Artist: Ryan Greenheck
Ryan Greenheck, PENNSYLVANIA
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A structured composition is vital within the framework of my vessels. The rim and feet of my pots are strongly defined areas, while the space in between lends itself to be broken down in parts. I incorporate a repeated pattern over the surface to assist in accentuating the volume within the forms. The surface of my vessels is constantly explored. Sensitivity in the glazing process must be attained in order to preserve the essence of the piece.
Ryan J. Greenheck received his Master of Fine Arts degree from SUNY College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 2004. He also received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree as well as a Bachelor of Science degree from The University of Wisconsin-Stout in 2002. He has participated in numerous national juried exhibitions and invitational shows since 2000. His work is represented in many galleries throughout the country. Ryan currently is a practicing studio potter and Lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania.
EDUCATION
2004 Master of Fine Arts in Ceramic Art. SUNY College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred NY.
2001 Bachelor of Fine Arts. (Cum Laude) Bachelor of Science in Art Education. (Cum Laude) University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
16-06 Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
15-10 Lecturer, Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA.
11-08 Instructor, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
10-04 Instructor, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA.
2007 Visiting Artist/Instructor, Alfred Summer School, SUNY College of Ceramics @ Alfred University, Alfred NY.
07-04 Instructor, The Ceramic Shop, Philadelphia, PA.
2006 Instructor, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA.
2005 Instructor, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ.
2004 Freshmen Foundations T.A., Drawing, A.U. Graduate assistantship.
2003
Sophomore Hand-building T.A., A.U. Graduate assistantship.
Ceramics Summer School Staff, College of Ceramics @ Alfred University.
Junior Wheel T. A., A.U. Graduate assistantship.
2002
Liberal Arts Pottery Instructor, A.U. Graduate assistantship.
Substitute Teaching, K-12, Wisconsin Public Schools.
2001
Art Education Student Teaching, Elementary, Boyceville, WI.
Art Education Student Teaching, Secondary, Elk Mound, WI.
WORKSHOPS
2016 Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts, Hunter, NY
2015 Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
2014 School of Art and Design, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
2013
Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2012
Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
Hartford School of Art, Hartford College, Hartford, CT
2011
Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
Midwest Clay Project, Madison, WI
School of Art and Design, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
2008 Anderson Center for the Arts, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY
RESIDENCIES
2007 Visiting Artist, SUNY College of Ceramics @ Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
2004 Visiting Artist, Shanghai University, Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China.
2002 Kiln God Residency, Watershed, Newcastle, ME.
PRESS
2016
Mastering the Potter’s Wheel, Voyageur Press, MN (Pg126,177,185)
The Clay Studio 100 Artist 1000 Cups, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA (pg. 73,74)
2015
6ABC, FYI Philly, November, The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show.
WHYY, Articulate, Episode 4, Sara Worden, Art of Remembrance, Josh Helmer.
2013 500 Teapots Volume 2 , Lark Books, Asheville, NC. (pg. 6,7,57,376)
2012 The Best of 500 Ceramics , Lark Books, Asheville, NC. (pg. 68)
2011 Ceramics Monthly, June/July/August 2011, Working Potters (pg. 38/39)
2010
Metro, August 6-8, Behind the Pottery Wheel at First Friday, (pg. 22)
500 Vases, Lark Books, Asheville, NC. (pg. 242)
2007 Ceramics Monthly, November 2007, upfront – The State of Clay, (pg. 24)
2006 Ceramics Monthly, January 2006, upfront – Visions in Clay 2005, (pg. 18)
2005
Industrial Evolution, City Paper, April 28th-May 4th, Philadelphia, PA (pg. 22)
500 Cups, Lark Books, Asheville, NC. (pgs. 155, 356)
2004 1000 Years of Porcelain Conference Exhibition, Conference Catalog, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, Peoples Republic of China.
