Artist: Chuck Hindes

Chuck Hindes, WASHINGTON
1942-2021
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My work has two primary inspirations. First, the Japanese aesthetic that views imperfection and irregularity as forms of beauty. Second, more on a subconscious level, the Abstract Expressionist painting movement.

My pots are hand built in a manner that allows the natural development of gesture and asymmetry. These two characteristics are the genuine result of the forming process, not an affectation. This construction method preserves the natural, inherent, plastic quality of the clay.

The processes of saggar and wood firing have provided me with a viable vehicle for surface articulation and enrichment. These firing methods create a varied palette of colors and textures. The intense interaction of fire and clay composes a distinct façade. The pot is riddled with textural imperfections and irregular non-descript patterns of color. These highly sought after characteristics are to be appreciated as positive attributes and not perceived as defects or flaws.

Those mottled surfaces of color and texture forge an indelible record of the entire firing. That composition documents conclusively the journey of the flame and the aggressive atmosphere generated within the kiln. The resulting image reflects the effect that Abstract Expressionism has had on my work.

In spite of their active physical posture, I view my pots as a quiet read, a read requiring a thorough, up-close perusal.


Charles Hindes received a B.F.A. from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, and an M.F.A. from the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, R.I. He teaches beginning, intermediate, advanced, and graduate ceramics and has been a visiting artist at Penland School of Crafts, Penland, N.C., and the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Detroit, Mich. He also has conducted workshops and lectured throughout the United States and Canada. He has received National Endowment for the Arts grants from the Archie Bray Foundation as well as the Craftsman's Fellowship. His work can be found in numerous public and private collections.

EDUCATION
1968
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
1966
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
1961-1963
Wisconsin State College, River Falls, Wisconsin
1961
West Chicago Community High School, West Chicago, Illinois

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1991-2006
Professor, Ceramics, School of Art, University of Iowa
1985-1991
Professor, Area Head/Ceramics, University of Iowa
1977-1985
Associate Professor, Area Head/Ceramics, University of Iowa
1973-1977
Assistant Professor, Area Head/Ceramics, University of Iowa
1972-1973
Adjunct Professor, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
1969-1972
Instructor (Ceramics), University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
1968-1969
Head of Ceramics, Westchester Art Workshop, White Plains, New York
1967
Instructor in Ceramics, Tolman High School, Pawtucket, Rhode Island (Adult Education)
1966-1968
Teaching Assistant, Rhode Island School of Design (in charge of kiln room)
1965-1966
Student Assistant, University of Illinois (made clay and fired kilns)

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
American Crafts Council (former)
Iowa Designer Craftsmen (former)
Florida Craftsmen (former)
The Society of Arts and Crafts

HONORS
2012
NCECA "Excellence in Teaching Award", Seattle, WA
1984
Who's Who in American Art, Edition to present
1966
Outstanding Crafts Major of 1966, University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana

GRANTS
1999
Arts and Humanities Initiative (AHI) Award
1996
Developmental Assignment, The University of Iowa, Fall Semester
1991
Developmental Assignment, The University of Iowa, Spring Semester
1985
Developmental Assignment, The University of Iowa, Fall Semester
1984
"Old Gold Fellowship", Summer Grant, University of Iowa
1980
Developmental Assignment, The University of Iowa, Spring Semester
1976
"Craftsman's Fellowship", National Endowment of the Arts
1970
Summer Research Grant, University of Florida
1968
Summer Grant from Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana

PUBLICATIONS
Hindes, Chuck. "Saggar Firing", Studio Potter, Vol. 7, No. 2, Spring, 1979
Hindes, Chuck. “The Evolution of the American Wood-Fired Kiln”, The 3Rd
World Ceramic Biennale 2005 Korea Conference Catalog.

CONFERENCES
1999
Organized and directed " Different Stokes" International Woodfiring
Ceramics Conference, University of Iowa
Co-curated " Different Stokes” International Woodfired Ceramics
Exhibition, University of Iowa Museum of Art
1992
Co-curated "American Woodfire '91" woodfired ceramics exhibition,
University of Iowa Museum of Art
1991
Organized and directed "American Woodfire '91", Woodfiring Conference,
University of Iowa

