CURRENT POSITION
2017 – Master of Fine Arts Candidate in Ceramics
Welch Fellow | Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2016 – Research Consultant
The Marks Project: A Dictionary of American Studio Ceramics, 1946 - Present, Riverside, CT
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2012 - 17 Education Director
Department Head | Ceramics Area Head, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
2010 - 11 Coordinator of Interpretive Programs
Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science and Art, Scranton, PA
SELECTED EXHIBITION RECORD (*denotes solo exhibition)
2016 Ceramics Invitational 2016 - Kauffman Gallery, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA
Small Works (concurrent with National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts 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 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
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016 Visiting Artist Workshop - C.M. Russell High School, Great Falls, MT
2015 - 17 Guest Lecturer in Chemistry - Clay & Glaze Chemistry, Montana State University| College of Technology, Great Falls, MT
2015 Demonstration|Montana Clay - Helena State Capitol Building, Helena, MT
Visiting Artist Workshop (high school & adult) - Moscow Clayworks, Moscow, PA
Visiting Artist/ Lecturer– Careers in Art Panelist, Ceramics Department Workshop, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA
2014 Visiting Artist/ Lecturer – Art Seminar (ART 297) Lecture, Ceramics Department Workshop, Brigham Young University, Rexberg, ID
Conference Panelist – Filling the STEM Pipeline, Montana National Girls Collaborative Project Conference, Montana State University – Helena College, Helena, MT
Visiting Artist/ Lecturer – Careers in Art Seminar, University of Great Falls, Great Falls, MT
2013 Public Lecture – Ceramic Art History & Montana's Sense of Place (in conjunction with Josh DeWeese Exhibition), Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
2011 Artist in Residence (co-residency) – Pre-K – 3rd Grade, Scranton School District, Scranton, PA
2010 - 11 Ceramics Instructor (Persons with Special Needs) – Artworks Gallery and Studio, Scranton, PA
2010 NCECA Presenter's Assistant – Ben Culbertson's Vegetable Oil Based Alternative Fuel Combustion Burner Systems for Insulating Fire Brick or Ceramic Fiber Kilns,(engaged in research, project and presentation execution) National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Ceramics Continuing Education Instructor (K-12 Teachers) – Northeast Educational Intermediate Unit 19, Archbald, PA
2008 - 09 Ceramics Studio Technician – Shippensburg University Art Department, Shippensburg, PA
GRANT WRITING & CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
2017/ 18 $10,000 The Marks Project, Inc. | Southern Highland Craft Guild Documentation Project, Craft Research Fund | The Center for
Craft Creativity & Design, Inc. (on-site/ off site consulting, field research)
2017/ 18 $19, 557 State of Montana Children's Visual Art Discovery Program, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
(applied, decision pending)
2017 $7,825 Auction to Support Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Western Heritage Artists, LLC (lead administrator, on-site coordinator)
2016/ 17 $17,557 State of Montana Children's Visual Art Discovery Program, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (administered)
2015/ 16 $11,743 Museum Access for Kids Program, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (secured & administered)
2014 $5,000 Art Education Support for Persons with Special Needs, Community Development Block Grant (CBDG) (secured and administered)
2014 $1,000 Girls Game Design Course Support, Montana Girls STEM Collaborative ( secured & administered)
2013 $3,000 Art Education Support for Persons with Special Needs, Community Development Block Grant (CBDG) (secured and administered)
2012 - 17 $2,500 per annum Art Education Support for Persons with Special Needs, Kingsbury Memorial Trust Grant (secured & administered)
2012 $2,068 Art Education Support for Persons with Special Needs, Community Development Block Grant (CBDG) (secured and administered)
2012 $5,000 Exhibitions & Education Support, Browning Kimball Foundation (administered)
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 2
2010 Guest Curator – Moscow Clayworks, Moscow PA
EDUCATION
2009 Bachelor of Arts, Art Education Certification (K–12), Ceramics Concentration, (3.77/4.00 QPA), Shippensburg University, PA
2006 Coursework in Art Education, Keystone College, La Plume PA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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.
Reintjes, Brandon, “Hope & Possibility in Montana Clay,” Ceramics Monthly, January 14, 2016,
http://ceramicartsdaily.org/ceramics-monthly/article/hope-and-possibility-in-montana-clay/
PUBLIC & PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Brigham Young University Ceramics Department, Rexberg, ID
Everhart Family Collection, Tyler, TX
Moscow Clayworks, Moscow, PA
Richard Notkin, Vaughn, WA
University of Scranton President's Office, Scranton, PA
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Portal Gallery – Great Falls MT
Montana Clay – Online
ArtWorks Gallery & Studio – Scranton PA
