LIZ QUACKENBUSH I PENNSYLVANIA
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"The terracotta pieces I make are inspired by ceramics made during the 13th through the 17th centuries in Iran, Spain, Portugal, Italy, France and England. I call it my “crazy quilt” homage to ceramic history because I patch together many different inspirations. For example, the bumpy surface beneath the gold luster on my pieces hearkens back to the hammered metal dinnerware forms mimicked in 13th century Iranian earthenware. The blue and white painted decoration is reminiscent of Staffordshire blue-painted ware made in the late 18th century and early 19th century, and the copper green hatched worked pattern was first painted by 8th century Spanish Moors. The lead glazes blend the elegant surfaces and additude of the empirial Tang dynasty animal figurines with the provincial character of livestock often found in a rural setting.

Spending time each summer living in the green hills of Vermont and at the Jersey shore has also had an effect on my work. Seeking to seduce the user with the dynamic natural charm of earthenware, my work romanticizes the creepy-crawly beauty of the great outdoors.

My goal in creating ceramic work is to bridge the gap between elegant china and down to earth pottery. Clay surfaces are left irregular so that they look handled and handlable. I want my pottery to invite use, while also subverting contemporary “run of the mill” preconceptions of what pottery is, can and should be. With my eclectic pieces, I hope to entice the user into a realm of earthly earthenware delight."

Education
1985 M.F.A., School for American Craftsmen at Rochester Institute of Technology; Rochester, NY
1984 Apprentice-Moravian Pottery and Tile Works; Doylestown, PA
1980 B.F.A., Colorado University, Boulder, CO
* Foreign Travel - Crete, Greece, France, Mexico, Italy, England, Wales, Ireland

Professional Experience and Membership
2004 ST. CROIX POTTERY FESTIVAL, Potteries surrounding Minneapolis Area,
Minneapolis, MN. Exhibitor
2003 FUNCTIONAL CERAMICS, CONFERENCE, WORKSHOP AND EXHIBITION; The Wayne Center For The Arts, Wooster, OH. Lecturer, Demonstrator, and Exhibitor
ST. CROIX POTTERY FESTVAL, Potteries Surrounding Minneapolis Area, Minneapolis, MN. Exhibitor
2002 ISLAMIC CERAMIC TRADITIONS SYMPOSIUM; Radcliff College, Boston, MA. Lecturer, Demonstrator, Exhibitor
2000 CONVERSATIONS: A Potters Colloquium, Chester Springs Studio; Chester Springs, PA. I was one of seven participants assembled by Mark Pharis and Linda Sikora. Five days of discussion and an exhibition.
1996 & 99 New Works Workshop, Haystack Mountain School for Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
1997 Emerging Artists-Presentor, NCECA, Las Vegas, NV
1996 Juror, The Pennsylvania Governor’s Awards for the Arts, Centre County, PA
1995-2000 Member of the Board at Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, North Edgecomb, ME
1985- College Art Association, CAA
1985- National Council of Education in the Ceramic Arts, NCECA

Teaching Experience
2001- Associate Professor of Art, School of Visual Arts, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
1995-2001 Assistant Professor of Art, School of Visual Arts, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
2003 Faculty, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
2002 Faculty, Arrowmont School for Crafts, Gatlinburg, PA
2001 Faculty, Penland School of Arts and Crafts, Co-taught class with Peter Beasecker; Penland, NC
1999 Faculty, Anderson Ranch - Ceramics; Snowmass, CO
1994 Faculty, Organic Forms and Glazes; Truro Arts Center, Truro, MA
1992 Faculty, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts - Ceramics: Response to Site; Deer Isle, ME
1991 Ceramic Lecturer - University of Colorado; Boulder, CO

