Artist: Lisa Orr
Lisa Orr, TEXAS
Bio
Lisa Orr is a professional potter and has been a student of ceramics for more than 40 years. After completing her MFA in 1992 at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, she received a Fulbright and an MAAA/NEA grant to continue her studies. Her work is shown in numerous public and private collections including the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, and the permanent collection of WOCEF in Korea. A full-time studio potter, she also teaches, lectures, and shows nationally and internationally.
Artist Statement
My artworks for the table refer to traditional porcelain or restaurant whitewares, but with softer forms inspired by the playful and abundant qualities of Mexican earthenware. I invented my own production process after studying clay mold fragments in antiquated factories and museums. After forming pieces in molds, on the wheel, or both, I finish with gestural animals, stamps, slips, sprigs and multihued glazes.
To some, my jeweltone glaze colors evoke a healthy garden in bloom or an underwater seascape. My colors, textures and strength of my forms set my work apart; my forms are muscular and strong but also fluid. I engage both ends of the spectrum, from the dynamic and substantive to the detailed and dreamy—I celebrate tiny surprises in my work. My colorful, shapely earthenware looks best holding a freshly prepared meal on the table.
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts 1992 New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, New
York
Post-Graduate Study 1989-90 University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, Minnesota
Post-Graduate Study 1989 with Betty Woodman University of Colorado; Boulder, Colorado
Post-Graduate Study 1983-1988 Southwest Craft Center, San Antonio, Texas
Bachelor of Fine Arts 1983 University of Texas at Austin; Austin, Texas
PROFESSIONAL
Studio 2021-present, Northborough, Massachusetts
Studio 1996-2021,1502 Alta Vista Ave, Austin, Texas
Studio/store 1994-1996, 712 S. St Mary’s, San Antonio, Texas
Studio/store 1986-1989, 601 E. Ashby, San Antonio, Texas
Studio 1983-1986 San Antonio, Texas
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
Fulbright Award for Participation in Bienal de Asuncion, Asuncion, Paraguay 2015
Wichita Falls Empty Bowls Exhibition, 2nd Place, Wichita Falls, TX 2013
Critics Choice Award for Architecture, Austin Chronicle, Austin TX 2011
City of Austin Council Proclamation for Deep Eddy Mural Project, City Hall, Austin TX 2011
Austin Livable City Award for Esthetics for Deep Eddy Mural Project, Austin TX, 2011
Art in Public Places Award for mural at historic Deep Eddy Pool. Austin TX 2009
Grant from Los Amigos del Arte Popular to fund research and production of folk ceramics DVDs
on Mexican village pottery, 2008
Grant from Austin Friends of Folk Art to fund research and production of DVDs on Mexican Village
Pottery, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014
Cups of Merit Purchase Award, NCECA, 2005
1st Place, Attorney’s Award 11th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National 2003
NEA Mid-America Arts Alliance Fellowship 1995
Fulbright Scholarship to Bulgaria 1992-1994
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Harvey Preston Gallery, Aspen CO
ArtStream Nomadic Gallery, Ft Collins CO
The Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis MN
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA
Schaller Gallery, Baroda MI
RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP
Research and Production Documentary DVD Pottery of Mexico: Ocumicho’s Figural Ceramics,
Release 2015. www.potteryofmexico.com
Researched and Produced Documentary DVD Pottery of Mexico: Ceramic Trees of Life, Release
December 2010. www.potteryofmexico.com
Researched and Produced Documentary DVD Pottery of Mexico: Pineapples of Patamban and
San Jose de Gracia. Released 2008. www.potteryofmexico.com
PUBLISHED
Mao na Massa, Artes do Fogo, Issue 64 Interview and Back Cover 2022
Form and Fire: American Studio Ceramics from the John Bullard Collection, LSU Museum of Art 2021
Creative Pottery, Deb Schwartzkopf, Quarto Publishing Group, 2020
What Makes a Potter, Janet Koplos, Schiffer Books, 2019
Ceramics Monthly, More Or Less by Dick Lehman, November 2019