WORKSHOPS & LECTURES
2012
NCECA Pre-Conference Woodfire Workshop with Ron Meyers,
Seattle, WA
Ceramic Workshop, Kent State University, Kent, OH
Public Lecture, North West School of Art, Coupeville, WA
2011
Baylor University, Baylor, TX
2010
Utah State University, Logan, UT
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Cub Creek Ceramics Studio, Appomattox, VA
Pottery NorthWest Clay Studio, Seattle, WA
2009
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2008
Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA
2007
Olympia Community College, Olympia, WA
Wood Fired Workshop, NCECA Louisville Pre-Conference Event,
Corydon, IN
2006
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
Wabonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL
2005
The 3rd World Ceramic Biennale 2005 Korea, Seoul, Korea
Visiting Artist, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2004
Slide Lecture, University of Wisconsin - River Falls, WI
Ceramic Workshop, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
Woodfire Ceramic Workshop, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Invitational Artists Retreat, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Gallery Talk, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, River Falls, WI
Woodfired Ceramics Workshop, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Wood Kiln Building Workshop, East Tennessee State University, Johnson
City, TN
2003
"Woodstoke 2003", Penryn Workshop, Penryn, CA
2002
Ceramic Workshop, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
Guest Artist, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
Woodfire Workshop, Seabeck Arts Center, Seabeck, WA
2001
Woodfire Workshop, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Woodfiring Slide Lecture, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Guest Artist, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2000
Guest Artist, Anderson Ranch Center for the Arts, Snowmass, CO
Ceramic Workshop "Yuma Symposium 21", Yuma Arizona
1999
Slide Lecture Blanden Art Museum, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Woodfire Workshop Northern Arizona State University, Flagstaff, AZ.
Woodfire Workshop North Texas State University, Denton, Texas
Ceramic Workshop University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Wisconsin
1998
Slide Lecture, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Ceramic Workshop, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Slide Lecture, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Ceramic (Woodfire) Workshop, Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pa.
Ceramic Workshop, Cambridge Area Clay Guild, Cambridge, Wisconsin
Ceramic Workshop, University of Texas-Tyler, Tyler, Texas
Ceramic Workshop, University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau, Alaska
1997
Guest Artist (2 week session), "Teapots and Stuff," team-taught with Ron
Meyers at Anderson Ranch, Snowmass, Colorado
1996
Guest Artist (2 week session), "Teapots/Form and Concept," team-taught
with Norm Schulman and Ron Meyers at Penland School of Crafts,
Penland, North Carolina
1995
"Woodkilns at the University of Iowa," (slide lecture), University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas
Panel member, "Clay, Fire, Intent." NCECA '95 (Annual Conference),
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ceramic Workshop, Iowa Wesleyan College, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa
Ceramic Workshop, Marshalltown High School, University of Iowa
"Arts Outreach Program," Marshalltown, Iowa
1993
Rochester Community College, Rochester, Minnesota
Guest Artist: "Teapots," Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina
Ceramic Workshop, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
"Saggar Firing" Workshop, Arrowmont School,
Gatlinburg, TN.
1992
Guest Artist, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina
Woodfire Workshop, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Ceramic Workshop, University of Georgia, Athens
1990
Guest Artist: Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina
1989
Ceramic Workshop, Witter Gallery, Storm Lake, Iowa
1988
Slide Lecture, University of Illinois, Champaign
Ceramic Workshop, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois
Wood Fire Workshop, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington
1987
Ceramic Workshop Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville,
Missouri
Slide Lecture, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
Ceramic Workshop, Esveld Studio, Eldora, Iowa
1986
Wood Fire Ceramic Workshop, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada
Ceramic Workshop, Florida Central University, Orlando, Florida
Wood Fire Ceramic Workshop (1 week), Utah State University, Logan,
Utah
1985
Saggar Fire Ceramic Workshop (1 week), Arvada Center for the Arts,
Denver, Colorado
Ceramic Workshop, Humbolt State University, Arcata, California
Slide Lecture, Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, Illinois
Slide Lecture, St. Louis Community College at Meramec, St. Louis,
Missouri
1984
Guest Artist, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina
Ceramic Workshop, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Wisconsin
Ceramic Workshop, University of Wisconsin - River Falls, River Falls,
Wisconsin
Slide Lecture, Keokuk Art Center, Keokuk, Iowa
Ceramic Workshop, School of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston, Massachusetts
"Kiln Building", Lecture, Art Guild of Burlington, Burlington, Iowa
1983
Ceramic Workshop, St. Louis Community College at Meramec, St. Louis, Missouri
Ceramic Slide Lecture, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Ceramic Slide Lecture, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
"Ceramic Workshop IV", (1 week), Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Ceramic Slide Lecture, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Ceramic Workshop, Florida Central University, Orlando, Florida
Ceramic Workshop, Columbus College, Columbus, Georgia
Ceramic Workshop, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1982
Wood Fire Workshop (2 weeks), Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North
Carolina
1981
Slide Lecture, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Wood Kiln Workshop, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Ceramic Workshop, Western New Mexico University, Silver City, New Mexico
Workshop and Slide Lecture, Vincennes University, Vincennes, Indiana
1980
Guest Artist, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina
Saggar Fired Ceramic Workshop, University of South Dakota, Vermillion,
South Dakota
"Surfaces", Ceramic Workshop, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana (1 week)
Ceramic Workshop, Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa
Ceramic Workshop, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
Ceramic Workshop, Berry College, Mt. Berry, Georgia
1979
Ceramic Workshop, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Ceramic Workshop, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Slide Lecture, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Wood Fire Ceramic Workshop, Denison University, Grandville, Ohio
Ceramics Workshop, Southwestern Community College, Creston, Iowa
Ceramics Workshop, Northern Kentucky University, Covington, Kentucky
Ceramic Workshop, Central College, Pella, Iowa
Ceramic Slide Lecture, Annual Meeting of NCECA, Pennsylvania State
University, "Once Fire" Panel
1978
Ceramic Workshop, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Indiana
1977
Saggar Fire Ceramic Workshop, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville,
Illinois
Ceramic Slide Lecture, Northern State College, Aberdeen, South Dakota
Ceramic Workshop, "Mudflat," Boston, Massachusetts
Ceramic Workshop, University of Wisconsin, River Falls, Wisconsin
Ceramic Workshop University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ceramic Workshop, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Ceramic Slide Lecture, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio
1976
Guest Artist (3 week session), Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina
Saggar Fire Ceramic Workshop, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
Ceramic Slide Lecture, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
Saggar Fire Ceramic Workshop, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
Kiln Building Workshop, "Pottery in the Wild", Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, Iowa
1975
Ceramic Workshop, University of Wisconsin, River Falls, Wisconsin
Ceramic Workshop, Dakota State College, Madison, South Dakota
1973
Saggar Fire Ceramic Workshop, The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen (1 week)
1971
Ceramic Slide Lecture," The Archie Bray Foundation", University of Florida
1970
Ceramic Workshop, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
Kiln Building Workshop, Florida Craftsmen Annual Workshop, University of Florida
1968
Kiln Building Slide Lecture, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
Kiln Building Slide Lecture, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Ceramic Workshop (3 weeks), Bertha Eccles Art Center, Ogden, Utah

