BRAD SCHWIEGER I OHIO
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My work is informed by my sincere interest in pottery. I have done extensive research on historical pottery, more specifically the folk pottery from the United States and Japan. My ideas often examine utility; however, I feel my work can also function as a decorative object.

More recently I have been exploring various styles of architecture. My interest lies in the overall shape that a structure takes on; it's primary function and the unique details that adorn the structure. I find an interesting parallel between architecture and pottery.

Form is the most essential element in my work. My secondary focus is to develop different types of surfaces that will enhance and support the form. I have explored surface by continuous testing of ceramic materials, kiln design, kiln construction and firing. The work is wheel thrown an altered. The altering process consists of faceting, stretching and cutting up sections of the form and reassembling them. These techniques temper the symmetry of the wheel thrown process.

I am often concerned with the formal elements of design. How do the parts relate to the whole? How can the whole transcend the parts? How can each piece become an original interpretation of the larger idea.I have been influenced by many people, places and pots in my life. My intention is to keep my work evolving and changing, responding to my experiences.

Academic Preparation:
1981-83 Master of Fine Arts Degree, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.
1978-81 Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, University of Iowa, Iowa City,Iowa.

Professional Experience:
1990 - Present Professor, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.
1985 -1990 Associate Professor, Vincennes University, Vincennes, Indiana.

Selected National Juried Exhibitions:
Transformation: Contemporary Works in Ceramics, Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder's Prize, Pittsburgh, PA. 2003
2003 NCECA Clay National Exhibition, R.B. Stevenson Gallery, San Diego, California. 2003
Pushing Clay, University of Southern Maine, Gorham, Maine. 2002
San Angelo National Ceramics Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas. 2002
Vase Exhibition, Peck Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island. 2002
Feats of Clay, Lincoln Arts, Lincoln, California. 2001, 1997, 1995, 1993, 1990
Strictly Functional Pottery National, Lancaster Museum of Art, Pennsylvania. 2001, 2000, 1998, 1996, 1995
Ceramics USA, University of North Texas, SOVA Gallery, Denton, Texas. 2003, 2000, 1998,1995
American Shino, Babcock Galleries, New York, New York. 2001
Utilitarian Ceramics, Nicholls State University, Department of Art, Thibodaux, Louisiana. 2000
Prevailing Winds, Current Trends in Contemporary American Ceramics, 2000, Young & Constantin Gallery, Wilmington, Vermont.
Habitat to Ritual: Pots for Living, Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs , Pennsylvania. 1999
Crafts National, Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania. 1999, 1996
San Angelo National Ceramics Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas. 1998, 1996, 1994
Monarch Ceramics Competition, Kennedy - Douglass Center for the Arts, Florence, Alabama. 1997
NCECA Triaxial Blend: Clay, Industry and Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York.
NCECA Clay National 1995, The University of Minnesota, Frederick R. Wiseman Museum of Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Selected Invitational Exhibitions:
"30 Potters x 5 Pots" AKAR, Iowa City, Iowa. 2003
21st Century Ceramics, Columbus College of Art and Design, Canzani Center Gallery, Columbus, Ohio. 2003
An Affinity for the Cup, Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, California. 2003
The Armory National Ceramics Invitational, West Palm Beach, Florida. 2002
Eight: Clay and Paint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia. 2002
"Stoneware: For Daily Rituals, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, Missouri. 2002
Clay Nation, The Ulrich Museum, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas. 2002
Salt and Ash, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico. 2001
"Faces of Fire", Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury Center, Vermont. 2001
Wood/Clay/Fire/Salt, Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, North Carolina. 2000
Decontructed Visions, Art Mecca, Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery, Chicago, Illinois. 2000
Different Stokes, University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, Iowa.1999
The Art of the Pour, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.1999
National Ceramics Invitational, Denise Bibro Fine Arts Gallery, New York, New York.1998
Gesture and Message, Group Invitational, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland.1998
Anything That Pours, Appalachian Craft Center, Smithville, Tennessee.1997
Survey of Contemporary Ceramics, Tustin Renaissance Gallery, Tustin, California.1996
Hot Tea, Del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, California.1996
Vases, Ariana Gallery, Royal Oak, Michigan.1995

Selected Solo Exhibitions:
Recent Work, Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, Ohio. 2003
Signature Shop and Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia. 2003
Fifth Element Gallery, Portland, Oregon. 2001
Contemporary Artifacts Gallery, Berea, Kentucky. 2000
George E. Ohr Cultural Art Center, Biloxi, Mississippi.1999
New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, New Harmony, Indiana.1998
Lynn Mayhew Gallery, Ohio Wesleyan University, Humphreys Art Hall, Delaware, Ohio. 1995
Featured Shop Artist, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.1995
Sculptural Vessels, The Clay Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 1994
Recent Works, Shircliff Gallery, Vincennes University, Vincennes, Indiana. 1994
Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio. 1992
Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, Tennessee. 1990
Sheldon Swope Museum, Terre Haute, Indiana. 1988
Little Tokyo Clay Works, Los Angeles, California.1988
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.1987