Ceramics Monthly, Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight Times, March 2019
Ceramics Monthly, Up Front, Photo of In Tandem Gallery Show, August 2018
Mastering the Potter’s Wheel, Ben Carter, Quarto Publishing Group, 2016
The Clay Studio: 100 Artists 1000 Cups, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia 2016
Electric Kiln Ceramics, Frederick Bartolovic, Krouse Publishing, 2014
The Best of 500 Ceramics, Lark Crafts, 2012
Ceramics Monthly, Studio Visit, September 2011
500 Vases, Ed. by Julia Galloway, Lark Books, 2010
The Studio Potter, Backwards into the Future: Technology and Sustainability, 2008
The Studio Potter, Synaesthesia: A Potter’s Experience and Research, 2006 Cover Photo
Diverse Domain, Contemporary North American Ceramic Art, Catalog by Yingge County Ceramics
Museum, Taipei, Taiwan, 2005
Ceramics Monthly, Up Front, Review: The Visceral Vessel, November 2005
World of Teapots: Delightful Teapot, World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, 2005
Ceramics Monthly, “A Dialogue with Lisa Orr,” May 2000, Cover Photo
The Studio Potter, “A Macedonian Pottery Village,” Spring 1998
Ceramics Monthly, Up Front, Art of the Pot Show, May 2005
Clay Times, “Sprigging: Casual and Unconventional,” by Lana Wilson
December 2003
Ceramics Monthly, Sensuous Show at Red Star Studios, Oct 2003
Clay Times, “Utilitarian III-Symposium Insights” Jan-Feb 2001
Surface Decoration for Low-Fire Ceramics, by Lynn Peters, Lark Books 1999
Ceramics Monthly, Up Front, March 1999
Ceramics Monthly, “In Celebration of Utilitarian Clay,” January 1997
The New Ceramics by Peter Dormer, 2nd ed. 1995
USA Today, August 16, 1995 Featured in an article about Fulbright Fellowships
RESIDENCIES
Visiting Artist, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred NY 2017
Ash Street Project Summer Session 2015, Portland OR 2015
Florida Heat, St. Petersburg Clay Co, St. Petersburg, FL 2014
Northern Clay Center, Exquisite Pots II: Red Handed, July 2013
Watershed Center for the Arts, Terracotta Warriors, July 2009
Odyssey Center for the Arts, Asheville NC 2004
JURYING/CURATING
Pitchers, Good Earth Pottery, Bellingham, WA 2023
Flower City Pottery Invitational, Rochester, NY 2022
Art of the Pot Studio Tour, Austin TX 2003-present www.artofthepot.com
Guest Host Educational @PotsInAction Instagram 2017, 2019
Voter Registration Mural Contest, Austin, TX 2019
Art Hop, Georgetown, TX 2019
Miami Potters Guild Members Show, Miami FL 2016
Kansas City Clay Guild Tea Bowl National, Kansas City MO 2015
Shake it Baby, (co-juror Bryan Hopkins) Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore MD 2014
Culinary Cultures: Ceramic Perspectives, Southwestern Univ. Art Gallery, Georgetown TX 2012
The Exotic Table, Parchman Stremmel Gallery, San Antonio TX 2009
ClayHouston Festival, Contemporary Craft Museum, Houston TX 2008
Tactile Poetry, National Biennial Invitational, Parkland Art Gallery, Champaign, IL 2008
SOLO*, DUO** & GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
Out of the Frame: Painterly, Schaller Gallery, Baroda MI 2023
Worcester Pottery Invitational, Worcester Center for Craft, Worcester MA 2023
Dallas Pottery Invitational, Dallas, TX 2023
ArtStream Nomadic Gallery, NCECA Cincinnati, OH 2023
Brimful: Indiana University, Richmond IN 2023
2022
**In Focus with Eiko Maeda, Schaller Gallery, Baroda MI
20x5, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS
ClayFest 2022, Saratoga Art Center, Saratoga NY
What A Cup Knows, ArtStream Nomadic Gallery, Ft Collins, CO
Americano 2022, Akar Design, Iowa City
Flower City Pottery Invitational, Rochester, NY
Featured Artist, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Yunomi 2022, Akar Design, Iowa City IA
Vegetabilia, Schaller Gallery, Barada MI
Introductions, Rain City Clay, Seattle WA
Raise a Toast, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, IL
Asparagus Vallery Pottery Trail, Shelburne Falls, MA
Dallas Pottery Invitational, Dallas TX
ArtStream Nomadic Gallery, NCECA Sacramento, CA
Southern Crossings Pottery Festival, Lousville KY, 2022
2021
Americano, Akar Design, Iowa City IA
The Thanksgiving Table, Akar Design, Iowa City, IA
*Schaller Maker Focus, Baroda, MI
Curious Vessels, Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY
Dirty South Cup Show, River Oaks Art Center, Alexandria, LA
Dallas Pottery Invitational Online Exhibition, Dallas, TX
Functional Ceramics 2021, Ohio Designer Craftsmen, Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH
Above Board Ceramics, New Haven, CT
ArtStream Nomadic Gallery, Carbondale, CO
Filling the Cup, Schaller Gallery, Baroda MI
Undercover, The Good Earth Pottery, Seattle WA
2020
Pottery on the Hill, Online exhibition
The Intimate Object XVI, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Online exhibition
Plates and Platters, In Tandem Gallery, Bakersville, NC
Midwest Pottery Fest 2020, Kansas City Urban Potters, Online exhibition
Peters Valley Present, Online exhibition
The Language of Flowers, Online exhibition
ArtStream Nomadic Gallery, Online exhibition
The Language of Flowers, Bolling Haxall House, Richmond, VA
Liberty Town Presents Pottery on the Hill, Fredricksburg, VA
Cup Invitational/Winter Warmers, Good Earth Pottery, Bellingham WA
2019
Pottery on the Hill, Washington DC
Westward Ho! A Look at Contemporary Craft of the Southwest, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
Masters of Material: 2019 State of the Art Ceramics Invitational, Giertz Gallery, Champaign, IL
Flower City Pottery Invitational, Rochester, NY
**Saratoga Clay Arts Center, Schulyerville, NY
Anderson Ranch Faculty Show, Snowmass Village, CO
Art of the Pot Invitational, Austin TX
Dallas Pottery Invitational, Dallas, TX
ArtSteam Nomadic Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Color Is Complementary, Schaller Gallery, St Joseph, MI
The Language of Flowers, The Miami Children’s Museum, Miami FL
2018
The Thanksgiving Table, Akar Design, Iowa City, IA
Flower City Pottery Invitational, Rochester, NY
*Solo Show, In Tandem Gallery, Bakersville, NC
Art of the Pot Invitational, Austin TX
Dallas Pottery Invitational, Dallas, TX
ArtSteam Nomadic Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2017
The Old Church 43rd Annual Pottery Show and Sale, Demarest, NJ
The Almighty Cup, Gandee Gallery, Fabius NY
Featured Artist, Cooley Gallery, Leesburg, VA
Art of the Pot Invitational, Austin TX
Dallas Pottery Invitational, Dallas TX
ArtStream Nomadic Gallery, NCECA Conference, Portland OR
La Mesa La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay, Portland OR
Boneyard, Clay Art Center, Port Chester NY
MudLuscious, LSU Art Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA
2016
The Feast: Exploring the Senses, Harvey Meadows Gallery, Aspen CO
Steinfest: Present Day Interpretations, Claymakers, Durham NC
UCVII Past Presenters, Arrowmont School for Craft, Gatlinberg TN
*New Work, Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus, Miami FL
Low Fire is Cooler, Schaller Gallery, St Joseph MI
Florilegium, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Craftsman House 10th Annual Invitational Teapot Show, St Petersburg FL
Crafted For Real, Dow Studio, Deer Isle ME
Dallas Pottery Invitational, Dallas, TX
Flora, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA
The Clay Studio: 100 Artists 1000 Cups, Kansas City, MO
ArtStream Nomadic Gallery Preconference Tour
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay, Kansas City, MO
Ceram-a-rama, Arizona State University Art Museum Ceramics Research Center, Tempe AZ
Capitol City Clay, College of the Mainland, Texas City, TX
Earth to Table, Marin County Cultural Center, Stuart FL
Still Crazy-After all these Years, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti MI
2015
Celebrate Studio Craft, DesignWorks Gallery, Galveston, TX
Hundreds of Cups, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe NM
*Detailed and Dreamy, Schaller Gallery, St Joseph, MI
*Bienal de Asuncion, Café Bolsi, Asuncion, Paraguay
Steinfest, Claymakers, Durham, NC
Teaware SOFA 2015, Anderson Ranch Gallery, Chicago IL
Forms 1 Invitational, Schaller Gallery, St Joseph, MI
American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Surfaceness, Schaller Gallery, St Joseph, MI
The Intimate Object XI, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville FL
Use It, Cinema Gallery, Urbana Il
Dow Studio Summer Show, Dow Studio, Deer Isle, ME
Opulence and Excess, Dining and Discourse: Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston,
TX.
