WADE F. MACDONALD
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WADE FOLGER MACDONALD 
Department of Art and Art History
The University of Alabama
700 Capstone Drive 
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0270
 
wfmacdonald@ua.edu
wfmceramics.com

 
 
EDUCATION                                  
2014        M.F.A. Studio Art, Ceramics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 
2001        B.A. Art Education, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI

 
 
SOLO AND TWO - PERSON EXHIBITIONS                                       
2023         (forthcoming) Solo Exhibition, Plough Gallery, Valdosta, GA
2022         (forthcoming) Solo Exhibition, Ejecta Projects, Carlisle, PA
2022         Lethal Lounge, Eichold Gallery, Spring Hill College, Mobile, AL
2021         Eden, Moon Gallery, Department of Art, Berry College, Mt. Berry, GA
2021         Septem Speculis, Hoover Public Library Galleries, Hoover, AL (Virtual)
2021         Eden, Biggin Gallery, Department of Art and Art History, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
2020         ETERNAL: Jason Hackett and Wade F. MacDonald, Shockoe Art Space, NCECA Conference, Richmond, VA
2019         Shadowtime: Wade F. MacDonald Recent Works, Bloch Hall Gallery, Department of Art, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL
2017         Ghost Skin, Anne Herbert and Wade F. MacDonald, Lowe Mill Art Center, Huntsville, AL                                                    
2017         Sweet Metal and the Road, Anne Herbert and Wade F. MacDonald, Harrison Gallery, Tuscaloosa, AL
2015         Recent Works: Wade F. MacDonald, LINC Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
2012         Architectonic Mirrors: Department of Art, Art History and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
 

 
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022

(forthcoming) Vessels, Antler Gallery, Portland, OR
(forthcoming)30th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Jurors: Jack Troy and Carolanne Currier, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA 
San Angelo Ceramics National Competition: Juror: James Watkins, San Angelo Museum of Art, San Angelo, TX
Say Something: Tactile Voices in Clay, Juror: Kevin Snipes, The Sachacht Gallery, Saratoga Clay Arts Center, Schuylerville, NY

Mentor/Mentee Exhibition, Alabama Clay Conference, Shelby County Art Center, Columbiana, AL
Faculty Biennial Exhibition, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

​2021
Random Bourbon Encounters, Juror: Ara Koh, Portico Gallery, Brentwood, MD
A Taste of Home, Juror: Julia Galloway, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY

NCECA Cup Exhibition and Auction, Virtual, Boulder, CO
Cheers! Drink Up! Juror: Lorna Meadon, Common Wheel Artists Co-op, Manitou Springs, CO
Geaux Cups IV, Clay Center of New Orleans, Juror: Chris Hosbach, New Orleans, LA

Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Juror: Kensuke Yamada, Philadelphia, PA
VASE, Alama's RVA, Richmond, VA


2020           
Southern Mississippi Ceramics National, University of Southern Mississippi, Juror: Richard Notkin, Hattiesburg, MS
NCECA Cup Exhibition and Auction, Virtual, Boulder, CO                 
28th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Juror: Julia Galloway, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA 
Utility, Moon Gallery, Berry College, Juror: Heather Mae Erickson, Mt. Berry, GA
10th Annual Clay International: Jurors: Steve Loucks and Lynnette Hesser, Workhouse Art Center, Lorton, VA
The Clay Studio National 2020: Jurors: Lauren Sandler, Kukuli Velarde, Sana Musasama, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Cutting Edge Clay: Juror: Adam Chau, The Clay Center of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Mentor/Mentee Exhibition: Alabama Clay Conference, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
Small Favors: The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA 
SIP: A Ceramic Cup Show: Juror: Jason Bige Burnett, Savannah Clay Community, Savannah, GA


2019         

LUSH, Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition: Juror: Alex Zablocki, Lighthouse Art Center, Tequesta, FL 
The Cup, The Mug: National Juried Exhibition, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY
Faculty Biennial Exhibition: Sarah Moody Art Gallery, The Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 
Dirt x Digital - A Southern Survey: Lee Gallery, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Mentor/Mentee Exhibition: Alabama Clay Conference, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL 
Small Favors:  The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
32nd Annual Materials: Hard + Soft International Craft Competition and Exhibition: Juror: Janet McCall, Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, Denton, TX 


2018         
Sculpted and Small, Juror:  William DePauw, Clay Center of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA                                                  
Workhouse Clay International:  Juror: Eva Kwong, Workhouse Art Center, Lorton, VA
Small Favors: The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

