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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
513.259.4572
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
2025
(forthcoming) Anne Herbert and Wade F. MacDonald, Two-Person Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, AL
2023
(forthcoming) Solo Exhibition, Wade F. MacDonald, Plough Gallery, Tifton, GA
Artaxis Featured Artist, Solo Exhibition (Virtual), https://artaxis.org/
2022
Lethal Lounge, Solo Exhibition, Wade F. MacDonald, Ejecta Projects, Carlisle, PA
Lethal Lounge, Solo Exhibition, Wade F. MacDonald, Eichold Gallery, Spring Hill College, Mobile, AL
2021
Eden, Solo Exhibition, Wade F. MacDonald, Moon Gallery, Berry College, Mt. Berry, GA
Septem Speculis, Solo Exhibition (Virtual), Hoover Public Library, Hoover, AL
Eden, Solo Exhibition, Wade F. MacDonald, Biggin Gallery, Department of Art and Art History, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
2020
ETERNAL, Wade F. MacDonald and Jason Hackett, Shockoe Art Space, NCECA Conference, Richmond, VA
2019
Shadowtime, Wade F. MacDonald, 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
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
2024
(forthcoming) Esprit de Corps: 2023 Arrowmont Ceramics Pentaculum, NCECA 2024 Concurrent Exhibition, NCECA Conference, Richmond, VA
(forthcoming) Next Verses: Clay+ Invitational 2024, NCECA 2024Concurrent Exhibition, NCECA Conference, Richmond, VA
(forthcoming) Faculty Biennial Exhibition, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2023
(forthcoming) Single Stems for Creatives, International CollaborativeFloral Design Project with Patricio Rivera, Twelve Thirty-Four, Dallas, TX
Pattern Play, Pottery Making Illustrated, September/October Issue,
Deconstructing the Mold (Invited), Red Lodge Clay Center,Red Lodge, MT
9th Annual Dirty South Cup Competition, Juror: Gwendolyn Yoppolo, River Oaks Square Arts Center, Alexandria, LA
Shapes of Influence, Juror: Jennifer Holt, Springfield Art Association, M.G. Nelson Family Gallery, Springfield, IL
Southern Synergies (Invited), Alabama Clay Conference, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
2022
Exploring the Vessel (Invited): Antler Gallery, Portland, OR
30th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Jurors: Jack Troy and Carolanne Currier, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
Say Something: Tactile Voices in Clay, Juror: Kevin Snipes,The Schacht Gallery, Saratoga Clay Arts Center, Schuylerville, NY
San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, Juror: James C. Watkins, San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, San Angelo, Texas
Mentor/Mentee Group Exhibition, Alabama Clay Conference, Columbiana, AL
Faculty Biennial Exhibition, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, AL
2021
Random Bourbon Encounters, Jurors: 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
VASE (Invited), Alma’s RVA, Richmond, VA
Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Juror: Kensuke Yamada, Philadelphia, PA
2020
NCECA Cup Exhibition and Auction, Virtual, Boulder, CO
Southern Mississippi Ceramics National, University of Southern Mississippi, Juror: Richard Notkin, Hattiesburg, MS
Utility, Moon Gallery, Berry College, Juror: Heather Mae Erickson, Mt. Berry, GA
The Clay Studio National, The Clay Studio,Jurors: Lauren Sandler, Kukuli Velarde, Sana Musasama, Philadelphia, PA
10th Annual Clay International, Workhouse Art Center, Jurors: Lynnette Hesser and Steve Loucks, Lorton, VA
Cutting Edge Clay, Clay Center of New Orleans, Juror: Adam Chau, New Orleans, LA
Small Favors (Invited), The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
SIP: A Ceramic Cup Show, Savannah Clay Community, Juror: Jason Bige Burnett, Savannah, GA
Mentor/Mentee Exhibition (Invited), Alabama Clay Conference, Orange Beach, AL
28th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National,Juror: Julia Galloway, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA
2019
LUSH: A Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition, Juror: Alex Zablocki,The Lighthouse Art Center, Tequesta, FL
The Mug, The Cup: National Juried Exhibition, Jurors: Kelly B. Justice and Jeremy Randall, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY
Dirt X Digital: A Southern Survey in Clay (Invited), Lee Gallery, Department of Art, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Faculty Biennial Exhibition, Sarah Moody Art Gallery, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Mentor/Mentee Exhibition (Invited), Alabama Clay Conference, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
Small Favors (Invited), 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 (Invited), The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
NCECA Emerging Artists Exhibition,David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburg, PA
Parallel/Collision (Organizer) NCECA Conference, Pittsburg, PA
Mentor/Mentee Exhibition (Invited), Alabama Clay Conference, Montgomery, AL
TACTIC III (Invited), Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA
2017
TACTIC II (Invited), Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Artists Invite Artists Exhibition (Invited), Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
University Professors Exhibition (Invited), Magic City Art Connection, Birmingham, AL
TACTIC (Invited), NCECA Conference, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR
Mentor/Mentee Exhibition (Invited), Alabama Clay Conference,Studio One Eleven, Birmingham, AL
Object Permanence (Invited), Hammond Gallery,Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
2016
Reflection on Synthetic Action (Co-organizer),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
University of Alabama Exhibition (Invited), 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 MFA 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: Shifts in Ceramic Art and Design,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 (Invited), Detroit Artists Market,Detroit, MI
Marge Brown Kalodner National Graduate Student Exhibition, Juried, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Michigan State University Student Exhibition, SCENEMetrospace, East Lansing, MI
Residencies
2024
