Sculptor
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
2015 Master of Fine Art, Ceramics New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
2010 Bachelor of Fine Art, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY, Focus in
Ceramic Art
Minors in Art Education and Art History
2009 (SACI) Studio Arts Center International, Florence, Italy
AWARDS
2024 ARTSassist Grant, ARTSmemphis
Dean’s Creative Achievement Award, University of Memphis, College of Communication and Fine Arts
2022 Foundation for the Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant
2021 2021 Communities of Research Scholars Award (CORs), University of Memphis
2020 James Renwick Alliance Chrysalis Award for Emerging Artists
2018 Pilchuck Glass School, Full Scholarship for Session 3: Digital Clayground 2.0
2017 2017 NCECA Emerging Artist, National Council on the Education for Ceramic Arts
Fondation Bruckner Prize, Parcours Ceramique Carougeois
Honorable Mention – Mixed Media, 2017 Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics
2017 Grants for Artist Projects, Artist Trust, Seattle, WA
Wyckoff Milliman Award for Faculty, University of Washington
2016 Wyckoff Milliman Award for Faculty, University of Washington
2015 International Sculpture Center Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award,
Nomination
Professional Development Grant, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University
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2014 Professional Development Grant, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University
2010 Regina Brown Undergraduate Student Fellowship in Ceramics, NCECA
Lisa Elwell Ceramic Artist Award, School of Art and Design at Alfred University
Cite Internationale des Arts Fellowship, Juried, School of Art and Design at Alfred University
2006 Alfred University Portfolio Scholarship
RESIDENCIES
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2020 Crosstown Arts, Spring Resident, Memphis, TN
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2020 Kunstlerhaus Neumuster, Ceramic Artist Exchange Tandem 2020, Neumunter Germany (rescheduled to
2021 due to Covid-19)
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2019 Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Artist Invite Artist Session, Topic: Ephemerality in Clay, Organizer
2018 Kunstlerhaus Neumuster, Ceramic Artist Exchange Tandem 2018, Neumunter Germany (declined due to
scheduling conflict)
2015 Archie Bray Foundation – Summer Resident – Windgate Fellowship, Helena, MT
2012 Project Art Sponsored by Ferrin Gallery, Cummington, MA
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Assistant to Resident Artist Giselle Hicks, Kohler, WI
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2011 Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO
Cite International des Arts Fellowship, Paris, France
EXHIBITIONS
2026 More Clay – The Power of Repetition, group exhibition curated by Rebecca Cross, Fuller Craft Museum,
Brockton, MA
2025 Treading Lightly, group exhibition, Mestizo Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
TBA, Solo Show, Threshold Gallery, New Delhi, India
More Clay – The Power of Repetition, group exhibition curated by Rebecca Cross, Academy Art Museum,
Easton, MD
2024 Common Ground Indian Ceramics Triennale 2024, New Delhi, India
In care of, Solo Show, Doris Ulmann Galleries, Berea College, Berea, KY
What is in between, group exhibition, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, Richmond, VA
Bill Jack and Other Friends, group exhibition, Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred, NY
Echoes, Solo Show, Wolpert Gallery, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2023 in care of, Solo Show, UAC Tiny Gallery, UrbanArt Commission, Memphis, TN
what used to be, Solo Show, Clara M. Eagle Gallery, Murray State University, Murray, KY
Art Fields 2023, juried group exhibition, Lake City, SC
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2022 Making with Abundance - Multiplicity and Repetition within Ceramics, group exhibition curated by
Rebecca Cross, Katzen Museum, American University, Washington, DC
Sweet Sixteen, Solo Show, Mallory Gallery, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN
Between Thresholds III, extended exhibition, WCU Fine Arts Museum, Western Carolina University,
Cullowhee, NC
2021 After Image, Solo Show, Jane Hartsook Gallery at Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
2021 NCECA Annual - Social Recession, juried group exhibition, Weston Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Into That Darkness Peering, group exhibition, online NCECA Concurrent Exhibition
Art Fields, 2021, juried group exhibition, Lake City, SC
Contemporary Clay, group exhibition, WCU Fine Arts Museum, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee,
NC
Embracing Impermanence, group exhibition, (canceled due to Covid-19), Artspace @ Plant Zero, Richmond,
VA
Blue, group exhibition, Cross Mackenzie Gallery, Hillsboro, VA
Blue, group exhibition, Waddell Gallery, Northern Virginia Community College, Washington, DC
In Time, two-person show, 2021 Projects, Memphis, TN
Contemporary Clay, group exhibition, WCU Fine Arts Museum, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee,
NC
Connections: New Faculty, group exhibition, Crosstown Arts, Memphis, TN
2020 What is In Between, group exhibition, online NCECA Concurrent Exhibition
TBA, Solo Show, The Martha and Robert Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art, University of Memphis,
Memphis, TN (rescheduled due to Covid-19)
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2019 Korean International Ceramic Biennale 2019, Gyeonggi, Korea
TBA, Solo Show, Unsmoke Systems Artspace, Braddock, PA
Figure Ground, two person show with Peter Barbor, Olin Fine Arts Center Gallery, Washington and