NCECA Emerging Artists Exhibition:  David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburg, PA
Parallel/Collision:  NCECA Conference, Pittsburg, PA
Mentor/Mentee Exhibition:  Alabama Clay Conference, Montgomery, AL
TACTIC III: Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA


2017        
TACTIC II:  Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Artists Invite Artists Exhibition:  Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
University of Alabama and Birmingham Southern College Professors Exhibition: Magic City Art Connection, Birmingham, AL
TACTIC: NCECA Conference, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR
Mentor/Mentee Exhibition: Alabama Clay Conference, Studio One Eleven, Birmingham, AL
Object Permanence: Hammond Gallery, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL


2016        
Reflections on Synthetic Action: Anderson Ranch Art Center, Patton-Malott Gallery, Snowmass Village, CO
Southern Mississippi Ceramics National:  Juror: Brian Harper, Gallery of Art and Design, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
The Clay Studio National:  Jurors: Elisabeth R. Agro, Nancy M. McNeil, and Jennifer Zwilling, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

Mentor/Mentee Exhibition:  Alabama Clay Conference, Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, AL
Art of the State:  Juror: Jennifer Torres, Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, Tuscumbia, AL


2015         
Instructor Showcase:  
Sella Granata Art Gallery, University of Alabama, Department of Art and Art History, Tuscaloosa, AL
5th Annual Workhouse Clay National:  Juror: Anne Currier, Workhouse Art Center, Lorton, VA
 
2014        
Art Prize: DeVos Place, Grand Rapids, MI
National MFA Competition:  Juried, First Street Gallery, New York, NY 
8th Annual "Master Pieces" National M.F.A. Exhibition:  Juried, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
4th Annual Workhouse Clay National:  Juror: Richard Notkin, Workhouse Art Center, Lorton, VA
MFA Thesis Exhibition: Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
MEGA: Michigan Emerging Graduate Artists: Juried, Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI
NCECA. National Student Juried Exhibition: Jurors: Tara Wilson and Jeffrey Mongrain, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI


2013        
Michigan Ceramics Arts Association - Regional Student Exhibition: Delta College, University Center, MI
NCECA Earth Moves: Jurors: Linda Ganstrom, Bebe Alexander, and Collin Parson, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, CO
The Potent Object:  Juried, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
Firepower: Michigan Ceramics 2013: Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI
Marge Brown Kalodner National Graduate Student Exhibition: The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Michigan State University Student Exhibition: SCENE Metrospace, East Lansing, MI

 

RESIDENCIES                               
2022         Zentrum für Keramik, 4-weeks, Berlin, Germany
2017         Red Lodge Clay Center: AIA (Artists Invite Artists)Group Residency with Matthew Mitros, Matthew Ziemke, Julie Malen, and Jason Hackett 
2015         Anderson Ranch Art Center: Artist in Residence for Ceramics, 10-weeks, Snowmass Village, CO
2014         Banff Centre: Banff Artist in Residence (BAiR) for Ceramics, Short-term Residency Program 6-weeks, Banff, Alberta, Canada
 


TEACHING APPOINTMENTS

2019-pr     Assistant Professor of Art, Ceramics, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2015-19     Instructor in Ceramics and Foundations, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2018-19     Wheel Throwing Instructor, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL
2011-13     Teaching Assistant: Ceramics and Foundations, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2012          Adjunct Instructor: Ceramics, Oakland Community College, Auburn Hills Campus, Auburn Hills, MI
2011-13     Wheel Throwing Instructor, The East Lansing Potters’ Guild, East Lansing, MI
2011-13     Wheel Throwing Instructor, The City of East Lansing, East Lansing, MI
2007-11     Ceramics Instructor, Kirk Newman Art School, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI


PROJECTS:
2021    (Forthcoming)Clay+/Invitational, Exhibition Curator, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2021    Clay+, Exhibition Organizer and Juror, Clay Center of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
2018    Parallel/Collision, Exhibition Organizer, NCECA Concurrent Exhibitions, RJ Industrial Lab Building, Pittsburg, PA
2016    Reflection on Synthetic Action, Co-organizer, Patton-Malott Gallery, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, CO



RELATED EXPERIENCE
2016            Foundry Assistant: Full-figure Bronze Casting Projects, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2013            Research Assistant to Associate Professor Paul Kotula, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2012            Research Assistant to Associate Professor Blake Williams, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2007-11       Ceramics Studio Technician, Kirk Newman Art School, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
2006-07       Outreach Exhibition Installer, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
2000-01       Ceramics Laboratory Technician, Michigan Technical Education Center, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo, MI 

