 Juror, Bowling Green State University, Undergraduate Art Exhibition Awards, Bowling Green, Ohio
2008 Juror, Black Swamp Arts Festival, Bowling Green, Ohio
2007 Juror, ArtSpace Lima, “Once Upon a Sunday”, Lima, Ohio
Regional Juror , “Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition Award”, Ada, Ohio
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2005 – present: Professor of Art, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH
2001,2002,2003: J-Term Visiting Instructor, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
2002: Summer Session, Special Extension, Saint Michael’s College, Winooski, VT
RESIDENCIES
2018: Artist-in-Residence, Guldagergaard, Skælskør, Denmark
Fire Sculpture, Guldagergaard, The International Ceramics Research Center, Skælskør, Denmark
2014: Artist-in-Residence, Guldagergaard, Skælskør, Denmark
2000 – 2003: Resident Potter, Frog Hollow, Vermont State Craft Center, Middlebury, VT
2000: Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
1995: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ceramics, With Distinction, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH
PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS GIVEN
2022 Wood-Fired Earthenware Glazes, Envision: Wood-Fire NC 2020, Star, NC
OH+5 Artist Talk, The Dairy Barn Arts Center (Virtual), Athens, OH
2018 Resident Artist Presentation, Guldagergaard, The International Ceramics Research Center, Skælskør, Denmark
Icons of the Faith: Crossing Current Culture, NCECA 2018 Blinc 20/20, Pittsburgh, PA
2016 Expanding the Palette: Low Temp Wood Firing, International Wood Fire Conference, Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL
Experiments in Low Temperature Wood-Firing, NCECA 2016 Blinc 20/20, Kansas City, MO
2015 Experiments in Low Temperature Wood-Firing, NCECA 2015 Topical Discussion, Providence, RI
2014 Education and Wood-fire, panel member, 2nd European Woodfire Conference, Guldagergaard, Skælskør, Denmark
2014 The Ceramic Locavore, NCECA 2014 Topical Discussion, Milwaukee, WI
Visiting Artist Lecture, Kent State University, Kent, OH
2010 Teaching the Fire: Wood-Fire Kilns in Ceramics Pedagogy, First European Woodfire Conference, Bröllin, Germany
2006 Visiting Artist Workshop, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
2001 Throwing Large Workshop, Frog Hollow, Vermont State Craft Center, Burlington, VT
1999 Kiln Building Workshop, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH
WORKS APPEARING IN PUBLICATIONS
2022 “Non-Denominational Spirit Bowls”, Ceramics Monthly, Summer 2022
2021 “Salt Cellar”, Sten Lukka Madsen and Friends
2020 “Plates”, Soda Fired Earthenware, by Justin Rothshank, Columbus, The American Ceramic Society
2013 “Amber Harlequin”, 500 teapots: Volume two, New York, Lark Publishing
2011 “36 Views”, Ceramics Monthly, February 2011
2006 “Ribbon Pitcher, Green and Blue Pitcher”, 500 Pitchers: Contemporary Expressions of a Classic Form, New York, Lark Publishing
SELECT EXHIBITIONS:
2023 Functional Ceramics Exhibition, Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH
2022 Geaux Cups V, Clay Center of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
EnVision: a Woodfire Invitational, STARworks, Star, NC
Ohio Designer Craftsman Best of 2022, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
Functional Ceramics Workshop Award for Excellence, "Non-Denominational Spirit Bowls"
ONU Ceramic Alumni and Faculty Exhibition, Elzay Gallery, Ada, OH
OH+5 2022, 13th Biennial all-media exhibition, The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH
2021 HWD 2021, Rosewood Gallery, Rosewood Arts Center, Kettering OH
Mercy Health, Foyer Gallery, Lima, OH
Geaux Cups IV, Clay Center of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Spring Show, ArtSpace Lima, Lima, OH
PLAYING WITH FIRE, Schacht Gallery, Saratoga Clay Arts Center, Schuylerville, NY
2020 “Atmospheric Earthenware”, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
Great Divide, Morean Center for Clay, Saint Petersburg, FL
The School of Visual and Performing Art, Faculty Exhibition, Art and Design Program, Elzay Gallery, Ada, OH
2019 Spring Show, ArtSpace Lima, Lima, OH
Casting Call, Clay Center of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
2018 Resident Artists Exhibition, Skælskør, Denmark