(forthcoming) Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts: Two-week Group Themed Residency – Interdisciplinary Digital Ceramics Collaboration, (Invited), Included Artists: Audry An, Eliza Au, Jackie Brown, Bryan Czibesz, Tasha Lewis, Wade MacDonald, and Mark Meier, Newcastle, ME
2023
Spring Pentaculum: One-Week Group Residency, (Invited) Arrowmont Center for Arts and Craft, Gatlinburg, TN
2022
Zentrum für Keramik (Center for Ceramics) Four-week Residency, Berlin, Germany
2017
Red Lodge Clay Center: AIA (Artists Invite Artists) Two-week Group Residency with Matthew Mitros, Matthew Ziemke, Julie Malen, and Jason Hackett
2015
Anderson Ranch Art Center: Artist in Residence for Ceramics, Ten-weeks, Snowmass Village, CO
2014
Banff Centre: Banff Artist in Residence (BAiR) for Ceramics, Short-term Residency Program, Six-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 (Instructor of Record): Ceramics and Foundations, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2012
Adjunct Instructor: Ceramics Hand-building, 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
Scheduled Teaching:
FA2023: Ceramics 3, Ceramics 4, Graduate Ceramics
SP2023: Ceramics 3, Ceramics 4, Graduate Ceramics, Graduate Critiques
FA2022: Ceramics 3, Ceramics 4, Graduate Ceramics
FA2021: Ceramics 3, Ceramics 4, Graduate Ceramics
SP2021: Ceramics 3, Ceramics 4, Graduate Ceramics
FA2020: Ceramics 3, Ceramics 4, Graduate Ceramics
SU2020: All Levels Ceramics, Independent Study Ceramics
SP2020: Ceramics 3, Ceramics 4, Graduate Ceramics
FA2019: Ceramics 2, Ceramics 3, Ceramics 4, Graduate Ceramics
SU2019: All Levels Ceramics
SP2019: Introduction to Ceramics (Three Sections), Advanced Ceramics 3, Advanced Ceramics 4
FA2018: Introduction to Ceramics (Three Sections), Advanced Ceramics 3, Advanced Ceramics 4
SU2018: All Levels Ceramics
SP2018: Introduction to Ceramics (Three Sections), Advanced Ceramics 3, Advanced Ceramics 4,
FA2017: Introduction to Ceramics (Three Sections), Advanced Ceramics 3, Advanced Ceramics 4
SU2017: All Levels Ceramics
SP2017: Introduction to Ceramics (Three Sections), Advanced Ceramics 3, Advanced Ceramics 4
FA2016: Introduction to Ceramics (Two Sections), Ceramics 2, Advanced Ceramics 3, Advanced Ceramics 4
SU2016: Introduction to Ceramics, Ceramics 2, 2d Design
SP2016: Introduction to Ceramics, 2d Design, Advanced Ceramics 3, Advanced Ceramics 4, Graduate Ceramics
FA2015: Introduction to Ceramics (Two Sections), Advanced Ceramics 3, Advanced Ceramics 4
FA2013: Color and Design
SP2013: Ceramics Hand-building
FA2012: Ceramics Wheel Throwing
SP2012: Three-dimensional Form
FA2011: Three-dimensional Form
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 Facility Coordinator, 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
Awards and Honors:
2023
Second Place Award, Shapes of Influence, Juror: Jennifer Holt, Springfield Art Association, M.G. Nelson Family Gallery, Springfield, IL
David and Louise Rosenfield Ceramics Collection Acquisition Syracuse, New York
2022
CARI Funding Award: Creative Research Project Funding 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
CARSCA Funding Award: Zentrum für Keramik residency, Berlin, Germany, The College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Joint Project Funding Award: Wade MacDonald and Aidan Nettles, College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Honorable Mention, Cheers! Drink Up! Exhibition, Common Wheel Artists Co-op, Manitou Springs, CO
2020
Slip Casting Award, Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA
2018
Second Place Award, Battleships Adrift on Indifferent Oceans, Workhouse Clay International, Workhouse Art Center, Lorton, VA
2017
2018 NCECA Emerging Artist Award, Jurors: Ayumi Horie, Arthur Gonzalez, and Julia Galloway 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
Archie Bray Foundation for Ceramic Art, Short-term Residency Award
Clay Arch Gimhae Museum/Ceramics Creative Center Ceramics Residency Award, Gimhae, South Korea
2014
Chris Clark Fellowship: Art Council of Greater Lansing, Lansing, MI
John and Susan Berding Family Foundation Endowment Juried MFA Prize, Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Varg-Sullivan Award: Distinguished Research, College of Arts and Letters with the Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Jury Award: MEGA - Michigan Emerging Graduate Artists, Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
The Graduate School with the College of Arts and Letters Research Grant, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Department of Art, Art History, and Design with the College of Arts and Letters, Graduate Funding Fellowship, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2013
Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Research Fellowship: Funding for Travel or Projects, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Graduate Assistantship, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Dissertation Completion Fellowship: College of Arts and Letters, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
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: Funding for Travel or Projects, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Graduate Assistantship, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
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: Funding for Travel or Projects, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Clay Gallery Award: Michigan Ceramics Arts Association: Student Group Exhibition, Ann Arbor, MI
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
2022
Guest Lecture: Graduate Seminar, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2021
Artist Lecture, Department of Art, Berry College, Mt. Berry, GA
Artist Talk, A Taste of Home, Clay Art Center, Virtual, Port Chester, NY
Artist Lecture, Department of Art and Art History, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Trade Secret: Medium, Podcast Panel discussion with Adam Chau and Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Virtual, Helena, MT
Artist Talk, Septem Speculis, Hoover Public Library, Virtual, Hoover, AL
Artist Talk, Local Artists Live: Anne Herbert + Wade MacDonald, Virtual, Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, Montgomery, AL
