Artist: Shawn Spangler
Shawn Spangler, HAWAII
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I try to think about work in the context of scholars, artists, designers, and producers. It’s through material consciousness that we looked at tools and methods available to us and how the values inherent in craftsmanship obligate us to relate to those tools in a particular way
Ceramic is tied to ideas of culture, technology, art, our means of producing functional vessels is evolving. Technological development has always defined a boundary, of old and new, what is considered traditional methods and the introduction of new tools.
There is no doubt that the destination for craft is evolving in concordance with technology. Ceramics responds and reflects; social, economic and technical demands of society from 20,000 years ago to today. I am fascinated with how technology, which is in constant transition, continues to shape the timeless tradition of producing ceramic work.
I believe part of the importance of working in clay has always dealt with the maker’s touch and the nuance of the hand. Along with the participatory nature of a pottery, I have always been interested in how it relates to a spirit of collaboration. Pottery can deal with formal issue, social issues but unlike some other media they may also deals with the experiential, as a tactic object we connect with daily. When a pot enters into our homes, its context can be judged on those terms. We may see how well does a piece pours, or how comfortable is it to handle. These are intimate objects. We take these objects put them on the table or in our cupboards. We cradle these objects in our hands, and we bring these objects to our lips and bringing them into our lives. That is the wonderful thing which functional pottery can do, they can be an active participant in our world. Pottery will always mediate between nourishment and our bodies, and in a very real way makes demands on both artist and participant alike.
My interest is focused on artistic authorship upon ceramic vessels through object interpretation, transformation, and re-contextualization from a point of origin. Ceramic vessels have served as cultural indicators throughout time. We bestow these objects with the power to narrate our experience. They may guide us through stories of our past remaining as cultural signifiers to help us locate where we once were and where we are going.
:Education:
2006 Masters of Fine Arts
New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (NYSCC), Alfred, NY.
2004 Post-Baccalaureate Program
New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (NYSCC), Alfred, NY. 2004.
2001 Bachelor of Fine Arts
Pennsylvania State University (PSU), State College, PA.
:Teaching:
2013-Current
Assistant Professor, Ceramics, University of Hawai’i Manoa, Honolulu, HI.
2011-2013
Visiting Assistant Professor, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL.
2010
Adjunct Lecturer, Rutgers University, 3d Program, Camden NJ.
2007-2011
Instructor, The Mainline Art Center, Haverford, PA.
2008-2011
Instructor, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ.
2006-2008
Instructor, The Ceramics Shop, Philadelphia, PA.
2006-2011
Instructor, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA,
2006-2011
Instructor, The Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA,
2004-2006
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
2004
Instructor, Jingdezhen San Bao Art Institute, P.R. China.
2003
Instructor, Susquehanna Arts Museum, Harrisburg, PA.
2001
Assistant, Carlisle Arts Learning Center, Carlisle, PA.
1998-2001
Instructor, PSU Center for the Arts, Pennsylvania State University,
:Residencies:
2011
Material Commonality, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts. ME.
2006-2011
The Clay Studio, Resident Artist, Philadelphia, PA.
2002-2003
SanBao Art Institute, Resident Artist, SanBao, P.R. China.
:Professional Experience:
2013
Kansas City Art Institute, Workshop and Lecture, Kansas City, MO.
Hartwick College, Workshop and Lecture, Oneonta, NY.
NCECA Panel - Digital Analog, Panelist, Houston, TX.
Annual Ceramic Surface Forum, Lecture / Demonstration, Arrowmont Gatlinburg, TN.
2012
Fort Hays State University, Visiting Artist, Invited Lecture & Workshop, Fort Hays, KS.
Presenter, Utilitarian Clay Conference, Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, TN.
Santa Fe Clay Summer Workshop/Lecture, Instructor, Santa Fe, NM.
Kansas State University, Workshop/Lecture, Manhattan KS.
2011
Kappa PI, Artist Lecture, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL.
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Artist Lecture. ME.
