M.F.A.- Material Studies, Syracuse University School of Art and Design 2008

B.F.A.- Ceramics, West Virginia University College of Art 1996

Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute Summer Program, Jingdezhen, China, 1996

Relevant Work Experience

1999-present Instructor, Introduction to Ceramics and Ceramic Sculpture, Cayuga Community College, Auburn, NY

2006-present Graduate Teaching Assistant, Art Foundation Department- History of Design, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

2005-present Graduate Teaching Assistant, Material Studies/Fibers Area, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

1999-2005 Studio Potter, Fabius Clay Studio, Fabius, NY

2005 Technician, West Lake Conservators, Skaneateles, NY

2003 Ceramics Instructor, Chautauqua School of Art Summer Program, Chautauqua, NY

2000 Ceramics Instructor, Everson Museum Children’s Art Program, Syracuse, NY

1999-2000 Three-Dimensional Design Instructor, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

1999 Instructor, Ceramics and 3-D Design, Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY

1997-1998 Ceramics Instructor, Danville-Boyle Educational Programs, Danville, KY

1996-1998 Resident Artist, Woodscreek Pottery, Liberty, KY

1997 Ceramics Instructor, Centre College Children’s Art Program, Danville, KY

1991-1996 Ceramics Instructor, West Virginia University Craft Center, Morgantown, WV

Exhibitions

2008

Everson Biennial, Juried, Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY (scheduled)
Made in NY 2006, Juried, Scheinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY (scheduled)
Syracuse University MFA Exhibition, SU Art Gallery, Syracuse, NY
Small Favors, Invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
WVU Alumni Show, Invitational, Zen Clay, Morgantown, WV
New Work From Syracuse, In conjunction with NCECA 2008
Standard Ceramics, Pittsburg, PA
Ceramics on Gist Street, In conjunction with NCECA 2008
Gist Street Gallery, Pittsburg, PA

2007

Bowled Over, Invitational, Chameleon Gallery, Cazenovia, NY
National Juried/Invitational Cup Show, Isadore Gallery, Lancaster, PA
Small Favors, Invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Student Juried Exhibition, Coyne Gallery @ Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Plates and Platters: Salon Style, Invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Sculpture Group Show, In conjunction with NCECA 2007, Co-Curator
Glassworks East Gallery, Louisville, KY
National Juried Wood Fired Exhibition, In conjunction with NCECA 2007
Thrown Together Clay Center, Louisville, KY
Off the Beaten Path, In conjunction with NCECA 2007, Invitational
Payne St. Pottery, Louisville, KY
Jen Gandee and Brooke Noble, In conjunction with NCECA 2007
Regalo Original Art, Louisville, KY

2006

FIB3RS, 3-Person Show, Spark Contemporary Art Space, Syracuse, NY
Holidazzle, Invitational, Kentucky Museum of Arts + Design, Louisville, KY
Celebration of American Crafts, Invitational, Creative Arts Workshop,
New Haven, CT
Mastery in Clay 2006, Invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
International Woodfire Conference: Invitational Exhibition, Northern Arizona
University Art Museum, Flagstaff, AZ
Made in NY 2006, Juried, Scheinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY
Made in New York, Invitational, Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY
Small Favors, Invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Graduate Fibers, 2-Person Show, Coyne Gallery @ Syracuse University,
Syracuse, NY
Objects, Group Show, Sherrie Gallery, Columbus, OH

2005

Holidazzle, Invitational, Kentucky Museum of Arts + Design, Louisville, KY
Celebration of American Crafts, Invitational, Creative Arts Workshop,
New Haven, CT
Fibers Group Show, Coyne Gallery @ Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Mastery in Clay 2005, Invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Paradise City Arts Festival, Juried, Nothampton, MA
Bottled Spirits, Invitational, Kentucky Museum of Arts + Design, Louisville, KY

2004

National Ceramic Exhibition, Invitational, Cerlan Gallery, Lexington, Ky
A Fine Craft Show, Juried, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY
Celebration of American Crafts, Invitational, Creative Arts Workshop,
New Haven, CT
30th Anniversary Exhibition/Auction, Invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Butter Dish, Invitational, Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts, Ashville, NC
Duets, Invitational, Kentucky Museum of Arts + Design, Louisville, KY
Bottled Spirits, Invitational, Kentucky Museum of Arts + Design, Louisville, KY
Conversations in Color, 3-Person Show, Hartwick College Art Gallery, Oneonta,NY
All Over the Map, In conjunction with NCECA 04, Co-Curator,
Murphy Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
American Craft Council: Winter Wholesale-Retail Market, Juried, Baltimore, MD