2019
Paper Presentation and Panel: Convention v Invention: Digital Approaches, Inter- and Post-disciplinary Movements, SECAC, Chattanooga, TN
Co-lecture with Dr. Rachel Stephens, Business Honors Course, Honor’s College, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Artist Talk, Shadowtime, Department of Art, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL
Demonstrating Artist, Bunting Biennial Ceramics Symposium, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL
2018
Visiting Artist Lecture, Department of Craft and Material Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Artist Lecture, NCECA Emerging Artists, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburg, PA
Panel Discussion: NCECA Emerging Artists, Moderated by Julia Galloway, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburg, PA
Artist Talk, NCECA Emerging Artists Exhibition, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburg, PA
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
Visiting Artist for Senior BFA Student Critiques, Birmingham Southern College, Birmingham, AL
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
Artist Lecture: Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
Artist Lecture: Wyly Community Art Center, Basalt, CO
Artist Talk: Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2014
Artist Lecture: MFA Thesis Exhibition, Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, East Lansing, MI
Artist Talk: MEGA - Michigan Emerging Graduate Artists, Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI
Curatorial Projects
2024 (forthcoming) Next Verses: Clay+ Invitational 2024, Exhibition Co-organizer, NCECA 2024, Concurrent Exhibition, NCECA Conference, Richmond, VA
2024 (forthcoming) Esprit de Corps: Spring 2023 Arrowmont Ceramics Pentaculum, Co-organizer, NCECA 2024 Concurrent Exhibition, NCECA Conference, Richmond, VA
2022 Clay+/Invitational, Exhibition Curator and Organizer, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, Department of Art and Art History, 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
Bibliography
2023
“Pattern Play” Juried Published Exhibition, American Ceramic Society, September/October 2023 Issue
2022
“Clay+: Expanding the Lexicon” Feature Article, Ceramics Monthly Magazine, The American Ceramic Society, October 2022 Issue
“Fractured Fabrication” Feature Article, Pottery Making Illustrated, American Ceramic Society, September 2022 Issue
30th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Exhibition Catalog
2021
“Exposure” Colored Dotted Fracture Mug, A Taste of Home, Ceramics Monthly Magazine, The American Ceramic Society, October 2021 Issue
2020
28th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Exhibition Catalog, Digital Publication
2018
“A New Rhythm” Feature Article by Megan Grueber. American Craft Magazine, Volume: 78, Issue: 4, p42-47
“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
“Resident artists return to Anderson Ranch in Snowmass Village for ‘Reflections on Synthetic Action’” by Andrew Travers, Aspen Times, December 18, 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
4th Annual Workhouse Clay National, Exhibition Catalog, Digital Publication
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
500 Teapots Volume Two: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design, edited by Linda Knopp; introduction by Jim Lawton, Lark Crafts
University Service
2023
Get On Board Day: Crimson Clay Recruiting Event, Faculty Advisor, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
UA Summer Art Camp, Ceramics Camp Coordinator and Instructor, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
LEAP Early College Summer Ceramic Workshops, Ceramics Workshop Facilitator, College of Continuing Studies, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Druid City Arts Festival, Crimson Clay Sale Event with UA Print Club, Tuscaloosa, AL
Empty Bowls Partnership with Grace Presbyterian Church, Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry, Tuscaloosa, AL
Faculty Advisor, Crimson Clay, Ceramics Student Organization, Department of Art and Art History, Tuscaloosa, AL
NCECA Conference: Current, The University of Alabama Faculty Representative, Cincinnati, OH
Al’s Pals Ceramic Workshop, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Boaz High School Art Club Ceramics Workshop, Facilitator, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama
Full-time Temporary Instructor in Ceramics, Search Committee Chair, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Curriculum Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
8/22-8/23 Scholarship Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Visiting Artist and Scholar Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Summer Art Camp Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Anderson Ranch Partnership Program, UA Coordinator, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2022
First Annual Holiday Sale, Crimson Clay Club Faculty Representative and Organizer, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
College of Arts and Sciences Homecoming Event, Ceramics Faculty Representative, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Kentuck Arts Festival, Crimson Clay Faculty Representative, The University of Alabama, Ceramics Student Organization, Tuscaloosa, AL
Get On Board Day – Crimson Clay Recruiting Event, Faculty Advisor, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
UA Summer Art Camp, Ceramics Camp Coordinator, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
LEAP Early College Summer Ceramic Workshops, Ceramics Workshop Facilitator, College of Continuing Studies, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Empty Bowls Partnership with Grace Presbyterian Church, Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry, Tuscaloosa, AL
Curriculum Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Scholarship Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Visiting Artist and Scholar Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Summer Art Camp Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Faculty Advisor, Crimson Clay, Ceramics Student Organization, Department of Art and Art History, Tuscaloosa, AL