University of Nebraska, Lecture and Critiques, Lincoln, NE.
MICA, Visiting Artist, Invited Lecture & Workshop, Baltimore, MD.
2010
Saint Joseph’s University, Visiting Artist, Invited Lecture & Workshop, Philadelphia, PA
Swarthmore College, Visiting Artist, Invited Lecture & Workshop, Swarthmore, PA.
University of North Carolina, Visiting Artist, Invited Lecture & Workshop, NC.
NCECA Demonstration Volunteers Coordinator, Philadelphia, PA.
2008
Board of Directors, Artist Representative, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
2007
Studio Assistant, Lala Rebaza, Lima, Peru
Board of Young Professionals, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
2006
Meet and Greet, Resident Artists of the Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Alfred University, Lecture: Systems of Labor, Alfred, NY.
2005
Alfred University, Lecture: Pneumatics in Clay, Alfred, NY.
2004
Alfred University, Lecture: New Grads at Alfred, Alfred, NY.
Yun Jun Studio, Visiting Artist, Invited Lecture, Jingdezhen, P.R. China.
2003
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Visiting Artist Lecture, Newcastle, ME.
2002
Jingdezhen Ceramic Art Institute, Visiting Artist, Lecture, Jingdezhen, P.R. China.
2002
Penland School of Crafts, Artist Lecture, Penland, NC.
:Solo and Two Person Exhibitions:
2014 Solo Exhibition, Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH.
2012 Mapping Authorship, Two Person CIE Exhibition NCECA, Seattle, WA.
2011 Five Years in Philly, Meltem Birey Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
2008 Separated by a Common Language, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
2005 Pneumatics and Pottery, Tuner Gallery, Alfred, NY.
:Group Exhibitions:
2013
Ming to Modern, Newark Museum, Newark, NJ.
Ceramic Top 40, Ferrin Gallery, Red Star Gallery, Kansas City. MO.
Porcelain: Much more then White, Schaller Gallery, St. Joseph, MI.
Artist Spotlight: Shawn Spangler, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL.
The Futures: Celebrating Craftmanship, Creativity, Commitment, SOFA, Chicago, IL.
Earth Moves: Shifts in Ceramic Art and Design, NCECA/ARVADA Center, CO.
In The Mix, Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville, NC.
CTRL+P, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, TX.
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR, Iowa City, IA.
Decanters, The Charlie Cumming Gallery, Gainesville, FL.
Containment IV - "All Stars", Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville, NC
In The Mix, Amaco/Brent Gallery, Indianapolis, IN.
Small Favors VIII, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Idea to Object, Lopez ,Chappell, Spangler, Clay Art Center , Port Chester, NY.
La Mesa, Invitational, Santa Fe Clay, NCECA, Houston, TX.
Clay on the Wall, Landmark Arts Gallery, Texas Tech University, TX.
Compelling Surfaces, Adams State University, Alamosa, CO.
Annual Ceramic Surface Forum, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.
Ethereal Patterns, Bing Davis Gallery, Upper Iowa University, Fayette, IA.
Duets, Invitational, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY.
Smoke if you got em, Practice Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
2012
Our Cup Runneth Over, Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA.
9th Annual Ceramics Invitational, Artisan Gallery, Paoli, WI.
The Clay Ball Invitational, Live Auction, Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, MD.
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Cup: The Intimate Object VIII, The Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL.
Handle with Care, Invitational, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe. NM.
Soup, Salad and Serving, Worcester Center for Crafts. Worcester, MA.
Art of Dining, Worcester Center for Crafts. Worcester, MA.
Source Material, Water and the Ceramic Cup, Crimson Laurel Gallery, NC.
That Aint Right, J. Fergeson Gallery, VA.
Presenters Exhibition, Arrowmont: Utilitarian Clay Conference, Gatlinburg, TN.
COVET: Teapots, Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield , MA.
Cup Show, Worcester Center for Crafts. Worcester, MA.
Ignite + Invite, Silent Auction, Watershed Center for the Arts, ME.
