EDUCATION
| 1996 |
Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida |
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| 1991 |
Bachelor of Science, Studio Art. Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida |
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1990
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Foreign Studies Program, Florida State University. Art and Architecture of the Italian Renaissance. Florence, Italy. August- December. |
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| 1988 |
Associate of Arts. Miami Dade Community College, Miami, Florida. |
SELECT EXHIBITIONS
| 2010 |
Turbid Space. Sattelite Space, San Antonio TX. Solo Show. |
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San Angelo National Ceramic Competition. San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts. TX. Juried. |
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IV International Ceramic Tile Triennial. Centro Cultural Leon Jimenez. Dominican Republic. Invitational. |
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Regional Expressions in Vitrified Clay. Texas Tech University Gallery, Lubbock, TX. Held in conjunction with the 2010 TTU Ceramics Symposium. Invitational. |
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Fill-adelphia. Show of Hands Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. Held in conjunction with NCECA 2010. Juried. |
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Thoughts About Tea. Parchman Stremmel Gallery, San Antonio, TX. Juried. Best of Show. |
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| 2009 |
Beyond Shared Language: Contemporary Art and the Latin American Experience. Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA. Curated. |
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Art of the Pot. Austin, TX. Invitational. |
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The Exotic Table. Parchman Stremmel Gallery, San Antonio, TX. Juried. Best of Show. |
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Beyond the Brickyard. Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT. Juried. |
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Beyond the Vessel. South Texas Collage Art Gallery. McAllen, TX. Invitational. |
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Body Perspectives. Funke Fired Arts Gallery, Cincinnati, OH. Invitational. |
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Teapots; Functional, Formal, Narrative. Foster Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Curated. |
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| 2008 |
Ovidio Giberga. Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, Gallery 4, San Antonio TX. Solo Show. |
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SAPG 15th Annual Juried Show, Parchman Stremmel Gallery, San Antonio, TX. Juried. |
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Surface, Form & Substance. Amaco/Brent Contemporary Clay Gallery, Indianapolis, IN. Invitational. |
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NW Connections: Contemporary Works in Clay. Esvelt Gallery, CBC. Pasco, WA. Curated. |
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New Art/Arte Nuevo. UTSA, 1604 Gallery. San Antonio, TX. Juried. |
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| 2007 |
CraftForms 2007. Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA. Juried. |
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Red Heat: Contemporary Work in Clay. Alexandre Hogue Gallery, University of Tulsa, OK. Juried. |
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Fired Forms. The Art Gallery, Collins County Community College, Plano, TX. Invitational. |
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Visions and Voices. Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, KY. Invitational. |
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Amarillo Biennial 600: Clay. Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, TX. Juried. |
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Texas Uprising. UTSA, 1604 Gallery, San Antonio, TX. Curated. |
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From the Ground Up. Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces, NM. Juried. 1st Place Award. |
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NCECA Clay National Biennial Exhibition. Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville. KY. Juried. |
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Figures in Clay. AMACO Contemporary Clay Gallery. Indianapolis, IN. Invitational. |
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| 2006 |
History in the Making. Genesee Gallery, Rochester, NY. Juried. 2nd Place Award. |
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CraftHouston 2006. Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX. Juried. |
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Local Loteria. R.H.R. Gallery, Southwest School of Art and Craft, San Antonio, TX. Invitational. |
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Ink and Clay 32. Kellogg Art Gallery, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA. Juried. |
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Viewpoint: Ceramics 2006. Hyde Art Gallery, Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA. Juried. |
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2005
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Pygmalion’s Gaze Reimagined; The Figure in Contemporary Ceramics. Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD. In conjunction with American Crafts Council Fair, and N.C.E.C.A. Invitational. |
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| 2004 |
Slipcast Objects. Steamboat Springs Arts Center, Steamboat Springs, CO. Juried. |
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ANA 35. Holter Museum of Art. Helena, MT. Juried. |
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Ceramic Form. Huneke Gallery, Spokane Art School, Spokane, WA. Invitational |
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Former Archie Bray Residents Red Sky Gallery. Spokake, WA. Invitational. |
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Gigantic: Ceramic Figurines. Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA. Juried. |
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| 2003 |
48th Annual Central Washington Artists Exhibition. Larson Gallery, YVCC, Yakima, WA. Juried. |
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Archie Bray Foundation. Warehouse Gallery. Helena, MT. Invitational. |
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Generations: Impending Lineage. Arts and Industry Gallery. In conjunction with N.C.E.C.A. Invitational. |
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2002
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47th Annual Central Washington Artists Exhibition. Larson Gallery, YVCC, Yakima, WA. Juried. Award. |
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| 2001 |
46th Annual Central Washington Artists Exhibition. Larson Gallery, YVCC, Yakima, WA. Juried. |
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Clay Rocks. Florida Craftsmen Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL. Juried. |
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Collections. Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT. Invitational. |
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| 2000 |
47th Florida Craftsmen. St. Petersburg Art Center. St. Petersburg, FL. Juried. |
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Flora & Fauna. Curated by Cary Esser. Traveling Exhibition; Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, Florida, |
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Karl Drerup Gallery, Plymouth State College, New Hampshire. H&R Block Artspace, Kansas City Art Institute, Missouri. Florida Craftsmen Gallery, St. Petersburg, Florida. |
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| 1999 |
Old Faces / New Places. Focus Gallery. University of Florida, Gainesville. Group show. |
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| 1998 |
Tragic Heroes. Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT. Solo Show. |
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Archie Bray Foundation Resident Artist Exhibitions: NCECA "98", Dallas/ Ft. Worth, Texas. Beall Park Gallery, Bozeman, Montana. A.B.F. Gallery, Helena, Montana. |
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Ceramic Viewpoint "98". Hyde Art Gallery, Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA. Juried. |
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| 1997 |
Standard Operating Procedure. Myrna Loy Center, Helena, MT. Solo Show. |
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Archie Bray Foundation Resident Artist Exhibitions: NCECA "97", Las Vegas, Nevada. A.B.F. Gallery, Helena, Montana. Whitefish Gallery, Whitefish, Montana. North Cut Gallery, M.S.U., Billings, Montana. |
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Sculpture Commission. Capital High School. Helena, MT. |
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1996
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Monarch National Ceramic Competition. Kennedy-Douglas Center for the Arts, Florence, AL. Juried.