 
 
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2022         CARSCA Funding Award: Creative Research Funding, The College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 
2021         ASPIRE Award, One-semester Research Sabbatical, Spring 2022, College of Arts and Sciences,The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2021         CARSCA Funding Award: Zentrum für Keramik residency, Berlin, Germany, The College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2021         
Joint Project Funding Award: Wade MacDonald and Aidan Nettles, College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2021         Honorable Mention, Cheers! Drink Up! Exhibition, Common Wheel Artists Co-op, Manitou Springs, CO

2020         Slip casting Award, 28th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Juror: Julia Galloway
2018         Second Place Award, Battleships Adrift on Indifferent Oceans, Workhouse Clay International, Workhouse Art Center, Lorton, VA
2018         NCECA Emerging Artist Award, Jurors: Ayumi Horie, Arthur Gonzalez, and Julia Galloway, NCECA Conference, Pittsburg, PA
2016         Best of Show, Battleships Adrift on Indifferent Oceans, Art of the State, Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, Tuscumbia, AL
2015         Honorable Mention: Workhouse Clay National, Workhouse Art Center, Lorton, VA
2015         Archie Bray Foundation for Ceramic Art, Short-term Residency Award
2015         Clay Arch Gimhae Museum/Ceramics Creative Center Ceramics Residency, Gimhae, South Korea
2014         Chris Clark Fellowship: Art Council of Greater Lansing, Lansing, MI
2014         John and Susan Berding Family Foundation Endowment Juried MFA Prize, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 
2014         Varg-Sullivan Distinguished Research Award, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2014         Jury Award: MEGA - Michigan Emerging Graduate Artists, Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
2014         The Graduate School with the College of Arts and Letters Research Grant, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2014         Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Graduate Funding Fellowship, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2013         Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Research Fellowship, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2013         Graduate Assistantship, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2013         Dissertation Completion Fellowship: College of Arts and Letters, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI                            
2013         Stanley and Selma Hollander Graduate Fellowship in Studio Art, College of Arts and Letters, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2012         Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Research Fellowship, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2012         Graduate Assistantship, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2012         Summer Support Fellowship, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2011         Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Research Fellowship, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 
2011         Clay Gallery Award: Michigan Ceramics Arts Association: Student Group Exhibition, Ann Arbor, MI
2011         Graduate Assistantship, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2010         Director’s Purchase Prize “Frenzy Bowl” West Michigan Area Show, Permanent Collection, Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, MI
 
 
LECTURES, PANELS, AND ARTIST TALKS
2022        Guest Lecture: Graduate Seminar, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2021        Artist Talk, A Taste of Home, Clay Art Center, Virtual, Port Chester, NY
2021        Trade Secret: Medium, Podcast Panel discussion with Adam Chau and Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Brickyard Network, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, 
                Virtual, Helena, MT
2021        
Artist Talk, Septem Speculis, Hoover Public Library, Virtual, Hoover, AL
2021        Artist Lecture, Department of Art and Art History, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
2021        Artist Lecture, Department of Art, Berry College, Mt. Berry, GA              

2021        Artist Talk, Lunch and Learn, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2021        Artist Talk, Anne Herbert + Wade MacDonald, Local Artists Live, Livestream Event, Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, Montgomery, AL

2019        Paper Presentation and Panel Discussion, Session: Contemporary Ceramics? SECAC Conference, Chattanooga, TN
2019        Artist Talk, Bloch Gallery, Department of Art, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL
2018        Visiting Artist Lecture: Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Craft and Material Studies, Richmond, VA
2018        Artist Lecture, NCECA Emerging Artists, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburg, PA
2018        Panel Discussion: NCECA Emerging Artists, Moderated by Julia Galloway, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburg, PA
2018        Artist Talk, NCECA Emerging Artists Exhibition, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburg, PA
2018        Visiting Artist Lecture, University of Utah, Department of Art and Art History with the Department of Architecture, Salt Lake City, UT
2017        Artist Talk and Workshop: Digital Studio Practices, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
2016        Artist Talk: Live Streaming Periscope Event, National Clay Week: Collaborations with Matt Mitros
2015        Artist Talk: Sella-Granata Art Gallery, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2015        Artist Lecture: Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
2015        Artist Lecture: Wyly Community Art Center, Basalt, CO
2015        Artist Talk: Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2014        Artist's Lecture and Workshop: Greater Lansing Potters' Guild, East Lansing, MI
2014        Artist Lecture: MFA Thesis Exhibition, Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, East Lansing, MI
2014        Artists Talk: MEGA - Michigan Emerging Graduate Artists, Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI
2010        Artist Lecture: Art Break West Michigan Area Exhibition, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo MI
 
