2020
Every Little Thing, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
Under My Feet, Until Over My Head, Merwin Gallery, Illinois Weslyan University, Bloomington, IL
2019
Everyday I Think of You, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MO
2018
The Thing of It, Hunter Project Room, Hunter College, New York, NY
2015
Mudmaid Museum, Practice Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2009
Mississippi Mudmaid Museum, Creative Electric Studios: Art Boat, Mississippi River, Minneapolis, MN
2008
The Girls for the well and Other Distractions, South East Missouri University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2007
What I meant to Say, Curator: Alex Lopez, Vtrue Artspace, San Antonio, TX
2006
Vreggle Vripps, Creative Electric Studios, Minneapolis, MN
Vreggle Vripps, Trisolini Gallery, Athens, OH
2004
Shuffle Step, Solo Exhibition, Creative Electric Studios, Minneapolis, MN
TWO & THREE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2021
Pattie Chalmers + Andrea Keyes Connell, Plough Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2019
Suburbia, Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON, Canada
2016
Jennifer Anderson + Pattie Chalmers: Printmaking + Ceramics, Shircliff Gallery, Vincennes University, Vincennes, IN
2013
Closely Becomes Wonderful, Carmela Laganse + Pattie Chalmers, Gallery 13, Minneapolis, MN
2012
Bill O'Donnell + Pattie Chalmers, McClean County Art Center, Curator: Claire Hedden, Bloomington, IL
2011
Imitations of Candor and Culpability, Pavel Amromin & Pattie Chalmers, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
2005
New Work, Karina Guevin + Pattie Chalmers, Lafreniere + Pai Gallery, Ottawa, ON
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020
Sometime, Someplace, Somehow, National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Concurrent Exhibition at Science Museum of Virginia, Richmond, VA
2019
Clay Currents: the Wichita National Ceramics Invitational Exhibition, Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
Domestic Matters: The Uncommon Apron, Sally D. Francisco Gallery, Peters Valley School of Craft, Layton, NJ (catalogue)
American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Bonspiel, National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Concurrent Exhibition at Hennepin Made, Minneapolis, MN
2018
Raise a Glass—A Contemporary Response to Animal shaped Vessels from the Ancient World, Gallery 224, Harvard Ceramic Center, Cambridge, MA
Ceramic Invitational, Blue Spiral 1, Ashville, NC
Bling, Plough Gallery, Tilfton, GA
Instructor Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
The Incongruous Body, American Museum of Ceramic Arts, Los Angeles, CA
San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo TX
Red Handed Invitational, (Redhanded Symposium), The Clay Lady’s Campus, Nashville, TN
Code: Craft, Dow Studio, Deer Isle, ME
2017
Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics, Zanesville, OH
Heads Up, Manheim Gallery, Cottonwood, AZ
Road Side Attractions – Next 5 Exits, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Politics of the figure: ideologies of failure, Archer Gallery, Curator: Zach Tate, Portland, OR
Illinois Unearthed, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO
Sign of the Times, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
American Pottery Festival 2017, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2016
Labilia, H.F. Johnson Gallery of Art, Carthage College, Kenosha, WI
Unresolved, The Galleries of the Cabarrus Arts Council in Concord, NC
Decalomaniacs, Curator: Jeremy Brooks, Belger Crane Yard Studios, Kansas City, MO
Ghosts and Stooges, The Studios Inc., Kansas City, MO
Middle Ground, The Kansas City Art Institute Warehouse, Kansas City, MO
701 Louisiana, Cider Gallery, Lawrence, KS
Mélange à Clay, Andrews Gallery, the College of William and Mary, Curator: Joe Bova Williamsburg, WV
The Figure in Clay, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
2015
PLAY: Print Processes, Mark Making and Material, Curator: Jason Burnett, Blue Spiral 1, Ashville, NC
Scratching the Surface Invitational Exhibition, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MO
Yunomi Invitational, Akar Gallery, Iowa City, IA
ErotiClay, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2014
Transformation 9:Contemporary Works in Ceramics, Society of Contemporary Clay, Pittsburgh, PA
McKnight Exhibition, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
A Complicated History, Vangard Art Foundry Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Price of Freedom, National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts Concurent Exhibition, co-curators: Mathew Isaacson and Stefanie Kirkland, Milwaukee, WI
Rear View: Looking back while moving forward, Curator: Melanie Egan, York Quay Centre, Toronto, ON
2013
