Artist: Marty Fielding
Marty Fielding, FLORIDA
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I seek harmony in my surroundings, moments of respite from the rush and concerns of daily life. I find a sense of calm in the emotion expressed in a song, muted colors in nature and art, and drinking coffee from a handmade cup. The synthesis of my research in post-modern architecture, abstract painting, and experimental music culminates in my utilitarian pottery. Each of these influences contain the element of abstraction, an austerity and restraint in form, and an intentional trajectory for moving the body, eye, or psyche through space. Grounded architecturally inspired forms communicate stability, while cantilevered components act as a counterpoint to their mass. Visual chords of color establish a harmonized background. Architectural features punctuated with vivid color conduct the viewer’s eye around the piece and settle into a mellow mid-tempo beat.
The functional parameters of the vessel allow me to achieve two important goals: offering
individuals an interactive experience through use, and questioning the aesthetic conventions of the archetypal pot within the framework of utility. A surprising rendition of a familiar pot strikes the viewer with a feeling of discovery, enticing a closer investigation through sight, touch, and interaction.
Geometric forms combined with painted color become utilitarian 3-D Color Field paintings.
Vessels and groupings reference skyline and double as musical phrasing or wave forms of sound. Both architects and potters are fundamentally engaged in designing functional space.
Architecture holds people; people hold pottery. Like the sentiment in a song, I instill calmness in my vessels to be experienced through use and contemplation within people’s hands and homes.
EDUCATION
MFA 2015 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Ceramics
BA 1995 University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
Anthropology
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2000- Studio Potter
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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2020 |
Marty Fielding, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN |
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2016 |
Interval and Intersection, Plinth Gallery, Denver, CO. |
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2015 |
architecTONIC, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL |
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2009 |
Marty Fielding: Recent Work, Artisan Gallery, Northampton, MA |
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Marty Fielding, AKAR, Iowa City, IA, |
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2001 |
Edge, Rhythm and Fusion, Pullen Arts Center, Raleigh, NC |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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2024 |
Influence/d, Queen City Clay, Norwood, OH |
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Featured Artist, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN |
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2023 |
Floridian Fire: Contemporary Ceramics in the Sunshine State, Lake Wales Arts Council, Lake Wales, FL |
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Color., The Signature Shop, Atlanta, GA Invitational |
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Featured Artist, Schaller Gallery, Baroda, MI Invitational |
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2022 |
Radiant, Luminous, Illuminated, Schaller Gallery, Baroda, MI Invitational |
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Americano Invitational, ClayAkar, Iowa City, IA Invitational |
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Contemporary Ceramics, The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH. Curators: Brad Schweiger and Tom Bartel |
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2021 |
Color Theory, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN Invitational |
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Dirty South Cup Call and Competition, River Oaks Square Arts Center, Alexandria, LA. Curator: Dan Anderson |
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2020 |
Chromatherapy, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT |
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Artstream 2020, Artstream Nomadic Gallery, NCECA Expo, Richmond, VA. Curator: Alleghany Meadows |
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Atmospheric Earthenware, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN. Curator: Justin Rothshank |
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National Teapot Show XI, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC |
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2019 |
Workhouse Clay International, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA. Juror: Peter Beasecker |
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La Mostra, Palazzo Vagnotti, Cortona, Italy |
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Yunomi Invitational, AKAR, Iowa City, IA, http://akardesign.com |
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2018 |
Sleek, Schaller Gallery, St. Joseph, MI |
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Steinfest: Present Day Interpretations, Claymakers, Durham, NC |
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Collaborative Companions, The Union Project, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA. Curators: Justin Rothshank and Eric Botbyl |
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The Southern Table, The Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art - Piedmont College, Demarest, GA. Curators: Chris Kelly, Rebecca Brantley, and Carr McCuiston |
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delecTABLE, Art Students League of Denver, Denver CO |
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CUPful, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC |
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2017 |
American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN |
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National Teapot Show X, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC |
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La Mesa, Invitational, Exchange Ballroom, In conjunction with NCECA, Portland, OR |
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2016 |
La Mostra Palazzo Vagnotti, Cortona, Italy |
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Yunomi Invitational 2016, AKAR, Iowa City, IA |
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Role Models, Invitational, Belger Art Center, in conjunction with NCECA, Kansas City, MO. Curator: Melissa Yungbluth |
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La Mesa, Invitational, The Central Exchange, In conjunction with NCECA, Kansas City, MO |
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At Your Service, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD. Curator: Linda Arbuckle. |
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2015 |
