Artist: Kyle Carpenter
Kyle Carpenter, NORTH CAROLINA
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Kyle Carpenter is a full-time studio potter with over 15 years experience in the ceramic arts.
Building his skills in the tradition of folk and contemporary North Carolina potters, he combines a unique talent for illustration with the making of three-dimensional forms. Utility and beauty go hand in hand in bringing together both literal and abstract imagery, inviting the eye to relate the design and form of the pot. His goal is to create an evolving body of high quality pottery in his studio while, at a broader level, promoting the tradition
EDUCATION
2000 University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC, Bachelor of Fine Arts
EXPERIENCE
Kyle Carpenter Studio Pottery, Asheville, NC, Sole Proprietor, June 2002 - Present
Asheville High School, Asheville, NC, Art Teacher, Ceramics Teacher Feb. 2002 - June
2002 Blue Ridge Community College, Flat Rock, NC, Pottery Instructor Aug. 2000 - April
2001 Highwater Clays, Technical, Sales, Asheville, NC, May 2000 - Nov. 2001
EXHIBITIONS
National Pottery Tours / Exhibitions:
Pottery on the Hill, Washington, DC, 2016
St. Croix Pottery Tour, North Branch, MN, 2015, 2016, 2017
16 Hands Studio Tour, Floyd, VA, Spring, 2015
Hilltown 6 Studio Tour, Dogbar Studio, West Hampton, MA 2014 Art of the Pot Studio Tour, Austin, TX 2013
Museum / Arts Center / College Exhibitions:
University of Alaska Southeast, Visiting Artist & Exhibitor, Juneau, AK, 2016
NC Potters Market Invitational, Charlotte, NC, Mint Museum, 2008-2010, 2013-2016
Art of the Cup: Functional Comfort, New Orleans, LA, The Ogden Museum, 2009, 2010
Functional Ceramics 2012, Ohio Craft Museum, traveling exhibition, 2012
Invitational Woodfire Conference, Waubonsee Community College, 2016
American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN 2013
Odyssey Center for the Ceramic Arts Invitational, Saint Petersburg, FL, 2011
Form & Function: An Invitational, Santa Barbara, CA, Westmont College, 2008
O the Art of Giving, New Orleans, LA, The Ogden Museum of Southern Art and Craft, 2007
Sculptural/Functional: UNCA Clay, Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, Hendersonville, NC 2006-2007
Kyle Carpenter: New Works” solo show, Cary, NC, Jordan Hall Arts Center, Oct. 2003
Stoneware Forms, solo show, Cary, NC, Jordan Hall Arts Center, 2003
Strictly Functional Pottery National Lancaster, PA, Market Place Craft Center, 2001
UNCA Alumni Exhibition, Asheville, NC, Owen Gallery, 2000-2008
UNCA Student Invitational, Asheville, NC, Asheville Gallery of Art, 1999
UNCA Student Exhibition, Greensboro, NC, 1998, 1999
UNCA Student Exhibition, Asheville, NC, Owen Gallery, 1998, 1999, 2000
Exhibitions Curated:
Asheville in Atlanta, Mudfire Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2008-2011, 2007, 2003-2004
Local Clay, Asheville, NC, Asheville Area Arts Council, Front Gallery, 2005
Gallery Exhibitions:
Brown Pots, St. Joseph, MI, Schaller Galler, 2017
6 Friends, Iowa City, IA, AKAR Gallery, 2017
FLUX=RAD, Portland, OR, NCECA Exhibition, 2017
Yunomi Invitational, Iowa City, IA, AKAR Gallery, 2010-2014, 2016, 2017
Design + Crafted, Atlanta, GA, Signature Gallery, 2016
NC Potters, St. Joseph, MI, Schaller Gallery, 2016
Mudfire Gallery/ Solo Shows, Atlanta, GA:
New Work, 2010
Surface, 2009
The Pot Adorned, 2008 Put a lid on it, 2007
Contemporary Tradition, 2007
Kyle Carpenter: New Works, 2005, 2006 Rhythm, 2004
Serve This!, 2004
Teapots-A-Go-Go, 2003, 2004, 2006 Making Marks, 2003
Design + Crafted, Atlanta, GA, Signature Shop, 2015
WNC: Our Functional Family, Asheville, NC, Asheville Arts Council, 2015