Anderson Ranch Partnership Program, UA Coordinator, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2021
PRJCAA Ceramics Workshop with Central Elementary Students, Workshop Leader, The Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Get On Board Day: Crimson Clay Recruiting Event Coordinator, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
College of Arts and Sciences Homecoming Event, Ceramics Faculty Representative, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Kentuck Arts Festival, Crimson Clay Faculty Representative, The University of Alabama, Ceramics Student Organization, Tuscaloosa, AL
Visiting Artist and Scholar Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Scholarship Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Curriculum Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
LEAP Ceramics Workshops, Dept. of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
NCECA Conference: The University of Alabama Faculty Representative, Virtual, Cincinnati, OH
Faculty Advisor, Crimson Clay, Ceramics Student Organization, Department of Art and Art History, Tuscaloosa, AL
Anderson Ranch Partnership Program, UA Coordinator, 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
Visiting Artist and Scholar Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Scholarship Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Curriculum Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Faculty Advisor, Crimson Clay, Ceramics Student Organization, Department of Art and Art History, Tuscaloosa, AL
Anderson Ranch Partnership Program, UA Coordinator, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2019
Art with a Heart, Secret Meals for Hungry Children Program, Silent Auction Participating Artist, North River Yacht Club, Tuscaloosa, AL
PRJCAA Committee: K-12 Outreach Program, Ceramics Tile Project Assistant, Arcadia Elementary, Tuscaloosa, AL
Summer Art Camps Planning Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Kentuck Arts Festival, Crimson Clay Faculty Representative, The University of Alabama, Ceramics Student Organization, Tuscaloosa, AL
Co-organizer, Socially Media Exhibition: Art Department Student Organizations, Sella-Granata Art Gallery, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Faculty Advisor, Crimson Clay, Ceramics Student Organization, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Curriculum Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Scholarship Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Anderson Ranch Partnership Program, UA Coordinator, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2018
Potter’s Wheel Demonstration, LEAP Program, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
NCECA Conference: The University of Alabama Faculty Representative, Pittsburg, PA
2017
NCECA Conference: The University of Alabama Faculty Representative, Portland, OR
2016
Kentuck Arts Festival Faculty Representative, The University of Alabama, Ceramics Student Organization, Tuscaloosa, AL
Empty Bowls Faculty Partner, Tuscaloosa Area Food Bank, Tuscaloosa, AL
Ceramic 3D Printer Technician and Participating Artist, Arty Party, Art Department Auction Fundraiser, The University of Alabama,Tuscaloosa, AL
NCECA Conference: The University of Alabama Faculty Representative, Kansas City, MO
2015
Member of the Graduate Faculty, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Kentuck Arts Festival, Crimson Clay Faculty Representative, The University of Alabama Ceramics Student Organization, Tuscaloosa, AL
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
NCECA Conference, Michigan State University Graduate Representative, Houston, TX
Department Chairperson Search Committee, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
President of MSU Ceramics Club, Ceramic Art Student Organization, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Professional Service
2023
Alabama Visual Arts Network (ALVAN) Board Member, Birmingham, AL
Alabama Visual Arts Network (ALVAN) Member, Executive Committee Birmingham, AL
Alabama Visual Arts Network (ALVAN) Acting Treasurer, Birmingham, AL
Alabama Clay Conference, Member, Steering Committee, Alabama Visual Arts Network (ALVAN), Birmingham, AL Birmingham, AL
41st Annual Panoply Art, Music, and More Festival, Visual Art Judge, Artist Market, Arts Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
Participating Artist, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Annual Art Auction, Snowmass Village, CO
2022
Alabama Clay Conference, Member, Steering Committee Alabama Visual Arts Network, Birmingham, AL
Participating Artist, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Annual Art Auction, Snowmass Village, CO
Participating Artist, Artaxis Online Sale Fundraising Event New Albany, IN
2021
NCECA Cup Exhibition/Sale Donation, Boulder, CO
Magic City Art Connection Fundraising Auction, Birmingham, AL
NCECA Cup Exhibition/Sale Donation, Boulder, CO
2020
Carbondale Clay Center Cup Auction Fundraising Event, Carbondale, CO
Participating Artist: Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama Garden Party Art Auction, Birmingham, AL
Participating Artist, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Annual Art Auction, Snowmass Village, CO
2019
Participating Artist: Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama Garden Party Art Auction, Birmingham, AL
Visual Arts Fellowship Panelist, Arkansas Arts Council, Little Rock, AR
Participating Artist, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Annual Art Auction, Snowmass Village, CO
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
Visiting Artist for Senior BFA students, Birmingham Southern College, Birmingham, AL
Participating Artist: Anderson Ranch Art Center, 50th Anniversary Celebration, Art Auction, Snowmass Village, CO
2013
Michigan State University Artists Alumni Event, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
Wheel Throwing Demonstration: East Lansing Food Bank Fundraising Event, East Lansing, MI
Professional Memberships
2022-pr A.L.V.A.N.: Alabama Visual Arts Network
2018-pr SECAC
2016-pr Artaxis, www.artaxis.org
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
2021-pr The Clay Studio of Philadelphia
Department of Art and Art History
The University of Alabama
700 Capstone Drive
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0270
wfmacdonald@ua.edu
wfmceramics.com
513.259.4572
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
2025
(forthcoming) Anne Herbert and Wade F. MacDonald, Two-Person Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, AL
2023
(forthcoming) Solo Exhibition, Wade F. MacDonald, Plough Gallery, Tifton, GA
Artaxis Featured Artist, Solo Exhibition (Virtual), https://artaxis.org/
2022
Lethal Lounge, Solo Exhibition, Wade F. MacDonald, Ejecta Projects, Carlisle, PA
Lethal Lounge, Solo Exhibition, Wade F. MacDonald, Eichold Gallery, Spring Hill College, Mobile, AL
2021
Eden, Solo Exhibition, Wade F. MacDonald, Moon Gallery, Berry College, Mt. Berry, GA
Septem Speculis, Solo Exhibition (Virtual), Hoover Public Library, Hoover, AL
Eden, Solo Exhibition, Wade F. MacDonald, Biggin Gallery, Department of Art and Art History, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
2020
ETERNAL, Wade F. MacDonald and Jason Hackett, Shockoe Art Space, NCECA Conference, Richmond, VA
2019
Shadowtime, Wade F. MacDonald, 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
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
2024
(forthcoming) Esprit de Corps: 2023 Arrowmont Ceramics Pentaculum, NCECA 2024 Concurrent Exhibition, NCECA Conference, Richmond, VA
(forthcoming) Next Verses: Clay+ Invitational 2024, NCECA 2024Concurrent Exhibition, NCECA Conference, Richmond, VA
(forthcoming) Faculty Biennial Exhibition, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2023
(forthcoming) Single Stems for Creatives, International CollaborativeFloral Design Project with Patricio Rivera, Twelve Thirty-Four, Dallas, TX
Pattern Play, Pottery Making Illustrated, September/October Issue,
Deconstructing the Mold (Invited), Red Lodge Clay Center,Red Lodge, MT
9th Annual Dirty South Cup Competition, Juror: Gwendolyn Yoppolo, River Oaks Square Arts Center, Alexandria, LA
Shapes of Influence, Juror: Jennifer Holt, Springfield Art Association, M.G. Nelson Family Gallery, Springfield, IL
Southern Synergies (Invited), Alabama Clay Conference, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
2022
Exploring the Vessel (Invited): Antler Gallery, Portland, OR
30th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Jurors: Jack Troy and Carolanne Currier, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
Say Something: Tactile Voices in Clay, Juror: Kevin Snipes,The Schacht Gallery, Saratoga Clay Arts Center, Schuylerville, NY
San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, Juror: James C. Watkins, San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, San Angelo, Texas
Mentor/Mentee Group Exhibition, Alabama Clay Conference, Columbiana, AL
Faculty Biennial Exhibition, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, AL
2021
Random Bourbon Encounters, Jurors: 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
VASE (Invited), Alma’s RVA, Richmond, VA
Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Juror: Kensuke Yamada, Philadelphia, PA
2020
NCECA Cup Exhibition and Auction, Virtual, Boulder, CO
Southern Mississippi Ceramics National, University of Southern Mississippi, Juror: Richard Notkin, Hattiesburg, MS
Utility, Moon Gallery, Berry College, Juror: Heather Mae Erickson, Mt. Berry, GA
The Clay Studio National, The Clay Studio,Jurors: Lauren Sandler, Kukuli Velarde, Sana Musasama, Philadelphia, PA
10th Annual Clay International, Workhouse Art Center, Jurors: Lynnette Hesser and Steve Loucks, Lorton, VA
Cutting Edge Clay, Clay Center of New Orleans, Juror: Adam Chau, New Orleans, LA
Small Favors (Invited), The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
SIP: A Ceramic Cup Show, Savannah Clay Community, Juror: Jason Bige Burnett, Savannah, GA
Mentor/Mentee Exhibition (Invited), Alabama Clay Conference, Orange Beach, AL
28th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National,Juror: Julia Galloway, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA
2019
LUSH: A Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition, Juror: Alex Zablocki,The Lighthouse Art Center, Tequesta, FL
The Mug, The Cup: National Juried Exhibition, Jurors: Kelly B. Justice and Jeremy Randall, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY
Dirt X Digital: A Southern Survey in Clay (Invited), Lee Gallery, Department of Art, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Faculty Biennial Exhibition, Sarah Moody Art Gallery, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Mentor/Mentee Exhibition (Invited), Alabama Clay Conference, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
Small Favors (Invited), 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 (Invited), The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
NCECA Emerging Artists Exhibition,David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburg, PA
Parallel/Collision (Organizer) NCECA Conference, Pittsburg, PA
Mentor/Mentee Exhibition (Invited), Alabama Clay Conference, Montgomery, AL
TACTIC III (Invited), Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA
2017
TACTIC II (Invited), Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Artists Invite Artists Exhibition (Invited), Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
University Professors Exhibition (Invited), Magic City Art Connection, Birmingham, AL
TACTIC (Invited), NCECA Conference, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR
Mentor/Mentee Exhibition (Invited), Alabama Clay Conference,Studio One Eleven, Birmingham, AL
Object Permanence (Invited), Hammond Gallery,Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
2016
Reflection on Synthetic Action (Co-organizer),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
University of Alabama Exhibition (Invited), 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 MFA 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: Shifts in Ceramic Art and Design,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 (Invited), Detroit Artists Market,Detroit, MI
Marge Brown Kalodner National Graduate Student Exhibition, Juried, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Michigan State University Student Exhibition, SCENEMetrospace, East Lansing, MI
Residencies
2024
(forthcoming) Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts: Two-week Group Themed Residency – Interdisciplinary Digital Ceramics Collaboration, (Invited), Included Artists: Audry An, Eliza Au, Jackie Brown, Bryan Czibesz, Tasha Lewis, Wade MacDonald, and Mark Meier, Newcastle, ME
2023
Spring Pentaculum: One-Week Group Residency, (Invited) Arrowmont Center for Arts and Craft, Gatlinburg, TN
2022
Zentrum für Keramik (Center for Ceramics) Four-week Residency, Berlin, Germany
2017
Red Lodge Clay Center: AIA (Artists Invite Artists) Two-week Group Residency with Matthew Mitros, Matthew Ziemke, Julie Malen, and Jason Hackett
2015
Anderson Ranch Art Center: Artist in Residence for Ceramics, Ten-weeks, Snowmass Village, CO
2014
Banff Centre: Banff Artist in Residence (BAiR) for Ceramics, Short-term Residency Program, Six-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 (Instructor of Record): Ceramics and Foundations, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2012
Adjunct Instructor: Ceramics Hand-building, 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
Scheduled Teaching:
FA2023: Ceramics 3, Ceramics 4, Graduate Ceramics
SP2023: Ceramics 3, Ceramics 4, Graduate Ceramics, Graduate Critiques
FA2022: Ceramics 3, Ceramics 4, Graduate Ceramics
FA2021: Ceramics 3, Ceramics 4, Graduate Ceramics
SP2021: Ceramics 3, Ceramics 4, Graduate Ceramics
FA2020: Ceramics 3, Ceramics 4, Graduate Ceramics
SU2020: All Levels Ceramics, Independent Study Ceramics
SP2020: Ceramics 3, Ceramics 4, Graduate Ceramics
FA2019: Ceramics 2, Ceramics 3, Ceramics 4, Graduate Ceramics
SU2019: All Levels Ceramics
SP2019: Introduction to Ceramics (Three Sections), Advanced Ceramics 3, Advanced Ceramics 4
FA2018: Introduction to Ceramics (Three Sections), Advanced Ceramics 3, Advanced Ceramics 4
SU2018: All Levels Ceramics
SP2018: Introduction to Ceramics (Three Sections), Advanced Ceramics 3, Advanced Ceramics 4,
FA2017: Introduction to Ceramics (Three Sections), Advanced Ceramics 3, Advanced Ceramics 4
SU2017: All Levels Ceramics
SP2017: Introduction to Ceramics (Three Sections), Advanced Ceramics 3, Advanced Ceramics 4
FA2016: Introduction to Ceramics (Two Sections), Ceramics 2, Advanced Ceramics 3, Advanced Ceramics 4
SU2016: Introduction to Ceramics, Ceramics 2, 2d Design
SP2016: Introduction to Ceramics, 2d Design, Advanced Ceramics 3, Advanced Ceramics 4, Graduate Ceramics
FA2015: Introduction to Ceramics (Two Sections), Advanced Ceramics 3, Advanced Ceramics 4
FA2013: Color and Design
SP2013: Ceramics Hand-building
FA2012: Ceramics Wheel Throwing
SP2012: Three-dimensional Form
FA2011: Three-dimensional Form
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 Facility Coordinator, 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
Awards and Honors:
2023
Second Place Award, Shapes of Influence, Juror: Jennifer Holt, Springfield Art Association, M.G. Nelson Family Gallery, Springfield, IL
David and Louise Rosenfield Ceramics Collection Acquisition Syracuse, New York
2022
CARI Funding Award: Creative Research Project Funding 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
CARSCA Funding Award: Zentrum für Keramik residency, Berlin, Germany, The College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Joint Project Funding Award: Wade MacDonald and Aidan Nettles, College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Honorable Mention, Cheers! Drink Up! Exhibition, Common Wheel Artists Co-op, Manitou Springs, CO
2020
Slip Casting Award, Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA
2018
Second Place Award, Battleships Adrift on Indifferent Oceans, Workhouse Clay International, Workhouse Art Center, Lorton, VA
2017
2018 NCECA Emerging Artist Award, Jurors: Ayumi Horie, Arthur Gonzalez, and Julia Galloway 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
Archie Bray Foundation for Ceramic Art, Short-term Residency Award
Clay Arch Gimhae Museum/Ceramics Creative Center Ceramics Residency Award, Gimhae, South Korea
2014
Chris Clark Fellowship: Art Council of Greater Lansing, Lansing, MI
John and Susan Berding Family Foundation Endowment Juried MFA Prize, Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Varg-Sullivan Award: Distinguished Research, College of Arts and Letters with the Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Jury Award: MEGA - Michigan Emerging Graduate Artists, Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
The Graduate School with the College of Arts and Letters Research Grant, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Department of Art, Art History, and Design with the College of Arts and Letters, Graduate Funding Fellowship, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2013
Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Research Fellowship: Funding for Travel or Projects, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Graduate Assistantship, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Dissertation Completion Fellowship: College of Arts and Letters, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
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: Funding for Travel or Projects, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Graduate Assistantship, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
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: Funding for Travel or Projects, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Clay Gallery Award: Michigan Ceramics Arts Association: Student Group Exhibition, Ann Arbor, MI
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
2022
Guest Lecture: Graduate Seminar, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2021
Artist Lecture, Department of Art, Berry College, Mt. Berry, GA
Artist Talk, A Taste of Home, Clay Art Center, Virtual, Port Chester, NY
Artist Lecture, Department of Art and Art History, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Trade Secret: Medium, Podcast Panel discussion with Adam Chau and Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Virtual, Helena, MT
Artist Talk, Septem Speculis, Hoover Public Library, Virtual, Hoover, AL
Artist Talk, Local Artists Live: Anne Herbert + Wade MacDonald, Virtual, Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, Montgomery, AL
2019
Paper Presentation and Panel: Convention v Invention: Digital Approaches, Inter- and Post-disciplinary Movements, SECAC, Chattanooga, TN
Co-lecture with Dr. Rachel Stephens, Business Honors Course, Honor’s College, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Artist Talk, Shadowtime, Department of Art, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL
Demonstrating Artist, Bunting Biennial Ceramics Symposium, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL
2018
Visiting Artist Lecture, Department of Craft and Material Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Artist Lecture, NCECA Emerging Artists, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburg, PA
Panel Discussion: NCECA Emerging Artists, Moderated by Julia Galloway, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburg, PA
Artist Talk, NCECA Emerging Artists Exhibition, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburg, PA
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
Visiting Artist for Senior BFA Student Critiques, Birmingham Southern College, Birmingham, AL
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
Artist Lecture: Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
Artist Lecture: Wyly Community Art Center, Basalt, CO
Artist Talk: Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2014
Artist Lecture: MFA Thesis Exhibition, Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, East Lansing, MI
Artist Talk: MEGA - Michigan Emerging Graduate Artists, Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI
Curatorial Projects
2024 (forthcoming) Next Verses: Clay+ Invitational 2024, Exhibition Co-organizer, NCECA 2024, Concurrent Exhibition, NCECA Conference, Richmond, VA
2024 (forthcoming) Esprit de Corps: Spring 2023 Arrowmont Ceramics Pentaculum, Co-organizer, NCECA 2024 Concurrent Exhibition, NCECA Conference, Richmond, VA
2022 Clay+/Invitational, Exhibition Curator and Organizer, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, Department of Art and Art History, 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
Bibliography
2023
“Pattern Play” Juried Published Exhibition, American Ceramic Society, September/October 2023 Issue
2022
“Clay+: Expanding the Lexicon” Feature Article, Ceramics Monthly Magazine, The American Ceramic Society, October 2022 Issue
“Fractured Fabrication” Feature Article, Pottery Making Illustrated, American Ceramic Society, September 2022 Issue
30th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Exhibition Catalog
2021
“Exposure” Colored Dotted Fracture Mug, A Taste of Home, Ceramics Monthly Magazine, The American Ceramic Society, October 2021 Issue
2020
28th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Exhibition Catalog, Digital Publication
2018
“A New Rhythm” Feature Article by Megan Grueber. American Craft Magazine, Volume: 78, Issue: 4, p42-47
“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
“Resident artists return to Anderson Ranch in Snowmass Village for ‘Reflections on Synthetic Action’” by Andrew Travers, Aspen Times, December 18, 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
4th Annual Workhouse Clay National, Exhibition Catalog, Digital Publication
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
500 Teapots Volume Two: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design, edited by Linda Knopp; introduction by Jim Lawton, Lark Crafts
University Service
2023
Get On Board Day: Crimson Clay Recruiting Event, Faculty Advisor, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
UA Summer Art Camp, Ceramics Camp Coordinator and Instructor, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
LEAP Early College Summer Ceramic Workshops, Ceramics Workshop Facilitator, College of Continuing Studies, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Druid City Arts Festival, Crimson Clay Sale Event with UA Print Club, Tuscaloosa, AL
Empty Bowls Partnership with Grace Presbyterian Church, Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry, Tuscaloosa, AL
Faculty Advisor, Crimson Clay, Ceramics Student Organization, Department of Art and Art History, Tuscaloosa, AL
NCECA Conference: Current, The University of Alabama Faculty Representative, Cincinnati, OH
Al’s Pals Ceramic Workshop, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Boaz High School Art Club Ceramics Workshop, Facilitator, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama
Full-time Temporary Instructor in Ceramics, Search Committee Chair, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Curriculum Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
8/22-8/23 Scholarship Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Visiting Artist and Scholar Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Summer Art Camp Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Anderson Ranch Partnership Program, UA Coordinator, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2022
First Annual Holiday Sale, Crimson Clay Club Faculty Representative and Organizer, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
College of Arts and Sciences Homecoming Event, Ceramics Faculty Representative, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Kentuck Arts Festival, Crimson Clay Faculty Representative, The University of Alabama, Ceramics Student Organization, Tuscaloosa, AL
Get On Board Day – Crimson Clay Recruiting Event, Faculty Advisor, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
UA Summer Art Camp, Ceramics Camp Coordinator, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
LEAP Early College Summer Ceramic Workshops, Ceramics Workshop Facilitator, College of Continuing Studies, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Empty Bowls Partnership with Grace Presbyterian Church, Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry, Tuscaloosa, AL
Curriculum Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Scholarship Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Visiting Artist and Scholar Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Summer Art Camp Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Faculty Advisor, Crimson Clay, Ceramics Student Organization, Department of Art and Art History, Tuscaloosa, AL
