EDUCATION
2020 Master of Fine Arts
Premium Welch Fellowship | Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Graduate Certificate, Non Profit Management & Social Enterprise
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2009 Bachelor of Arts, Art Education Certification (K–12), Ceramics Concentration, Shippensburg University, PA
2006 Coursework in Art Education, Keystone College, La Plume, PA
SELECTED EXHIBITION RECORD (*denotes solo exhibition)
2022 Pulling from the Past, invitational, Roswell Visual Arts Center, Roswell, GA
2021 *Other Side, AFA Gallery, Scranton, PA
Relics, invitational, Roswell Visual Arts Center, Roswell, GA
Blended, invitational, Usak Museum of Archaeology, Usak, Turkey
Drawn Together, invitational, National Center for Contemporary Arts Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
2020 Connections, virtual exhibition, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
* Installation, Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, E Concourse, Atlanta, GA
2019 Recall, Recollect, Reconstruct, invitational, Kyoto International Community House (Kokoka), Kyoto, Japan
Impression, invitational, Kyoto Shibori Museum, Kyoto, Japan
Over the Divide, (NCECA Conference Exhibition), invitational, Flex Gallery, Schmidt Artist Lofts, St. Paul, MN
Potsketch, invitational, Clay Studio of Missoula Gallery, Missoula, MT
Keystone Clay West, invitational, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
Mingling with the Remains, Gallery 100, EYP/ Stanley Beaman and Sears Building, Atlanta, GA
2018 22nd San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, (juror, Peter Held), San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
Group Exhibition, Glass Room Gallery, Lamar Dodd School of Art, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
2016 Ceramics Invitational 2016 - Kauffman Gallery, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA
Small Works (concurrent with NCECA Conference) - Steeple of Light Art Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Small Works from a Big State - The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
2015 Montana Clay: The Past, Present & Future of Ceramics Under the Big Sky – Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
The Effects of Utility – University of Great Falls Library Installation, University of Great Falls, Great Falls, MT *
2014 Western Clay Roundup Invitational – Gallery 16, Great Falls, MT
Ceramics, Caffeine, Chocolate Invitational – The Shape Gallery, Shippensburg, PA
2013 Grounded – Portal Gallery, Great Falls, MT
Bones – Urban Art Installation, Great Falls, MT *
For the Senses – Marquis Art Gallery, Wilkes Barre, PA 2013 National Juried Exhibition – South Arkansas Art Center, Merkle Gallery, El Dorado, AR
2012 Sphere of Influence, Invitational, Linder Gallery, Keystone College, La Plume, PA
Valdosta National 2012 – Valdosta State University Gallery, Valdosta, GA
2011 Moscow Clayworks on the Hudson – Frank Giorgini's Broderick Fine Art Gallery, Freehold, NY
Roberson Regional – Roberson Museum, Binghamton, NY
Pink Ribbon Invitational Exhibition – Luzerne County Community College, Nanticoke, PA
Summer Exhibition – Artists for Art Gallery, Scranton, PA
Essentials – Main Street Gallery, Carbondale, PA
Diverse City – ArtWorks Gallery & Studio, Scranton, PA
2010 Inner City Outward Reach Music Alive Program Exhibition,Invitational, Melberger Arts Center, Scranton, PA
NEPA Regional – The Hope Horn Gallery, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA
Fire and Rust – ArtWorks Gallery and Studio, Scranton, PA
2009 Feetings: Monumental Sculpture Installation (Temporary) – Third and Market Streets, Philadelphia, PA
Alumni Art Exhibition – Linder Gallery, Keystone College, La Plume, PA
2008 N.A.E.A. Exhibition: Art Teachers/ Students’ Creations Dedicated to Hurricane Katrina Survivors – Ernst N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA
Stone Steel and Wood – H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center, Shippensburg, PA
RESIDENCIES & AWARDS
2021 Emerging Artist Grant, F. Lammot Belin Arts Scholarship, Waverly, PA
2019 Short Term Residency, Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Ireland
2018 Short Term Residency, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
2011 Teaching Artist in Residence, Scranton School District, Scranton, PA
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Brigham Young University Ceramics Department, Rexberg, ID
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, long term loan, Atlanta, GA
Moscow Clayworks, Moscow, PA
Minsk City History Museum, L.D. Schemelev Gallery, Minsk, Belarus
University of Scranton President's Office, Scranton, PA
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Artaxis - an independent network of artists
Ongoing Conversation - an international curatorial project
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Boehm, Dr. Edward Jr., Sondra Meyers, and Drake Gomez. William Tersteeg Sphere of Influence. La Plume, Pennsylvania: Keystone College, 2012.
Bowland, Julie. Valdosta National 2012 Catalog. Valdosta, Georgia: Valdosta State University Fine Arts Gallery, 2012.