2002 500 Bowls, Lark Books, Asheville, NC. (pgs. 53, 188, 343)
AWARDS
2008 Best of Show: Teapot, Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA.
2007 Honorable Mention, State of Clay, Parsons Gallery, Lexington Arts and Crafts Society, Lexington, MA.
2006 1st Place in Functional Ceramics, Visions in Clay 2005, Reynolds Gallery Universityof the Pacific, Stockton, CA.
2004 Shanghai University Exchange Scholarship, Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Red Lodge Gallery, Red Lodge, MT
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Local Pottery, Norwall, MA
Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA
Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
Free Hand, Los Angeles, CA
Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
MudFire Gallery, Decatur, GA
Schaller Gallery, Saint Joseph MI
Bennett Gallery, Knoxville, TN
Mackerel Sky, East Lansing, MI
Appalachian Spring, Falls Church, VA
The Field Gallery, West Tisbury, MA
Imagine LLC, Skaneateles, NY
The Real Mother Goose, Portland, OR
SELECTED SHOWS
2016
5th Annual Holiday Studio Sale, Guest Matt Metz/Bryan Hopkins/Doug Peltzman/Will Swanson, Philadelphia, PA.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA.
Pottery on the Hill, Washington, DC.
Flower City Pottery Invitational, The Genesee Center for the Arts, Rochester, NY.
Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Augusta, NJ.
Longs Park Craft Show, Lancaster, PA.
Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fair, Chase Center, Wilmington, DE.
Manayunk Arts Festival, Manayunk, PA.
Paradise City, Spring Show, Northampton, MA.
Minnesota Pottery Studio Tour, Hosts Will Swanson/Janel Jacobson, Sunrise, MN.
Annual Spring Studio Sale, Guest Hiroe Hanazono, Philadelphia, PA.
ACC Baltimore, Whole-Sale/Retail, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.
2015
4th Annual Holiday Studio Sale, Guest Matt Metz, Philadelphia, PA.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA.
Paradise City, Fall Show, Marlborough, MA.
Flower City Pottery Invitational, The Genesee Center for the Arts, Rochester, NY.
Festival of Fine Craft, Wheaton Arts, Millville, NJ.
Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Augusta, NJ.
Longs Park Craft Show, Lancaster, PA.
Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fair, Chase Center, Wilmington, DE.
Minnesota Pottery Studio Tour, Hosts Will Swanson/Janel Jacobson, Sunrise, MN.
ACC Baltimore, Retail, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.
2014
3rd Annual Holiday Studio Sale, Guest Matt Metz/Mark Shapiro/Bryan Hopkins/Liz Quakenbush, Philadelphia, PA.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA.
Pottery on the Hill, Washington, DC.
Paradise City, Fall Show, Marlborough, MA.
Paradise City, Fall Show, Northampton, MA.
Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Augusta, NJ.
Longs Park Craft Show, Lancaster, PA.
Paradise City, Spring Show, Marlborough, MA.
Paradise City, Spring Show, Northampton, MA.
ACC Baltimore, Whole-Sale/Retail, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.
2013
2nd Annual Holiday Studio Sale, Guest Matt Metz/Mark Shapiro, Philadelphia, PA.
The 38th Annual Pottery Show and Sale, The Art School at the Old Church, Demarest, NJ.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA.
Pottery on the Hill, Washington, DC.
Paradise City, Fall Show, Northampton, MA.
Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Augusta, NJ.
Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fair, Chase Center, Wilmington, DE.
Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Award, State College, PA.
Paradise City, Spring Show, Northampton, MA.
Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fair, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA.
ACC Baltimore, Whole-Sale/Retail, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.
2012
1st Annual Holiday Studio Sale, Guest Matt Metz/Mark Shapiro, Philadelphia, PA.
Pottery on the Hill, Washington, DC.
Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Award, Augusta, NJ.
Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fair, Chase Center, Wilmington, DE.
Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fair, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA.
