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Curriculum Vitae


Education

Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio 1973-1976
B.A. Combined Studio Art and Art History

Pomona College, Claremont, California 1972-1973

Federal Furnace Pottery, Dunstable, Massachusetts 1978-1980
Two year live-in apprenticeship with potter David Davison

Collections

Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, Ohio
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The artist is represented in private collections throughout the United States, Canada, Central and South America, Western Europe, Japan, China, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.

Exhibition History

2008-2009 Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY.
2008 "Water, Light and Land: Reflections on Inland Seas", Inland Seas Maritime Museum, Great Lakes Historical Society, Vermilion, OH. Solo Exhibition
1998-2009 Bier Art Gallery, Charlevoix, MI.
2007 "Visions In Clay", Kendal at Oberlin Art Gallery, Oberlin, OH. Solo Exhibition
2006 "From the Artist's Collection", Oberlin Public Library, Oberlin, OH. Solo Exhibition
"Convergence 2006", The College of Wooster Art Museum, Wooster, OH. Juried
2005 "A Winter Garden Show", American Craft Gallery, Cleveland Heights, OH. Invitational
2004 "A Sense of Identity: Contemporary Ceramic Art", The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN. Juried
"A Sense of Identity: Contemporary Ceramic Art", The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), Purdue University, Fort Wayne, IN. Juried
2003 South Wing Gallery, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Cleveland Heights, OH. Three Artist Invitational
2002 "Landscapes", Kendal at Oberlin Art Gallery, Oberlin, OH. Solo Exhibition
2000 "Beyond the Surface", Firelands Association for the Visual Arts Gallery, Oberlin, OH. Two Artist Invitational
"Exploring the Balance", Mather Gallery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. Three Artist Invitational
1997-2000 The Giving Tree Gallery, Sandwich, MA.
1999 "Elixir" Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, CA. Invitational
"Revealing The Spirit", Stocker Art Gallery, Lorain County Community College, Elyria, OH. Two Artist Invitational
1998-1999 Esprit Gallery, Avon Lake, OH.
1996 Clay Pigeon Gallery, Sedona, AZ.
1995 Martha Taggart Gallery, Wooster, OH.
1992-1994 Schneider, Bluhm & Loeb Gallery, Chicago, IL.
1991 Coburn Gallery, Ashland University, Ashland, OH. Solo Exhibition
1990 1800 Clybourn Gallery East, Chicago, IL. Solo Exhibition
"Best of 1990", Ohio Arts Council, Columbus Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH. Juried
1989 "Second International Ceramics Competition 1989", Mino, Japan. Juried
"Dialogues in Clay", Stocker Art Gallery, Lorain County Community College, Elyria, OH. Solo Exhibition
"Ohio Craft Invitational", Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH. Invitational
Touchstone Gallery, Chicago, IL. Solo Exhibition
1988 "New Directions", Clay and Fiber Gallery, Taos, NM.
Touchstone Gallery, Chicago, IL. Solo Exhibition
1987 "May Show", The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH. Juried
"Three Rivers Arts", Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburg, PA. Juried. Purchase Award
Touchstone Gallery, Chicago, IL. Solo Exhibition
1986 "May Show", The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH. Juried
"Materializations", New Organization of Visual Art, Cleveland, OH. Juried
Touchstone Gallery, Chicago, IL. Solo Exhibition
1985 "May Show", The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH. Juried
"Materializations", New Organization of Visual Art, Cleveland, OH. Juried
Touchstone Gallery, Chicago, IL. Solo Exhibition
1984 "May Show", The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH. Juried
Touchstone Gallery, Chicago, IL. Solo Exhibition
1982 "Oberlin Artists", Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH. Juried
1981-1983 American Crafts Gallery, Cleveland Heights, OH. Juried
1981 Fawick Gallery, Baldwin Wallace College, Berea, OH. Two Artist Invitational
1979-1981 The Ten Arrow Gallery, Cambridge, MA. Juried
1980 Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Oberlin, OH. Three Artist Invitational
1978 The Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA. Juried
"Member's Show", The Clay Studio Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. Juried
1977 "Member's Show", The Clay Studio Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. Juried
1976 "Oberlin Potters", Wilder Gallery, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH.
1975 "Oberlin Potters", Wilder Gallery, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH.

Selected Workshops, Lectures and Consultations

2006-2009 Stoneware Kiln, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH. Consultant for design and construction
2008 "Water, Light and Land", Inland Seas Maritime Museum, Vermilion, OH. Lecture
2007 "Vision in Clay", Kendal at Oberlin, Oberlin, OH. Lecture
2004 "Science of Pottery", Senior Connoisseur Seminar, Art History Department, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH. Lecture
2003 "Creative Inspiration in Pottery", St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Cleveland Heights, OH. Lecture
2003 "Throwing on the Wheel", Winter Term Teacher, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH. Three Week Workshop
2002 "Sources of Creative Inspiration", Kendal at Oberlin, Oberlin, OH. Lecture
1999 "Exploring Creativity Through Clay", Lake Ridge Academy, North Ridgeville, OH. Workshop for Children
1996 "Artist in Residence", Program Pilot, Lake Ridge Academy, North Ridgeville, OH. Eight Week Residency
1995 "Exploring Creativity Through Clay", Lake Ridge Academy, North Ridgeville, OH. Workshop for Children
1994 "Exploring Creativity Through Clay", Eastwood School, Oberlin, OH. Workshop for Children
1984-1992 "An Artist's Perspective", Annual Studio Lectures for Language Arts Classes, Oberlin High School,
Oberlin, OH. Lectures
1984 Stoneware Kiln, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH. Consultant for design and construction
1980 Stoneware Kiln, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME. Consultant for design and construction
1979 "Pottery Apprenticeships", School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, MA. Lecture
1978 "Intermediate Pottery", The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA. Three Week Workshop
1976 "Introduction to Clay", Winter Term Teacher, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH. Three Week Workshop

Leadership

1996-2006
Member, Board of Directors, Lake Ridge Academy, North Ridgeville, OH.
1981-1982 Member, Board of Directors, Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Oberlin, OH.
1976-1978 Member, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
1973-1976 Founding Member, Oberlin College Pottery Co-op, Oberlin, OH.

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