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Education

 2003 Master of Fine Arts, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

2000 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Magna Cum Laude, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee.

 Selected Exhibitions

2005 The Achie Bray Foundation - Present and Past Residents , The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, Montana.

Annual Archie Bray Resident Exhibition , Kolva - Sulivan Gallery, Spokane, Washington.

Solo exhibition, Niche Gallery, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Teapots , Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

5th Annual National Juried Cup Show , Gallery 138, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, Juror: Renee Fairchild.

Woodfire Exhibition , Cedar Creek Gallery, Cedar Creek, North Carolina.

Feats of Clay XVIII , Lincoln Arts and Culture Foundation, Lincoln, California, juror: Rodney Mott.

Ceramics 2005 , Guilford Handcraft Center, Guilford, Connecticut, juror: Chris Gustin.

Ceramics Competition , Gallery International, Baltimore Maryland, jurors: Ron Lang and Adelaide Paul, third place award.

NCECA 2005 Clay National , University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, Jurors: Linda Arbuckle, Andrea Gill, and Ron Nagle.

Free Form , NCECA Conference Exhibition, Tevic Gallery, Caroll County Arts Council, Westminster, Maryland.

Contemporary Functional Ceramics: Transcending Utilitarian Concerns , Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne Indiana.

Ethereal Aura: Soda and Salt Fired Ceramics , Adrian College, Adrian, Michigan.

2004 Gifted: The Clay Studio’s Annual Holiday Exhibition , The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Winterfest 2004 , Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland.

Cup: The Intimate Object III , Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Juror: Peter Beasecker, honorable mention.

Deliverance Received , East Central College Gallery, Union, Missouri.

The Naked Truth: 2004 International Juried Woodfire Exhibition , Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Jurors: Janet Mansfield, Don Reitz, and Ryoji Koie.

Gems From the Fire, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Jurors: Chuck Hindes and Jerry Eskins.

Fifteenth San Angelo National Ceramic Competition , San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, San Angelo, Texas, Jurors: Ruth and Rick Snyderman.

Archie Bray Foundation Benefit Silent Auction , Warehouse Gallery, Helena, Montana.

4th Annual National Juried Cup Show , Gallery 138, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, Juror: Janet Buskirk.

12th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National , Southern Market Center, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Juror: Susan Peterson.

International Orton Cone Box Show , Baker University, Baldwin City, Kansas, Juror: Janet Mansfield.

Capricious Directions, Gallery #2, Harrison Center for the Arts NCECA exhibitions, Indianapolis, Indiana.

2003 Bray Residents, Marvis Cultural Center, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Natural Essence , solo exhibition, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, Montana.

Starbrick Clay National 2004 , Starbrick Clay, Nelsonville, Ohio, Juror: Brad Schwieger.

100 Teapots 2 , Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland, Juror: Gay Smith.

CERAM*A*RAMA: Celebrating Clay , Silent Auction fundraiser for the Ceramics Research

Center, Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona.

2003 Cup: The Intimate Object II , Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Fort Wayne Indiana, Juror: Julia Galloway, juror’s choice award.

Winter Clay Show, Media Image Gallery, Gainesville, Florida.

St. Petersburg Clay National , St. Petersburg Clay Co., St. Petersburg, Florida, Juror: Don Reitz, purchase award.

Archie Bray Foundation 2003 Summer Resident Artists, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico .

2003 Bray Residents, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, Montana .

Archie Bray Residents 2003, Archie Bray Foundation Warehouse Gallery, Helena, Montana.

Feats of Clay XVI , Lincoln Arts and Culture Foundation, Lincoln California, Juror: Joe Mariscal.

Ceramics 2003 , The Gilford Handcraft Center, Guilford, Connecticut, Juror: Susan Peterson.

Strictly Functional Pottery National , Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Juror: Wayne Higby.

A Natural Simplicity: MFA Thesis Exhibition, University Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville Florida .

Clay Cup IX , University Museum, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Juror: Richard Shaw, purchase award.

Awards  

2006 NCECA Emerging Artist, Portland, Oregon.

2005-2006 Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts year residency.

Shimpo Tradition of Excellence Award, purchase award NCECA Clay National.

2003 Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts summer residency.

Albert K. Murray Fine Arts Educational Fund Grant to help fund MFA Thesis Exhibition.

Clay Times Student Competition Winner, included a trip to NCECA conference in San Diego.

NICHE Student Award, work exhibited at the Philadelphia Buyers Market of American Craft.

2000-2003 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Florida.

2002 Travel Grant, Graduate Student Council, University of Florida, to attend NCECA in Kansas City, Missouri.

2001 Teaching assistant grant from the Mary Beasom Bishop and Francis Sumner Merrit Scholarship Fund, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine.

2000 Travel Grant, Graduate Student Council, University of Florida, to attend The Utilitarian Clay

Conference III - Celebrate the Object, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinberg, Tennessee.

 Publications

 2005 500 Cups , Lark Books.

‘NCECA 2005 Clay National’, Clay Times , March/April 2005, vol. 11, no. 2,p.45, work pictured.

2004 Britt, John, The Complete Guide to High Fire Glazes: Glazing and Firing at Cone 10 , Lark Books.

‘Emerging Artists 2004’, Ceramics Monthly , May 2004, vol. 52, no. 5, p. 70.

2003 ‘Clay Times 2002 Student Ceramic Competition Winners and Finalists’ Clay Times , Jan./Feb. 2003, vol. 9, no. 1, p. 9,

cover photo.

2002 Lehman, Jean, ‘Strictly Functional Pottery National 2002: Through the Eyes of the Jurors’ Clay Times , Sept./Oct. 2002, vol. 8,

no. 5, p.17, work pictured.

Wilbur, Wynne, ‘Evolving a Tradition: The University of Florida Ceramics Program’ Ceramics Monthly, May 2002, vol. 50,

no. 5, p. 37, work pictured.

 Permanent Collections

 Nidec-Shimpo America Corporation.

Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts.

University Museum, Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

 Teaching and Workshop Experience

 2005-2006 Archie Bray Foundation Community Classes.

2005 Workshop at Kolva - Sullivan Gallery and Red Sky Studio, Spokane, Washington.

2004 - 2005 Adjunct Instructor, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. Courses taught: Glaze Calculation, Introduction to Wheel Throwing, Continuing Education: Introduction to Ceramics.

2005 Workshop at New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire.

Workshop at Tabor Academy, Marion, Massachusetts.

2004 Workshop at Millersville University, Millersville, Pennsylvania.

Artist in Residence, Clyde High School, Clyde, Ohio, six weeks, taught beginning throwing to sophomores through seniors.