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I worked in graphic
design for ten years before realizing that computers may be integrated
into my ceramics. It was during this period that I discovered the
importance of the computer to the formation of my work. Recently
I have come to some realizations: First, computers and working with
clay are not mutually exclusive, rather, computers can be used as
a tool for designing or planning my ceramic work. The computer has
become as important as all my other traditional ceramic tools, if
not more. Second, my experiences and aesthetics, which are tied
to tradition and utilitarian pottery, can be expressed in a very
new and different way using the computer. Third, just as my graphic
design job became boring and routine, I discovered that using a
computer was an efficient and natural way to plan my pot forms.
Education
University of Wisconsin - River Falls - B.S. in Liberal Arts with
an Art Major 1991
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, MFA in Ceramics, 2005
Teaching
University of Minnesota, Adjunct Faculty, Summer 2005
Inver Hills Comunity College, Adjunct Faculty, 2005–Present
Inver Hills Comunity College, Taught Begining Ceramics, Advanced
Ceramics, and Topics in Kiln Building, Summer 2004
University of Minnesota, Insructor of Record, Ceramics 1801, Spring
2005
University of Minnesota, Instructor of Record, Drawing 1101, Fall
2003, Spring 2004
University of Minnesota, Teaching Assistant , 2002- 2005
Northern Clay Center, 2000- 2003 Minneapolis, MN|
Selected Exhibits
2005 Mastery in Clay 2005, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Minnesota Community College Faculty Exhibition, Rochester Center
For The Arts, Rochester, MN
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Group Show, Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
ENDLESS VARIATIONS, Invitational, Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore,
MD
NORTHERN WOOD, Invitational, Main Street Gallery, Annapolis, MD
2004 MOVE, Invitational Exhibit, Rochester Center For The Arts,
Rochester, MN
MANDATORY, Group Show, Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
NEXT GENERATION, Invitational Exhibit, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe,
NM
2003 Recent work, Solo Exhibit, Phipps Center For The Arts, Hudson,
WI
GRAD SALON, Group Show, Nash Teaching Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
MINNESOTA CLAY, Invitational, Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN
Faculty and student show, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2002 Recent work, Solo Exhibit, Clay Art Center Port Chester, NY
FEATS OF CLAY, Juried Ceramic Exhibition, Lincoln Arts, 540 F Street,
Lincoln CA
WINTER FEST 2002, Invitational, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore,
MD
2002 HOLIDAY SHOW, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Mastery in Clay, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
GROUP SHOW, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL
2001 Ceramics 2001, Juried Show, The Guilford Handcraft Center,
Guilford, CT
Soda National 2001, Juried Show, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula,
MT 59802
The 2001 Sydney Teapot Show, Invitational, Inner City Clay workers
Gallery, Glebe, Australia
Faculty and student Show, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Regional ceramics invitational, Guenzel Gallery/Peninsula Art School,
Fish Creek, WI
Ceramics and glass invitational, Corning Community College, Corning,
NY
A view of contemporary ceramics, Chester Springs Studio, Chester
Springs, PA
Le Grand Buffet, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2001 Holiday Show, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
SECOND ANNUAL TEAPOT SHOW, Invitational, Art Resources Gallery,
Chicago, IL
CERAMICS INVITATIONAL, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata,
MN 2000
21st TEAPOT EXHIBITION, Invitational, Ferrin Gallery, North Hampton,
MA
MINNESOTA CRAFT COUNCIL FESTIVAL 2000, Juried Show, St. Paul, MN
ENHANCEMENTS Handcrafted Functional Objects, Invitational, Exhibits
USA Curated by Media Gallery, Garnett, KS
WOODFIRE 2000, Invitational, Lill Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
FOCUS ON FUNCTION, Juried Show, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University
of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Group Teapot Show, Juried Show, Art Resources Gallery, Chicago,
IL
1999 FUNCTIONAL FIRE, Juried Show, Iowan Artisan Gallery, Iowa City,
IA
Phipps Center for the Arts, Group Show, Hudson, WI
STRICTLY FUNCTIONAL POTTERY NATIONAL, Juried Show, The Market House
Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA
Awards Studio Days 2001, The Charles Ernest Award
Joel and Aja Ceramics Award, University of Minnesota, 2004
Publications Ceramics Monthly, September 1998, Ceramics USA
Beautiful Use, Contemporary American Pottery, Kevin A. Hluch, 2001
Clay Times, July/August 2001, Feature Article
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