Anderson Ranch Partnership Program, UA Coordinator, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2021
PRJCAA Ceramics Workshop with Central Elementary Students, Workshop Leader, The Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Get On Board Day: Crimson Clay Recruiting Event Coordinator, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
College of Arts and Sciences Homecoming Event, Ceramics Faculty Representative, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Kentuck Arts Festival, Crimson Clay Faculty Representative, The University of Alabama, Ceramics Student Organization, Tuscaloosa, AL
Visiting Artist and Scholar Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Scholarship Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Curriculum Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
LEAP Ceramics Workshops, Dept. of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
NCECA Conference: The University of Alabama Faculty Representative, Virtual, Cincinnati, OH
Faculty Advisor, Crimson Clay, Ceramics Student Organization, Department of Art and Art History, Tuscaloosa, AL
Anderson Ranch Partnership Program, UA Coordinator, 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
Visiting Artist and Scholar Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Scholarship Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Curriculum Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Faculty Advisor, Crimson Clay, Ceramics Student Organization, Department of Art and Art History, Tuscaloosa, AL
Anderson Ranch Partnership Program, UA Coordinator, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2019
Art with a Heart, Secret Meals for Hungry Children Program, Silent Auction Participating Artist, North River Yacht Club, Tuscaloosa, AL
PRJCAA Committee: K-12 Outreach Program, Ceramics Tile Project Assistant, Arcadia Elementary, Tuscaloosa, AL
Summer Art Camps Planning Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Kentuck Arts Festival, Crimson Clay Faculty Representative, The University of Alabama, Ceramics Student Organization, Tuscaloosa, AL
Co-organizer, Socially Media Exhibition: Art Department Student Organizations, Sella-Granata Art Gallery, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Faculty Advisor, Crimson Clay, Ceramics Student Organization, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Curriculum Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Scholarship Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Anderson Ranch Partnership Program, UA Coordinator, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2018
Potter’s Wheel Demonstration, LEAP Program, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
NCECA Conference: The University of Alabama Faculty Representative, Pittsburg, PA
2017
NCECA Conference: The University of Alabama Faculty Representative, Portland, OR
2016
Kentuck Arts Festival Faculty Representative, The University of Alabama, Ceramics Student Organization, Tuscaloosa, AL
Empty Bowls Faculty Partner, Tuscaloosa Area Food Bank, Tuscaloosa, AL
Ceramic 3D Printer Technician and Participating Artist, Arty Party, Art Department Auction Fundraiser, The University of Alabama,Tuscaloosa, AL
NCECA Conference: The University of Alabama Faculty Representative, Kansas City, MO
2015
Member of the Graduate Faculty, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Kentuck Arts Festival, Crimson Clay Faculty Representative, The University of Alabama Ceramics Student Organization, Tuscaloosa, AL
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
NCECA Conference, Michigan State University Graduate Representative, Houston, TX
Department Chairperson Search Committee, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
President of MSU Ceramics Club, Ceramic Art Student Organization, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Professional Service
2023
Alabama Visual Arts Network (ALVAN) Board Member, Birmingham, AL
Alabama Visual Arts Network (ALVAN) Member, Executive Committee Birmingham, AL
Alabama Visual Arts Network (ALVAN) Acting Treasurer, Birmingham, AL
Alabama Clay Conference, Member, Steering Committee, Alabama Visual Arts Network (ALVAN), Birmingham, AL Birmingham, AL
41st Annual Panoply Art, Music, and More Festival, Visual Art Judge, Artist Market, Arts Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
Participating Artist, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Annual Art Auction, Snowmass Village, CO
2022
Alabama Clay Conference, Member, Steering Committee Alabama Visual Arts Network, Birmingham, AL
Participating Artist, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Annual Art Auction, Snowmass Village, CO
Participating Artist, Artaxis Online Sale Fundraising Event New Albany, IN
2021
NCECA Cup Exhibition/Sale Donation, Boulder, CO
Magic City Art Connection Fundraising Auction, Birmingham, AL
NCECA Cup Exhibition/Sale Donation, Boulder, CO
2020
Carbondale Clay Center Cup Auction Fundraising Event, Carbondale, CO
Participating Artist: Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama Garden Party Art Auction, Birmingham, AL
Participating Artist, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Annual Art Auction, Snowmass Village, CO
2019
Participating Artist: Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama Garden Party Art Auction, Birmingham, AL
Visual Arts Fellowship Panelist, Arkansas Arts Council, Little Rock, AR
Participating Artist, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Annual Art Auction, Snowmass Village, CO
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
Visiting Artist for Senior BFA students, Birmingham Southern College, Birmingham, AL
Participating Artist: Anderson Ranch Art Center, 50th Anniversary Celebration, Art Auction, Snowmass Village, CO
2013
Michigan State University Artists Alumni Event, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
Wheel Throwing Demonstration: East Lansing Food Bank Fundraising Event, East Lansing, MI
Professional Memberships
2022-pr A.L.V.A.N.: Alabama Visual Arts Network
2018-pr SECAC
2016-pr Artaxis, www.artaxis.org
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
2021-pr The Clay Studio of Philadelphia