Biennial Faculty Art Exhibition, Schmidt Gallery, Florida Atlantic University |
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Art of the Cup and Teapot Spotlight, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA |
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2014 |
Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics, Muskingum County Community Foundation, Zanesville, OH, Jurors: Sherman Hall, Angelica Pozo, Brad Schwieger. Honorable mention. http://zanesvilleprize.org/ |
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Whiskey: Flights + Pairings, Invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA http://www.theclaystudio.org |
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8 Fluid Ounces, LSU Glassel Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA, Curator: Mark Cole |
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NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI, Jurors: Tara Wilson & Jeffrey Mongrain Mudtools Merit Award |
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All-Florida Ceramics Invitational, Florida State College at Jacksonville |
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Distilled Essences II, Invitational, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL http://claylink.com |
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2013 |
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR, Iowa City, IA, http://akardesign.com |
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La Mesa, Invitational, Santa Fe Clay, in conjunction with NCECA, Houston,TX |
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NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition, Glassell School of Fine Art, Houston, TX, Jurors: Kevin Snipes and Bonnie Seeman |
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2011 |
Functional Ceramics, Wayne Art Center, Wooster, OH, Curator: Phyllis Blair Clark |
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2010 |
A la cArte, in conjunction with NCECA, Philadelphia, PA |
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EWARE: Marc Digeros and Other Boys that Get Low, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO |
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2009 |
Praesentation, Hotel Pupik, Scheiffling, Austria, Curators: Heimo Wallner and Hedya Klein |
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2006 |
Perspectives, Oconee Cultural Arts, Watkinsville, GA |
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2005 |
Shino: Endless Variations, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, Curator: Malcolm Davis |
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2004 |
Strictly Functional National, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA, Juror: Susan Peterson |
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International Ceramic Journal Editors Symposium, FuLe Int’l Ceramic Art Museums, Beijing, China, Curator: Sherman Hall |
TEACHING
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2021- |
Assistant Professor, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL |
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2019 -20 |
Interim Ceramics Area Head Specialized Teaching Faculty, Florida State University Wheel as Tool, Intermediate/Advanced Ceramics, Kiln Building, Digital Fabrication |
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2019 |
Visiting Professor, University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program, Cortona, Italy. Summer Semester |
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2017-19 |
Adjunct Professor, Florida State University Tallahassee, FL |
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2016 |
Lecturer/Artist in Residence, State University of New York New Paltz, New Paltz, NY. |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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2020 |
Creative Pottery: Innovative Techniques & |
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Low Fire Soda, Justin Rothshank, The American Ceramic Society, Westerville, OH. |
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2019 |
Terra Sigillata: Contemporary Techniques. Rhonda Willers, The American Ceramic Society, Westerville, OH. |
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2016 |
Clay: A Studio Handbook. Vince Pitelka, American Ceramic Society, Westerville, OH. |
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2014 |
Glaze: The Ultimate Ceramic Artist’s Guide to Glaze and Color. Kate Doody and Brian Taylor, London, UK: Quarto |
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American iPottery. Kevin A. Hluch, Designer and Editor. iPad interactive book available at https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/american-ipottery |
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2013 |
Hybrid Pottery: Throwing, Altering, and Assembling with Marty Fielding. Columbus, OH: Ceramic Arts Daily Presents. 2-DVD Set. Promotional Samples online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkLNIEZ-asw |
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500 Bowls. Suzanne J.E Tourtilott, ed. Asheville, NC: Lark Books |
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
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2023 |
Light, Intention, Atmosphere, Pottery Making Illustrated, Holly Goring, ed. Westerville OH, The American Ceramic Society. pg. 12-14 |
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2020 |
A Monument to Table Salt, Ceramics Monthly, Jessica Knapp, ed. Westerville OH, The American Ceramic Society. December: pg. 32-36 |
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2018 |
Contextualizing Ceramic Color, Ceramics Monthly, Jessica Knapp, ed. Westerville OH, The American Ceramic Society. September: pg. 48-51 |
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Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast, Episode 246, Dec. 11, 2018. http://www.talesofaredclayrambler.com/episodes/246-marty-fielding-on-the-influence-of-frank-gehry-and-postmodern-architecture-on-his-ceramic-vessels |
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2013 |
The Pitcher Challenge. Pottery Making Illustrated, January/February: pg. 22-26, Cover Image |
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2007 |
What it Takes: Working Potters. Ceramics Monthly, June/July: pg. 44–45 |
HONORS and AWARDS
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2014 |
Zanesville Prize, Honorable Mention. Jurors: Sherman Hall, Angelica Pozo, Brad Schwieger, $500 |
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2010 |
Kiln God Scholarship, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME, $1500 |
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2002 |
Emerging Artist, Ceramics Monthly Magazine |
RESIDENCIES
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2010 |
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME, 2-weeks |
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2006-09 |
Frog Hollow Vermont State Craft Center, Middlebury, VT |
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2009 |
Hotel Pupik, Scheiffling, Austria, 4-weeks |