The 10th Clay National: Ceramic Color, the Endless Pursuit, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale,
CO.
NCECA American Pottery Festival Preview, Providence RI
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay, Providence, RI.
Teapot and Cup Show, Lake Forest College, Chicago, IL
Cupful, Celebrating the Daily Ritual, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC
2014
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
American Breakfast Objects, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Shake It Baby, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore MD
From Away, Dow Studios, Deer Isle ME
ABC’s of Dinnerware, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe NM
Dallas Pottery Invitational, Dallas TX
ArtStream Nomadic Gallery, NCECA 2014 Milwaukee, WI
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay, Milwaukee, WI
Yunomi Invitational 2014, Akar Gallery, Iowa City IA
Florida Heat, St. Petersburg Clay Co Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
2013
Art of the Pot Plus, Southwestern University Sarofim Gallery, Georgetown, TX
The intimate Object, Charlie Cummings Gallery, FL
Exquisite Pots II: Red Handed Northern Clay Center, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis MN
Whetting Your Apetite, The Dinnerware Museum Pop Up, SOFA, Navy Pier, Chicago IL
*The Poetry of Abundance, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington WV
New Work, Cooley Gallery, Leesburg VA
Sororal, Schaller Gallery, Saint Joseph, MI
Art of the Pot, DesignWorks Gallery, Galveston TX
Plates and Platters: Salon Style, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA
Dallas Pottery Invitational, Dallas TX
ArtStream Show, Houston Expo Center, Houston TX
Art of the Pot Invites, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo TX
Illuminations, Nave Museum, Victoria TX
Watershed Cup of the Month Club, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle ME
Duets, The Clay Art Center, Port Chester NY
2012
Containment: Clemson Ceramics National, Clemson SC
Cup: The Intimate Object VIII, Charlie Cummings Gallery, FL
Innovation Creation, University of Central Missouri Gallery of Art and Design, Warrensburg, MO
Presenters Past, Utilitarian Clay Conference, Gatlinburg, TN
Pots at Rest, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Guerilla Mug Assault Project, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Ingnite and Invite Watershed 25th Anniversary Invitational, Newcastle, ME
9th Annual Art of the Pot Studio Tour and Sale, Austin TX
Dallas Pottery Invitational 2012, Dallas TX
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay, Seattle WA
ArtStream Nomadic 2012 Tour and Great Wall of 2000 Cups, Seattle, WA
Art of the Pot Organizers, Michelson Museum, Marshall TX
Pots with a Purpose, Wayne Center for the Arts, Ohio Craft Museum and Kent State University OH
The World is Your Oyster, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore MD
2011
The Intimate Object, Charlie Cummings Gallery
Table as Site, Site as Space, Fosdick Nelson Gallery, NYSCC at Alfred University, Alfred NY
Cups and Coffee, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
**Electric Ladyland, Duo Show with Liz Quackenbush, Clay Art Center, Port Chester NY
ArtStream Tour 2011, Tampa FL
La Mesa, NCECA Conference, Tampa FL
Foundation as Design: Vessel as Impetus, Red Lodge Studios, Red Lodge MT
*New Works: Lisa Orr, River Oaks Art Center, Alexandria LA
2010
Form Follows Food, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
National Ceramics Invitational, University of St Francis, Ft Wayne IN
A Liquid Measure, Main Street Art Gallery, Edwardsville IL
La Mesa at Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis MN
Clay in a Can, Aiken, SC
Sip, Trax Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Home Sweet Home, Dow Studio, Deer Isle ME
Art of the Pot Studio Tour, Austin TX
La Mesa, NCECA Conference, Philadelphia PA
ArtStream Studio Pottery 2010, Pre-NCECA East Coast Tour
Table of Elements, Manchester Craftsmans Guild, Pittsburgh PA
Illumination, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington MA
2009
*Lisa Orr Epergnier, Solo Show, Optical Project, Houston TX
Battle of the Bowls, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia PA
Gifted: Part II, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA
Ahead of the Need, Schaller Gallery, Red Lodge MT
Pouring, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe NM
More Than Skin Deep, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore MD
Pitchers, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
ArtStream Ceramic Library, Various locations, USA
Watershed Artists at the Stable Gallery, Damariscotta, ME
Salad Days Pottery Invitational, Watershed Center, Newcastle, ME
Summer of Love, Dow Studio, Deer Isle ME
Art of the Pot, Show Organizer, Austin TX