Harrison, Robert. Sustainable Ceramics a Practical Approach. Westerville, Ohio: The American Ceramics Society, 2013.
Huckaby, Laura Romer, and Shaydee Watson. The 22nd San Angelo National Ceramic Competition. San Angelo, Texas: San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, 2018.
Kuratnick, Jeff . “Wishing Well: Jeff Kuratnick.” Interview by T.L., Henness. Adoptee Influencer Network Wishing Well Adoption Series 2, (2023): https://ain.vhx.tv/.
Kuratnick, Jeffrey, “Hiraeth Never Fades – Reclaiming Identity through the Studio,” Studio Potter Journal, March 23,2020, http://www.studiopotter.org/
Reintjes, Brandon, “Hope & Possibility in Montana Clay,” Ceramics Monthly, January 14, 2016, http://ceramicartsdaily.org/ceramics-monthly/article/hope-and-possibility-in-montana-clay
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2023 - Fine Arts Faculty, Scranton Preparatory School, Sctanton, PA
2021 - Professor of Art, part time, Misericordia University, Dallas, PA
2019-20 Instructor of Record, Wheel Throwing I, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2018-19 Instructor of Record, Three Dimensional Design, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2015-17 Guest Lecturer in Clay & Glaze Chemistry, Montana State University| College of Technology, Great Falls, MT
2015 Visiting Artist/ Lecturer, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA
2014 Visiting Artist/ Lecturer, Art Seminar (ART 297) Lecture, Brigham Young University, Rexberg, ID
Visiting Artist/ Lecturer, Careers in Art Seminar, University of Great Falls, Great Falls, MT
2010 Ceramics Continuing Education Instructor for K-12 Educators, Northeast Educational Intermediate Unit 19, Archbald, PA
CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
2017 Lead Curator - Go West: Post War Ceramics (Wildenhain, Senska Voulkos, Natzler, Prieto, Trinitas, Melchert), Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls MT
2015 Lead Curator – Montana Clay: Founding Mudders & Potters Exhibition, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls MT Co-Curator – Montana Clay: Current Members Exhibition, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls MT
2013-16 Co-Director – Portal Gallery, Great Falls MT
2012-16 Lead Curator – Annual Vision Strength & Access Student Exhibition - Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls MT
2010 Guest Curator – Moscow Clayworks, Moscow PA
2020 Master of Fine Arts
Premium Welch Fellowship | Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Graduate Certificate, Non Profit Management & Social Enterprise
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2009 Bachelor of Arts, Art Education Certification (K–12), Ceramics Concentration, Shippensburg University, PA
2006 Coursework in Art Education, Keystone College, La Plume, PA
SELECTED EXHIBITION RECORD (*denotes solo exhibition)
2022 Pulling from the Past, invitational, Roswell Visual Arts Center, Roswell, GA
2021 *Other Side, AFA Gallery, Scranton, PA
Relics, invitational, Roswell Visual Arts Center, Roswell, GA
Blended, invitational, Usak Museum of Archaeology, Usak, Turkey
Drawn Together, invitational, National Center for Contemporary Arts Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
2020 Connections, virtual exhibition, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
* Installation, Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, E Concourse, Atlanta, GA
2019 Recall, Recollect, Reconstruct, invitational, Kyoto International Community House (Kokoka), Kyoto, Japan
Impression, invitational, Kyoto Shibori Museum, Kyoto, Japan
Over the Divide, (NCECA Conference Exhibition), invitational, Flex Gallery, Schmidt Artist Lofts, St. Paul, MN
Potsketch, invitational, Clay Studio of Missoula Gallery, Missoula, MT
Keystone Clay West, invitational, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
Mingling with the Remains, Gallery 100, EYP/ Stanley Beaman and Sears Building, Atlanta, GA
2018 22nd San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, (juror, Peter Held), San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
Group Exhibition, Glass Room Gallery, Lamar Dodd School of Art, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
2016 Ceramics Invitational 2016 - Kauffman Gallery, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA
Small Works (concurrent with NCECA Conference) - Steeple of Light Art Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Small Works from a Big State - The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
2015 Montana Clay: The Past, Present & Future of Ceramics Under the Big Sky – Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
The Effects of Utility – University of Great Falls Library Installation, University of Great Falls, Great Falls, MT *
2014 Western Clay Roundup Invitational – Gallery 16, Great Falls, MT
Ceramics, Caffeine, Chocolate Invitational – The Shape Gallery, Shippensburg, PA
2013 Grounded – Portal Gallery, Great Falls, MT
