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of artist by: Chris Bentley
As our lives involve
more and more assistance from technology, I am fascinated to see
the continued importance that we place on the handmade object. There
is a symbolism that we attach to these objects and something we
are seeking when we bring them into our everyday lives. Though aesthetics
are of importance in our architecture or in the products we use,
we have a special reverence for things that can not be reproduced
by machine. The love of these objects, their resistance to “progress”
and the humanity that they represent keep me working in clay.
Patterns and
textures I see, in the order of the stones in a pavement, branches
on a winter sky, or undulations of sand formed on the ocean floor
are translated in my work. The images I use are emblems of hope
and life and indications of the persistence of nature. A tiny bird,
a seedling, or a vine can go about its quiet business in spite of
human activity and the seeming improbability of its endurance. Inspirations
include linoleum and woodcut prints, textile designs, architecture,
and traditions in ceramic and decorative art.
Education
1997-1998 Post- Baccalaureate
Program, University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
1989-1993 BFA Ceramics, Maine College of Art
(formerly Portland School of Art), Portland, ME
Professional
History
1997 - Present Studio
Potter, Somerville, MA
1999-Present
Faculty, Mudflat Studio, Somerville, MA
2005-Present
Board Member, Mudflat Studio, Somerville, MA
1997-2002 Faculty,
Brookline Arts Center, Brookline, MA
1999-2002 Program
Committee, Brookline Arts Center, Brookline, MA
2000- 2001 Artist-in-Residence,
Mudflat Studio, Somerville, MA
1995-1997 Artist-in-Residence,
Infinity Gallery and Studio, Newton, MA
1995 Studio potter
and Instructor, Islesford Pottery, Islesford, ME
1995 Studio Assistant,
for workshop with Bill Brouillard, Haystack Mountain School for
Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
1995 Visiting
Artist for “Food Glorious Food,” Cultural Enrichment
Program Longfellow Elementary School, Portland, ME
1993-1994 Production
Potter, Studio Assistant, Peggy Anne Mack Pottery, North Yarmouth,
ME
Selected Exhibitions
2005 The Balance of Nature, Willoughby & Baltic, Somerville,
MA
2004 Our Cups Runneth Over, Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston,
MA
2004 Heart of the Home, Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery, Brookfield
Craft Center, Brookfield, CT
2002 Winterfest 2002, National Invitational Holiday Exhibition,
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
2002 The 2002 Orton Cone Box Show, NCECA 2002, Baker University,
Baldwin City, KS
2002 The State of Clay, Parsons Gallery, Lexington Arts and Crafts
Society, Lexington, MA
2001 Utilitarian Ceramic National, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux,
LA.
2000 Solo Exhibition, Main Street Studio + Gallery, Deer Isle, ME
1999 Newburyport Art Association Regional Fine Crafts Exhibition,
Newburyport Art Association, Newburyport, MA
1999 The State of Clay, Parsons Gallery, Lexington Arts and Crafts
Society, Lexington, MA
1999 MECA Alumni Exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine
College of Art, Portland, ME
1999 Celestial Seasonings: A Loose Interpretation IV, Celestial
Seasonings Company Headquarters, Boulder, CO
Honors and
Awards
1999 Artist
Fellowship Grant, Somerville Arts Council, Somerville, MA
1999 Honorable
Mention, Celestial Seasonings: A Loose Interpretation IV, Celestial
Seasonings Company Headquarters, Boulder, CO
1999 Kiln God
Residency, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
1995 Studio Assistantship,
Haystack Mountain School for Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
1992 Barret Memorial
Merit Scholarship, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
1989-1993 Half
Tuition Merit Scholarship, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
Collections
Celestial Seasonings,
Boulder, CO
Publications
Tile
Making and Installation, Lark Publishing, 2005
500 Cups, Lark
publishing, 2005
Handmade, Inspired
House, Taunton Press, April 2005
500 Bowls, Lark
Publishing, 2003
Up Front, Ceramics
Monthly, January 2003
Gallery Affiliations
Akar
Design, Iowa City, IA
Blossom, Deer
Isle, ME
The Field Gallery,
W Tisbury, MA
Foundry Lane,
Portland ME
Islesford Pottery,
Islesford, ME
Mudflat Gallery,
Cambridge, MA
The Society of
Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA
Retail Shows
2004
Philadelphia Furniture and Furnishings Show
2004 Crafts Park
Avenue, New York, NY
2004 Lyndhurst
Craft Show, Tarrytown, NY
2003, 2002 Westchester
Craft Show, Westchester, NY
2003 Providence
Craft Show, Providence, RI
2003 Guilford
Handcraft Show
2002, 2000 Crafts at the Castle, Boston, MA
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