EXHIBITIONS
2012
“Tea Bowl and Sake Cups: A Kindred Spirit”, LaCoste Gallery,
Concord, MA
“Five Potters Coast to Coast”, Slab Art Studios, Seattle, WA
“Teaware from the Edge”, Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA
“West Coast Woodfire”, Fire Arts Center, Arcata, CA
“Tea Bowl Invitational 2012”, Sella-Granda Gallery, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
“The Cup: 50 Artists, 250 Interpretations”, Wright Gallery, college of Lake County, Grays Lake, IL
“Atmospheric Exhibition”, Spurgeon Gallery, Central Washington
University, Ellensburg, WA
“12 Woodfire Kilns of the Northwest”, Pots Gallery, Seattle, WA
“Teaware from the Edge”, Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, NY
“Shuki : The Intimate Vessels of Sake”, Vessels Gallery, Boston, MA
“Clay Colleagues of Doug Hanson”, Cornell Gallery, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IA
2011
“2011 Yunomi Invitational”, Akar Gallery, Iowa City, IA
“Roy and Roy”, Akar Gallery, Iowa City, IA
“Ron Meyers and Chuck Hindes”, Baylor University, Baylor, TX
“For Tea”, Dubhe Carrend Gallery, Chicago, IL
“N.C.E.C.A. Virtual Cup Exhibition, SOFA, Chicago, IL
“6th Annual Simple Cup Exhibition, Kobo Gallery, Seattle, WA
2010
“11th Annual Clay Invitational”, The Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur D’Alene, ID
“2010 Yunomi Invitational”, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
“3 Plus 3: Influence”, Terra Incognito Gallery, Oak Park, IL
“New Work”, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
“North West Woodfire Exhibition”, Pots Gallery, Seattle, WA
“30 X 5” Woodfire Exhibition, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
“New Work”, Akar Gallery, Iowa City, IA
“Cub Creek Foundation Invitational”, Sinclair Galleries, Coe College,
Cedar Rapids, IA
2009
“North American Clay Invitational”, David Smith Gallery, Seattle, WA
“2009 Yumoni Invitational”, Akar Gallery, Iowa City, IA
“Ron Meyers 75th Birthday Exhibition”, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
“Drawn and Created”, Lill Street Art Center, Chicago, IL
Penland Summer Faculty Exhibition, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
“Soft Beauty of Tradional Shinos”, Concord University, Athens, WV
2008
“Double Barrel”, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
2007
“Hand Held Drinking Vessels”, Main Street Art Gallery, Edwardsville, IL
2006
“Iowa Journey”, one person exhibition, University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA
“Pottery: Prairie Plains-Pacific”, Island Gallery, Bainbridge Island, WA
“Modern Masters in Clay”, The Grand Hand Gallery, St. Paul, MN
“Pots with Stories”, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
“Legacies”, Akar Gallery, Iowa City, IA
“Pot Sketch 2006”, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
“Teatime: The Art of the Tea Pot”, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
“100 Under 100”, Pocosin Arts Center, Columbia, NC
2005
“Potsketch 2005” Invitational Drawing Show, The Clay Studio Gallery, Missoula, MT
“Woodfired Pottery”, Invitational Group Show, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC
“National Teapot Show VI, Invitational Group Show, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC
“Endless Variations: Shino Review 2005”, Invitational Group Show, Baltimore Clayworks Gallery, Baltimore, MD
“Norm Schulman, Master Potter, Master Teacher: A Life of Influence”, North Carolina Pottery Center, Seagrove, NC
2004
“30 X 5 ”, Group Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
“Area Code 319”, Group Invitational, CSPS Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
“The Naked Truth 2004 International Juried Woodfire Exhibition”, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA
“School of Art Faculty Exhibition”, The University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA
“Raw”, Invitational Ceramic Exhibition, Santa Fe Clay Art Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
“Gas-fired / Wood fired: Kilns, Fire, and Expression” Carroll Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
“The Penland Show”, (Invitational), The Galleries Downtown, Iowa City, IA
“International Tea Bowl Exhibition”, Northern Arizona Museum of Art, Flagstaff, AZ
"Anderson/Hindes Celebrated Alumni" Exhibition, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Gallery 101, River Falls, WI
"Robert Archambeau: Artist, Teacher, and Collector", International Invitational Group Show, The Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA
“From the Heart to the Fire”, Invitational, The Phoenix Rising Gallery, Seattle, WA
"Woodfired Ceramics". Group Show, Phoenix Rising Gallery, Seattle, WA
2003
"ECU Ceramics: People and Their Influences", The North Carolina Pottery Center, Seagrove, NC
"International Teabowl Exhibition", Northern Arizona Museum of Art, Flagstaff, AZ
"Woodfired 2003", Group Exhibition, Artworks Gallery, Bozeman, MT
"21st Century Ceramics in the United States and Canada", International Show, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH
"Faculty Choice Exhibition", Shwayder Art Gallery, University of Denver, Denver, CO
"Peter Voulkes and Friends", Willard Wankleman Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
"30 x 5" Group Exhibition, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
2002
Woodfired Ceramics, Group Show, Phoenix Rising Gallery, Seattle, WA
"Snowbirds", Group Show, Santa Fe Clay Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
"Pourit", Group Show, Artworks Gallery, Bozeman, MT
"National Teapot Show Five", Invitational Group Exhibition, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmore, NC
"American Shino", Fitchburg Museum of Art, Fitchburg, MA (Traveling Exhibition)
"Sculptural Clay", Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, MO., (Regional Invitational)
"Beyond 2001: Current Artists of the Archie Bray Foundation", Cube at Beco Art Gallery, Kansas City, MO., (Group Exhibition)
"A Ceramic Continuum: Fifty Years of the Archie Bray Foundation", Butler Institute of American Art, (Traveling Group Exhibition"
2001
Two Person Exhibition, Akar Gallery, Iowa City, IA
"A Ceramic Continuum”, Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID
Arrowmont School Faculty Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Crafts, Gatlinberg, TN
"Twenty-Two Ways of Clay", National Ceramics Invitational, Meadows Gallery of Art, Tyler, TX
"2001 A Rendezvous", Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, NE
University of Iowa Faculty Art Exhibition, University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA
"Great Teachers: Great Clay Legacies” Gallery W.D.O., Charlotte, NC
"A Ceramic Continuum:Fifty Years of the Archie Bray Influence" Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Mt.
"American Shino", Babcock Galleries, New York, N.Y.
"Faculty Choice", Victoria H. Myhren Gallery, University of Denver, Denver, Co.
2000
"Suited to a Tea", Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, Iow
Woodfire Group Show The Signature Shop Atlanta, GA.
"Ten Years in Retrospect”, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
1999
"Born of Ashes” Invitational Woodfire Exhibition Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
"Put a lid on it” Invitational Exhibition, Crossman Gallery, University of Wisconsin- Whitewater, Wisconsin
"National Teapot Show IV " National Juried Exhibition, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, North Carolina First Prize Award
"Suited to a Tea “ Invitational Exhibition, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, Iowa
"Mud and Fire” Invitational Exhibition, Foster Gallery, University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire, Wisconsin
"Different Stokes” International Invitational Woodfire Exhibition, University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, Iowa
"The Magic of Woodfired Ceramics” Invitational Exhibition, Lill Street Gallery, Chicago. Illinois
1998
West Virginia University Invitational Ceramics Exhibition, Laura Mesaros Gallery, Morgantown, West Virginia
University of Iowa Faculty Art Exhibition, University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, Iowa
"Woodfire Clay” Invitational Exhibition, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois
"30 Years- 30 Potters” Invitational Exhibition, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, North Carolina
28th Annual Invitational Ceramics Exhibition: Woodfire, Crossman Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin
"Mississippi Valley Potters", Augustana College Art Gallery, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois
"Iowa Clay", two person exhibition, University Gallery, Baylor University,
Waco, Texas
National Juried Teapot Show, A. Houberbocken Gallery, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
"Put a Lid on It", Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, Tennessee
1997
"Woodfire Invitational”, Wright Museum of Art, Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin
"Faculty Exhibition," Anderson Ranch Gallery, Snowmass, Colorado
"Anything that Pours," Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, Tennessee
Two Person Exhibition, Longhouse Gallery (Jack Lenar Larsen), East Hampton, Long Island
"Woodfire Invitational," College of the Ozarks, Lookout Point, Missouri
"Woodfire Invitational," Iwasawa Oriental Art Gallery, Los Gatos, California
Two Person Exhibition, Studiolo Gallery, Iowa City, Iowa
Group Show, University of Missouri Art Gallery, Columbia, Missouri
1996
"Woodfire Invitational," Northern Clay Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
"National Teapot Show," Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, North Carolina
"Faculty Exhibition," Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina
"Clay and Fiber Invitational," Kirkwood College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1995
"Ceramics U.S.A." (National Juried), Center for the Visual Arts, University
of North Texas, Denton, Texas
Two Person Exhibition, ISIS Gallery, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
"6th Annual Teapot Show," (National Juried) A. Houberbocken Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
"3rd Annual Teapot Exhibition," (National Juried) Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
"Faculty Exhibition," University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, Iowa
"Feats of Clay," (National Juried), Merit Award, Lincoln Art Center, Lincoln, California
1994
Group Exhibition, "Plum Blossoms in the Snow: An Experience of Japanese Spirit," The Iowa City Public Library, Iowa City, Iowa
"3rd National Cup Invitational," Artworks Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1993
"From Form to Fantasy: Contemporary Clay Invitational," Iowa Artisans
