Artist: Chris Gustin
Chris Gustin, MASSACHUSETTS
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Statement
Most of my work is of a much larger scale, where function and utility are left behind in order to pursue ideas of sculptural form and abstraction. Yet the desire to make things that function in our daily lives still resonates deeply within me. I make tea bowls, yunomis and whiskey cups only a couple of times a year, when I’m getting ready to fire my wood kiln. It’s a way for me to connect with the basics of functional ceramics and to touch the roots of utilitarian clay. What interests me about the cup forms is in their scale and inherent intimacy, in the way our hand interacts with the object, quietly taking in information while we go about our task of drinking our morning coffee or tea or enjoying a drink after a day of work. The tea bowl is a small object, but it has the potential to be a universe in and of itself.
Bio
Chris Gustin is a studio artist and an Emeritus Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. Gustin’s work is published extensively and is represented in numerous public and private collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art. With over fifty solo exhibitions, he has exhibited, lectured, and taught workshops throughout the world. He has received two National Endowment for the Arts Artist Fellowships, and four Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellowships. He is a member of the International Academy of Ceramics and the American Craft Council College of Fellows. He was awarded the Masters of the Medium award from the Renwick Alliance in 2017.
Chris is cofounder of the Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Maine, and currently serves as Honorary Trustee on its board. Chris lives and works in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts.
EDUCATION
1970-1971 University of California at Irvine; Irvine, California
1972-1975 Kansas City Art Institute; Kansas City, Missouri BFA; Ceramics
1975-1977 New York State College of Ceramics; Alfred, New York MFA; Ceramics
SELECTED HONORS
2023 College of Fellows Awards Committee; American Craft Council; Minneapolis, MN
2017 The James Renwick Alliance ‘Masters of the Medium’; Renwick Alliance, Washington, DC
Artists Fellowship; The Massachusetts Cultural Council; Boston, MA
2016 American Craft Council College of Fellows; American Craft Council; Minneapolis, MN
2013 Member, International Academy of Ceramics; Geneva, Switzerland
2009 Artists Fellowship; The Massachusetts Cultural Council; Boston, MA
2005 Artists Fellowship; The Massachusetts Cultural Council; Boston, MA
The Geil Merit Award; NCECA National Exhibition; University of Maryland Baltimore
2000 Commission Award; Cups of Merit; National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts
1999 Artists Fellowship; The Massachusetts Cultural Council; Boston, MA
1998 Honorable Mention; Twelfth Annual San Angelo National Ceramic Competition 1998; San Angelo
Museum of Fine Arts; San Angelo, Texas
1996 Artists Award; Society of Arts and Crafts Artists Award Competition; Society of Arts and Crafts; Boston, MA
Third Place; Eleventh Annual San Angelo National Ceramic Competition 1996; San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts; San Angelo, Texas
1988 Purchase Award; The SIUE Clay National; Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
1987 Crafts Fellowship; Massachusetts Artists Fellowship Program, The Artists Foundation
Purchase Award; 27th Ceramic National Exhibition: American Ceramics Now; Everson Museum of Art;
Syracuse, New York
1986 Visual Artists Fellowship; National Endowment for the Arts
1980 Visual Artists Fellowship; Connecticut Commission on the Arts
1978 Visual Artists Fellowship; National Endowment for the Arts
SELECTED PUBLIC/CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Archie Bray Foundation; Helena, MT
ASU Ceramic Research Center; Tempe, AZ
Art Complex Museum; Duxbury, MA
Belger Art Center; Kansas City, MO
New Bedford Whaling Museum; New Bedford, MA Ceramics Monthly Magazine
Crocker Art Museum; Sacramento, CA
Currier Museum of Art; Manchester, NH
Daum Museum of Art; Sedalia, MO
DePauw Museum of Art
Detroit Institute of Art, MI
Everson Museum of Art, NY
First Bank Systems, St. Paul, MN
Fuller Craft Museum; Brockton, MA
Georgia State University
The Graham Collection; Paul Melon Art Center; Wallingford, Ct
The Huntington Museum of Art; Huntington, WV
Icheon World Ceramic Center; Icheon, Korea
Johnson County Community College, KS
Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts, MI
Kemper Museum of Art; Kansas City, MO
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, MN
Mint Museum of Craft; Charlotte, NC
Museum of Art and Design, NY
Museum of Craft and Folk Art; San Francisco, CA
Museo de Azulejo; Lisbon, Portugal
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Houston, TX
Newark Museum of Art, NJ
New Bedford Whaling Museum; New Bedford, MA
New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred, NY
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art; Logan, UT
Racine Art Museum; Racine, WI
Rayovac Corporation; Madison, WI
Renwick Gallery of the Museum of American Art;
Smithsonian; Washington, DC
Rhode Island School of Design Art Museum