Merit Award. |
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| 1995 |
New Voices. California State University, Chico, CA. Juried. |
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Dysfunctional Clay. College Gallery. Okaloosa-Walton Community College, Niceville, FL. Group show. |
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Herencia Hispana. The Gallery. J.W.Reitz Union, University of Florida, Gainesville. Group show. |
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Florida National, Combined Talents. Fine Arts Gallery. Florida State University, Tallahassee. Juried. |
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Juried Student Exhibition. University Gallery. University of Florida, Gainesville. Outstanding Achievement Award. |
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Suwannee Valley Regional. Art Center. Lake City Community College, Lake City, FL. Juried. |
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Identity. Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL. Solo Show |
GRANTS & AWARDS
| 2010 |
Best of Show Award. "Thoughts About Tea". Parchman Stremmel Gallery, San Antonio, TX. |
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| 2009 |
Best of Show Award. "Exotic Table". Parchman Stremmel Gallery, San Antonio, TX. |
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| 2007 |
1st Place Award. "From the Ground Up". Las Cruces Museum of Art, NM. |
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| 2006 |
2nd Place Award. "History in the Making". Gallery at Genesee Pottery, Rochester, NY. |
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Merit Award. "CraftHouston 2006". Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX. |
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| 2004 |
Faculty Travel Grant. College of Arts and Humanities, Central Washington University |
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Summer Scholarship/Creativity Grant. College of Arts and Humanities, Central Washington University |
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Kiln God Award. Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts. Fully funded residency. |
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| 2003 |
Faculty Travel Grant. College of Arts and Humanities, Central Washington University |
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| 2002 |
Bloxom Artist Appreciation Award. "47th Central Washington Artists Exhibition". |
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Larson Gallery, Yakima Valley Community College, Yakima, WA. |
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| 1996 |
Merit Award. "Monarch National Ceramic Competition". Kennedy-Douglas Arts Center, Florence, AL. |
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Monitor/Assistant Award. Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Deer Isle, ME. Partially funded residency. |
SELECT WORKSHOPS AND LECTURES
| 2010 |
TTU Ceramics Symposium. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. Artist lecture. |
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Glassell School of Art. Houston, TX. Artist lecture. |
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Curator for "Relative Distances". UTSA Satellite Space Gallery, San Antonio, TX. |
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| 2009 |
Curator for "Familiar Unknown". Blue Star Contemporary Art Center. San Antonio, TX. |
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University of Miami. Coral Gables, FL. Artist lecture. |
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Curator for "New Works; UTSA Ceramics". Justiceworks Studio, San Antonio, TX. |
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| 2006 |
Southwest School of Art and Craft. San Antonio, TX. Artist slide lecture. |
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| 2003 |
Wenatchee Valley Community College. Wenatchee, WA. Artist’s slide lecture. |
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Princess Cruise Lines Scholarship at Sea Program. Island Princess, Alaska’s Inside Passage. Three week workshop. Artist’s slide lectures and demonstrations. |
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2002
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Alfred University. Alfred, NY. Slide lectures; "The Narrative Figure", "Contemporary Figurative Ceramics" and artist’s work. |
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Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA. Workshop and slide lecture. "Figurative Clay sculpture and Armatures". Artist’s slide lecture. |
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| 2001 |
California State University, Chico, CA. Artist’s slide lecture. |
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| 2000 |
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM. Artist’s slide lecture. |
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| 1999 |
University of Florida, Gainesville. Two-week workshop constructing soda kiln. |
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| 1998 |
University of Hartford Connecticut. Five-day workshop constructing a gas fired soda kiln. |
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University of Montana, Missoula. One day workshop. “Ceramic Sculpture”, Artist’s slide lecture. |
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1997-
1998
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Workshop Assistant. Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts. Helena, MT. "Large Scale Installation Workshop", Marilyn Lysohir. "The Figure in Porcelain", Beth Lo. "Salt Glaze Workshop", Rick Pope. |
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| 1997 |
Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT. Artist’s slide lecture. |
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1996
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Workshop Assistant. "Ceramic Sculpture", William Parry. I demonstrated paperclay process and building techniques. Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Deer Isle, ME. |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Giberga, Ovidio. Curators statement for "Relative Distances" exhibition catalogue. UTSA. |
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2009
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Bohls, Margaret. "Ruminations on the Teapot", Curatorial statement for exhibition Teapots; Functional, Formal, Narrative. University of Wisconsin-Euu Claire. Mention, color image. |
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Exhibition catalogue for "Beyond Shared Language; Contemporary Art and the Latin American Experience", Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA. Mention, artist statement, resume, color images. |
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Giberga, Ovidio. "Familiar Unknown". Exhibition catalogue and curatorial essay. Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio, TX. |
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Giberga, Ovidio. Artist interview online. Produced by Amaco/Brent, Indianapolis, IN.
