Artist: Kate Maury
Kate Maury, MINNESOTA
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Kate Maury received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Kansas City Art Institute and a Master of Fine Art from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Currently she resides in St. Paul, Minnesota and teaches full-time as a Professor in the School of Art and Design at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
Her work is featured in both juried and invitational shows at regional, national and international venues. In addition Maury’s work is published in contemporary ceramic art books such as Making Marks: Discovering the Ceramic Surface by Robin Hopper, 500 Bowls, Lark Books, The Art of Contemporary American Pottery by Kevin Hluch, and High-Fire Glazes by Lark Books. She has taken part in two residencies at the Archie Bray Foundation and awarded a grant from Jingdezhen Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute to serve as Ambassador to Jingdezhen, China in the 1000 Years Celebration of Porcelain Conference and taken part in their residency program.
Most recently she completed a residency at the International Ceramics Studio in Kecskemet, Hungary. In addition she pursues her interests in folk art, traveling extensively throughout India and China documenting local artistic practices in pottery and textiles that are integral to the cottage industries.
EDUCATION
1992 Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics
New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, New York
1990 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ceramics
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
RESIDENCIES
2014 International Ceramics Studio, Kecskemet, Hungary
2013 International Ceramics Studio, Kecskemet, Hungary
2006 Jingdezhen Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China
2005 Jingdezhen Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China
2004 Jingdezhen Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China
1992 Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana
1989 Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana
AWARDS
2004 Ambassador of Jingdezhen 1000 Years Celebration of Porcelain
Jingdezhen Municipal People’s Government, Jingdezhen, China
2003 Best of Show, Forms and Shapes – Cups (Juror: Clary Illian)
Akar Gallery, Iowa City, Iowa
2003 Purchase Award, Feats of Clay XVI (Juror: Joe Mariscal)
Lincoln Arts and Culture Center, Lincoln, California
2002 Purchase Award, Feats of Clay XV (Juror: Warren MacKenzie)
Lincoln Arts and Culture Center, Lincoln, California
GRANTS
2004 Jingdezhen Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China
2002 Merrill Foundation Grant, San Francisco, California
2000 Faculty Development Grant, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2014 La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay
NCECA: The National Conference for Education in the Ceramic Arts
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2014 Red River Reciprocity: Contemporary Ceramics in Minnesota and North Dakota, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, North Dakota
2013 Three Courses, The Dinnerware Museum
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2013 Whetting your Appetite, The Dinnerware Museum
SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
2013 Archie Bray Foundations 2013 Bray Benefit Auction
Bray Warehouse Gallery, Helena, Montana
2013 Unforgettable Dinnerware
The Dinnerware Museum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Curated by Margaret Carney
2013 Duets
Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York
Curated by Leigh Taylor Mickelson
2013 Faculty Show
Furlong Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin
2012 National Porcelain
NCECA: The National Conference for Education in the Ceramic Arts
The Seattle Design Center, Seattle, Washington
Curated by Steve Godfrey,
Department of Art, University of Alaska-Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska
2012 Locals We Love
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2011 Clay Dwelling, An Exhibition of Six Ceramic Artists
Macalester College Art Gallery, Macalester College, Saint Paul, Minnesota
2010 Faculty Show
Furlong Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin
2010 Luscious
Schaller Gallery, Red Lodge, Montana
2010 Faculty Show
Furlong Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin
2008 2nd Biennial Concordia Continental
Concordia Gallery, Concordia University, Saint Paul, Minnesota
2007 Ladies in White: Women Who Work in Porcelain
NCECA: The National Conference for Education in the Ceramic Arts
Goodall Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
2007 The Kansas City Pot
NCECA: The National Conference for Education in the Ceramic Arts
Mellwood Arts and Entertainment Center, Louisville, Kentucky
2006 Stability in Transition
NCECA: The National Conference for Education in the Ceramic Arts
Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, Washington
2006 36th Annual Ceramics Exhibition
Crossman Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin
2006 Bowls
Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Fort Wayne, Indiana
2005 Export China: Jingdezhen Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute
NCECA: The National Conference for Education in the Ceramic Arts
Center Stage, Baltimore, Maryland
2005 Cups, Cups, Cups
Santa Fe Clay Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2005 Gender and the Vessel
NCECA: The National Conference for Education in the Ceramic Arts
Craig Flinner Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
2005 Faculty Show
Furlong Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin
2004 Clay and Glass Show
Atrium Gallery, Corning Community College, Corning, New York
2004 Faculty Show
Furlong Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin
2004 From Yixing to Sanbao (Sabbatical Exhibition)
Furlong Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin
2004 Jingdezhen 1000 Years Celebration of Porcelain Conference Exhibition Jingdehzen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, China
2004 A Show of Bowls
Red Star Studios Ceramics Center, Kansas City, Missouri
2004 Duets
Kentucky Museum of Arts and Design, Louisville, Kentucky
2004 Guest Artist
