Personal Statement:
I worked in graphic design for ten years before realizing that computers may be integrated into my ceramics. It was during this period that I discovered the importance of the computer to the formation of my work. Recently I have come to some realizations: First, computers and working with clay are not mutually exclusive, rather, computers can be used as a tool for designing or planning my ceramic work. The computer has become as important as all my other traditional ceramic tools, if not more. Second, my experiences and aesthetics, which are tied to tradition and utilitarian pottery, can be expressed in a very new and different way using the computer. Third, just as my graphic design job became boring and routine, I discovered that using a computer was an efficient and natural way to plan my pot forms.
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Education:
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1991
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B.S. in Liberal Arts with an Art Major
University of Wisconsin - River Falls
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2005
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MFA in Ceramics
University of Minnesota - Minneapolis
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Teaching
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2005 - Present
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Inver Hills Community College
Adjunct Faculty (Drawing, Ceramics)
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Summer 2005
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University of Minnesota
Adjunct Faculty
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Spring 2005
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University of Minnesota
Instructor of Record
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Summer 2004
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Inver Hills Community College
Taught beginning Ceramics, Advanced Ceramics, and Topics in Kiln Building
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Fall 2003, Spring 2004
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University of Minnesota
Instructor of Record, Drawing 1101
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2002- 2005
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University of Minnesota
Teaching Assistant
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2000- 2003
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Northern Clay Center
Minneapolis, MN
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Selected Exhibits:
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2008
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Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Design and Architecture, Iowa City, IA
Pots that Pour, Clay Art Center, Portchester, NY
Line and Color, Mudfire Gallery, Atlanta,GA
Double Chamber: From the kilns of Minnesota and Wisconsin, TRAX Ceramics Gallery, Berkeley, CA
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2007
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Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Design and Architecture, Iowa City, IA
Forms and Shapes Inspired by Architecture, AKAR Design and Architecture, Iowa City, IA
Fresh Hands Invitational, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, KS (October 2007)
Recent work, Solo Exhibit, Phipps Center For The Arts, Hudson, WI
Mastery in Clay 2007, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
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2006
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Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NMContemporary American Ceramics in Hakkaido, Hakkaido, Japan
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay at NCECA, Portland, OR
Hudson Hospital, Healing Arts Exhibit, Hudson, WI
New Work, AKAR Design and Architecture, Iowa City, IA
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Mastery in Clay 2006, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
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2005
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30 x 5 Invitational Ceramic Exhibit, AKAR Design and Architecture, Iowa City, IA
Mastery in Clay 2005, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Minnesota Community College Faculty Exhibition, Rochester Center For The Arts, Rochester, MN
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Group Show, Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
ENDLESS VARIATIONS, Invitational, Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, MD
NORTHERN WOOD, Invitational, Main Street Gallery, Annapolis, MD
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2004
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MOVE, Invitational Exhibit, Rochester Center For The Arts, Rochester, MN
MANDATORY, Group Show, Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
NEXT GENERATION, Invitational Exhibit, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
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Awards
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2001
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The Charles Ernest Award
Studio Days 2001
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2004
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Joel and Aja Ceramics Award
University of Minnesota
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Publications
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September 1998
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Ceramics Monthly
Ceramics USA
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2001
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Beautiful Use, Contemporary American Pottery
Kevin A. Hluch
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July/August 2001
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Clay Times
Feature Article
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