Bones – Urban Art Installation, Great Falls, MT *
For the Senses – Marquis Art Gallery, Wilkes Barre, PA 2013 National Juried Exhibition – South Arkansas Art Center, Merkle Gallery, El Dorado, AR
2012 Sphere of Influence, Invitational, Linder Gallery, Keystone College, La Plume, PA
Valdosta National 2012 – Valdosta State University Gallery, Valdosta, GA
2011 Moscow Clayworks on the Hudson – Frank Giorgini's Broderick Fine Art Gallery, Freehold, NY
Roberson Regional – Roberson Museum, Binghamton, NY
Pink Ribbon Invitational Exhibition – Luzerne County Community College, Nanticoke, PA
Summer Exhibition – Artists for Art Gallery, Scranton, PA
Essentials – Main Street Gallery, Carbondale, PA
Diverse City – ArtWorks Gallery & Studio, Scranton, PA
2010 Inner City Outward Reach Music Alive Program Exhibition,Invitational, Melberger Arts Center, Scranton, PA
NEPA Regional – The Hope Horn Gallery, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA
Fire and Rust – ArtWorks Gallery and Studio, Scranton, PA
2009 Feetings: Monumental Sculpture Installation (Temporary) – Third and Market Streets, Philadelphia, PA
Alumni Art Exhibition – Linder Gallery, Keystone College, La Plume, PA
2008 N.A.E.A. Exhibition: Art Teachers/ Students’ Creations Dedicated to Hurricane Katrina Survivors – Ernst N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA
Stone Steel and Wood – H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center, Shippensburg, PA
RESIDENCIES & AWARDS
2021 Emerging Artist Grant, F. Lammot Belin Arts Scholarship, Waverly, PA
2019 Short Term Residency, Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Ireland
2018 Short Term Residency, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
2011 Teaching Artist in Residence, Scranton School District, Scranton, PA
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Brigham Young University Ceramics Department, Rexberg, ID
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, long term loan, Atlanta, GA
Moscow Clayworks, Moscow, PA
Minsk City History Museum, L.D. Schemelev Gallery, Minsk, Belarus
University of Scranton President's Office, Scranton, PA
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Artaxis - an independent network of artists
Ongoing Conversation - an international curatorial project
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Boehm, Dr. Edward Jr., Sondra Meyers, and Drake Gomez. William Tersteeg Sphere of Influence. La Plume, Pennsylvania: Keystone College, 2012.
Bowland, Julie. Valdosta National 2012 Catalog. Valdosta, Georgia: Valdosta State University Fine Arts Gallery, 2012.
Harrison, Robert. Sustainable Ceramics a Practical Approach. Westerville, Ohio: The American Ceramics Society, 2013.
Huckaby, Laura Romer, and Shaydee Watson. The 22nd San Angelo National Ceramic Competition. San Angelo, Texas: San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, 2018.
Kuratnick, Jeff . “Wishing Well: Jeff Kuratnick.” Interview by T.L., Henness. Adoptee Influencer Network Wishing Well Adoption Series 2, (2023): https://ain.vhx.tv/.
Kuratnick, Jeffrey, “Hiraeth Never Fades – Reclaiming Identity through the Studio,” Studio Potter Journal, March 23,2020, http://www.studiopotter.org/
Reintjes, Brandon, “Hope & Possibility in Montana Clay,” Ceramics Monthly, January 14, 2016, http://ceramicartsdaily.org/ceramics-monthly/article/hope-and-possibility-in-montana-clay
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2023 - Fine Arts Faculty, Scranton Preparatory School, Sctanton, PA
2021 - Professor of Art, part time, Misericordia University, Dallas, PA
2019-20 Instructor of Record, Wheel Throwing I, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2018-19 Instructor of Record, Three Dimensional Design, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2015-17 Guest Lecturer in Clay & Glaze Chemistry, Montana State University| College of Technology, Great Falls, MT
2015 Visiting Artist/ Lecturer, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA
2014 Visiting Artist/ Lecturer, Art Seminar (ART 297) Lecture, Brigham Young University, Rexberg, ID
Visiting Artist/ Lecturer, Careers in Art Seminar, University of Great Falls, Great Falls, MT
2010 Ceramics Continuing Education Instructor for K-12 Educators, Northeast Educational Intermediate Unit 19, Archbald, PA
CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
2017 Lead Curator - Go West: Post War Ceramics (Wildenhain, Senska Voulkos, Natzler, Prieto, Trinitas, Melchert), Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls MT
2015 Lead Curator – Montana Clay: Founding Mudders & Potters Exhibition, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls MT Co-Curator – Montana Clay: Current Members Exhibition, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls MT
2013-16 Co-Director – Portal Gallery, Great Falls MT
2012-16 Lead Curator – Annual Vision Strength & Access Student Exhibition - Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls MT
2010 Guest Curator – Moscow Clayworks, Moscow PA