Cranbrook and Kingswood School Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
2004 Faculty Show
Furlong Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin
2003 Cups- 6 Ceramic Artists
Exploding Head Gallery, Contemporary Art and Ceramics, Sacramento, California
2003 Faculty Show
Furlong Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin
2002 The Kansas City Pot
NCECA: The National Conference for Education in the Ceramic Arts
M Press Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri
2002 To Hold and To Have-Cups and Mugs
Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE), Reston, Virginia
2000 University of Wisconsin System Ceramics Exhibition
University Gallery, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin
1998 Kate Maury and Mike Tarr
The State, Regional Arts Center, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
1998 Put a Lid On It (traveling exhibition)
Appalachian Center For Crafts, Smithville, Tennessee
1997 Anything that Pours
Appalachian Center For Crafts, Smithville, Tennessee
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2014 Transcending Material, Potters Council Juried Exhibition
NCECA: The National Conference for Education in the Ceramic Arts
2013 Beyond the Brickyard
The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana
Curated by Andrea Gill
New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred New York, Alfred, New York
2006 14th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National (Juror: Tom Coleman)
Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, Pennsylvania
2003 Cup: The Intimate Object II (Juror: Julia Galloway)
Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Fort Wayne, Indiana
2003 Forms and Shapes – Cups (Juror: Clary Illian)
Akar Gallery, Iowa City, Iowa
2003 Feats of Clay XVI (Juror: Joe Mariscal)
Lincoln Arts and Culture Center, Lincoln, California
2003 11th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National (Juror: Wayne Higby)
Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, Pennsylvania
2003 An Affinity for the Cup National, (Juror: Richard Hotchkiss)
Exploding Head Gallery, Contemporary Art and Ceramics, Sacramento, California
2002 2nd Annual National Juried Cup Show (Juror: Larry Bush)
Gallery 138, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
2002 Bowl O Rama (Juror: Kirk Mangus)
Leyshon Gallery, Byesville, Ohio
2002 Wisconsin Arts West
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
2002 Feats of Clay XV (Juror: Warren MacKenzie)
Lincoln Arts and Culture Center, Lincoln, California
2002 The 14th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition (Juror: Jimmy Clark)
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas
2002 The Vase
Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, Michigan
2001 The Art of Tea, A National Competition of Ceramic Art (Juror: Linda Sikora)
Lakewood Cultural Center Gallery, Lakewood, Colorado
2001 Soda National 2001
The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, Montana
2001 Wisconsin Arts West
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
1999 Wisconsin Arts West Twenty
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
1998 The 12th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2014 Northern Clay Center Group Exhibition
NCECA: The National Conference for Education in the Ceramic Arts
2011 Artists of Northern Clay Center
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2010 Foot in the Door
Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2009 Artists of Northern Clay Center
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2008 Artists of Northern Clay Center
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2007 Artists of Northern Clay Center
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2004 From Yixing to Sanbao (Sabbatical Exhibition)
Furlong Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin
JUROR, LECTURER, WORKSHOPS
2014 Workshop, Northern Clay Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
2013 Workshop, Lecture, Southern Utah University
Cedar City, Utah
2013 Juror, Uptown Arts Festival
Minneapolis, Minnesota
2013 Juror, Prometheus Exhibition
Furlong Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin
2012 Juror, Uptown Arts Festival
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Northern Clay Center, 2012
Minneapolis, Minnesota (Bowl Workshop)
2012 Juror/ Panelist, Missouri Image Workshop
Saint Louis Arts Festival, Saint Louis, Missouri
Uptown Arts Festival, 2011
Minneapolis, Minnesota (Demonstrator for Northern Clay Center)
2010 Juror, Saint Louis Arts Festival
Saint Louis, Missouri
2010 Juror, Phipps Center for the Arts
Hudson, Wisconsin
2010 Juror, Uptown Arts Festival
Minneapolis, Minnesota
2009 Juror, The Fogelberg Studio Fellowship
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2008 Juror, Lecture, 2nd Biennial Concordia Continental
Concordia Gallery, Concordia University, Saint Paul, Minnesota
2008 Workshop, Macalester College
Saint Paul, Minnesota
2004 Lecture, Furlong Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Menomonie, Wisconsin
2004 Lecture, Jingdezhen Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute
Jingdezhen, China
2004 Lecture, Jingdezhen City College, Jingdezhen, China
2004 Workshop, Cranbrook and Kingswood Schools
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
2004 Workshop, Lecture, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Carbondale, Illinois
2002 Workshop, Mississippi Mud Studios, Dubuque, Iowa
1995 Workshop, Macalester College, Saint Paul, Minnesota
1992 Lecture, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana
1992 Lecture, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa
1989 Lecture, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1994 to Present, Professor
University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin
2012 Bowl Workshop, Northern Clay Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
2011 Ceramic Demonstration for Northern Clay Center
Uptown Arts Festival, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2010 Ceramic Demonstration for Northern Clay Center
Uptown Arts Festival, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2010 Instructor, Summer
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Teaching Beginning level throwing and glazing techniques to non-traditional students.