Dallas Pottery Invitational, Dallas TX
Small Favors IV, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay at NCECA, Tempe AZ
Spoon It! Fork It! Cut It Up! Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore MD
ArtStream Show at NCECA Conference, Tempe AZ
Potters for Peace NCECA Show, Tempe AZ
Sculptors as Potters, Potters as Sculptors, Mesa Community College, Mesa AZ
Studio Potter Celebrates Studio Potter, John Malloy Gallery, New York NY
Helen Drutt: Philadelphia, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA
20 Below 22 Above, Moorhead State University, Moorhead MN
2008
Transformations 6x6, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
Artful Tabletop, Lyndhurst Nat. Historic Trust Site, Tarrytown, NY
Functional Ceramics Invitational, Turman Larison Contemporary, Helena, MT
Sip, Slurp, Gulp, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe NM
Speaking Low-Surfaces in Earthenware, The Clay Studio, Phila. PA
ArtStream at NCECA Conference, Pittsburgh, PA
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay at NCECA, Pittsburgh
Out of the Madness, Heinz Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Other Mad Potters, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA
“Another Cup?”, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore MD
Pots that Pour, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
2007
90 Teapots that Pour, Xen Gallery, St Louis MO
Other Mad Potters, in conjunction with George Ohr Rising, American Museum of Ceramic Art,
Pomona CA
Winter Showroom, Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE
Eat With Your Eyes, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis MN
Mastery In Clay: 2007 Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore MD
For the Table, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe NM
Botanical, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
Summer Faculty Show, Arrowmont Blain Gallery, Gatlinburg, TN
For the House and Garden, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
Plates and Platters: Salon Style, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Opposites Attract, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore MD
Art of the Pot, Austin Studio Tour, Austin TX
Ceramics on the Edge, Umlauf Sculpture Garden, Austin TX
Put a Lid on It, MudFire Gallery, Atlanta GA
ArtStream at NCECA Conference, Pittsburgh, PA
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay at NCECA, Louisville, KY
Pottery As Technology: Celebrating Ceramic Art, Prima Gallery, Bloomington IN
Alabama Clay Conference Presenters’ Exhibit, University of North Alabama, Florence, AL
The New Aesthetics of Ceramics, Huntington University, Huntington IN
Cups Coming Together: The Clay Art Center Celebrates 50 Years, Port Chester NY
2006
The Art of Tea, Harvey Meadows Gallery, Aspen, CO
Mastery in Clay: 2006, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Style and Function: National Ceramics Invitational, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
Our Cups Runneth Over, Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston MA
The Clay Ball, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
Ceramic Cup Invitational, Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE
Contemporary American Ceramics in Hokkaido, Enzogama, Hokkaido, Japan
*Lisa Orr, Harvey-Meadows Gallery, Aspen, CO
Receptive Volumes, The Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art, Alfred, NY
Potters Showcase, DowStudio, Deer Isle, ME
Art of the Pot, Austin Studio Tour, Austin TX
ArtStream West Coast Tour 2006
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay at NCECA, Portland, OR
Earthenware, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
At Your Service, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
Pepper and Salt, An Extravagance of Pairs, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
2005
*Solo Show, Anne Kitrell Art Gallery, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
The Delightful Teapot, The 3rd World Ceramic Biennale 2005, Icheon, Korea
Diverse Domain NCECA Show, Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Hundreds of Cups, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
Mastery, Philadelphia Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Electrified, St. Edwards University, Austin, TX
Visceral Vessel, Southwest School of Art and Craft, San Antonio TX
American Masters, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe NM
ArtStream East Coast Tour
Pattern and Surface, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe NM
Art of the Pot, Austin Studio Tour, Austin TX
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay at NCECA, Baltimore, MD
Delightful Teapot, 2005 World Ceramic Biennale, Korea
*The Expressive Table, Museum at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX
State of Texas-Clay, UTSA Gallery, San Antonio, TX