 
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2023         (forthcoming) “Clay+: Expanding the Lexicon” Ceramics Monthly Magazine, American Ceramic Society, October 2022 Issue
2022         (forthcoming) “Fractured Fabrication” Pottery Making Illustrated, American Ceramic Society, September/October 2022 Issue
2021        “Exposure” Colored Dotted Fracture Mug, A Taste of Home, Ceramics Monthly Magazine, The American Ceramic Society, October 2021 Issue           
​2018         “A New Rhythm” by Magan Grueber.  American Craft Magazine, Volume: 78, Issue: 4, p42-47      
2018         “Nostalgia for the Grid” by Wade MacDonald, NCECA Journal 2018, Volume 39, p52-53
2016         Southern Mississippi Ceramics National, Exhibition Catalog with essays by Mark Rigsby and Brian Harper
2016         “Resident artists return to Anderson Ranch in Snowmass Village for ‘Reflections on Synthetic Action’” by Andrew Travers, Aspen Times, December 18, 2016
2016         “Dreamscapes” by William Moorhead, Aspen Luxury Magazine, December 2016, p91
2015         5th Annual Workhouse Clay National, Exhibition Catalog, Digital Publication
2014         Manifest Gallery Season 10 Exhibition Annual, Exhibition Catalog
2014         4th Annual Workhouse Clay National, Exhibition Catalog - Digital Publication
2014         National Student Juried Exhibition, NCECA Conference, Exhibition Catalog, essays by Josh Green, Linda Ganstrom, Tara Wilson, and Jeffrey Mongrain
2013         Earth Moves: Shifts in Ceramic Art and Design, NCECA and Arvada Center for the Humanities, Exhibition Catalog
2013         500 Teapots Volume Two: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design, edited by Linda Knopp; introduction by Jim Lawton, Lark Crafts
 
 
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
2022         
LEAP Early College Ceramics Workshops, Faculty Coordinator for Ceramics, Department of Art and Art History,The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2022         UA Summer Art Camp, Faculty Coordinator for Ceramics, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2022         Empty Bowls Partnership with Grace Presbyterian 
Church, Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry, Tuscaloosa, AL
2021         Kentuck Arts Festival, Crimson Clay Faculty Representative, The University of Alabama, Ceramics Student Organization,Tuscaloosa, AL
2021         PRJCAA Ceramics Workshop with Central Elementary, Workshop Leader, The Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama,Tuscaloosa, AL
2021         College of Arts and Sciences Homecoming Event, Ceramics Faculty Representative, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2021         Get On Board Day – Crimson Clay Recruiting Event Coordinator, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2021         LEAP Ceramics Workshops, Dept. of Art and Art History,The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

2021         Sculpture and Museums Tenure-track Search Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL                                 
2020-pr    
Visiting Artists and Scholars Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2019-pr    Scholarship Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2019-pr    Curriculum Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

2020         Visiting Artists and Scholars Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2020         Empty Bowls Partnership with Grace Presbyterian Church, Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry, Tuscaloosa, AL
2019         Art with a Heart, Secret Meals for Hungry Children Program, Silent Auction Participating Artist, North River Yacht Club, Tuscaloosa, AL
2019         PRJCAA Committee: K-12 Outreach Program, Ceramics Tile Project Assistant, Arcadia Elementary, Tuscaloosa, AL
2019-pr    Summer Art Camps Planning Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2019         Kentuck Arts Festival, Crimson Clay Faculty Representative, The University of Alabama, Ceramics Student Organization, Tuscaloosa, AL
2019         Co-organizer, Socially Media Exhibition: Art Department Student Organizations, Sella-Granata Art Gallery, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2019-pr    Faculty Advisor, Crimson Clay, Ceramics Student, Organization, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2019         Potter’s Wheel Demonstration, LEAP Program, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