Jefferson College, Washington, PA
Walking on Ghosts, Solo Show, 4Culture, Seattle, WA
Matter at Hand, 3-person show, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN
2018 Structures of Atmosphere, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, 7800 Susquehanna, Pittsburgh, PA
Above the Surface, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
Revive Remix Respond, The Frick Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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2017 15th Parcours Céramique Carougeois, Ceramics Biennial Invitational, Geneva, Switzerland
2017 Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics, Zanesville Art Museum, Zanesville, OH
2017 Fine Art Center Alumni Exhibition, Sheffield Wood Gallery, Fine Arts Center, Greenville, SC
Emerging Artist Exhibition, Gallery EXPO and Projects Space, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR
Confluence and Bifurcation: The Joining and Splitting of Rivers, Seminar Gallery, Pacific Northwest
College of Art,Portland, OR
Bowing, Solo Show, Gage Gallery, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN
2016 Grand Porte, Solo Show, Deluxe Gallery, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
Archie Bray NCECA Show, Belger Crane Yard Gallery, Kansas City, MO
The Indigo Curtain, Solo Show, Thompson Gallery, Furman University, Greenville, SC
2015 2015 Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics, Zanesville Art Museum, Zanesville, OH
Strange Habits, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Archie Bray at the Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA
Resident Artists Exhibition, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
The Moment In-between: Graduate Thesis Exhibition, Alfred, NY
“Lively Experiments,” NCECA Biennial, Juried, Providence, RI
Varience: Survey of Graduate Student Work, Invitational, Providence, RI
2014 Ties that Bind: Alumni, Invitational, The Fine Arts Center, Greenville, SC
The Eleventh Annual Marge Brown Kalodner Graduate Student Exhibition, Juried, The Clay Studio,
Philadelphia, PA
Ceramic Top 40 | Selected Works, Invitational, Allston, MA
Insight: The Inner Nature of Things, Invitational, Rochester, NY
Emerged: After the Residency, Invitational, Lillstreet Arts Center, Chicago, IL
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2013 Ceramic Top 40 | 2013, Invitational, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO
2013 Scripps National, Invitational, Scripps College, Claremont, CA
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2012 Ferrin Gallery at Art Miami, Invitational, Miami, FL
Fascination of Decay, Curated by Kate Roberts, Cohen Gallery, Alfred, NY
Covet, Invitational, Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield, MA
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2011 “Tidal Force: The Next Wave” NCECA Biennial, Juried, The Tampa Art Museum, Tampa, FL
Resident Artist Exhibition, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO
Bright Bites, Staff Exhibit, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO
2010 Profile 2010: School of Art and Design at Alfred University, Juried, New York, NY
Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Alfred, NY
National Student Juried Exhibition, NCECA 2010, Juried, Philadelphia, PA
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2009 Introducing the Alfred Clay Collective, Alfred, NY
Ruling, Alfred, NY
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2008 Things that Make You Go Hmm.., Alfred, NY
Visual Arts Alumni Show, The Fine Arts Center, Greenville, SC
2007 Fresh! Alfred, NY
2006 Shaped Clay 2006, Juried, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
Generation to Generation, Invitational, Greenville, SC
CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
2012 Conceived and Curated Fascination of Decay, Cohen Gallery, Alfred NY
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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2019- Present Associate Professor of Ceramics, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
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2016-18 Full-time Lecturer of 3D4M - Intro to Ceramics, Intermediate Ceramics, Senior Studio & Intro
to Sculpture
University of Washington - Seattle, WA
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2015-16 Lecturer of Ceramics - Teacher of Record: Ceramics I and Introduction to Art
University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI
2015 Teaching Assistant: Foundations, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
2014 Assistant to Adjunct Trevor Bennett: Sophomore Intro to Hand-building, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Assistant to Summer School Director Andrea Gill, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Assistant to Professor John Gill: Sophomore Intro to Mold Making, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
2013 Teacher of Record: Beginning Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
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PANELS & SYMPOSIUMS
2021 “Trends in Materiality: Ephemeral Clay”, online panel discussion moderated by Magdolene Dykstra in
conjunction with the exhibition Contemporary Clay 2021, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
2019 3rd International Ceramics Symposium Neumunster, Germany (online)
.VISITING ARTIST LECTURE
2025 Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN
2024 UMass Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
Berea College, Berea, KY
2023 Murray State University, Murray, KY
2022 Crosstown Arts, Memphis, TN
Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC
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2021 Greenwich House Pottery, New York City, NY
James Renwick Alliance, Washington, D.C.