The Contemporary Cup, Lill St Gallery, Chicago IL
2004
National Teapot Exhibition, Cerlan Gallery, Louisville, KY
Small Treasures, Lill St Gallery, Chicago, IL
Functional Clay, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Just Desserts, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
Summer Show, Blue Heron Gallery at Haystack Mtn School for Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
Duets, Kentucky Museum of Art and Design, Louisville, KY
Service: An Unconventional Approach, Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA
Texas Tour: Art for the Table, ArtStream Nomadic Gallery
Please Set The Table, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
Art of the Pot, Austin Studio Tour, Austin, TX
Pleasures of the Table, Indianapolis, IN
First Helpings: Plates and Platters in Preview, American Pottery Festival Preview Exhibition,
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
National Ceramics Invitational, Parkland College, Champaign, IL
Featured Artist, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Midwest Tour: Art for the Table, ArtStream Nomadic Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2003
29th Annual Pottery Show and Sale, Demarest, NJ
Sensuous, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO
Tea for Two, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Utilitarian X 9, Merwin Gallery @ Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL
Summer Visiting Artists, Odyssey Gallery, Asheville, NC
DelecTABLE, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT
11th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Southern Market Center, Lancaster, PA
Hundred of Cups, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
For the House and Garden, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
Tea for Two or Twenty, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Artstream at NCECA, NCECA Conference, San Diego, CA
After Palissy, Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA
6x6, Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX
**Clay in Color, Galeria Ortiz, San Antonio, TX
2002
28th Annual Pottery Show and Sale, Demarest, NJ
Mastery in Clay: New Work, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Artstream Nomadic Gallery Fall Tour 2002: North American Dish Makers
For the Table, National Invitational Dinnerware Exhibition, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
Elegance in Form and Function, Lill Street Art Center, Chicago, IL
American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Intent: Work from Electric Fired Kilns, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
Visions and Inspirations, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR
NCECA Endowment Silent Auction, Kansas City, MO
Santa Fe Clay Summer Faculty Exhibit, Santa Fe, NM
*Recent Work, Tarrant County College, Arlington, TX
2001
Poetics of Clay, An International Perspective, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
Wayne Higby: Reunion, Helen Drutt Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
National Clay Invitational, Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville, NC
Excess, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
4 Way Street, Peck Gallery, Providence, RI
2000
Ceramics Invitational 2000, Texas A&M University, Commerce, TX
Couplets: Duality in Clay, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Utilitarian Clay Conference III: Celebrate the Object, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts,
Gatlinburg TN
Salon Style Plate Show Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
1999
Redware: Tradition and Beyond, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Low Fire: Limitless Possibilities, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT
Lighten Up, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
NCECA 1999 Clay National, Columbus Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH
1998
Baltimore Clayworks Winterfest 1998, Baltimore, MD
The Primary Object, San Antonio, TX
Nancy Margolis Gallery Summer Exhibits, Portland, ME
Ceramics Southeast, 1998, University of Athens at Georgia, Athens, GA
Within the Borders: A Survey of Contemporary Texas Potters, Tyler, Ft. Worth, TX
To Have and to Hold: Vessel Making by Ceramic Artists in Texas, Irving, TX
For the House and Garden, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
1997
5th Annual Teapot Exhibition, Craft Alliance Center for Visual Arts, St. Louis, MO
Salon Style Plate Show, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
For the House and Garden, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
Utilitarian Clay at Auburn University, Auburn, AL
1996
Utilitarian Clay II: Celebrate the Object National Symposium, Arrowmont School of Arts and
Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Studio Days '96, Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA
Surface and Form, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
**Two-Person Show, with Rebecca Harvey, Ferrin Gallery, Northampton, MA
Women in Clay, Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN
1996 Smithsonian Show, Washington D. C.
SOFA 1996, Helen Drutt Gallery, Miami, FL
ACC Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
DinnerWorks, Louisville, KY
For the House and Garden, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
1995
New Craft, Aviart Gallery, San Antonio, TX
First Cup of the Day, Revolution: A Gallery Project, Detroit, MI
A Garden of Earthly Delights, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR
For the House and Garden, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
1994
First Cup of the Day, Revolution: A Gallery Project, Detroit, MI
SOFA 1994, Helen Drutt Gallery, Chicago, IL
Teapot Show, Ferrin Gallery, Northampton, MA
Nature, Revolution: A Gallery Project, Detroit, MI
For the House and Garden, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
1993
Second Annual Troyan Plener Exhibition Gallery at the Ministry of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria
Soup Tureens '93, Helen Drutt Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
American Ingenuity, Swidler Gallery, Detroit, MI
1992
M.F. A. Thesis Exhibition, Fosdick Nelson Gallery, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred, NY
7th Annual San Angelo Ceramics Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
COLLECTIONS
Rosenfield Collection, Dallas, Texas
The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College, Claremont, California
The Dinnerware Museum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Yeoju World Ceramic Livingware Gallery, Icheon, Korea
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconson
South Texas Institute for the Arts, Corpus Christi, Texas
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas
San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred, New York
ArtStream Ceramic Library, Carbondale, Colorado
National Council for Education in Ceramic Arts
Joan Mondale
Robert Turner
Otto Heino
Marlin and Ginger Miller
Linda Schlenger
Karen Johnson Boyd
Susan Peterson
Rudy and Lela Autio
Bob Tichane
Pamela Joseph
Arlen and Joan Specter
Bob Pfannebecker
Tony Hepburn
Ramona Bass
Helen Berschad
Sandy Besser
Dwight Holland
Ken and Happy Price
Chris Gustin
Michael Zakin
Joan Lincoln
Sara and David Lieberman
Arthur S Goldberg
TEACHING
St Stephens Episcopal School, Ceramics, Austin TX 2005-2021
Texas State University, Ceramics and 3D Design, San Marcos TX, Summer Session I, June-July
2006
Fulmore Middle School, Mural Project, Austin TX, Spring/Summer2005
University of Texas at Austin, Beginning Ceramics, Austin TX Spring 2003
The University of the Arts, Mentor for MFA Candidate, Philadelphia PA 2001-2003
Art School at Laguna Gloria, Beginning-Intermediate Throwing, Austin TX 1999, 2000
St. Andrews Academy, Beginning Ceramics and Tile Project, Austin, TX Spring 1999
Trinity University, San Antonio, TX Throwing course Fall 1995, Fall 1996
Southwest Craft Center, San Antonio, TX Beginner and advanced classes, 1995-1996
Carver Cultural Center, San Antonio, TX General ceramics 1995-1997
Secondary School of Fine Arts, Troyan, Bulgaria Guest lecturer: Ceramic History l993
New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred NY Intro and Materials Courses 1990-1992
CONFERENCE PRESENTER
Contaf Brazil, Foz de Iguacu, Brazil, 2022
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY 2022
Ohio Designer Craftsmen, Functional Ceramics Workshop 2021
Soils: The Living Fabric of Health- USI 5th Annual Symposium 2020
Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell PA 2018
South Carolina Clay Conference, Newberry SC 2018
Kansas University NCECA Pre-Conference, Lawrence, KS 2016
Florida Heat 2014, Surface Design, Morean Arts Center, St Petersberg FL 2014
NCECA Conference, Creating an Epic Community Mural, Houston, 2013
NCECA Conference, Screening of Pottery of Mexico: II, DVD, Tampa 2011
MSUM Community College Arts Symposium Presenter, Moorhead MN 2010
NCECA Pre-conference Panel, “Making through Living, Living Through
Making”, Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell PA 2010
Presenter, East Carolina Potters Conference, Greenville, NC 2008
NCECA Conference, Screening of Pottery of Mexico DVD, Pittsburgh, PA 2008
Potters Conference in the Caribbean, Clay Times, 2008
Presenter, Alabama Clay Conference, Florence, AL 2007
NCECA Demonstrator, National Council on Education in Ceramic Arts
Conference, Indianapolis, IN 2004
Presenter, 16th Annual North Carolina Potters Conference, Moring Arts Center, Asheboro, NC
2004
American Pottery Festival, Minneapolis MN Spring 2003
Angelo State University, San Angelo TX, Symposium Demonstration Spring 2002
Utilitarian Clay Conference III, Presenter, Gatlinburg TN Fall 2000
Different Directions-Coming Together in Clay, Symposium and Workshop, San Angelo Museum of
Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX 1999
