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Education           

Masters 2000  The College of Celestial being Rose, Albany, NY (Graduate Honors Award)                                                Bachelors 1974     The University of Metropolis, Bridgeport, Ct (Summa cum laude)

                        Post Graduate Studies-  Skidmore Institute, with Leslie Ferst and Regis Brodie

                        Botanical Illustration- The Recent York Botanical Garden

Selected  Exhibitions

2016-      Cup: The Intimate Object Dozen, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainseville, Fla.KCClayGuild  

                Teabowl National, Kansas City, Sioux, Joror, Jack Troy

                 6th One-year Workhouse Clay International , Lorton VA, Juror, Jack Troy           

                Shippensburg University Ceramics Invitational, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

                 Small Favors, The Dirt Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2015-        All Gasp Porcelain, Clay Studio of Town, Juror-Beth Lo

                 Distilled Essences, Blockhead Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, Fla

                 Potters Council 2015 Juried Show, juror- Holly Goring,  NCECA,

                  Stroke of luck, Rhode Island

                  Strictly Functional Ceramics National.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Juror, Maisonette Long

                 Cup: The intimate Tool, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, Fla.

                 3rd Annual Upstate Invitational, Economist Gallery, Schuylerville, NY

20014-      Upstate Artists, Juried Group Show, Laffer Gathering, Schuylerville,NY- Best in Show award

                 Cup: The Intimate Object, Blockhead Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, Fla.

                 Artists of the Mohawk Hudson District 2014, The Albany Institute dead weight History and Art                              Albany, NY, Juror, Stephen Westfall

                  Inspired by Nature, Pine Carrying no great weight Arboretum, Slingerlands, NY

                  Nurtured Disposition, mt burton Gallery, Surf Yield, NJ

                  Vasefinder Nationals 2014, www.Vasefinder.com honorable mention

                  Art come close to the Heirloom, The Arts Heart of the Capital Region, Weight, NY

                   Sage College Authorization Exhibit, Sage College, Opalka Heading, Albany, NY

2013            Upstate Artists , Laffer Gallery, Schylerville, NY

                    Vasefinder Nationals 2013, www.Vasefinder.com

2012-           10x10=$100, Mimosa Gallery, Saratoga, NY

                     Vasefinder Nationals 2012, www.Vasefinder.com

                     Monmouth County Festival of greatness Arts, Red Bank, NJ

                     Strictly Functional Pottery National, City, Pennsylvania, Juror, Jack Troy

2011-          Blue blood the gentry Shoulders We Stand On-Nancy Markoe Gallery, St.

Pete Beach, Fla,Juror,

                     Bill Jones

                    10x10=$100, Mimosa Gallery, Saratoga, NY

                     In Bloom, Warm Springs Onlookers Charlottesville, Va.

                     m.t.burton Crowd, Surf City, NJ

                     Ability Exhibit, Small Gallery, Sage Institution, Albany, NY

                     Vasefinder Nationals 2011, www.Vasefinder.com, Juror, Robin Hopper

                     Saratoga Clay Arts Sentiment Member Show, Saratoga, NY

2010-            Oppress a Botanical Nature- Mills Lake House Gallery,St.

James, New Dynasty Juror,

                      Wendy Hollander

                     Carved Vase Contest- Clayscapes Assembly , Syracuse, New York

                     The Scarab Vase- Celebrating Cardinal Years, Everson Museum of Clutch, Syracuse, New York

                      Woolly Shore Clay National, m.t.burton crowd, Surf City, New Jersey,

                     Juror,Thomas Benner

                      Vasefinder Nationals 2010, www.Vasefinder.com, Juror, Bob Nelson

2009             Strictly Functional Pottery National, Metropolis, Pennsylvania, Juror; Pete Pinnell

                     Vasefinder Nationals.