Gallery, Iowa City, Iowa
"Green Meadow Invitational Pottery Show," Spring Valley, New York
Three Person Show, Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri
Invitational Ceramics and Drawing Exhibition, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, Wisconsin
One Person Ceramics and Drawing Exhibition, Rochester Community College, Rochester, Minnesota
"Invitational Woodfire Ceramics Exhibition", The Hand and Spirit Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
"5th Annual Teapot Show", A. Houber-Bocken Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1993
Group Show, University of Wisconsin Art Gallery, River Falls, Wisconsin
"Contrasts in Clay: Two Iowa Potters", MacNider Museum, Mason City,
Iowa
"The Legacy of the Archie Bray Foundation: A Celebration of Ceramic Art,
1951-1992, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, Washington.
1992
"A Constellation of Cups", Kirkland Art Center, Seattle, Washington
"The Eccentric Teapot", Garth Clark Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri
Group Exhibition, Appalachian Center for the Crafts, Smithville, Tennessee
"One on One", Group Exhibition, Northwest Craft Center, Seattle, Washington
Group Exhibition, University of West Virginia, Morgantown (February-March)
"Teapots: Contemporary Views", Pro Art Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri (January-February)
"Fourth Annual Teapot Show", A. Houber-Bocken, Inc. Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (January-March) (Juried)
Group Exhibition, Rathbone Gallery, Sage Junior College, Albany, New
York (February-March)
Woodfired Ceramics, Gallery of Art, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho (March-May)
"100 Cups", Pro Art Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri (May-June)
Teapot Exhibition, Octagon Art Center, Ames, Iowa (June-July)
1991
"Ashen Beauty: Wood Fired Ceramics", National Traveling Wood Fire Exhibition
Cheney Cowles Memorial Museum, Spokane, Washington
Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, Oregon
The Arts and Science Center, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
"Redefining Clay", Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri (March-April)
Teapot Exhibition, Arapaho Community College, Denver, Colorado (August-September)
Woodfire Exhibition, Luckenbach Mill Gallery, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (October-November)
"Teapots", Emerson Gallery, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana (October-November)
Group Exhibition, Gardiner Art Gallery, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma (November-December)
Woodfire Exhibition, Museum of Art, Utah State University, Logan, Utah (January-February)
1990
"Ashen Beauty: Wood Fired Ceramics", National Traveling Wood Fire Exhibition
Corvalis Arts Center, Corvalis, Oregon
University of Oregon Museum of Art, Eugene, Oregon
Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana
Hockaday Center for the Arts, Kalispell, Montana
MonDak Heritage Center, Sidney, Montana
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, Washington
"Form and Function: Teapots", (National Juried), Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
"National Ceramics Invitational", Art Institute for the Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas
Invitational Teapot Exhibition, Ariana Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan (October - November)
"From Form to Fancy: Contemporary Teapots", Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (November - December)
Invitational Group Exhibition, Minneapolis, Minnesota (November)
1989
"Mount Mercy College Ceramics Invitational", Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
"The 2nd International Ceramics Competition '89" (International Juried),
Tajimi City Exhibition Hall, Mino, Japan, Honorable Mention
"The Expressive Teapot", Swidler Gallery, Detroit, Michigan
"Two Person Exhibition", Blanden Memorial Art Museum, Fort Dodge, Iowa
"Cedar Creek National Teapot Show", (National Juried) Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmore, North Carolina
"One Person Exhibition", Witter Gallery, Storm Lake, Iowa
"Clay U.S.A." (National Juried Traveling), The Hand Workshop Gallery,
Richmond, Virginia
1988
"Fragile Blossoms, Enduring Earth; The Japanese Influence on American
Ceramics", Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
"Clay U.S.A." (National Juried), Flossie Martin Gallery, Radford University,
Radford, Virginia
"Drinking Vessel", Pewabic Pottery Gallery, Detroit, Michigan
"Beyond the Garden Gate", Brunnier Gallery Iowa State University, Ames,
Iowa.
"Green Meadow School Ceramics Invitational", Spring Valley, New York
"Group Exhibition", Gonzaga University Gallery, Spokane, Washington
"The Dripless Spout: Innovative Teapots" (National Juried), Arrowmont
School, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Honorable Mention
"A Fine Place to Work: The Legacy of the Archie Bray Foundation",
Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
"Regional Invitational Ceramics Exhibition", Indiana State University, Terre
Haute, Indiana
1987
“Artists Who Teach”, The Federal Reserve Building, Washington, DC
"Contemporary Teapot Exhibition", Springfield Art Association Gallery,
Springfield, Illinois
"One Person Exhibition", Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville,