(TEACHING EXPERIENCE CONTINUED)
1989 Ceramics Lecturer - Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
1986 Ceramics Lecturer - Portland School of Art, Portland, ME
Ceramics Instructor - Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
1985 Ceramics Instructor - Chataugua Art Institute, Chatuagua, NY
1982 Ceramics Instructor - Colorado University Arts and Crafts Center, Boulder, CO
Visiting Artist and Workshop Experience
2004 Greenwich House Pottery, NYC, NY
The Art League, Alexandria, VA
2003 The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
Southwest School of Arts Crafts, San Antonio , TX
2002 Guilford Arts Center, Guilford, CT
2001 92nd Street YMCA, NYC, NY
Touchstone Center for the Crafts, Pittsburg, PA
2000 Dowling College, Islip, NY
Women’s Studio Workshop; Rosedale , NY
Harrisburg Area Community College; Harrisburg, PA
1999 Hand Workshop Art Center, Richmond, VA
William and Mary College, Williamsburg, VA
1998 Hand Workshop Art Center, Richmond, VA
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
1997 Cleveland Art Institute, Cleveland, OH
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA
1996 Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, MO
Art Alliance, Lemont, PA
1995 Pewabic Pottery; Detroit, MI
Boulder Potters Guild, Boulder, CO
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
1993 Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, IL
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
NCECA Discussion Group Leader - Sources: References and Preferences, San Diego, CA
Mud Flatt Studio, Somerville, MA
1990 Visiting Artist - Cranbrook Art Academy, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Radcliff College, Cambridge, MA
University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, WI
1988 Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA
1987 Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
1986 Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
1986 Portland School of Art, Portland, ME
Artist’s Residencies
2001 Artist Residency, Aberystwyth Arts Centre- University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales
1993 Artist in Industry - John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
1992 & 1993 Organizer and Participant - Artist Invites Artist, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, North Edgecomb, ME
1990-91 Artist in Industry - John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
1988-89 Artist in Residence - Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Monitor - Haystack School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME

(ARTIST’S RESIDENCIES CONTINUED)
1987 Artist in Residence - Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
1986 Artist in Residence - Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, North Edgecomb, ME
1985 Artist in Residence - Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
Exhibitions
2004 CERAMIC INVITATIONAL, Parkland Art Gallery, Parkland College,
Champaign, IL
2003 NCECA at SOFA CHICAGO, Chicago, IL
5 X 30, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
STEEPED IN TRADITION-The Teapot: Design and Embellishment. , Ariana Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
CONSUMING PASSION: EDIBLE BY DESIGN, Ross Art Museum, Ohio
Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH
AFTER PALLISSY, Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA
NCECA 2003 CLAY NATIONAL; R.B. Stevenson Gallery, San Diego, CA
21st CENTURY CERAMICS: An Extensive Survey of the best of current work in the U.S. and Canada; Columbus, OH
2003 SUMMER WORKSHOP PREVIEW EXHIBITION; Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, MN
FUNCTIONAL CERAMICS 2003, Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster OH
2002 MAIOLICA, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM.
SUMMER FACULTY INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION; Arrowmont School
for the Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
FOR THE TABLE, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
ISLAMIC CERAMIC TRADITIONS; The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA
*ONE PERSON EXHIBITION; Mariko Arts, Denver, CO
POTS PRESENTED; Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore MD
REGARDING CLAY, NCECA Endowment Benefit Auction; Belger Arts District, Kansas City, MO
MAIOLICA EXHIBITION; Silver Works Gallery, Lawrence, KS
THE SNAKE IN THE GARDEN; Victoria Art Gallery, Bath , UK (cataloque)
Midland Arts Centre, Birmingham, UK
Tullie House Museum, Carlisle, UK
Surrey Institute of Art and Design, Surrey, UK
Bilston Craft Gallery and Museum, Wolverhampton, UK
2001 FOR THE TABLE; Santa Fe Clay Works, Santa Fe, NM
COLLECTION INSIGHTS: RECENT ACQUISTIONS; Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY
Archie Bray Foundation 50th Anniversary Auction, Helena, MT
*One Person Exhibition; The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
*One Person Exhibition; RECENT DECORATIVE CERAMIC VESSELS, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
THE SNAKE IN THE GARDEN; CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES TO SLIPWARE; Aberystwyth Arts Centre, United Kingdom (catalog publ.)
-Collins Gallery; University of Glasgow, Scotland
NCECA 2001 CLAY NATIONAL EXHIBITION; (NCECA purchase award winner), Winthrop University Galleries, Charlotte, NC
NATIONAL CLAY INVITATIONAL; Blue Spiral 1 Galley, Asheville, NC
EXCESS; Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
THE PAINTED POT: THE ART OF MAIOLICA; Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury, VT
CONTEMPORARY MAIOLICA; Arkansas Arts Center Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, AK
THE 4TH ANNUAL NCECA SILENT AUCTION; Charlotte, NC
TELLING TALES; Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
Materia Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2000 THE NEW MAIOLICA; Seduced by Colour; George R. Gardener Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, Canada
*One Person Exhibition; DECORATED VESSELS, Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, PA
THREE VIEWS OF USE; University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
STRICTLY FUNCTIONAL POTTERY NATIONAL; Lancaster Museum of Art, East Petersburg, PA THE AMERICAN POTTERY FESTIVAL; Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
POTTER’S COLLOQUIUM AND EXHIBITION; Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA
FOCUS ON FUNCTION; University of Minnesota National Ceramics Biennial, Minneapolis, MN
SMALL WORKS; JOHN ELDER GALLERY, NYC,NY
COUPLETS: DUALITY IN CLAY; The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
ARCHIE BRAY AND THE COLORADO CONNECTION; Arapahoe Area Community College; Arapaho, CO
STUDIO DAYS-EXTRAORDINARY OBJECTS; Chester Springs Studio, PA
The Miller Gallery; Cincinnati, OH
BISTRO 1615; Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe , NM
THE HOUSE AND GARDEN; Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
PLATES AND PLATTERS: SALON STYLE; Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
2000 Resident Artist Scholarship Benefit Silent Auction; Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
John Elder Gallery, NYC NY
Materia, Scottsdale, AZ
1999 THE DECORATED VESSEL; John Elder Gallery, NYC, NY
Triennial 7, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, PA
CLAY TODAY, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY
THE ART OF POURING, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
THE GREAT BALANCING ACT, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
SOFA, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
AMERICAN POTTERY FESTIVAL, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
SELECT 12, Pre-NCECA Conference Invitational Exhibition, Ohio University, Athens, OH
SELECT 15, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
CAMPAIGN FOR A NEW ARTS CENTER FOR A NEW CENTURY, Auction, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
CERAMIC REUNION EXHIBITION AND SILENT AUCTION, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
FOR THE HOUSE AND GARDEN, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
CERAMICS ’99, The Guilford Handcraft Center, Guilford, CT
The Hand and the Spirit, Scottsdale, AZ
John Elder Gallery, New York, NY
1998 PAPER POTS-WATERSHED BENEFIT, John Elder Gallery, New York City, NY
EXTRAORDINARY VESSELS, Spruill Art Center, Atlanta, GA
PENN STATE CLAY TRADITION, Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, MD
*One Person Exhibition, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
CUP INVITATIONAL, Margo Jacobson Gallery, Portland, OR
POTTERY AUCTION; Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Joanne Rapp Gallery, Scottsdale, AR
1997 5TH ANNUAL TEAPOT EXHIBITION, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
TUREEN DU JOUR - Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
STRICTLY FUNCTIONAL POTTERY NATIONAL - Juror, Val Cushing, The Market House Craft Center, Ephrata, PA
CONTEMPORARY UTILITARIAN CERAMICS - Auburn University, Auburn, AL
CERAMIC FORMS - Indiana University Southeast, Louisville, KY
FUNCTIONAL WORK: AMERICAN POTTERS - Boettcher Mansion, Golden, CO
FUNCTIONAL WORK: AMERICAN POTTERS - Arvada Center, Denver, CO
MAY FLOWERS - Special Projects, New York, NY
SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS FACULTY EXHIBITION - Palmer Museum of Art, University Park, PA
FUNCTIONAL CERAMICS 1997 - Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH
HOT TEA - Del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Joanne Rapp Gallery, Scottsdale, AR
Shaw-Guido Gallery, Detroit, MI
POTS ‘97 - Chester Springs Studio Gallery, Chester Springs, PA, Juror, Kirk Mangus. (Prize Awarded)
HOLIDAY EXHIBIT - The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
CUP INVITATIONAL - Margo Jacobson Gallery, Portland, OR
1996 TREASURES - John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
NCECA - Triaxial Blend: Clay, Industry, and Technology, Rochester, NY
TEAPOTS FOR THE RENWICK - National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC
UTILITARIAN CLAY II: Celebrate the Object, Gatlinburg, TN
DINNERWORKS, Louisville Visual Arts Association, Louisville, KY
DECADES - Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
TEN YEARS OF FIRE: Watershed, Beyond the Muse, Rockport, ME, Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
TWISTED TEA - Twist Gallery, Portland, OR
CUP INVITATIONAL - Margo Jacobsen Gallery, Portland, OR
Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Ariana Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
Faculty Exhibition, Penn State, School of Visual Arts, University Park, PA
1995 Two Person Show - Collaboration with Diane Rosenmiller; Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
SOFA, Joanne Rapp Gallery, Chicago, IL
TEAPOT AND COFFEE POT INVITATIONAL - Lill Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
PITCHER INVITATIONAL - Lill Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
PAPER POTS - Watershed Benefit Exhibition, New York City, NY
Holiday Exhibition, Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1994 ONE PERSON EXHIBITION - Sculpture; Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
MAJOLICA: CONTEMPORARY INTERPRETATIONS; The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Pitcher Invitational, Lill Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
EXTRAVAGANT TEAPOTS; Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY
I’M A LITTLE TEAPOT; Islip Art Museum, New York, NY
Window Exhibition, Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