Herstory, the Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Female Figure in Clay, Curator: Amy Slater, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
21st Century Sketchbook, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MO
Define Drawing, Mclean County Art Center, Bloomington, IL
Greetings from Kecskemét, Káplona Galeria, Kecskemét, Hungary
2012
and then…, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
The Ceramic Surface, Invitational Exhibition, Drury Gallery, Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT
2011
Figurine, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
The Everenders, Lynn Merhige Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
Figuration, the Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Making Fun: the 67th Scripps Ceramic Annual, Curator: Timothy Berg, Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, CA
Multiple Personalities, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
2010
Expat Report, Ontario Craft Council Gallery, Toronto, ON (catalogue)
State of the Art 2010:National Biennial Ceramics Invitational, Curator: Erin Furimsky, Parkland Art Gallery, Champaign, IL (catalogue)
Transcending the figure, Invitational Exhibition, Curator: Tom Bartel, the Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH (catalogue)
The Travel Show, Curator: Peter Morgan, Philadelphia, PA
2009
Spoon it, Fork it, Cut it up, Baltimore Clayworks, Curator: Gail Brown, Baltimore, MD
Cups, National Invitational Exhibition, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
2008
Voices, NCECA Invitation Exhibition, Curators: Holly Hannesian + Kate Lydon, Pittsburgh, PA (catalogue)
Ceramic Objects/Conceptual Material, Juror: John Perrault, DDP Gallery, Fayetteville, AR (catalogue)
Mores Revealed, Uncommon Objects, Curator: Melanie Egan, York Quay Centre, Toronto, ON Curiouser and Curiouser, Mclean County Arts Center, Curator: Alison Hatcher, Bloomington, IL (catalogue)
OBJECToronto, Presented by Lafreniere and Pai Gallery at the Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON (catalogue)
2007
Europ-O-centric Works, Curator: Susan O’Brien, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, KY
Ceramics Invitational Exhibition: Curator: Tom Bartel, Western Kentucky University Gallery, Bowling Green, KY (catalogue)
2006
Good Bird, Bad Bird, Jurors: Namita Wiggers, Marcia Macdonald + Mary Lou Zeek, Contemporary Crafts Museum and Gallery, Portland, OR
2005
Tell, Curator: Melanie Egan, Uncommon Objects, York Quay Centre, Toronto, ON
2004
Tekhne, Curator: Melanie Egan, Uncommon Objects, York Quay Centre, Toronto, ON
Same Time and Place, Juror: John Armstrong, York Quay Gallery, Toronto, ON
2003
5th Annual Emerging Sculptors 2003, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto, ON
Gimili Film Festival, Gimili, MB
Curing Insight, Curator: Brad Copping, York Quay Gallery, Toronto, ON
2002
Looped: Video Environments, Juror: Barbara De Genevieve, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001
A Likeness; Reexamination of the Contemporary Portrait, Curator: Colleen Mullins, Orbit Gallery,
St. Paul, MN
Below 2001, Juror: Richard Shaw, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR
The Third Minnesota National Print Biennial, Juror: T. L. Solien Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN (catalogue)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Aug 2006-Present
Associate Professor—Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
May 2019—Visiting Artist, Advanced Student Project Network, (ASPN), Red Lodge, MO
July-Aug 2013
Invited Artist—Ohio University Study Abroad at the International Ceramic Studio, Kecskemét, Hungary
Jan-Mar 2013
Mcknight Residency—Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
May-July 2011
Guest Artist—The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Sept 2002-Aug 2005
Resident Artist—Harbourfront Arts Centre, Toronto, ON
Sept 2005-July 2006
Visiting Artist/Assistant Professor—Ohio University, Athens, OH
Oct 2001-Aug 2002
Visiting Assistant Professor—University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
SELECTED PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
Contributors: Clark, Garth, Ferrin , Leslie, Gerstein, Beth Ann, et al, American Craft , Vol. 79, No. 1 February/March 2019, p. 39 + Cover
Angelica, Marion, "The Balancing Act," Studio Potter, Vol. 45, No. 1, Winter/Spring 2017.
Burnett, Jason, (2015). Graphic Clay: Ceramic Surfaces + Printed Image Transfer, New York, NY: Lark Sterling Publishing. p. 86 + 150
http://www.theartblog.org/2015/04/beauty-ban-first-friday-recap-by-the-st-claire/
Thomas, Mary, Ceramics shine & challenge at society for Contemporary Craft, Post-Gazett.com, Art & Architecture, December 17,2014
Marquis, Andrea,”HERstory”, Ceramics Monthly, Issue 61, No. 8, 2013, p. 44-47
Garcia, Edith, (2012). Ceramics and the Human Figure. London, UK: A & C Black Publishing.