ACC Baltimore, Whole-Sale/Retail, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.
2011
The 37th Annual Pottery Show and Sale, The Art School at the Old Church, Demarest, NJ.
Festival of Fine Craft, Wheaton Arts, Millville, NJ.
Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Award, Augusta, NJ.
Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fair, Chase Center, Wilmington, DE.
Minnesota Pottery Studio Tour, Host Jeff Oestriech, Taylors Falls, MN.
ACC Baltimore, Whole-Sale/Retail, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.
2010
Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fair, Lancaster, PA.
Morristown Craft Market, National Guard Armory, Morristown, NJ.
Festival of Fine Craft, Wheaton Arts, Millville, NJ.
Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Augusta, NJ.
Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fair, Chase Center, Wilmington, DE.
Sugarloaf/Oaks, Philadelphia Expo Center, Oaks, PA.
ACC Baltimore, Whole-Sale/Retail, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.
2009
Festival of Fine Craft, Wheaton Arts, Millville, NJ.
Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Augusta, NJ.
Paradise City, Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA.
ACC Baltimore, Whole-Sale/Retail, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.
2008
Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Augusta, NJ.
CRAFTBOSTON, Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA.
ACC Baltimore, Whole-Sale/Retail, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.
2007
POST (Philadelphia Open Studio Tours), 1523 N. 27th St., Philadelphia, PA.
Morristown Craft Market, National Guard Armory, Morristown, NJ.
Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Augusta, NJ.
CRAFTBOSTON, Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA.
ACC Baltimore, Whole-Sale, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.
2006
Crafts at the Castle, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA.
Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Augusta, NJ.
CRAFTBOSTON, Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA.
German Town Friends Craft show, Germantown Friends H.S., Philadelphia, PA.
ACC Baltimore, Whole-Sale, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.
2005 Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Augusta, NJ.
EXHIBITIONS
2016 Porcelain (Translucent, Vitrified, Sublime) Schaller Gallery, St. Josephs, MI.
2015
Contemporary Ceramics 2015, The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH.
Expo 2105 NCECA, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Pouring Arts, Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River, MA.
Line and Pattern, Schaller Gallery, St. Josephs, MI.
Teapot VII, Invited Artist, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
2014
Solo Exhibition, Cooley Gallery, Leesburg, VA
National Teapot Show IX, Invited Artist, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC.
Summer Hit List, Schaller Gallery, St. Josephs, MI.
2013
The Craft of Composition, Solo Exhibition, Columbia Art Center, Columbia, MD.
Cup: The Intimate Object IX, Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Gainesville, FL.
National Teapot Show VIII, Invited Artist, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC.
Philadelphia Clay, Montgomery Community College, Blue Bell, PA.
Solo Exhibition, Schaller Gallery, Saint Joseph, MI.
Distinct Voices, Schaller Gallery, St. Josephs, MI.
Featured Artist, Red Lodge, MT.
2012
Cup: The Intimate Object VIII, Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Gainesville, FL.
October In The Window, Featured Artist, Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA.
Movement, 2 person exhibition, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM.
A Moveable Feast, Schaller Gallery, St. Josephs, MI.
Line, Schaller Gallery, St. Josephs, MI.
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA.
Functional Ceramics, Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, Kent State University,
Ohio Craft Museum, OH.
2011
Cup: The Intimate Object VII, Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Gainesville, FL.
Blue, Mudfire Gallery, Decatur, GA.
Connections and Beyond, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT.
Foundations of Design: Vessels as Impetus, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT.
White, Schaller Gallery, St. Josephs, MI.|
Teapot VI, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC
Vases of Spring, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA.
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA.
2010
The Contemporary Teapot – From China Till Now, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI.
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM.
White Wares, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO.
Ryan J. Greenheck: Maker, Make, Made. The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Porcelain, Mudfire Gallery, Decatour, GA.
Drink, Art Center West, Rosewell, GA
Ohio University Ceramic Invitational, Trisolini Gallery, Athens, OH.
