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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
2021 (forthcoming) 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
2021
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
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+, 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
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
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
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
2021 Sculpture and Museums Tenure-track Search Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2021 Visiting Artists and Scholars Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2021 Scholarship Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2021 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
2020 Scholarship Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2020 Curriculum Committee, 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
2019 PRJCAA Committee: K-12 Outreach Program, Ceramics Tile Project Assistant, Arcadia Elementary, Tuscaloosa, AL
2019 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 Faculty Advisor, Crimson Clay, Ceramics Student, Organization, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2019 Curriculum Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2019 Scholarship Committee, 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
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
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
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
2021 (forthcoming) 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
2021
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
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+, 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
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
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
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
2021 Sculpture and Museums Tenure-track Search Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2021 Visiting Artists and Scholars Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2021 Scholarship Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2021 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
2020 Scholarship Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2020 Curriculum Committee, 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
2019 PRJCAA Committee: K-12 Outreach Program, Ceramics Tile Project Assistant, Arcadia Elementary, Tuscaloosa, AL
2019 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 Faculty Advisor, Crimson Clay, Ceramics Student, Organization, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2019 Curriculum Committee, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2019 Scholarship Committee, 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
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
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