Seckler, Judy, “Clay’s Good Humour”, Ceramics Art and Perception, Issue 87, 2012, p.13-17
Copeland, Colette, “Figuration at the Clay Studio”, Ceramics Art and Perception, Issue 87, 2012, p. 96-99
Gosh, Archita, “Art of the Deal”, Ceramics Technical, No. 34, 2012, p. 22-25
Davies, Stacy, “Playing with Fire”, Inland Empire Weekly, online edition, February 03, 2011 <http://www.ieweekly.com/cms/story/detail/playing_with_fire/3778/>
Sardy, Marin, “Decal-O-mania,” Santa Fe Reporter. 2010. Santa Fe NM, 6 June 2010 <http://naer-wehaa.com/santa-fe-reporter/2010/06/09/s1/?article=901716
Johnson, Garth, (2009). 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse, Remake, Restyle, Recycle, Renew. Beverly, MA: Quarry Books.
“Pattie Chalmers at vTrue Gallery.” VOA: Voices of Art Magazine V15 issue 1, 2008: 51.
Judson, Ben, “What I Meant to Say”. Emvergeoning. 2007. San Antonio. 14 Jul 2007
<http://emvergeoning.com/?p=566>.
A Likeness: a re-examination of the contemporary portrait, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Arts Section, June 8, 2001
Ceramics from a Canadian Perspective, Contact, Autumn 1997, no. 110
EDUCATION
1998-2001 Masters of Fine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
1989-1993 Bachelor of Fine Arts Honors, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
1983-1986 Bachelor of Arts, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
SELECTED VISITING ARTIST LECTURES + WORKSHOPS
Nov 2019 Visiting Artist Lecture, Workshop and Panel Discussion, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
Oct 2019 Visiting Artist Workshop, Pitzer College, Claremont, CA
April 2019 Visiting Artist Lecture and Workshop, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Sept 2018 Visiting Artist Lecture & Demonstration, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Mar 2017 Visiting Artist Lecture, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Aug 2017 Two-Week Workshop Instructor, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
Oct 2016 Visiting Artist Lecture &Workshop, Vincennes University, Vincennes, IN
Jan 2016 Visiting Artist Lecture & One-Day Workshop, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Mar 2016 Visiting Artist Lecture & Two-Day Workshop, Ox Bow School of Art, MI
May 2015 Visiting Artist Lecture, & Two-Week Workshop, Penland School of Crafts, Bakersville, NC
July 2015 Two Day Workshop Instructor, Appalachian Center for Craft, TN
July 2013 Visiting Artist Lecture, International Ceramic Studio, Kecskemét, Hungary
Jan 2013 Visiting Artist Lecture, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Nov 2012 Visiting Artist Lecture & One-Day Workshop, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AK
Oct 2012 Visiting Artist Lecture & Two-Day Workshop, Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, KS
Jan 2012 Visiting Artist Lecture, Arrowmont, Surface Forum, Gatlinburg, TN
May 2011 Visiting Artist Lecture, the Clay Studio in Philadelphia, PA
July 2011 Visiting Artist Lecture + One-Week Workshop, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
Feb 2011 Visiting Artist Lecture, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
Oct 2010 Visiting Artist Lecture, Pitzer College, Claremont, CA
Mar 2010 Visiting Artist Lecture & One-Day Workshop, Parkland College, Champaign, IL
Mar 2010 Visiting Artist Lecture, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Jan 2010 Visiting Artist Lecture & Workshop, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB
Feb 2009 Visiting Artist Lecture at Illinois State University at Normal, IL
Jan 2009 Visiting Artist Lecture at Concordia University, in Montreal, Canada
SELECTED AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2018 Merit Award, San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
2014 Finalist the Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Pittsburgh, PA
2013 McKnight Artist Residencies for Ceramic Artists Award, Minneapolis, MN
2004 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistant Grant, Toronto, Canada
2003 Ontario Arts Council Craft Artists Grant, Toronto, Canada
Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant, Toronto, Canada
Abraham and Malka Green Award, Canadian Sculpture Society, Toronto, Canada
2001 Thesis Assistance Award, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
1999 Mackenzie-Brown Scholarship, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
JURYING
2017 Juror, Jerome Foundation Grant, Northern Clay Center, MN
2016 Juror, Schrode Fine Art and Craft Competition, Schrode Art Center, Mount Vernon, IL
2014 Juror, Minnesota Women’s Clay Collective (MWCC), Dinnerware Exhibition at Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2013 Juror, Jerome Foundation Grant, Northern Clay Center, MN
2008 South East Missouri University, juror of annual undergraduate exhibition, Cape Girardeau, MO
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, juror SIUE Penland Student Scholarship
2008 Juror of the SIU Student Purchase Awards.
2007 Juror of the SIU Student Purchase Awards.
Juror of the SIUC Undergraduate Art Show held at Art Alley in the Student Center.
COLLECTIONS
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo TX; The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA; The Sonny Kamm Foundation