Missouri
1986
"International Ceramics Festival '86", Mino, Japan, Honorable Mention
"Put the Lid On", Joan Robey Gallery, Denver, Colorado
"Fresh Clay", Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
"Summer Workshop Exhibition Series", Nora Eccles Museum of Art, Utah
State University, Logan, Utah
"Clay & Theater Exhibit", Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
"Teapot-Pitcher Invitational", Pewabic Pottery Gallery, Detroit, Michigan
"The Way of Tea: Inspirations", Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
"Group Show", Shircliff Gallery, Vincennes University, Vincennes, Indiana
1985
"Fiber and Clay '85: Directions and Dimensions", Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois
"National Invitational: Selection '85", American Craft Museum, New York, New York
"Rituals of Tea", San Francisco Municipal Airport Concourse Gallery
"Wood Fired Ceramics", Meramec Community College, St. Louis, Missouri
"Surface/Function/Shape: Selections from the Earl Millard Collection", Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
"Midwest/Northwest Exchange Exhibition", Archie Bray Foundation,
Helena, Montana and Lill Street Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
"Two Person Exhibition", Departure Gallery, New York City
1984
"Rituals of Tea", Garth Clark Gallery, New York City and Los Angeles (opened simultaneously)
"Wood Fire", Fire Works Gallery, Seattle, Washington
"Platters and Related Forms", Ester Saks Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
"Wood Firing in America", The Craftsman's Gallery, Scarsdale, New York
"The American Coffee Cup", Rochester Art Center, Rochester, Minnesota
"One Person Exhibition", Iowa Wesleyan College, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa
"Skeet Shoot: Invitational Platter Show", Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts
"Platters and Related Forms", Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois
"Director's Choice-Midwest Clay People", Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, Iowa
"Raku & Smoke" (National Juried), Salve Regina-Newport College, Newport, Rhode Island
"Group Exhibition", Expressions Lake Avenue Gallery, Lake Worth, Florida
"Clay Celebrations", Olson Larsen Gallery, Des Moines, Iowa
"Wood/Fire", Lill St. Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
"Whitewater 15th Annual Ceramics Invitational", University of Wisconsin Whitewater
"Tea Bowl Exhibition", Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
1983
"Three Views", Virginia Beach Art Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia (Traveling)
"Ceramic Echoes", Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
"Midwest 6", University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
"Four Person Exhibition", Departure Gallery Ltd., New York City
"Three Views", Ree Schonlau Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska
"Ceramics Workshop IV Exhibition", Ohio State University Art Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
"RISD Leadership in Crafts", Craftsman's Gallery, Scarsdale, New York
"Vessels Aesthetic" (National Juried), Taft College Art Gallery, Taft, California
1982
"Westwood Clay National Exhibition" (National Juried), Downey Art
Museum, Downey, California
"Trends in Stoneware" (National Juried), A.R.T. Studio Gallery, Elk Grove
Village, Illinois
"First Ceramic Exhibition" (National Juried) Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, Oregon
"One Person Exhibition", Johnson County Art Center, Iowa City, Iowa
"11th Annual Ceramics West", Utah State University, Logan, Utah
"Contemporary Clay", Invitational Group Exhibition, Martin Schweig Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
"Clay-Fiber 1982 Invitational", The Peoria Art Guild, Peoria, Illinois
"The Teapot: 24 Concepts", Marcia Rodell Gallery, Los Angeles
"34th Iowa Artist Annual Exhibition 1982", (Regional Juried), Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa
1981
"Archie Bray Foundation Benefit Ceramic Exhibition", Helena, Montana
"Iowa Artists' Invitational", Cedar Rapids Art Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
"Fire and Ashes: National Wood Fired Ceramics Invitational Exhibition, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
"Centering on Contemporary Ceramics: The Joan Mannheimer Collection, The University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, Iowa
"Teapots USA", Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois
"Vessels Aesthetic", Taft College, Taft, California
"Objects '81" (National Juried), Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, Colorado
"Spouting Ideas: Teapots in all Media" (National Juried), John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
"Paper and Clay Exhibition" (National Juried), Memphis State University, Memphis, Tennessee
1980
"Tradition in the Making" (National Juried), Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
"One Person Exhibition", Buena Vista College, Storm Lake, Iowa
"Fifth National Clay Exhibition" (National Juried), Millersville State College, Pennsylvania
"32nd Annual Exhibition of Iowa Artists '80", Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa *William E. Ross Memorial Ceramic Award
"Iowa Crafts 13" (Juried), MacNider Museum, Mason City, Iowa
"Clay Works '80", University of South Dakota Art Gallery, Vermillion, South Dakota