New Work: May/June, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA.
Small Favors V, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA.
Sumptuous Elegance, Schaller Gallery, Red Lodge, MT.
Declarations, Fox Art Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Alacarte, Café Ole, Philadelphia, PA.
Artist/Educator, Rowan University Art Gallery, Rowan University, Rowan, NJ.
2009
Adorned, Meredith Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
North American Clay Invitational, Seward Park Clay Studio, Seattle, WA.
Steeped in Tradition, Ariana Gallery, Royal Oak, MI.
The Art of Tea, VisArts, Rockville, MD.
MugShots, Ariana Gallery, Royal Oak, MI.
Consequential, The Charles Adams Fine Arts Gallery, The University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Strictly Functional Pottery National, Awarded Prizes, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA.
Pitchers, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Linearity, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA.
The Prolific Potter, Featured Artist, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO.
June In The Window, Featured Artist, Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA.
Small Favors IV, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA.
2008
Winterfest, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD.
Cup of Comfort and Joy, Meredith Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
Our Cups Runeth Over, Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA.
The Art of Dining, Worcester Center for the Crafts, Worcester, MA.
Bountiful Table, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO.
Sip, Slurp, Gulp: Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM.
Cups, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO.
Strictly Functional Pottery National, Awarded Prizes, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA.
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA.
2nd Biennial Concordia Continental Ceramics Competition, Concordia Gallery,
Concordia University, St. Paul, MN.
2007
Craft Forms 2007, Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Gallery, Wayne Art Center,
Wayne, PA.
Cups of Blessings, Carroll County Arts Council Gallery, Westminster, MD .
Consider the Cup: Cup and Mug Invitational, Directors Choice Award, The Artisan Gallery, Northampton, MA.
Clay @ Penn 2007: Clay Invitational, The Charles Addams Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Intimate Vessels: Cups, Tumblers, and Teabowls, Jenison-Meacham Art Center,
Belmond, IA.
Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA.
State of Clay, Awarded Prize, Parsons Gallery, Lexington Arts and Crafts Society, Lexington, MA.
The New Aesthetic of Ceramics, Robert E. Wilson Gallery, Huntington, ID.
Open/Closed, American Association of Woodturners Gallery, St. Paul, MN.
2006
Winterfest, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD.
Beauty, Grace & Function, Lillstreet art center, Chicago, IL.
Mastery in Clay 2006, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay, Hilton Portland, Portland, OR.
Watershed 20th Anniversary, Society of Arts and Crafts, Newbury St., Boston, MA.
2005
Mastery in Clay 2005, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Cups, Cups, Cups, Invited Artist, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM.
Visions in Clay 2005, 1st Place in Functional Ceramics, Reynolds Gallery, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA.
Pots: Objects of Virtue, Bedford Gallery, Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA.
Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA.
The Ceramic Shop Faculty Exhibition, ASFE Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
2004
An Exchange Exhibition of Chinese and Korean Ceramics, Shanghai University, Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China.
1000 Years of Porcelain Conference Exhibition, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, Peoples Republic of China.
Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
2003
White-wares Conference, Invited Artist, Howell Hall, Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
Experimental Set, Alfred University First Year Graduate Exhibition, Art-Site, Wellsville, NY.
Cup: The Intimate Object II, Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Fort Wayne, IN.
Ceramics U.S.A., Awarded Prize, University of North Texas, Denton, TX.
The Wichita National 2003, Honorable Mention, The Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS.
It’s Only Clay, Bemidgi Arts Council, Bemidgi State University, Bemidgi, MN.
Origins in Clay, Hill Country Arts Foundation, Ingram, TX.
2002
NCECA 2002 Regional Student Juried Exhibition, Leedy Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, MO.
Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA.
The Vase, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI.
Prevailing Winds – Current Trends in Contemporary Ceramics, The Young and Constantine Gallery, Wilmington, VT.