Artist: Josh Scott
Josh Scott, UTAH
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As a ceramic artist and potter, I am interested in the specific function of pots and
why someone is driven to employ a piece of pottery. I grew up around job sites and for close to a decade worked as a painter. During that time, I became very
acquainted with the specific things certain tradesmen would carry, wear and use to complete the tasks set before them. Roofers had their protective sunhats, flooring guys donned knee pads and painters such as myself wore whites. It was
immediately understood the job they were there to do. I apply that same idea to the pots I make. I aim to make obvious what the pots intended use is and accent its form with a nuanced surface. I want the function of the piece to be at the forefront. The end goal is to have created something that does its job well.
My work is made from porcelaneous and iron rich stoneware clays that are then
fired in a wood burning kiln to around 2350 degrees Fahrenheit. This type of firing yields surfaces that range from glossy blues and greens, to deep reds, oranges and pinks. Wood firing allows me to work with a community of people who all share a common interest while still understanding the laborious and rewarding nature of this kind of firing.
Education
2021 MFA Ceramics, Utah State University, Logan, UT, (Anticipated)
2017 BFA Ceramics, University of North Florida, Jacksonville FL
Work Experience
2019, Fall Teacher of Record, Beginning Ceramics, Utah State University, Logan UT
Spring Teacher of Record, 3D Design, Utah State University, Logan UT
2018, Fall General Graduate Assistant, 3D Design, Utah State University, Logan UT
Related Education
2017, June 5-16 The Structure of Pots, Professor Dan Murphy, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village CO
2016, May 1-8 Primitive Pottery Techniques and the Ancient Fremont Aesthetic, Professor Stephen Heywood, UNF, Moab UT
2015 Kiln Building Course (Train, Pit and Pizza Kilns), Associate Professor Trevor Dunn, UNF, Jacksonville FL
Exhibitions
2020 Clay Akar Yunomi Invitational, clayakar.com, Iowa City, IA
2019 Summer Works - Solo Exhibition, Projects Gallery, Utah State University,
Logan UT
Strictly Functional Pottery National - Kevin Lehmans Pottery, Lancaster PA
Wood Fire Invitational - The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula MN
Paper and Clay - Juried Exhibition, Tippets Gallery, Logan UT
Tabletop - Juried Exhibition, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria VA
Sip: A Ceramic Cup Show - Juried Exhibition, Savannah Clay Community,
Savannah GA
NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition - Soo Visual Arts Center,
Minneapolis MN
Beyond the Brickyard Annual Juried Exhibition, Archie Bray Foundation,
Helena MT
2018 Gladly - Utah State University Graduate Exhibition,
Projects Gallery, Logan UT
12th Annual Texas Teapot Tournament - International Juried Exhibition,
Art League of Baytown Gallery, Baytown TX
2017 Refiner’s Fire - Solo Exhibition, Space 42 Galleries, Jacksonville FL
Identi-TEA: 16th Biennial Teapot Exhibition - National Juried Exhibition,
Craft Alliance Center for Art + Design, Delmar Loop Gallery, St. Louis MO
NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition - National Juried Exhibition,
Pittsburg Center for the Arts, Pittsburg PA
Tenth Annual Cup Show: Form and Function - National Juried Exhibition,
Gulf Coast State College, Panama City FL
Neoteric Ignition - Woodfire Invitational, TEA + ART Studios, Houston TX
The Cup Show - National Invitational, Worcester Center for Crafts,Worcester MA
The Almighty Cup - National Juried Exhibition, Gandee Gallery, Fabius NY
Art of the Drink - National Juried Exhibition, The Butler Art Center, Butler PA
The Bowl Show - National Invitational, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester MA
Teapot - National Juried Exhibition, Jane Hartsook Gallery,
Greenwich House, New York NY
Dirty South Cup Call and Competition - National Juried Exhibition,
River Oaks Art Center, Alexandria LA
Members Invitational, TEA+ART Studios, Houston TX
UNF Student Juried Exhibition, UNF Gallery of Art, Jacksonville FL
For Pitcher or Pourer - National Juried Exhibition,
Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester MA
10th Annual Texas Teapot Tournament - International Juried Exhibit,
TEA+ART Studios, Houston TX
Vessel, National Juried Exhibit, Mantle Gallery, Louisville KY
2016 Woodfire Invitational, Juried Invitational, Lufrano Gallery, Jacksonville FL
Current Student and Alumni Exhibit, Invitational, CoRK Arts District, Jacksonville FL
UNF Student Juried Exhibit, University of North Florida Gallery of Art, Jacksonville FL
2014 All-Florida Ceramics Invitational, Florida State College at Jacksonville, Jacksonville FL
Honors and Awards
2019 Directors Choice Award, Beyond the Brickyard, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena MT
2018 Hansen Award, Utah State University, Logan UT
2017 Outstanding Graduate, University of North Florida,Jacksonville FL
Spirit of the Vessel, Art of the Drink, Butler Art Center, Butler PA
Directors Choice Award, Teapot, Greenwich House Pottery,New York NY
Jurors Purchase Award, Teapot, Greenwich House Pottery,New York NY
Hearst Fund Fellowship, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village CO
1st Place, For Pitcher or Pourer, Worcester Center For Crafts, Worcester MA
Best 3-Dimensional Work,UNF Student Juried Exhibit, Jacksonville FL
2016-2017 Weinstein Scholarship Award, University of North Florida, Jacksonville FL
2013-2014 Talent Grant, Florida State College at Jacksonville, Jacksonville FL
Publications
2017 Clay Times Magazine, Ceramics JAX Coverage, Featured Image “Flask”
(Spring/Summer 2017)