Artsit: Joseph Delphia
Joseph Delphia, PENNSYLVANIA
Bio
Joseph Delphia graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio where he studied art education, ceramics, and sculpture. After receiving his BFA and BS in 2007 he moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he began teaching for various organizations including the Carnegie Museum of Art, the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, the Union Project, and the Community College of Allegheny County. In 2017 Joseph earned his MFA in Ceramic Art from Hood College in Frederick, Maryland and now lives with his family on their small farm in Archbold, Ohio where he continues to teach and produce functional wood fired pottery.
Statement
The wood kiln is my primary tool but it is through stacking and carefully placing my work that I can begin to predict and control the fire. I create channels, compressing and directing flame through and around the work forming rich deposits of ash, dynamic flashing patterns, and vivid color. Through this process I am recording a narrative on the surface of every piece; each is unique but linked to all the others. My work provides a tactile experience and it is through this multi-sensory approach and the function of my work that the narrative can be understood.
Education
Hood College, Frederick, MD
Master of Fine Arts in Ceramic Arts, 2017
Miami University, Oxford, OH
Bachelor of Science in Art Education & Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art, Cum Laude, 2007
Best in Show, Lyceum Art Competition, 2007
Outstanding Student in Studio Art, 2007
George Galen Glasgow Hoxie Scholarship, recognizing achievement in studio art, 2006
Mary M. Quay Scholarship, acknowledging achievement in art education, 2005
Student at Dolibois European Center in Luxembourg, 2004
Teaching Experience
Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA
Teaching Faculty, 2011- Present
Associate Professor rank earned June 2019
Courses Taught at CCAC
o Art Appreciation
o Art History, Renaissance to Modern
o Ceramics One, Two & Three
o Ceramics Sculpture
o Drawing One & Two
o Honors Art Appreciation
o Honors International Study or Art, Architecture and Material Culture
o Honors Leadership Development
o Photography One
o Portfolio
o Printmaking One & Two
o Sculpture One & Two
o Three Dimensional Design
Art Educational Technician, 2008 – 2011
Hood College, Frederick MD
Instructor, Clay Calculation, 2022
Instructor, Wood Firing, 2019
Miami University, Oxford, OH
Instructor, Beginning Ceramics, 2007
Classes & Workshops
Wood Firing, Class Instructor, Union Project, Pittsburgh, PA, 2009 – 2015
Working Flat, Workshop, Touchstone Center for Craft, Farmington, PA, 2014
Molded Flatware, Workshop, Touchstone Center for Craft, Farmington, PA, 2013
Beginning Ceramics, Class Instructor, Union Project, Pittsburgh, PA, 2008-2009
Ceramics, Class Instructor, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, 2008
Youth Art, Teaching Artist, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, Faison Arts Academy, Pittsburgh, PA, 2007
Professional Experience
Board member, Black Swamp Arts Council, Archbold, OH, 2022- present
Honors Program Coordinator, CCAC Allegheny Campus, Pittsburgh, PA, 2018-present
Co-Department Head of Humanities in charge of visual Art and Design, CCAC Allegheny Campus, Pittsburgh,
PA, 2017- present
NISOD Excellence in Teaching award, 2019
Local Ceramic Advisory member, NCECA Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, 2017-2018
Honors International Study in India, Trip Co-Leader, 2016 & 2018
Ceramics Advisory Board Member, The Union Project, Pittsburgh, PA, 2014
Leadership Development Instructor Certification, Phi Theta Kappa, 2012
Co-Founder and Co-Host, Highland Park Pottery Tour, Pittsburgh, PA, 2011- 2019
Program Volunteer Coordinator, NCECA Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, 2008
Cooperative Ceramics Studio Member, The Union Project, Pittsburgh, PA, 2007–2015
Studio Technician, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, 2007–2008
Ceramics & Sculpture Studio Monitor, Miami University, 2005–2007
Exhibitions
2020 Functional Ceramics Exhibition, Invitational, Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH
2019 Gifts of the Craftsmen, Ohio Designer Craftsmen, Columbus, OH
Pittsburgh Pottery Invitational, Standard Ceramic Supply, Carnegie, PA
2018 Miami University Dolibois European Center 50th Anniversary Exhibition, Differdange, Luxembourg
Woodfireworks II, Invitational, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville FL
Wood Fired, Invitational, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
A Bridge to Cross, Exhibition Curator, CCAC Allegheny Campus, Pittsburgh, PA
2017 A Tactile Vision, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Hodson Gallery, Hood College, Frederick, MD
2015 Crafted 2015, Invitational, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Cause and Effect, Solo Exhibition, Whitaker Gallery, Hood College Frederick, MD
2014 Crafted 2014, Invitational, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Whiskey Bottle Ceramics Show, Invitational, West Overton Museum, Scottdale, PA
CCAC Art Department Faculty Exhibition, Visual Art Center Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2013 Rival Cities-One Field, Invitational, Clay Place, Carnegie, PA
Waterfire Ceramics Invitational, James E. Winner Arts and Cultural Center, Sharon, PA
2012 CCAC Art Department Faculty Exhibition, Visual Art Center Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
CCAC Faculty Ceramic Work, Clay Place, Carnegie PA
2011 CCAC Art Department Faculty Exhibition, Visual Art Center Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2010 CCAC Boyce Campus Art Faculty Exhibition, CCAC Boyce Campus, Monroeville, PA
Table of Elements, Invitational, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, Pittsburgh, PA
2009 Appalachian Atmospheres, Invitational, Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley, PA
CCAC Art Department Faculty Exhibition, Visual Art Center Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2008 CCAC Boyce Campus Art Faculty Exhibition, CCAC Boyce Campus, Monroeville, PA
Earth and Ash, Invitational, The Ellis School Armory, Pittsburgh, PA
Union Project Co-op Member Show, The Union Project, Pittsburgh, PA
Wood-Fired Exhibition, Laurelville Mennonite Church Center, Mt. Pleasant, PA
2007 BFA Exhibition, Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Lyceum Exhibition, Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Joseph M. Delphia
Galleries
Ohio Craft Museum/ Ohio Designer Craftsmen, Columbus, OH, 2019-present
Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL, 2018-present
Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA, 2014-present
Published Articles
“Quick Tip, Easy Transportation,” Ceramics Monthly, March 2020, 12.
“Graduate Research, Terra Sigillata, enhancing flashing color and sheen” The Log Book: International Woodfired Ceramics Publication, no. 79 (2019): 3-12.
“Graduate Research, ash accumulation and heat work,” The Log Book: International Wood-fired Ceramics Publication, no. 78 (2019): 17-24.
Citations in Publications
“Wood-Fired Ceramics, 100 Contemporary Artists,” Amedeo Salamoni, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 2013: 60-61