TEAPOTS AND CUPS, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY
MENORAHS, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY
TERRA-FLORA, Artworks Gallery, Seattle, WA
FOR THE HOUSE AND GARDEN, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, WI
HOLDING PATTERNS, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
Sculpture Invitational, Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
SCULPTORS TEAPOTS, Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
THE MAD HATTER TEA PARTY, Ferrin Gallery, North Hampton, MA
Annual Teapot Exhibition, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
Joanne Rapp Gallery-The Hand And The Spirt, , Scottsdale, AZ
1993 NCECA CLAY NATIONAL, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA
HOLIDAY EXHIBITION, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY
SPRING CELEBRATION, Joanne Rapp Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
ARCHIE BRAY BENEFIT EXHIBITION AT NCECA, The International Gallery, San Diego, CA
Awards and Grants
2001 Grant, Institute for the Arts and Humanistic Studies, Penn State University, University Park, PA
Grant, Faculty Research Grant, Penn State University, University Park, PA
Purchase Award, National Conference for the Education of the Ceramic Arts,
National Head Quarters; Denver, Colorado
2000 Grant, Institute for the Arts and Humanistic Studies, Penn State University, University Park, PA
Publications
2003 Book: The Decorative Vase; Lark Books, (photo and text)
2002 Book: Working with Clay, Susan Peterson, Laurence King Publishing, (photo and text)
Book: The Penland Book of Ceramics, Linda Arbuckle, Lark Books, (photo and text)
Book: The Ceramic Surface, Mathias Ostermann, London: A&C Black, (photo and text)
2001 Book: The Art of Contemporary American Pottery, Kevin A. Hluch,
Krause Publications, (photo and caption).
Periodical: Studio Potter, January 2001 pg.100 & 103 (photo and text)
2000 Periodical: Ceramics Monthly, April 2000 pg. 39 (photo and text).
1999 Newspaper: New York Times, Sunday, November 21, pg.16 Art Reviews (color photo and text).
Book: The New Maiolica: Contemporary Approaches to Colour and Technique, Mathias Ostermann, London: A & C Black, pg.131 (photo and text).
Book: The Craft and Art of Clay, Susan Peterson, Prentice Hall, NJ, pg.69 (photo and caption).
Book: Painted Ceramics: Colour and Imagery on Clay, Brenda Pegrum, Wiltshire, UK: The Crowood Press, pgs.21, 152-154, page opposite title page (photos and text).
Newspaper: The Phladelphia Inquirer, Friday,May 28 (photo).
Newspaper: New Haven Register, Sunday, June 6, pg. D1.
Book: Slipware: Contemporary Approaches, Victoria and Michael Eden, London: A & C Black, pg. 130-133.

1998 Journal: NCECA Journal, “Emerging Talent,” 1998, pg. 106 (photo and text).
Periodical: Ceramics Monthly, January 1998, pg. 18 (photo and text).
1997 Periodical: Ceramics Monthly, January 1997, pg. 49 (photo and text).
*Periodical: Studio Potter, “Lustreware: Iran to the Bathroom,” by Liz Quackenbush, June 1997, Volume 25, #2, pg. 37 (photo and text).
Periodical: American Craft, January 1997, pg. 34 (text).
Periodical: American Craft, April/May 1997, pg. 10 (text).
1996 Book: Hand Formed Ceramics: Creating Form and Surface. Author: Richard Zakin, Chilton Book Company, pg. 65 (photo and text).
Periodical: Ceramics Monthly, April 1996, pg. 22 (photo and text).
Periodical: American Style, #4, Spring edition, pg. 36, “The Emerging” (photo and text).
Periodical: American Style, #6, Fall edition, pg. 10, Review, “Madcap Tea Party Caps Renwick Gala.” (text).

Permanent Collections
Tullie House Museum, Carlislle,UK
Aberystwyth Arts Center, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales
Ann and Harry Wollman, Woodstock, VT
NCECA Permanent Collection, NCECA Headquarters;Denver, CO
George R. Gardiner Museum, Toronto, Canada
Islip Art Museum, Islip, NY
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
Joan Mondale, Minneapolis, MN
Mark Pharis, Minneapolis, MN

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