Artist: Levi Yastrow
Levi Yastrow, ILLINOIS
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Levi is an artist/musician living and working in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated with a BFA focusing in ceramics and photography from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) in 2011. When he is not working in his studio or performing in Chicago, he can be found (or rather not) touring the country with his band Animal City.
Education
January 2008 - August 2011
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Bachelor of Fine Arts with a focus in Ceramics, Sculpture and Photography.
Representation
Lillstreet Gallery, Chicago, IL
Recent Exhibitions and Workshops
2011-2017
Darrow Street Studios Studio member
2018
Charlie Cummings Gallery “Cup: The Intimate Object XIV”, October, Gainesville, FL
Midwest Clay Guild Holiday show December, Evanston, IL
2019
Companion Gallery “Last Call” March Humboldt, TN
Saltstone Ceramics “Mug Madness” March, Seattle, WA
Ceramic Supply Chicago visiting artist workshop June, Elk Grove Village, IL
“Cups and Conversation” May, Chicago, IL
“Cups and Conversation” November, Chicago, IL
School of the Art Institute of Chicago “Soda Firing” workshop June, Chicago, IL
Charlie Cummings Gallery “Cup: The Intimate Object XV”, October, Gainesville, FL
Edwardsville Arts Center “Raise a Toast” October, Edwardsville, IL
Main Street Arts Center “The Cup, The Mug” November (awarded best in show), Clifton Springs, NY
Edwardsville Arts Center “Holiday Show” December, Edwardsville, IL
2020
Companion Gallery “Last Call” March, Humboldt, TN
Savannah Clay Community “Sip” March, Savannah, GA
Clay Akar “Yunomi Invitational” June, Iowa City, IA
Kansas City Clay Guild “Decorating Soda Fired Cups” workshop July, online
Edwardsville Arts Center “Metal and Mud: An exhibition of Jewelry and Ceramic Cups” August, Online
Companion Gallery “Material Mugs V: Underglaze” September, Humboldt, TN
Lillstreet “Decorating Soda Fired Cups” Workshop September, online
Lillstreet “Wheel thrown Tea Pots” workshop October, online
Good Earth Pottery “Kilndred Spirits” October, Bellingham, WA
Charlie Cummings Gallery “Cup: The Intimate Object XVI” October, Gainesville, FL
KC Clay Guild “Tea Bowl National” October, Kansas City, MO
2021
Charlie Cummings Gallery “Exquisite Forms III” February, Gainesville, FL
Saltstone Ceramics “Mug Madness” March, Seattle, WA
Companion Gallery “Last Call” March, Humboldt, TN
“Soda Pop” March, Online
Clay Akar “Yunomi Invitational” June, Iowa City, IA
“Michiana Pottery Tour” September, Goshen, IN
Worchester Center for Crafts “Annual Cup Show” December, Worchester, MA
Employment History
January 2020 – Present
College of DuPage
Ceramics Lab Assistant II
September 2016 - Present
Lillstreet Arts Center: Chicago Illinois
Teacher, Teaching assistant, glaze monitor, soda monitor
August 2017- January 2020
Penguin Foot Pottery: Chicago Illinois
Instructor, studio technician
October 2015 – October 2018
Marwen: Chicago, Illinois
Ceramics studio technician, teaching artist, Teaching Artist Advisory Board member
July 2015 – August 2017
Thrown Elements Pottery: Arlington Heights, Illinois
Instructor
December 2015 – March 2017
Ceramic Supply Chicago: Elk Grove Village, Illinois