20 min. http://www.amaco.com/artist-interview-videos/ |
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Goddard, Dan. "Potters Guild breaks with tradition for Exotic Table". San Antonio Express News, 2/22/2009, p, 4G. Review, image |
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2008
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Northway, Paul. "Finding the Balance; Recent Sculpture by Ovidio Giberga". Ceramics Monthly, April 2008. Feature article, color images. Pgs. 36-39. |
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Stuckman, Ralph, Dr."Cultural Differences Beyond Roots Broadens Artist’s Works". Art-to-Art Palette, Potter’s Shed Section. Ohio City, OH. October 2008 Issue. Feature article, color images. Pgs. 61 & 99. |
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Ramos, Melisa, J. "San Antonio Report: Ovidio Giberga at Blue Star Contemporary Art Center". New York Arts Magazine, New York. Vol. 13 No. 7/8. July 2008. Review, color image. Pg. 28. |
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2007
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Heilenman, Diane. "Media Mix". The Courier Journal, Arts and Leisure, Louisville, Kentucky. July 1, 2007. Mention and color image. |
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Goddard, Dan. "Indoor sculptures often fool the eye". San Antonio Express News, SA Life, Visual Arts, San Antonio, Texas. June 2007. page 10. Mention and color image. |
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2005
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Toutillott, Suzanne. Editor. "The Figure in Clay." Lark Books, Ashville, NC. 2005. Citation and color photograph. |
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Poellot, Jennifer. "The Slip-Cast Object." Ceramics Monthly Magazine, May, 2005. Statement and color photograph. pg. 39. |
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2004
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Hackett, Regina. "Gigantic: Ceramic Figurines" Seattle Post, March 8, 2004. Review. pg. D8. |
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2002
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Wilbur, Wynne. "Evolving a Tradition." Ceramics Monthly Magazine, May, 2002. Citation and color photograph. 39. |
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2001
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Held, Peter. Editor. "A Ceramic Continuum; Fifty Years of the Archie Bray Influence." Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT. and University of Washington Press, Seattle, WA. 2001. Citations and photograph. p. 59 & 177. |
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1997
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Sikes, Toni Fountain. "Monarch National." Ceramics Art and Perception, Issue 28. 1997. Citation and color photograph. p. 75. |
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Sikes, Toni Fountain. "The Best of New Ceramic Art." Hand Books Press, Madison, WI, 1997. Color photograph and artist statement, p. 42. |
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Goldstein, Mark. "Teeth of Clay." The Independent Record, Helena, MT. June 13, 1997. Feature article and color photographs. |
ARTIST RESIDENCIES / APPRENTICESHIPS
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Artist in Residence. Artists Invite Artists Session. Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts. Edgecombe, ME. |
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1998-
1998 |
Artist in Residence. Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts. Helena, MT
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| 1994 |
Graduate Research Assistantship. Studio Assistant to Professor Nan Smith for sculpture project funded by Southern Arts Federation / N.E.A. Fellowship, and University of Florida. |
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1991-
1993 |
Apprenticeship. Anthony Stoneware, Tallahassee, FL. Assisted in all aspects of studio ceramics production.
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1991
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Artist in Residence. Sem Ghelardini, Pietrasanta, Italy. Marble Carving Studio. Practiced traditional marble carving techniques; macchinetta & compassi. |
RECENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2005-
present |
Assistant Professor of Art, University of Texas at San Antonio. |
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2001-
2005 |
Assistant Professor of Art. Central Washington University. Ellensburg, WA. |
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| 2002 |
Visiting Assistant Professor. Alfred University. Alfred, NY. Summer session. |
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| 2002 |
Visiting Assistant Professor. New Mexico State University. Las Cruces, NM. Fall Semester. |
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