Education
2010
MFA in Ceramics, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
2005
BFA in Ceramics, Cum Laude, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Exhibitions
2014
Taming Nature, NCECA, The Pritzlaff, Milwaukee, MN
Taming Nature II, The Belger Art Center, Kansas City, MO
Warm and Fuzzy, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Pottery Invitational, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
Winter Clay (Curator) Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, Truro, MA
2013
Wrappable (Invitational) Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln NE
Steinzeugkrug: Present Day Interpretations (Invitational) Claymakers, Durham, NC
99 Bottles (Invitational) Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville, NC
Layered (Invitational) Mudfire Clayworks and Gallery, Decatur GA
Disaster, Relief and Resilience (Invitational) Crimson Laureal Gallery, Bakersville, NC
Winter Clay (Curator) Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, Truro, MA
Pottery Invitational VI (Invitational) Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
2012
Let There Be Light (Invitational) Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
Consider the Cup 2012 (Invitational) Artisan Gallery, Northampton, MA
Pots at Rest (Invitational) The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
At 20: A Creative Continuum (Invitational) Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Eye Candy Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art, Alfred, NY
Cup Show (Invitational) Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
Tinted: Ceramics in a Colorful Context (Invitational) Sheehan Gallery, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
Informal Exchange (Invitational) Seattle Design Center, Seattle, WA
Pottery Invitational IV (Invitational) Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
2011
Gifted (Invitational) The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2011 Staff Exhibition Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, Truro, MA
Interpreting the Cup (Invitational) Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville, NC
Mendovernacular: How Place Creates Us, Tampa, FL
2010
2010 Faculty Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Marge Brown Kalodner Graduate Student Show, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Profile 2010, Gem Hotel Gallery, New York City, NY
Vases of Spring, (Invitational) The Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
A Frosty Journey: A Look at Past Watershed Winter Resident Potters, The Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Fosdick Nelson Gallery, Alfred, NY
2009
ACERS, Pittsburg Convention Center, Pittsburg, PA
SUNY Art Student Exhibition, SUNY Albany, Albany, NY
Utilitarian Digest Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Craft-ed! (Invitational) Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Dunedin, FL
2008
Strictly Functional (Catalogue) Wayne Arts Center, Wayne, PA
Seeded (Invitational)Terra Incognito Studios, Oak Park, IL
potPOURi (Invitational) The Clay Art Center, Port Chester, Port Chester, NY
Blue Ridge Residencies (Invitational) Center for Craft, Creativity & Design, Hendersonville, NC
2007
Winter Showroom (Featured Artist) LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE
Gifted (Invitational)The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2007 Arrowmont Resident Artists Exhibition, Sandra Blain Gallery, Gatlinburg, TN
28th Annual Contemporary Craft, (Catalogue), Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
100 Teapots III Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
Cups, Coming Together, (Invitational), The Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
2006
What is for Dinner, (Invitational), St. Tammany Art Assoc., Covington, LA
Dinnerware, (Invitational), Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO
Gifted, (Invitational), The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Artists of Watershed, Craft Boston, Boston, MA
Strictly Functional, (Catalogue) Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA
Salzbrand 2006, (Catalogue), Galerie Handwerk, Koblenz, Germany
8 Fluid Ounces II, Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Exhibition Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
Watershed Winter Residents, The Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
Coming of Age: 21 Years of Ceramics at USU, Hall Gallery, Portland OR
2005
For Pairs, Carbondale Clay Center Gallery, Carbondale, CO
BFA Exhibition, Twain Tippetts Gallery, Logan, UT
Intercollegiate Show, Alvin Gittins Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
2004
USU Undergraduate Exhibition, Twain Tippetts Gallery, Logan, UT
Potter to Potter, Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR
International Cup, Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
2003
USU Undergraduate Exhibition, Twain Tippetts Gallery, Logan, UT
Teapots: A Group Exhibition, Café Ibis, Logan, UT
Awards
2010
Professional Development Scholarship, Faculty Selected/Full Funding to attend CAA Conference, Alfred, NY
2007
Technical Assistant Grant from the Mary B. Bishop and Francis S. Merritt Scholarship Fund,
Haystack Mtn. School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
Emerging Artist Award, Winter Park Sidewalk Arts Festival, Winter Park, FL
2005
Farquar Scholars Scholarship in Art, USU, Logan, UT
2003
Lyon, Mass, and Mueggler Scholarship, USU, Logan, UT
Publications
2014
Ceramics Monthly Magazine, Exposure Section, p.17, Apr. 2014
Glaze: The Ultimate Collection (Co-Author with Kate Doody) Quarto Publishing, 320 pages. Available July 2014
iPottery, Tablet Publication
2013
Ceramics Monthly Magazine, Pots at Rest, p.58, Jan. 2013
2008
Ceramics Monthly, Up Front Section, Feb 2008
2007
Clay Times Magazine, Feature Article, p.34-37, Jan./Feb. 2007
The Crafts Report, p.23,24, June 2007
2006
Clay Times Magazine, Gallery Section, p.63, Sept./Oct. 2006
500 Pitchers, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
2005
500 Cups, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
Permanent Collections
Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art at Alfred, Gloryhole Collection
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
Residencies
2007-08
Artist in Residence, Chicago Parks District, Chicago, IL
2006-07
Artist in Residence, Arrowmont School of Art and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2005-06
Juried Winter Resident, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
Teaching Experience
2011-12
Instructor: Multi-level Hand building, Throwing and Wood firing classes, Castle Hill, Truro, MA
2010
Accoutrements - Hand-built Tableware, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
Instructor: Introductory Wheel, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2009
Teachers Assistant: Freshman Foundations, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Teacher Assistant to Anne Currier: Tile Making, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
2008
Teacher Assistant to Linda Sikora: Junior Pottery, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Instructor: Continuing Education, Multi-level Wheel, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2007-08
Instructor, Multi-level Ceramics, Terra Incognito Studios, Oak Park, IL
2007
Instructor for Childrens Community Class, Creative Hanbuilding, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2006
Instructor: Adult Community Class, Wheel Works, Arrowmont
2005-06
Ceramics Instructor, Watershed Mudmobile Program, Newcastle, ME
Related Experience
2011-Pr
Ceramics Studio Manager, Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, Truro, MA
2010-11
Art Handlerr/Installation Technician, The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD
2010
Facilities Coordinator/Student Gallery Manager, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
2009
Visiting Artist/Demonstrator, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY
2007-08
Art Handler/Installation Technician, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Artist Assistant, Monobrow Studios, Chicago, IL
2007
Multi-Session Studio Technician, Haystack Mtn. School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
Visiting Artist/Demonstrator, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Visiting Artist/Demonstrator, Walters State Community College, Morristown, TN
Faculty Assistant for Kari Radasch, Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, TN
2006-07
Gallery/Exhibitions Directors Assistant, Arrowmont
Instructor/Demonstrator for Arrowmont Artreach Program, Arrowmont
2006
Studio Assistant for Ayumi Horie, Cottekill, NY
Visiting Artist/Demonstrator, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
Faculty Assistant for Jason Hess, Arrowmont
2005-06
Production Potter, Damariscotta Pottery, Damariscotta, ME
2005
Summer Staff/Studio Technician Assistant, Watershed, Newcastle, ME
2004-05
Ceramics Studio Technician Assistant, USU, Logan, UT
2004
Ceramics Studio Technician Assistant/Workshop Assistant, Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA