Artist: Peter Jadoonath
Peter Jadoonath, MINNESOTA
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Drawing and animation is the foundation of my art making life. I am quite shy at my core and drawing is a method for me to interpret the world and my life experiences. I enjoy the challenge of making pottery shapes that act as a vehicle for me to express these ideas. I aim to animate these shapes with embedded stories, and pattern. What keeps me going is not a single act of inspiration, but more so just the act of going out to the studio and working. Although, I am inspired by things that are often quiet and consistent within daily life. Things such as manhole covers, creatures, music, tools, textiles, texture, traversing, leverage, labor, language, learning, hair styles, humor, and horizon lines. It’s a eclectic interpretation of life, which I imagine is fairly simple and similar for all of us. My pots are made on a treadle wheel, they are cut and carved once the pot is cheese hard. All of the pots are fired in gas kiln. I started making pots at Bemidji State University in 1996. It started off as elective and quickly turned into an obsession. My professor was Butch Holden. His infectious positive attitude really allowed everyone to flourish.
Exhibitions
2018
“Mike Helke Home Sale", Stillwater, MN
“Glass Half Full Pottery Sale", Lift Bridge Brewery, Stillwater, MN
“Back Yard Pottery Sale", Shafer, MN
“North Shore Studio Tour", Two Harbors, MN
“Loring Park Art Festival", Minneapolis, MN
“St. Anthony Art Festival", St. Paul, MN
“Earth and Water" Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI
“St.Croix Valley Pottery Tour" Sunrise, MN
“The Fantastical Worlds of Kim Simonsson", Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, MN
2017
“Mike Helke Home Sale", Stillwater, MN
“Bowls for a Open Arms", Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, MN
“Glass Half Full Pottery Sale", Liftbridge Brewing Company, Stillwater, MN
“North Shore Studio Tour", Two Harbors, MN
“Back Yard Pottery Sale", Shafer, MN
“Loring Park Art Festival”, Minneapolis, MN
“Powder Horn Art Festival", Minneapolis, MN
“St. Anthony Art Festival”, St. Paul, MN
“60 on 50th", Minneapolis, MN
2016
“Mike Helke Home Sale", Stillwater, MN
“Northern Clay Center Holiday Sale” Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
“Glass Half Full Pottery Sale” Lift Bridge Brewing Company, Stillwater, MN
“North Shore Studio Tour” Two Harbors, MN
“Backyard Pottery Sale” Shafer, MN
“Recent Works” Bell Street Gallery, Madeline Island, WI
“St. Anthony Park Arts Festival” St. Paul, MN
“Art in Bloom” Minneapolis, MN
“Northern Clay Center Expo” NCECA, Kansas City, MO
2015
“Northern Clay Center Partnership” Phipps Gallery, Hudson, WI
“Glass Half Full Pottery Sale” Maple Island Brewery, Stillwater, MN
“Mike Helke Home Sale” Stillwater, MN
“Northern Clay Center Expo", NCECA, Providence, RI
“60 on 50th ” Minneapolis, MN
“North Shore Studio Tour” Two Harbors, MN
“Back Yard Pottery Sale” Shafer, MN
2014
“Mike Helke Home Sale” River Falls, MN
“Yunomi Invitational” Raymond Ave Gallery, St. Paul MN
“Back Roads Pottery Tour” St. Joseph, MN
“North Shore Studio Tour” Two Harbors, MN
“Recent Works” Bell Street Gallery, Madeline Island, WI
“Contemporary Ceramics in Minnesota and North Dakota” Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
2013
“Back Roads Pottery Tour” St. Joseph, MN
“Back Yard Pottery Sale” St. Paul, MN
“60 on 50th ” Minneapolis, MN
“North Shore Studio Tour” Two Harbors, MN
“Grand Marais Art Festival” Grand Marais, MN
“Recent Works” Bell Street Gallery, Madeline Island, WI
“Art in Bloom” Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2012
“Cup and Mug Show” North Hampton, MA
“60 on 50th ” Minneapolis, MN
“Back Yard Pottery Sale” St. Paul
“North Shore Studio Tour” Two Harbors, MN
“Recent Works” Bell Street Gallery, Madeline Island, WI
“Artists We Love” Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
“Sense of Place” The Grand Hand Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
“Art in Bloom” Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2011
”Recent Works” Bell Street Gallery, Madeline Island, WI
”Minnesota Nice” Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
“60 on 50th ” Minneapolis, MN
”Cup and Mug Show” Artisan Gallery, North Hampton, MA
“Ten Years of Making Pots” Henry M. Drake Gallery, St. Paul, MN
“Back Yard Pottery Sale” St. Paul
“North Shore Studio Tour” Two Harbors, MN
“American Pottery Festival” Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN“
Vase Invitational Artisan Gallery, North Hampton, MA
”Art in Bloom” Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2010
“Ceramics, Then and Now” Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul MN
“Cup and Mug Invitational” Artisan Gallery, North Hampton, MA
“60 on 50th ” Minneapolis, MN
“Back Yard Pottery Sale” St. Paul, MN
“North Shore Studio Tour” Two Harbors, MN
“Amped Up” Roswell Clay Collective, Athens, GA
“Art in Bloom” Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
“Redwing Artist Show” Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2009
“Cup and Mug Invitational” Artisan Gallery, North Hampton, MA“Clay Invitational” Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Anoka, MN
“Peter Jadoonath, Heather Mae Erickson, Jason Bohnert” Grand Hand Gallery, St. Paul, MN
“Art in Bloom” Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2008
“Jerome Artists” Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
“Art In Bloom” Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2007
“Call and Response” Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
“Five Foot Show” Gallery 360, Minneapolis MN “Artists of NCC” Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
“Art in Bloom” Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2006
“After the fall” Bemidji Community Art Center” Bemidji, MN
“Ceramic Biennial” New Hampshire Institute of Art, NH
“Crafts gone Wild” Outsiders and Others, Minneapolis, MN
“Place Settings” Edina Art Center, Edina, MN“Crossroads” St. Paul
Foundation, St. Paul, MN
2005
“Behold the Mug” Sivertson Gallery, Duluth, MN
”Minneapolis Floral Society, Minneapolis Convention Center MN (March)
2003
“Sold on Art” Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2002
“Rogue Sculpture” Black Dog Café, St. Paul, MN
Selected Visible Fringe Artist, Thomas Barry Fine, Art Collective, Minneapolis, MN
Foundation, Rogue Buddah Gallery, Hey City Theatre Art, Minneapolis, MN
2000
“Clay Benders” Touché’ Gallery, Bemidji, MN
“Foot in the Door” Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN Collections
Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, MN
Red Wing Collectors Society Foundation, Red Wing, MN
Continental Clay Company, Minneapolis, MN
Tweed Art Museum, University of Minnesota- Duluth Margaret Harlow Ceramic Collection, Bemidji State University
Gallery Representation
“Schaller Gallery", St. Joseph, MI
“Northern Clay Center”, Minneapolis, MN
“The Grand Hand”, St. Paul MN
“The Bell Street Gallery, Madeline Island, WI
Awards
2011
Community Supported Art recipient, Spring Board for the Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2009
Red Wing Ceramics Fellowship recipient, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis MN
2008
Cultural Community Partnership Grant recipient, Minneapolis, MN
2007
Jerome Grant recipient, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Professional Experience
2018 NCECA planning committee
2018 Workshop presenter, O.W.L. Arts School, St. Paul, MN
2017 Workshop presenter, Anoka Ramsey Technical College, Anoka, MN
2017 Northern Clay Center Jerome Fellowship Juror
2016 Panelist, Anoka Ramsey Technical College, Anoka, MN
2015 Workshop presenter, Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI
2014 White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake, MN, Faculty Member
2012 Northern Clay Center Fogelberg Fellowship Juror
2012 Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN, Workshop presenter
2007-2015 Highland Arts Festival, Highland Park, MN, Juror
2011 St. Paul Academy, St. Paul, MN, Workshop presenter
2009 Anoka-Ramsey Technical College, Anoka, MN, Workshop presenter
2008-2014 Eagan Art house, Eagan MN, Faculty member.2008 Center School, Minneapolis, MN,
Artist in Residence
2007 Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN, Workshop presenter
2005-present Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis MN, Faculty member
2005-2011 Fired Up, Minneapolis MN, Studio Technician
Education
1998 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bemidji State University