Wayne Branum I MINNESOTA
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My work is rooted in utilitarian pottery. Within an evolution of the basis I am simply trying to pull together images and ideas that have impact on me. Elements in my work such as color, texture, proportion, etc. contribute to a slow personal continuum. The progression is gradual, even unnoticeable perhaps, but essential to my evolvement. Through making process, a felt language is resultant in the pots, a language that communicates via intuition, vague reference, and touch. My hope is for others to be impacted in some way.

Academic Training
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 1966-1971, BFA 1971
University of Minnesota Graduate School, Minneapolis, MN 1971
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 1971-1972

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Professional Experience Ceramics
Graduate Assistant, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 1971
Teaching Fellowship, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI 1971-1972
Resident Artist, Milaca Public Schools, Milaca, MN 1974 -1977 NEA Grant Program
Instructor, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN 1978 -1980
Instructor, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 1980 - 1981
Instructor, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO Summer 1982
Potter, Branum Pottery, Milaca, MN 1973 - 1984
Potter, MacKenzie Pottery, Stillwater, MN 1984 - 1993
Potter, Branum/Pharis Studio, Roberts, WI 1992 - Present

Ceramic Workshops
Casper College, Casper WY. 1981
Appalachian Center for the Crafts, Smithville, TN 1982
Kent State University, Kent, OH 1983
Montgomery Potters Guild, Montgomery County, MD 1983
The Octagon Center for the Arts and Humanities, Sun Valley, ID 1984
"Confluence" Continental Clay Company, Minneapolis, MN 1995 NCECA
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL 1999

Selected Exhibitions 1981 - 1992
Minnesota Pottery: A Potter's View, University of Minnesota Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Scripps Annual Ceramic Exhibition, Lang Art Gallery, Claremont, CA
Functional Ceramics 1981, The College of Wooster Art Museum, Wooster, OH
Useful Pots, Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO
Spouting Ideas, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
American Ceramic National Downy Museum of Art, Downey, CA
Macalaster Ceramics Invitational '83, Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center, St. Paul, MN
Wood firing in America, Craftsman's Gallery, Scarsdale, NY
Surface/Function/Shape, University Center Gallery, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL
Contemporary Clay '85, University Art Gallery, Rohnert Park, CA
Clay National, Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA
The Minnesota Connection, The Craftsman's Gallery, Scarsdale, NY
Clay: Everyday Plus Sunday, John Michael Kohler Arts Center Sheboygan, WI
Utility Plus, Minnesota Gallery, of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
"Potter's- potter's" Lowe Art Gallery, Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Midwest Clay and Fiber, Concept Art Gallery and The Clay Place, Pittsburgh, PA
Minnesota Potters, Silvermine Gallery-Stamford, Stamford, CT
Beyond Craft: A Celebration of Creativity, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Feature Exhibition, Pro Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO
"Warren MacKenzie, Teacher: Followers In the Functional Tradition" University Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
The Expressive Tea Pot, Swidler Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
Sphere of Influence, Pro-Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO
The MacKenzie Legacy, Manchester Craftsmen Guild, Pittsburg, PA
New Work, Raymond Avenue Gallery, St. Paul , MN
Functional Pottery: Two Generations, Nancy Morgolis Gallery, New York, NY and Portland, ME
1993
National Clay Symposium--Tableware, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA
Ceramics Invitational, Bluffton College, Bluffton, OH
1994
New Work, The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI
1995
Across the Big Muddy, Clay Artists of Wisconsin, The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI
Holman Building After Midnight, MC Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
The 3rd Annual Teapot Exhibition, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO
1996
Wood Fired Pottery, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA
National Clay Invitational, Clay/Wood/Fire/Salt, Contemporary Artifacts Gallery, Berea, KY
1997
The Flourishing Tradition, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR
Tracing Tradition, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
1999
Pottery for Pleasure, Ellipse Art Center, Arlington, VA
2000
Clay/Wood/Fire/Salt, Folk Art Center-SHCG, Ashville, NC and Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
2001
New Work, Raymond Avenue Gallery, St. Paul, MN
"25 Select 25", Gallery1021 : Lill Street, Chicago, IL
2002
Functional Connections, Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA

Publications
Studio Potter, Winter, 1975-1976
Ceramics Monthly, May 1974, 1981
Craft Connection, 1st Qt. 1981, "Sidelines"
Ceramics Monthly, Summer, 2002 "Functional Ceramics"

Awards/Other
National Endowment for the Arts, Craftsmen Fellowship, 1978
Practicing Architect, Registered in the States of MN, WI and NJ, 1991 to present
Principal with Sala Architects, Stillwater, Minneapolis, Excelsior, MN 2000 to present
Studio partnership with Mark Pharis, Roberts, WI 1992 to present

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