Selected International Exhibitions:
Seto Residency Exhibition, Seto Ceramics and Glass Art Center, Seto, Japan. 2002
The 2nd Cheongju Craft Competition, Cheongju - City, Korea. 2001
Ceramics Symposium / Exhibition, Kunstlerhaus 188, Halle, Saale, Germany.1999
Cesky Krumlov, Ceramic Pots, Agency of Czech Ceramic Design, Czech Republic.1998
Ceramics Invitational Exhibition, , Taipei Cultural Center, Taiwan.1998
Ceramics Invitational Exhibition, Savesta Syntynyt, Fiskars, Finland.1998
Salzbrand Keramik '96, Galerie Handwerk, Koblenz, Germany.1996
The Kaunas Museum of Art, Kaunas, Lithuania.1994
International Ceramics Museum, Romhild, Germany.1993
Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award, Auckland, New Zealand.1992

Selected Workshop Presentations:
Sierra Nevada College, Lake Tahoe, Incline Village, Nevada. 2003
Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan. 2002
Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas. 2002
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina. 2001, 1995
Oregon College of Arts and Cfrafts, Portland, Oregon. 2001
Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation, Northern Kentucky University. 2000
Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania. 2000
George E. Ohr Cultural Art Center, Biloxi, Mississippi.1999
Native Soil American Pottery, Evanston, Illinois.1999
Bringham Young University, Provo, Utah.1999
Hamilton Potters Guild, Hamilton, Canada.1998
University of Alaska, Anchorage / Fairbanks, Alaska.1998
University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida.1998
East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.1997
Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, Tennessee.1996, 1990
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee. 2002,1996, 1993
Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio. 1996
NCECA Demonstrator, National Conference, Rochester, New York.1996
Kansas Craft Association, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas.1995
University of Wyoming, Department of Art, Laramie, Wyoming.1995
Kiln Design and Construction,Burg Giebichenstein, Halle Academy of Art, Halle, Germany.1995
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.1994,1993

Gallery Affiliations:
Red Star Studios, Kansas City, Missouri
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Signature Shop and Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, California
Fifth Element Gallery, Portland, Oregon.

Selected Collections:
Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC.
Seto City Cultural Center, Seto, Japan.
Mint Musem of Craft and Design, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Taipei Cultural Center, Taiwan.
City of Fiskars Ceramics Organization, Fiskars, Finland.
Arthur Williams, New York, New York.
Igal and Diane Silber Collection, Laguna Beach, California.
Agency of Czech Design, Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic.
Archie Bray Foundation for Ceramic Arts, Helena, Montana.
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas.
International Museum of Ceramics, Romhild, Germany.
Utah State University, Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan, Utah.
Sheldon Swope Museum, Terre Haute, Indiana.
Evansville Museum of Arts and Sciences, Evansville, Indiana.
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Museum of Art Collection.
Lincoln Arts Cultural Foundation, Lincoln, California.

Residencies/ International Symposiums:
Gallery Estudi, Poble Espanyol, Barcelona, Spain. 2002
Seto City Ceramic and Glass Art Center Residency, Seto, Japan. 2001
Kunstlerhaus 188 Symposium , Halle, Germany.1999
Archie Bray Foundation Residency, Helena, Montana.1998
Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts Residency, Newcastle, Maine.1997
Jiesia Porcelain Symposium, Kaunas, Lithuania.1994
Romhild Symposium, Germany.1993
Sun Valley Center for the Arts Residency, Sun Valley, Idaho.1984

In Print: Selected Books & Periodicals:
The Penland Book of Ceramics, Lark Books, page 128, Sterling Publishing, New York. 2003
Ceramics Monthly, December 2002, On the Cover, page 34.
Ceramics: A Potter's Handbook, Sixth Edition, Written by Glenn Nelson and Richard Burkett, 2001, page 219.
The Art of Contemporary American Pottery, Written By Kevin Hluch, Krause Publications 2001, pages 73 and 135.
Ceramics Art and Perception, June 2001, Reversing the Illusion, wriiten by Kate Bonansinga, Pages 3-5.
American Craft, Gallery Section, June 2001.
Ceramics Monthly, October 2000, pages 22 and 61.
Functional Pottery, Form and Aesthetic in Pots of Purpose, Robin Hopper, Second Addition, Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, Copyright 2000, pages 88, 167.
The Ceramic Design Book, A Gallery of Contemporary Work, published by Lark Books 1998, Asheville, North Carolina, page 14.
Ceramics Monthly, Febuary 1998, cover page and color photo article, pages 53-60.
Clay Times, October 1997, Gallery Section, Waterford, Virgina.
The Best of Pottery, selected by Jonathan Fairbanks and Angela Fina, Quarry Books, Rockport Publishers, Rockport Massachusetts, copyright, 1996, pages 103, 106.
Naue Keramik, October 1996, Berlin, Germany, International Smposium, pages 278-281.
Ceramics Monthly, November 1996, 11th Annual San Angelo National, page 38.
Ceramics: Art and Perception: Issue 9, All Salt, Report by John Chambers, pages 69-72.
American Craft, January 1992. Collecting: Ceramics at the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art,
Logan, Utah, pages 40-43. Ceramics, Art and Perception, Issue 6, 1991, Woodspirits at Galeria Mesa, pages 83-85.
Ceramics Monthly, March 1990, Artifacts, page 49.
American Craft, July 1989, Gallery, Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, page 77.
Ceramics Monthly, May 1988, Portfolio, Summer in Utah, pages 32-33.
American Craft, March 1988, Gallery, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, page 77.
Arts Indiana, January 1988, Brad Schwieger Clay Artist, pages 30-31.
Ceramics Monthly, January 1986, Brad Schwieger, pages 56-58.
American Craft, December 1985, Gallery, Salt Lake Art Center, page 72.
Utah Holiday, July 1985, Eccles Community Art Center, pages 23-24.

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