2003

A Fine Craft Show, Juried, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY
Winterfest 2003, Invitational, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
Holidazzle, Invitational, Kentucky Museum of Arts + Design, Louisville, KY
Celebration of American Crafts, Invitational, Creative Arts Workshop,
New Haven, CT
Mastery in Clay 2003, Invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Summer Faculty Show, Logan Gallery, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY
FireDworks, Invitational, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
Visiting Artist Series, 2-person Exhibition, Boulder Arts and Crafts, Boulder, CO
American Craft Council: Winter Wholesale-Retail Market, Juried, Baltimore, MD

2002

Mastery in Clay, Invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Made in New York, Invitational, Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY
New Work, Solo, Core Art Space, Denver, CO
New Work, Solo, Annex Gallery, Charleston, WV
Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center,
East Petersburg, PA

2001

Winterfest 2001, Invitational, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
The Grand Buffet, Invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
New Work, Solo, Zen Clay Gallery, Morgantown, WV
Celebration of the Arts, Invitational, St. David’s Church, Syracuse, NY

2000

Couplets, Invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
MUD: A Group Exhibition, Invitational, Stone Quarry Art Park, Cazenovia, NY
Functional Fire: A Woodfired Cup Show, Juried, Iowa Artisans Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Kiln Art: New York Ceramic Art Educators, Invitational, Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY

Awards

2008 Travel Grant - Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts
2006 Kiln God Juried Residency - Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts
2004 Faculty Development Award - The Cayuga Community College Foundation
2002 Purchase Award - Strictly Functional Pottery National , Market House Craft Center
Special Opportunity Stipend - New York Foundation for the Arts
2000 Juror’s Choice Award - Functional Fire, Iowa Artisans Gallery
1998 Visual Arts Grant - Kentucky Foundation for Women
1996 Travel Grant - Mountain State Arts and Crafts Fair Fund
Travel Grant - West Virginia University International Studies Program

Related Activities

2007 Participant, Syracuse University’s Empty Bowls Event, Community Folk Art Center
Co-Curator, Sculpture Group Show, in conjunction with NCECA, Louisville, KY
Guest Lecturer, History of Ceramics, Syracuse University
2006 Guest Speaker, Women’s Luncheon, Fabius Community Baptist Church, Fabius, NY
2005 Participant, Syracuse University’s Empty Bowls Event, Community Folk Art Center
2004 Co-Curator, All Over the Map, in conjunction with NCECA, Indianapolis, IN
2003 Juror, New York Foundation for the Arts - Special Opportunity Stipend
2002 Visiting Artist, Indiana University, Indiana, PA
Visiting Artist, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY

Publications

“Focus on Education”, Surface Design Journal, Spring 2007
Electric Kiln Ceramics, by Richard Zakin, photos, Krause Publications, Iola, WI, 2004
“Emerging Artists 2002”, Ceramics Monthly, May 2002
“Saving Anagama”, Clay Times, March 1999
“Old Store Becomes Studio”, The Post Standard, Syracuse, NY, Dec.16, 1999

7846 Main Street

Fabius, NY 13063

I gather inspiration from many sources, primarily historical art pieces and folk art traditions; these allow me to access the past while placing myself firmly in the present. I also draw upon my ceramic education and professional experience as a potter, which trained me to solve formal problems through the development of a series of objects, taught me the history of my medium, and ingrained in me a respect for utility, even when function is implied or metaphorical. These qualities remain evident in my sculptural pieces and align my work with the core values at the heart of craft.

In all of my work, I utilize traditional craft materials, processes, and forms as a way to identify my role as a maker in a complex and diversified modern society. I am drawn to historical objects laden with symbolic meaning. As a result, my work finds itself where art and craft collide and historical and the contemporary sometimes switch places. By combining recreated historical forms and reinterpreted traditional patterns and techniques with found objects and appropriated modern imagery, I explore the shifting relationships between function and symbolism and between personal experiences and the experiences of others.