2018         NCECA Conference: University of Alabama Faculty Representative, Pittsburg, PA
2017         NCECA Conference: University of Alabama Faculty Representative, Portland, OR
2016         Kentuck Arts Festival Faculty Representative, University of Alabama Ceramics Student Organization, Tuscaloosa, AL
2016         Empty Bowls Faculty Partner, Tuscaloosa Area Food Bank, Tuscaloosa, AL
2016         Participating Artist, Arty Party, Art Department Auction Fundraiser, College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2016         NCECA Conference: University of Alabama Faculty Representative, Kansas City, MO
2015         Member of the Graduate Faculty, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2015         Kentuck Arts Festival Faculty Representative, University of Alabama Ceramics Student Organization, Tuscaloosa, AL
2015         College of Arts and Sciences Homecoming Event, Ceramics Faculty Representative, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2013         Graduate Committee: Graduate Student Representative: Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2013         NCECA Conference, Michigan State University Graduate Representative, Houston, TX
2013         Department Chairperson Search Committee, Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2012         President of MSU Ceramics Club, Ceramic Art Student Organization, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 
2012         NCECA Conference, Michigan State University Graduate Student Representative, Seattle, WA
2012         Graduate Exhibition and Planning Committee, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
 
                                   
 
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2022         Participating Artist, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Annual Art Auction, Snowmass Village, CO
2021         Participating Artist, Artaxis Online Sale Fundraising Event, New Albany, IN
2021         NCECA Cup Exhibition/Sale Donation, Boulder, CO
2021         Magic City Art Connection Fundraising Auction, Birmingham, AL 
 
2020         NCECA Cup Auction Artist Donor, Virtual, Boulder, CO
2020         
Carbondale Clay Center Cup Auction, Fundraising Event, Carbondale, CO
2020         Participating Artist, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Annual Art Auction, Snowmass Village, CO
2020         Participating Artist: Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama Garden Party Art Auction, Birmingham, AL
2019         Visual Arts Fellowship Panelist, Arkansas Arts Council, Little Rock, AR

2019         Participating Artist, Art Axis Online Sale Fundraising Event New Albany, IN 
2019         Participating Artist: Alzheimer's of Central Alabama Garden Party Art Auction, Birmingham, AL
2019         Participating Artist: Anderson Ranch Art Center, Annual Art Auction, Snowmass Village, CO
2018         Youth YMCA Ceramic Workshop, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL                         
2017         Youth YMCA Ceramic Workshop, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2016-pr    Artaxis juror: online artist database                                            
2016         Visiting Critic for Senior BFA students, Birmingham Southern College, Birmingham, AL
2016         Participating Artist: Anderson Ranch Art Center, Annual Art Auction, Snowmass Village, CO
2013         Michigan State University Artists Alumni Event, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
2013         Wheel Throwing Demonstration: East Lansing Food Bank Fundraising Event, East Lansing, MI
2012         Partnership with MSU Students for Global Change, Empty Bowls Event (funding raised African children orphaned due to the A.I.D.S epidemic), East Lansing, MI
2011         Public Wheel Throwing Demonstration, Food Bank of South Central Michigan, Battle Creek, MI
2011         Public Wheel Throwing Demonstration: Mattawan Middle School, Mattawan, MI
2011         Middle School Ceramic Workshop, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
2010         Entrance Juror, Kalamazoo Art Fair, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
2010         Public Wheel Throwing Demonstration,  Food Bank of South Central Michigan, Battle Creek, MI
2010         Montessori Ceramics Workshop, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
2010         Public Wheel Demonstration, Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts, Kalamazoo, MI                         
2010         Public Wheel Throwing Demonstration, CSM Group, Kalamazoo, MI
2010         Public Wheel Throwing Demonstration, Empty Bowls Event Food Bank of South Central Michigan, Battle Creek, MI
2009         Public Wheel Throwing Demonstration: Art and Antique Auction, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Kalamazoo, MI
2009         Public Wheel Throwing Demonstration, Portage, MI
2009         Public Wheel Throwing Demonstration, Food Bank of South Central Michigan, Battle Creek, MI

 

 
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS                               
2018           SECAC: Southeastern College Art Conference
2016-pr      Artaxis, www.artaxis.org
2014-pr      Arts Council of Greater Lansing, MI
2014-pr      F.A.T.E. - Foundations in Art: Theory and Education
2013-pr      C.A.A. - College Arts Association                                                
2011-pr      N.C.E.C.A - National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts


 
 
RESEARCH ABROAD                                
2022           Germany (Berlin), Residency, Zentrum für Keramik
2012           Germany Research Trip, Berlin and Dresden: Bauhaus Archive, Meissen Porcelain Museum and Factory, Bauhaus Dessau
2009           Germany and the Czech Republic
2001           Germany, Italy, France, Czech Republic, and Denmark
1999           Prague, Czech Republic

                                                     

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