2010 Substitute Instructor
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2009 Instructor, Fall
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Teaching Beginning level throwing and glazing techniques to non-traditional students.
1992-1994 Instructor/Artist in Residence
Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa
Adult Education classes in Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Ceramics. Ceramic courses included: throwing, hand building, and firing processes. Additional responsibilities: kiln maintenance, inventory.
1992 Ceramics Teaching Assistant for Val Cushing, Spring
New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, New York
Instruction of Advance Throwing for Art Majors. Demonstrated techniques for throwing, glazing and firing, and guided student critiques.
1991 Ceramics Teaching Assistant for Ann Currier, Fall
New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, New York
Instruction for Beginning Throwing for Art Majors. Demonstrated techniques for throwing, glazing, and firing. Critiqued student work.
1991 Ceramics Teaching Assistant, Summer
Haystack School of Crafts, Deere Isle, Maine
Taught all levels in throwing and firing for adults participating in this workshop.
1991 Ceramics Teaching Assistant, Summer
Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, New York
Taught all levels in throwing and firing for adults participating in this workshop.
1991 Ceramic Assistant kiln monitor and maintenance, Spring
New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, New York
Directed all activities for the use and maintenance of kilns, supervised work-study students, and insured adequate supplies were available.
1990 Ceramic Teaching Internship, Fall
New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, New York
Selected by faculty to teach Beginning Ceramics for non-Art Majors.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2013 Kevin Hluch, American iPottery (iBook), Kevin Hluch publisher, located at 113 W. All Saints St, Frederick, Maryland
2013 SUU’s Art Insights to feature ceramicist, Michael French, page 8 October 2nd, Iron County Today, Cedar City, Utah
2013 Beyond the Brickyard, Fifth Annual Juried Exhibition, Juror Andrea Gill, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana, catalogue, p.8, photograph and text
2012 Keith J. Williams, Taken into Context, Ceramics Monthly, April issue, p. 51 - 55 magazine cover image
2012 A Wonderland of Art, Saint Louis Art Festival,
Saint Louis, Missouri, p.12, p.32, photographs and text
2005 Pam Powers, Current Interest, Eau Claire Leader –Telegram,
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, October 13
2004 Qin Xilin, (ed.), Jingdezhen International Ceramic Art Education Conference, Jingdezhen, China
2004 China Ceramic Industry Special Issue, Jingdezhen, China, p.142 photograph
2004 Robin Hopper, Making Marks: Discovering the Ceramic Surface,
Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, photographs and text
2004 Suzanne Tourtillott, (ed.), High-Fire Glazes, Lark Books, North Carolina, p.123, p.160, photographs and text
2003 Cup: The Intimate Object II, Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Photograph, work selected for exhibition announcement.
2003 Suzanne Tourtillott, (ed.), 500 Bowls, Lark Books, North Carolina, p.10, p.189 and back cover, photographs and text.
2003 Mike Mihaljevich, (ed.), Guide to The Arts, v. 5, no. 3, Spring, Sacramento, California, magazine cover image
2003 Eleventh Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, exhibition catalog
Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
2002 The 14th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, exhibition catalog,
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas
2001 Kevin Hluch, The Art of Contemporary American Pottery,
Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, p.124, photograph and text
2001 Soda National, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Montana
photograph, work selected for exhibition announcement.