Flowers & Foliage, St. Joseph, MI, Schaller Gallery, 2015
New Work, Philadelphia, PA, The Clay Studio, 2014
Solo Exhibition, Iowa City, IA, AKAR Gallery, 2013
Interpreting the Cup, Bakersville, NC, Crimson Laurel Gallery, 2011
Dining out with Frank Invitational, Chapel Hill, NC, Frank Gallery, 2011
Dining with FRANK, Chapel Hill, NC, FRANK Gallery, 2011
Earth Tones, Philadelphia, PA, The Clay Studio, 2011
NCECA Gallery Expo, Tampa, FL, Schaller Gallery, 2011
Salt of the Earth, solo show, Bakersville, NC, Crimson Laurel Gallery, 2010
Clay and Blogs, Southern Pines, NC, Arts Council Gallery, 2010
Flora, group exhibition, Red Lodge, Montana, Schaller Gallery, 2010
New Work, Iowa City, Iowa, AKAR Gallery, 2010
Sexy Pots, Asheville, NC, American Folk Art & Framing, 2010
Asheville in the Bull City, Durham, NC, Claymakers Gallery, 2010
100 Under 1000, Raleigh, NC, Lee Hansley Gallery, 2009
Two Fine Folk, Two person show, Seneca, SC, Blue Ridge Arts Council, 2009
30 X 5, Iowa City, IA, AKAR Gallery, 2010
Serving Show, Bakersville, NC, Crimson Laurel Gallery, 2009
More Than Skin Deep, Baltimore, MD, Baltimore Clayworks, 2009
Ceramic Invitational, Oak Park, Illinois, Terra Incognito, 2009
Winterfest,” Baltimore, MD, Baltimore Clayworks, 2008
Exploring Surface Design, Asheville, NC, American Folk Art & Framing, 2008
Clayspace Co-op: New Work, Asheville, NC, Asheville Area Arts Council, Front Gallery, 2008
Blackbird, Asheville, NC, American Folk Art & Framing, 2008
Performances in Clay II, Chattanooga, TN, The Gallery, 2007
Creative Diversions: Influences of Traditional NC Art & Craft, Manteo, NC, Roanoke Island/ Festival Park Gallery, 2007
Pushing Tradition: Asheville’s New Voices,” Athens, GA, Good Dirt Gallery, 2007
100 under 100, Columbia, NC, Pacosin Art Center, 2007
Moments in Nature, Chattanooga, TN, The Gallery, 2007
Performances in Clay, Chattanooga, TN, The Gallery, 2006
Jerry Miller Award Winners, Cary, NC, Town Hall, 2006
UNCA Clay, Asheville, NC, Artemisia Gallery, 2006
The Abundant Table, Asheville, NC American Folk Gallery, 2005
Kyle Carpenter: New Works, Carrboro, NC, NC Crafts Gallery, 2005
Butter Dish, Asheville, NC, Odyssey Gallery, 2004
Two Person Exhibition, Asheville, NC, Asheville Arts Alliance, Front Gallery, 2004
Functional Ceramics & Experimental Fibers, Tryon, NC, The Upstairs Gallery, 2004
Art in the Park Arts & Crafts Festival, Blowing Rock, NC, 2004
Potters & Their Mentors, Asheville, NC, American Folk Gallery, 2004
Salt & Pepper Show, Asheville, NC, Odyssey Gallery, 2003
Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival, Cary, NC, 2003-2005
Jerry Miller Award Recipient 2003
Hand-Held Cup Show, Asheville, NC, Odyssey Gallery, 2001
AFFILIATIONS
Southern Highland Craft Guild; Juried Member since 2008. River Arts District, Member.
Artaxis, Juried Member 2016.
Permanent Collections.
NC Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC MudFire Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Publications
Best of CFile.Daily / “15 Potters to Watch in 2016”
Clay Times, "The Gallery," July/August 2003. Teapot image. Ceramics Monthly, "Upfront," April 2004.
Clay Times, “Kyle Carpenter’s Fast Track,” feature article, May/June 2004.
Studio Potter, "Shards: Report from New Orleans," by Jan Katz. 2006. Tea bowl image. Beginning Wheel Throwing, 2010, Images of functional pots.
500 Vases, Juried by Julia Galloway, 2010
PODCASTS/LIVE STREAMING
Tales of a Red Clay Rambler / Podcast, “Making a Living as a Potter”, 2014
Michael Kline Pottery / Podcast, “Three Potters / Serious Shop Talk”, 2014
Kyle Carpenter Pottery / Live Streaming / Demonstrations from Kyle’s Studio, 2015-2016