"Upper Midwest Crafts Invitational and Juried Exhibition", Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA Cash Award
"A Century of Ceramics in the United States 1878-1978", The Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York, New York (Traveling)
"A Century of Ceramics in the United States 1878-1978", The Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C. (Traveling)
1979
"El Paso Designer Craftsmen, 11th Biennial Craft Exhibition" (National
Juried), El Paso Museum of Art, Texas
"Mamaroneck Artists Guild 26th Open Juried Exhibition" (National Juried), Larchmont, New York
"The Third Sangamon State Ceramics Invitational Exhibition", Springfield, Illinois
"A Century of Ceramics in the United States, 1878-1978", The Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
"One Person Exhibition", Central College, Pella, Iowa
"10th Annual Green Meadow School Invitational Exhibition", Spring Valley, New York
"Group Show", Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
"100 Tea Pots", Thiel College, Greenville, Pennsylvania
"Beaux Arts Designer/Craftsman '79" (Juried), Columbus, Ohio
"31st Annual Iowa Artist '79", Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa
1978
"Group Exhibition", Notre Dame University Gallery, South Bend, Indiana
"9th Annual Green Meadow School Exhibition", Spring Valley, New York
"12th Annual Muscatine Art Exhibition", Muscatine Art Center, Muscatine, Iowa
"10th Annual Whitewater Ceramics Invitational", University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, Wisconsin
"One Person Exhibition", Albion College, Albion, Michigan
"Iowa Crafts II" (Juried) MacNider Museum, Mason City, Iowa, *First Award in Clay
"30th Annual Iowa Artists Exhibition", Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa, *Cash Award
1977
"Marietta College Crafts National", (National Juried), Marietta, Ohio
"Midwest Craft Competitive Exhibition" (Juried), Rochester Art Center,
Rochester, Minnesota, *Cash Award
"Iowa Crafts 10" (Juried), MacNider Museum, Mason City, Iowa, *First Award in Clay
"15th Annual Mid-Mississippi Valley" (Juried), Davenport, Iowa
"1977 Clay & Paper Show" (Juried), Octagon Art Center, Ames, Iowa, *Best in Clay Award
"Archie Bray Foundation Benefit Sale and Exhibition", Helena, Montana
"Group Exhibition", Robert L. Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan
"Northwestern Craftsmen Exhibition II", Brookings, South Dakota
1976
"One Person Exhibition", Rochester Art Center, Rochester, Minnesota
"Ceramics West", Utah State University, Logan, Utah
"Penland School of Crafts: Regional Faculty Exhibition", Ashville Museum of Art, North Carolina
"Teapot Invitational", Craftsmen's Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska
"7th Annual Green Meadow School Invitational", Spring Valley, New York
"Designer-Craftsman '76" (National Juried), Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California
"Missoula Festival of the Arts" (National Juried), Missoula, Montana
"National Exhibition of Ceramic Sculpture and Jewelry", Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, *Purchase Award
"50 American Artists", Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
"28th Annual Iowa Artists Exhibition '76", Des Moines, Art Center
1975
"Marietta College Crafts National" (National Juried), Marietta, Ohio
"National Cone Box Show" (National Juried), Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana
"Iowa Crafts 8", MacNider Museum, Mason City, Iowa
"Artrain", (Midwest Regional Traveling), Ann Arbor, Michigan
"Ceramics West", Utah State University, Logan, Utah
"Two Person Exhibition", University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota
"Annual Iowa Designer Craftsman Show", Cedar Rapids Art Center
"The 31st Annual Scripps Invitational Ceramics Exhibition", Scripps College, Claremont, California
"Alumni Art Exhibition", University of Wisconsin, River Falls, Wisconsin
"13th Mid-Mississippi Valley Annual" (Juried), Davenport, Iowa, *Cash Award
"Beaux Arts Designer/Craftsman '75" (Juried), Columbus, Ohio
"Mississippi River Craft Show" (Juried), Memphis, Tennessee
"The 5th Annual Clay and Paper Show" (Juried), Octagon Gallery, Ames, Iowa, *First Prize in Clay
1974
"Great Fall River Art Association" (National Juried), Fall River, Massachusetts
"Iowa Crafts 7" (Juried), MacNider Museum, Mason City, Iowa, *First Prize in Clay
"12th Mid-Mississippi Valley Annual" (Juried), Davenport, Iowa, *First Prize in Clay
"Craft Commitment: Clay" (Juried), Rochester Art Center, Rochester, Minnesota
"Northwestern Craftsmen Invitational Exhibition", Brookings, South Dakota
"Clay Attitudes", Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa
"Iowa Clay People" (Traveling), Sioux City Art Center, Traveling
"Group Show", Fairfield Art Association, Fairfield, Iowa
"Couples", Nostalgia Et Cetera Galleries, Baltimore, Maryland
1969-1974
"Annual Green Meadow Invitational Ceramics Exhibition", Spring Valley, New York
1973
"Iowa Crafts 6", MacNider Museum, Mason City, Iowa
1972
"Invitational Ceramics Exhibition", Jacksonville Junior College, Jacksonville, Florida
"Three Person Exhibition", The Center of Modern Art Gallery, Micanopy, Florida
1969-1970
"Annual Florida Craftsmen Exhibition" (Juried)
1968
"Two Person Exhibition" Abacus Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island
1967-1968
"Great Fall River Art Association" (National Juried), Fall River, MA