Penn State University, State College, PA
Furman University, Greenville, SC
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
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2019 3rd International Ceramics Symposium Neumunster, Germany (online)
Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea
2018 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
2017 College of DuPage, Visiting Artist, DuPage, IL
Seattle Central College, Seattle, WA
2016 Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2015 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI – Colloquium Series
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
MEMBERSHIPS/COLLECTIVES
2018 SOIL Collective Gallery, Seattle WA
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2019- Present Studio Potter, Secretary Print and Online Ceramic Art
Publication
ASSISTANTSHIPS
2012 – 2013 John and Andrea Gill Ceramics, Alfred, NY
2012 Molly Hatch Studio, Florence, MA
Ferrin Gallery and Project Art, Pittsfield, MA
INTERNSHIPS
2011 Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Ceramic Intern, Snowmass, CO
La Meridiana – International School of Ceramics in Tuscany, Ceramics Intern, Certaldo, Italy
2009 Truro Center for the Arts Castle Hill, Ceramic Intern, Truro, MA
WORKSHOPS
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2022-2024 Summer Fellowship Program, Contemporary Arts Memphis, Memphis, TN
2023 Teen Workshop: Handbuilding in Clay, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN
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2019 Alternative Processes in Clay, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO
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2014 Beginning Wheel Throwing, 171 Cedar Arts Center, Corning, NY
2013 Professional Development Workshop: Life After Undergraduate, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
2012 Instructor of Drawing, Hornell YMCA – Fletcher Arts Center, Hornell, NY
2008 Ceramic Instructor, Greenville County School District: Explore the Arts Summer Camp, Greenville, SC
COMMITTEES
2023-Present Assistant Chair Department of Art and Design, University of Memphis
2023-Present Public Oversight Committee, UrbanArt Commission, Memphis, TN
2023 College of Communications and Fine Arts Strategic Planning Committee, University of Memphis
2022 Search Committee for the Chair of Department of Art and Design, University of Memphis
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2021 Mid-south Scholastic Art Awards, Judge 7-12 grade category
Chair of Visiting Artist Lecture Series, University of Memphis
Studio Arts Coordinator, University of Memphis
2020 Mid-south Scholastic Art Awards, Judge 7-12 grade category
2014 Graduate Student Committee, Graduate Student Representative, Alfred, NY
2010 Treasurer, Alfred Clay Collective, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
JOBS
2012 – 2015 Substitute Teacher Grades K-12, Hornell City School District, Hornell, NY
2009 Printshop Studio Manager, Truro Center for the Arts, Truro, MA
PUBLICATIONS
2023 Milgrom, Lilianne. “More Clay: The Power of Repetition.” Ceramics Monthly, September 2023, pp.46-50.
2022 Jenkins, Mark. ‘More Clay’ at AU Museum proves there’s strength in numbers. The Washington Post 29
September 2022.
More Clay: The Power of Repetition. Exhibition Catalogue. Essays by Rebecca Cross and Janet Koplos.
Remark. Exhibitions Catalogue. 4 Culture.
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2021 Jenkins, Mark. In the galleries: Exhibits explore the many meanings of blue. The Washington Post 15
October 2021.
2021 Contemporary Clay. Exhibition Catalogue. Essays by Curator Heather Mae Erickson and Angelik
Vizcarrondo-Laboy.
2021 NCECA Annual – Social Recession. Exhibition Catalogue. Essay by Curator Shannon Rae Stratton.
2020 Belleau, Raina. Manipulating Materials: An Interview with Kate Roberts. Number: Inc. 1 May 2020.
www.numberinc.org/manipulating-materials-an-interview-with-kate-roberts/
2019 Korean International Ceramic Biennale 2019. Exhibition Catalogue.
2018 Dechaut-Geneste, Valerie. Kate Roberts: Explorer l’entre-deux. La revu de la ceramique et du verre,
Article p. 49, March/April 2018.
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2015 McQuaid, Cate. Ceramics in the spotlight, in Providence and beyond. The Boston Globe 24 February 2015.
2014 Emerged: After the Residency. Exhibition Catalogue. Essay by Curator Bill Griffith.
Ceramic Top 40. Exhibition Catalogue. Ferrin Contemporary. Red Star at Belger Crane Art Center.
Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard.
2013 2013 Scripps College 69th Ceramic Annual. Exhibition Catalogue. Essays by Curator Virginia Scotchie and
Glen R. Brown.
2011 Ceramics Monthly, The 2011 NCECA Biennial: Review, Article p. 62-63, June/July/August 2011.
2010 Ceramics Monthly, The 2010 NCECA National Juried Student Exhibition: Review, Article p. 26,
September 2010.
COLLECTIONS
Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, MFA Collection
John and Andrea Gill
LaMeridiana – International School of Ceramics in Tuscany
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