TEAPOTS 2012, Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield, MA.
Summer Preview Exhibition, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM.
Lilstreet: Illinois Potters, Invitational, NCECA Seattle, WA.
La Mesa, Invitational, Santa Fe Clay, NCECA, Seattle, WA.
The Vases of Spring, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
Watershed: Cups and Coffee, International Juried Exhibition, NCECA, Seattle, WA.
Small Favors VII, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR, Iowa City, IA.
2011
Vitrines: New work by Shawn Spangler, McDonough District Hospital, Macomb, IL.
The Cup: Intimate Object VII, Invitational, Charlie Cummings Gallery
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Battle of the Bowls, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA.
Artist of the Month, Red Star Studio, Kansas City, MO.
Biennial Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, WIU, Macomb IL.
The Clay Ball Invitational, Live Auction, Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, MD.
Teapots: From Formal to Fanciful, Invitational, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL.
Artist of the Month, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL.
Hello and Goodbye: Passing of the Torch, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Philadelphia Potters and Clay Artist, The Clay Place, Carnegie, PA.
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Locally Grown: One Dozen Artist Philly Artists, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Ceramics for the New Millennium: Post-Digital Design, AMOCA, Pomona, CA.
Small Favors VI, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Craftsmanship: Concept: Innovation, Juried National, Red Lodge, MT.
La Mesa, Invitational, Santa Fe Clay, Tampa, FL.
NCECA 2011 Biennial Exhibition, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL.
Beyond The Brickyard, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT.
2010
CraftForms, Juror: Jane Milosch, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA. 2010.
KACA Material Mastery Exhibition, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM.
Holidays, Red Star Studio, Kansas City, MO.
Art of Dining, Worcester Center for Crafts. Worcester, MA.
Battle of the Bowls, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA.
Cup Show, Worcester Center for Crafts. Worcester, MA.
Three Cups of Tea, Invitational at Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS.
Soup, Salad and Serving, Worcester Center for Crafts. Worcester, MA.
Pretty Young Things, Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA.
New Wave Studio Ceramics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.
The Vases of Spring, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
Vitrines, The Cosmopolitan Club, Philadelphia, PA.
Of This Century, NCECA, Philadelphia, PA.
Get Mugged, Philadelphia, PA.
Abstract Clay: Form and Surface, City Hall, Philadelphia, PA.
Small Favors V, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
2009
Battle of the Bowls, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA.
Jingdezhen International Ceramics Expo, Jingdezhen, China.
The Clay Studio’s 35th Birthday Bash, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Pitchers: An Exploration, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
New Work, Bonovitz Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
Hubbub: an Upraise from the Northeast, Red Star Studio’s, Kansas City, MO.
Small Favors IV, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
UnderCover, The Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY.
2008
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Sanlun Yishu / Mobile Gallery, Beijing, P.R. China.
Separated by a Common Language, Reed Smith Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
Clay Studio Residents, M.T. Burton Gallery, Surf City, NJ.
NCECA Cup Sale, Merit Award Winner, Pittsburgh, PA.
New Year – New Residents, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Small Favors III, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
2007
Mastery in Clay, Philadelphia, PA.
Members Gifts, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
One and Only, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI.
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA..
Jersey Shore Clay National, M.T.Burton Gallery, Surf City, NJ.
North Meets South, The Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD.
Small Favors II, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
2006
Mastery in Clay, Philadelphia, PA.
Alfred on 25th, J.Cacciola Gallery, New York City, NY.
M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Fosdick Nelson Gallery, Alfred, NY.
2005
Historical Materialism, Rhodes Lounge, Alfred, NY.
Productive Spectator, Rhodes Lounge, Alfred, NY.
Social Distraction, Rhodes Lounge, Alfred, NY.
2004
Grad Invitational, Loupe Gallery, Prattsburg, NY.
1000 Year of Porcelain Exhibition, Jingdezhen, P.R. China.
Collaborative work exchange project, Alfred University, JDZ, China.