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, TX
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art; Scottsdale, AZ
Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park; Japan
Shiwan Treasure Pottery Museum; P.R. China
Sonnenschein, Nath and Rosenthal; KC, MO
The St. Paul Companies, St. Paul, MN
Victoria and Albert Museum; London, UK
Weber State College; Ogden, UT
Yingge Ceramics Museum; Taipei, Taiwan
SELECTED ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2021 Clouds and Vessels; Donzella, LTD, NY, NY
2020 Chris Gustin: Recent Works; Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA
2019 Chris Gustin; KAJ Gallery, Naples, FL
Lost and Found: Reitz/Gustin Collaborations; Minnetonka Arts Center; Minnetonka, WI
Chris Gustin; Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
2015 Slow Breath; Recent Works by Chris Gustin
Dedee Shattuck Gallery, Westport, MA
2014 Chris Gustin: Masterworks in Clay
American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA);
Pomona, CA
Breath; Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art; Kansas City, MO
Chris Gustin: Masterworks in Clay
Daum Museum of Contemporary Art;
Sedalia, MO
2013 Chris Gustin: Masterworks in Clay
Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art; Alfred, NY
Chris Gustin: Recent Works
Lighthouse Art Center; Jupiter, FL
2012 Chris Gustin: Masterworks in Clay
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
2010 Circling Into Now; University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Dartmouth, MA
2009 Recent Works; Sherrie Gallerie; Columbus, OH
Recent Works; Donaldson Gallery; Porters School, Farmington, CT
2008 Recent Works; Reckson Metro Center; White Plains, NY
New Works; Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art; Kansas City, MO
2008 Philadelphia International Airport, US Air Pavillion
2007 Embodiment; NCECA 2007; Louisville, KY
Laramie County Community College; Cheyenne, WY
2006 Embodiment; Sherrie Gallerie; Columbus, OH
SOFA Chicago; Chicago, IL
2005 Works/Snyderman Gallery; Philadelphia, PA
2003 John Elder Gallery; New York, NY
2002 Judy Ann Goldman Fine Art; Boston, MA
2000 Works Gallery; Philadelphia, PA
Judy Ann Goldman Fine Art; Boston, MA
1999 Gallery Materia ; Scottsdale, AZ
1999 John Elder Gallery; New York, NY
Paul Melon Arts Center; Wallingford, CT
1996 Judy Ann Goldman Fine Art; Boston, MA
1995 Works Gallery; Philadelphia, PA
1994 Manchester Craftsmen's Guild; Pittsburgh, PA
1992 Pro Art Gallery; St. Louis, MO
1991 Garth Clark Gallery; Los Angeles, CA
1990 Garth Clark Gallery; New York, NY
Garth Clark Gallery; Kansas City, MO
1989 Pro Art Gallery; St. Louis, MO
1988 Garth Clark Gallery; New York, NY
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts; Kalamazoo, MI
1988 Pro Art Gallery; Saint Louis, MO
1987 Objects Gallery; Chicago, IL
1986 Garth Clark Gallery; Los Angeles, CA
Pro Art Gallery; Saint Louis, MO
1985 Garth Clark Gallery; New York, NY
DBR Gallery; Cleveland, OH
1984 Ree Schonlau Gallery; Omaha, NE
1983 Objects Gallery; Chicago, IL
1982 Hadler/Rodrigues Gallery; New York, NY
Paul Mellon Art Center; Wallingford, CT
1981 Greenwich House Gallery; New York, NY
1979 Georgia Southern College; Statesboro, GA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Current Associate Professor Emeritus; University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
1999-2000 Full Time Visiting Lecturer, Ceramics; University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
1988-1998 Associate Professor of Design, Ceramics; University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
1992 Centro de Art e Comunicaçao Visual; Visiting Lecturer; Lisbon, Portugal
1985-1988 Swain School of Design; Associate Professor of Design; New Bedford, MA
1980-1985 Boston University, Program in Artisanry; Assistant Professor; Boston, MA
1980 New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred, New York (summer)
1978-1980 Parsons School of Design; Instructor, Crafts Department; New York, NY
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/BOARDS
Fellow; American Craft Council College of Fellows; Minneapolis, MN (elected 2016)
Member; International Academy of Ceramics; Geneva, Switzerland (elected 2013)
Honorary Trustee; Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts; Newcastle, ME (current)
Vice President, Board of Trustees; Watershed Center of the Ceramic Arts; Newcastle, ME (2008-2014)
President, Board of Trustees; Watershed Center of the Ceramic Arts; Newcastle, ME (2004-2007)
Vice President, Honorary Trustee; Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts; Newcastle, ME (2000-2004)
Advisory Board Member (1990-1996); Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts; Newcastle, ME
President, Board of Trustees (1987-1990); Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts; Newcastle, ME
Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust; The Slocum’s River Sculpture Project Committee; 2009, 2012, 2015
Member; National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)
Co-Founder; Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts; Newcastle, ME (1986)
Advisory Committee; San Bao Institute of Ceramics; Jingdezhen, P.R. China (2000-2001)
Board of Trustees; Studio Potter Magazine; (1998-2003)
Board of Trustees; ArtWorks; New Bedford, MA (2000-2003)