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Education:
2009 M.F.A, University Of Washington, Seattle WA
1998 B.A Political Theory, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
Representation:
Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle WA
Selected Exhibitions:
2011
Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle WA
Strange Coupling Project, Vermillion Gallery, Seattle WA
2010
Co-curated Northwest Wood Fire Exhibition, POTS gallery, Seattle WA
VS. The Matador, Soil Gallery, Seattle WA
The Grand Rooms,Gallery 4 Culture, Seattle WA
ArtSparks, Seattle WA
Not An Inevitable Conclusion In Clay, curated by Susie Lee, Lawrimore Project
Intellectual Property, curated by Yoko Ott and Matthew Offenbacher, Hedreen Gallery, Seattle University, Seattle WA
The Louder The Sun, Michael Peck Space, with Robert Yoder and Noah Grussgott, Seattle WA
2009
Send Me An Angel, Howard House, curated by Robert Yoder, Seattle WA
MFA Graduate Exhibition, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle WA
Through Collision, Michael Peck Space
2nd Year Graduate Exhibition, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle WA
Reckoning of Mile, (solo exhibition), Drop City Gallery, Seattle WA
Fused, Artopia, Georgetown, Seattle WA
2007
Of Between, Sheehan Gallery, Whitman College, Walla Walla WA
2006
International Group exhibition, Sheehan Gallery
Layers and Legacies, with National Living Treasure Tatsuzo Shimaoka, Shiho Kanzaki, Honey Church, Seattle, WA
N.C.E.C.A Regional Juried Exhibition, Portland, OR:
-Recent Works Exhibition by Dan Murphy and Ben Waterman, Streff Gallery, Marylhurst University.
-Three Friends Of Winter Exhibition, The Portland Chinese Garden
Engaging the Senses: From Cuppa to Ceremony, A National Invitational, at White Lotus Gallery, Eugene, OR
Legacy, with Bob Archambeau and Chuck Hindes, AKAR, Iowa City, IA
A Celebration of American Contemporary Wood-Fired Ceramics by Artists from the Prairie, Plains and Pacific, at The Island Gallery, Bainbridge Island, WA
Traditions and Transitions: Arts of the Earth, at Weyerhaeuser, WA
Instillation: Reflections on Multiples, Whitman College Library, Walla Walla, WA
2005
Red Deer College Instructors Exhibition, AB, Canada
The Simple Cup, An International Invitational Exhibition at Kobo, Seattle, WA
Northwest Mingei Pottery Invitational, at Glenn Richards, Seattle, WA
2004
Ash and Fire: A Traveling Exhibition
The Plain, The Bold, The Elegant: Tea Spaces in the Yabunouchi Tradition, at Whitman College
Committing To Flame: The Next Generation in Wood Fire Ceramics, at Phoenix Rising Gallery, Seattle, WA
Gems From The Fire: 2004 Juried International Wood Fire Exhibition, at Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA
2003
N.C.E.C.A. National Juried Exhibition, San Diego University, San Diego, CA
Interpretations of Ikebana: Expressions of Decomposition at Nuwandart Gallery, Ashland, OR
Northwest Mingei Pottery Invitational at Glenn Richards, Seattle, WA
Wood Fire Exhibition at Muse Gallery, Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada
Sixth Annual Cup Invitational at Fifth Element Gallery, Portland, OR
Workshops/ Lectures/ Teaching:
2011
Instructor, Oribe Seminar, Seward Park Clay Studio, Seattle WA
Instructor, Residency Seminar, Seward Park Clay Studio
Instructor, Raku Firing, Redmond Clay Studio, Redmond WA
2010
Instructor, Pottery Northwest, Saggar Firing,Seattle WA
Instructor, Redmond Clay Studio, Throwing, Redmond WA
Guest Instructor, Seward Park Clay Studio,Throwing, Seattle WA
2009
Instructor, Issues In Contemporary Art, University of Washington, Seattle WA
2008
Instructor, Hand Building, Pottery Northwest, Seattle WA
Instructor, Beginning Throwing, University of Washington
2007
Instructor, Pottery Northwest, Soda Firing and development of forms appropriate to process
Instructor, Seward Park Clay Studio, Throwing, Seattle, WA
Wood-Fire Workshop, Mt. Hood Community College, Mt. Hood, OR
Backing Out Going Forward, Artist Lecture, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
2005
Creating Forms For Atmospheric Firing Workshop, Iowa Weslyan University, IA
2004
Guest Artist/Ceramics Instructor, Whitman College
Residencies:
2010
Berlin, Germany, Y Artist-in-Residency Foundation
Umbria, Italy, Villa Della Cupa, Contemporary Artist Residency
2006-2007
Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA
Awards:
2009 Joan Mitchell finalist
2005-2006 Freeman Grant Recipient- Lecture And Exhibition
2004 Best of Show at Gems From The Fire: 2004 Juried International Wood Fire Exhibition, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA
2004 Alberta Foundation For The Arts
2004 Wilhelm and Jane Bodine Fellowship
2004 Freeman Grant Recipient, Visiting Ceramic Artist At Whitman College
Collections:
Whitman College, Permanent Collection
Iowa Weslyan University, Permanent Collection
Kirkwood College, Permanent Collection
Alida & Christopher Latham, Private Collection
John Stinson, Private Collection
Steven Sullivan, Private Collection
Gregg Teralle, Private Collection
Writings:
Article reviewing John Grade’s work Circuit, For Ceramics Monthly, March 2011
Works Published:
2008
Ceramics Monthly
Ceramics Art and Perception
2006
Studio Potter
Ceramics Art and Perception
Union Bulletin
Eugene Weekly
The Seattle Times
2004
Ceramics Monthly
Related/ Projects:
2010-2005
Advisory Board, Seward Park Clay Studio
Regional Advisory Board,NCECA