2002
International World Building Materials Exhibition, Foshan, P.R. China.
Foreign Artist Invitational, Shiwan Ceramics Museum, Guangdong, P.R. China.
Ceramics International, Shi jingyi Art Museum, Foshan, P.R. China.
2001
B.F.A. Exhibition, Zoller Gallery, State College, PA.
73 Annual Juried Exhibition, Art Assoc. of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA.
2000
Pottery at PSU, Patterson Gallery, State College, PA.
1999
PSU B.F.A. : Juried Student Exhibition, Zoller Gallery, State College, PA.
1998
Art in Harrisburg, Rose Lehrman Gallery, Harrisburg, PA.
:Curatorial Activities:
2012
Juror, Keokuk Art Center's 57th Annual Exhibition, Keokuk, IA.
300 miles, Western Illinois Art Gallery, Macomb, IL.
Franchise Project, ApexArt, New York, NY.
2007-2012
Resident Artists Juror, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
2011
“Our Community” The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
2010
“Ceramics in the First” Rutgers University, Atrium Space, Camden, NJ.
:Publications:
2013
Featured Artist, Ceramic Arts Yearbook and Annual Byers Guide
Earth Moves: Shifts in Ceramic Art and Design, Arvada Center for the Arts,Catalog with essay
Ceramics Monthly “Exposure” Exhibition Announcement with Photo, Sept.
Shawn O’Conner, “Utilitarian Clay” Ceramics Technical, issue. 36
Community & Social Media, by Shawn Spangler Conference Catalogue, Houston, TX.
20th Anniversary Clay on the Wall Invitational Exhibition, Essayist Glen R. Brown, Landmark Arts, Galleries of Texas Tech University School of Art, Lubbock, TX, catalog essay and multiple images
2012
Ceramics Monthly, Oct. 2012.
Shawn Spangler, “Deriving Inspiration from Process” Ceramics Monthly, Jan. 2012.
Glen Brown, “Shawn Spangler: Variations on Simplicity” Ceramics Monthly, Jan. 2012.
2011
Christine Temin, “Pretty Young Thing” Ceramics Art and Perception issue. 84
“ New Partnership Brings Art from WIU” The McDonough County Voice, 11/25/2011.
Ceramics Monthly “Exposure” show announcement with photo, June/July/August
NCECA 2011 Biennial, Conference Catalogue, pg. 93. Tampa Fl.
Merino, Anthony. “2011 NCECA Biennial: A Delicate Matter.” NCECA Journal 32: 14-16
2010
“Wayne Arts Center’s Show: Many Small Masterpieces”Philadelphia Inquirer.12/17/10.
Jeff Guido “Of this Century”, The Clay Studio Catalog, 2010.
“Abstract Clay: Form and Surface” City Suburban News. 03/02/10.
“Art: Ceramic artists shape a medium” Philadelphia Inquirer. 04/04/2010.
2009
“Shawn Spangler new work” Philadelphia City Paper. 10/29/09.
Ceramics Monthly “Up Front” show announcement with photo and statement. 03/09.
Reconciliations: Art-Tech Visualization Systems”, excavatingalfred.blogspot.com. 2009.
2008
The SandPaper, show announcement with photo and statement, September 2008.
2004
1000 Years of Porcelain, Conference Catalog, Jingdezhen, P.R. China. 2004.
2002
Ceramics International, Conference Catalog, Foshan, P.R. China. 2002.
:Permanent Public Collections:
Jingdezhen Institute of Art, Museum of Ceramics Art, P.R. China.
Jingdezhen SanBao Institute of Ceramic Art, P.R. China.
John and Maxine Belger Family Foundation Collection, Kansas City, MO.
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, CO.
Newark Museum of Art. NJ. United States.
Schien-Joesph International Museum of Ceramics, Alfred, NY.
Shiwan Ceramic Museum, P.R. China.
The American Museum of Ceramic Arts, Pomona, Ca.
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Western Illinois University, University Art Gallery Collection, Macomb, IL.