WORKSHOPS
St Marks Episcopal School, Dallas TX 2023
Cornell Studio Supply, Dayton OH 2023
Meetinghouse Clay Center, Bourne, MA 2022
Cups of all Kinds, Rat City Studios, Online, 2021
Studio Visit, Ceramic Arts Daily Clayflicks, Online 2021
Saratoga Clay Art Center, Online 2020
Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, CO 2019
The Clay Place, Naples FL 2019
Southwestern University, Georgetown TX 2018
Flower City Art Center, Rochester NY 2018
Bosque Art Center, Clifton, TX 2018
St Louis Community College Meramec, St Louis, MO 2018
Syracuse University, Syracuse NY 2018
Alfred University, Alfred NY 2018
Governors State University, Chicago IL 2017
South Padre Island Art Center, Harlingen TX 2017
Fort Hays State University, Hays KS 2016
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 2016
Kansas City Clay Guild, Kansas City MO 2015
Iowa State University, Ames, IA 2015
Ohio University, Athens OH 2013
Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington WV, 2013
Chicken Farm Art Center, San Angelo TX 2013
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls IA 2013
The Ceramic Surface, Westerville, OH 2012
Wichita State University, Wichita KS 2012
Peters Valley Craft Education Center, Layton NJ 2011
Idyllwild Arts Summer Program, Idyllwild, CA 2011
University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX 2011
Oregon Potters Assn, Eugene, Portland, OR 2011
Colorado State University, Ft Collins, CO 2011
University of Montana, Missoula, MT 2010
Private Studio, Marshall TX 2010
Illinois State University, Bloomington/Normal, IL 2010
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO 2010
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO 2010
Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL 2010
LaPorte County Visitors Bureau, Michigan City IN 2010
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle ME 2009
Eastfield Community College, Dallas TX 2009
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, 2009
Lewis and Clark College, Portland OR 2008
Oregon Potters Assn, Eugene, Portland, OR 2008
Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO 2008
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN 2007
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI 2007
MudFire Clayworks, Altanta GA 2007
McMurray University, Abilene, TX 2007
Hendrix College, Conway AR 2007
Spring Island Community, Spring Island SC 2006
Juniata College, Huntingdon PA 2006
Westminster Community Center, Westminster CO 2006
Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY 2006
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville AR 2005
Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland OR 2005
University of Oklahoma, Tulsa, OK 2005
Clay Studio, Syracuse NY 2005
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN 2005
Merrimac Community College, St Louis, MO 2005
Forest Park Community College, St Louis, MO 2005
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia 2004
Sheridan College, Oakville Ontario 2004
University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE 2004
Atlantic Beach Pottery, Atlantic Beach FL 2004
Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester MA 2004
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME 2004
University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler TX Fall 2003
Odyssey Center for the Ceramic Arts, Asheville NC Summer 2003
University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN Spring 2003
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg VA Fall 2002
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe NM Summer 2002
Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts, Asheville NC, Masters Work Session, Summer 2002
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA Summer 2002
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN Summer 2002
ClayWays, Austin TX Spring 2002
University of Central Arkansas, Conway AR Spring 2002
Utah State University, Logan, UT Spring 2002
Del Rio Potters Guild, Del Rio, TX Winter 2002
Peters Valley Craft Education Center, Layton NJ Fall 2001
South Seattle Community College, Seattle WA Summer 2001
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA Fall 2000
Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV Summer 2000
Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX Spring 2000
Southern Methodist University, Dallas TX Fall 1999
Dallas Craft Guild, Dallas TX Spring 1999
Amarillo College, Amarillo TX Spring 1999
McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA Spring 1999
Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX Spring 1999
Cedar Valley College, Dallas, TX Fall 1998
The University of Georgia, Athens GA Spring 1998
University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX Spring 1997
Corcoran Gallery Art School, Washington D.C. Spring 1995
Moorestown Center for Crafts, Moorestown, NJ Spring 1995
San Antonio Potters Guild, San Antonio, TX Lecture: Bulgarian and Macedonian Pottery, Spring
1995