Palliative Pour , 52nd NCECA concurrent exhibition, Threadbare Cider and Mead, Pittsburgh, PA
13th Annual Ceramics Invitational Exhibition, River Gallery, Rocky River, OH
2017 HWD 2017, Rosewood Gallery, Rosewood Arts Center, Kettering OH
Juror’s Choice Award, “Icon of the Faith, Pious Travel”
St. Rita’s Foyer Gallery Space, Lima, OH
2016 Presenters' Exhibition: International Wood Fire Conference , Arrowhead Gallery, Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL
Spring Show, ArtSpace Lima, Lima, OH
Martha Farmer Award for Sculpture, “Icon of the Faith, Pious Travel”
Bruce Chesser Award for Ceramics, “Primary”
Ceramics Invitational Exhibition, River Gallery, Rocky River, OH
Last Call, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
2015 It’s Only Clay, Watermark Art Center, Bemidji, MN
River 2River, Sinclair Galleries, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA
Cup: The Intimate Object XI, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Cup Show at Edgewater Gallery, Edgewater Gallery, Middlebury, VT
10th Annual Ceramics Invitational Exhibition, River Gallery, Rocky River, OH
2014 Professoriate: The University Does Art, ArtSpace Lima, Lima Ohio
Pre-Conference Residents Exhibition Algade 37, Skælskør, Denmark
2nd European Wood Fire Conference Presenters Exhibition, Guldagergaard, Skælskør, Denmark
The Transparent Kiln, Guldagergaard, Skælskør, Denmark
Cup: The Intimate Object X, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Mug Shots: 6th Annual National Juried Cup Exhibition, LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE
2013 The Cup: An Interpreted Object, The Local, Goshen, IN
Artifacts from the Inferno, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, ML
All-Ohio Ceramics Invitational, Heights Arts Gallery, Cleveland Heights, OH
History in the Making – Ceramics Traditions, Contemporary Objects, Firehouse Gallery, Rochester, NY
Cup: The Intimate Object IX, Charlie Cummings Gallery
Best Served Hot: Ceramics for the Coffee Ritual, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
By the Bottle, Kentucky Museum of Arts and Crafts, Louisville, KY
By the Ounce, Kentucky Museum of Arts and Crafts, Louisville, KY
Out of the Blue, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
2012 It’s Only Clay 2012, Bemidji Community Art Center, Bemidji, MN
Bourbon Bash, Kentucky Museum of Arts and Crafts, Louisville, KY
Flashpoint - An International Juried, Wood Fire Exhibition, Plinth Gallery, Denver, CO
Wood Fired Pottery Exhibit, American Gallery, Sylvania, OH
Cups of Fire, The Clay Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2019 Moderator, 2019 Student Research Colloquium, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH
2018 Curator, Form. Figure. Structure., ArtSpace Lima, Lima, OH
2015 Juror, Black Swamp Arts Festival, Bowling Green, Ohio
Juror, Spring Show, ArtSpace Lima, Lima, OH
2014 First Round Judge, Excellence in the Visual Arts, Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio (AICUO), Columbus, Ohio
2013 First Round Judge, Excellence in the Visual Arts, Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio (AICUO), Columbus, Ohio
2012 Juror, Black Swamp Arts Festival, Bowling Green, Ohio
2011 Juror, “Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition Award”, Columbus, Ohio
2010 Curator, For the Fire: Makers of Wood-Fired Ceramics and Selections from Their Collections, ArtSpace Lima, Lima, OH
2009 Juror, Bowling Green State University, Undergraduate Art Exhibition Awards, Bowling Green, Ohio
2008 Juror, Black Swamp Arts Festival, Bowling Green, Ohio
2007 Juror, ArtSpace Lima, “Once Upon a Sunday”, Lima, Ohio
Regional Juror , “Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition Award”, Ada, Ohio
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2005 – present: Professor of Art, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH
2001,2002,2003: J-Term Visiting Instructor, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
2002: Summer Session, Special Extension, Saint Michael’s College, Winooski, VT
RESIDENCIES
2018: Artist-in-Residence, Guldagergaard, Skælskør, Denmark
Fire Sculpture, Guldagergaard, The International Ceramics Research Center, Skælskør, Denmark
2014: Artist-in-Residence, Guldagergaard, Skælskør, Denmark
2000 – 2003: Resident Potter, Frog Hollow, Vermont State Craft Center, Middlebury, VT