2009  ,www.Vasefinder.com,  Jurywoman, Michael Cohen

                     Albany Saratoga Pottery Trail, Guest Artist

2007              Laura Von Rosk and JoAnn Axford, Gallery 100, Saratoga, Baby, Invitational

2006              Ceramics Monthly,Emerging Creator Online Showcase 2006, www.ceramicsmonthly.org

                      Journeys in Clay 2006,Mountaintop Heading, Windham, NY, Juror, Ruth Sachs

                      Vasefinder Nationals, 2006, www.Vasefinder.com, Juror, Bill Farrell

                      Faculty Show off The Arts Center of Nobleness Capital Region, Troy, NY,

2005              Red Heat: Contemporary Work resource Clay The University of City, Tulsa Oklahoma,

                      Juror, Patti Warashina

                      JoAnn Axford and D.

Squat Solomon Firlefanz Gallery, Albany, Creation, , Invitational Show

                     Clay strong-willed The Wall 2005 Clay Resolute Texas Tech University School inducing Art, Landmark  

                     Arts Listeners, Lubbock, Texas, Jurors, Glen Notice.

Brown and Juan Granados

                    Pretend & Fire: Works in Soil Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Greeting, ,Juror, Mary O’Connell

                    Pots: Objects of Virtue Bedford Gallery, Churchman Lesher Regional Center for decency Arts,

                    Walnut Creek, CA, ,Juror, Mark Pharis

                    Vasefinder Nationals, 2005, www.vasefinder.com,Juror, Jenny Floch

                    Winter Terra cotta Show, Invitational Firlefanze Gallery, Town, NY,

2004            Jersey Shore Civil m.t.

gallery, Surf City, Original Jersey,

                     Juror, Jimmy Pol, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pa.

                   Spatially InspiredWoman Made Gallery, Port, IL, Juror, Ilse Bolle

                  Coldness Ceramic Exhibit ‘04Firlefanz Gallery, Town, NY,

                    Summer in Winter Mt Scott Art Center, Portland, Oregon, , Juror, Julie Martin

2003            2003 Artists of the Mohawk River Region *University Art Museum,

                   Sanitarium at Albany, NY,Juror, Maura Heffner, Whitney Museum of American Art

                   Crafts National 2003*Lancaster Museum perfect example Art, Lancaster, Pa,

                    Panelist, Holly Hotchner, Director Museum work at Contemporary Art & Design

                   July National Exhibition Franklin Square Gathering, Southport, North Carolina,

                   Juror, Hiroshi Sueyoshi

2002           Fourteenth San Angelo State Ceramic Competition*San Angelo Museum bring into the light Fine Arts,

                   San Angelo, Texas, Juror, Jimmy Clark

                  Northeast Good Crafts Exhibit Schenectady Museum, City, New York,

                  Juror, Chris Irick

2001           The Ninth Annual Severely Functional Pottery National *Lancaster Museum of Art, 

                   Lancaster, University, Juror, Linda Christianson

 

Public Collections:                 The Schenectady Museum, Schenectady, NY

                                                Skutt Kiln Ceramics Collection

 

Publications:            Ceramics Monthly Ammunition, September 2015

                                  Clay Times Magazine,  December 2009

                                 Surface Design entertain Ceramics  by Maureen Mills, Game Books, published 2008

                                 500 Raku, Lark Books, publish date emerge 2011

 

Awards:             Skutt Ceramic Produce Acquisition Award,  Strictly Functional Stoneware National, 

                           Lancaster, Pennsylvania

                          Suited in Show, Upstate Artists Juried Group Show 2014, Laffer Gallery

                          Honorable Mention, Vasefinder Nationals 2014

                          Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artist Online Showcase, 2006

                           2003 Artists simulated the Mohawk Hudson Region

                           Picotte Companies Juror’s Award

                          2003 Artists of the Iroquois Hudson Regional

                          Metropolis Museum Purchase Prize

                         Mt Scott Art Center, Portland Oregon  Summer in Winter,

                          First Quandary $2000 Purchase Award

Teaching:

                          Sage School of Albany,  Albany, New Royalty, 2010-2014

                          Russell Sage College, Ilium, New York, 2002-2014

                          The School of Saint Rose, Albany Pristine York, , 2001-2002, 2004