Education:
2010-2014 East Tennessee State University, BFA in Ceramics, GPA 3.648. Cum Laude
2009-2010 Jackson State Community College
Teaching:
2014- 2015 Instructor, Mount Pisgah Pottery
Beginning Throwing (focusing on technique and form)
Employment History:
2015-present Self Employed
2012- 2015 Apprentice, Greg Pace Pottery
collecting ceramic materials, making clay and glazes, throwing, glazing, firing, class assistance, gallery assistant, accounting, and packing/shipping pottery.
2009-10 Work-study assistant, Jackson State Community College
cleaning, grading, mounting prints, designing, gallery assistant.
Scholarships, Awards, and Grants:
2019 Best Other Merchandise, Southeast Festivals & Events Association, Kaleidoscope Awards
2015 Third Place, Colorfest Fine Arts & Crafts Fair, Dillsboro, NC
2015 Best of Show, Hungry Mother Festival, Marion, VA
2014 2nd Place, Fine Art in the Park, Jonesborough, TN
2014 Honorable Mention, Colorfest Fine Arts & Crafts Fair, Dillsboro, NC
2014 Middleton Emerging Artist Award, Bakersville Creekwalk Arts Festival
2014 Ceramics Merit Award, Student Honors Show, ETSU
2014 Faculty Choice Award, Student Honors Show, ETSU
2014 Dwight M. Holland Scholarship, NC Potter’s Conference
2014 Undergraduate Student Travel Grant, ETSU
2014 Nominated for Windgate Fellowship Award
2013 The Lynn Whitehead Ceramics Scholarship
2013 Ceramics Merit Award, Student Honors Show, ETSU
2013 ETSU Summer Study Abroad PLUS Scholarship
2012 The Lynn Whitehead Ceramics Scholarship
2011 Ceramics Merit Award, Student Honors Show, ETSU
2010-2011 Academic Officers Transfer Scholarship
2009-2013 TN Hope Lottery Scholarship
Professional/Student Associations:
2016 The Potters Council Member
2016 Tennessee Craft Member
2016 Art in the Park Member, Asheville, NC
2014 Art in the Park Member, Asheville, NC
2014 Vice President of Student Ceramics Association at East Tennessee State University
2013 President of Student Ceramics Association at East Tennessee State
2012 Vice President of Student Ceramics Association at East Tennessee State University
2011 Secretary of Student Ceramics Association at East Tennessee State University
2011 Member of Mud Club at Austin Peay State University
2010 President of Art Club at Jackson State Community College
Exhibitions:
2019 "Qui Gallery Art Exhibition" Jingdezhen, China. Dec 18-28th.
2018 “Lake Norman Preview Party” at Dressler’s in Birkdale Village, Huntersville, NC. May 18
2016 "24th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National" Juror: Simon Leach at the Market House Craft Center in Lancaster, PA. Sept. 17-Oct. 22.
2015 "The Horses of Revelation" a 3 artist exhibition at The Jannette Kennedy Gallery, Dallas, TX. Dec. 4- Jan 4
2014 “Seize the Clay” at Nelson Fine Arts Center in Johnson City, TN. May 3-27
2014 “Stasis” Solo Exhibition at Slocumb Galleries, ETSU. April 7-11
2014 “ETSU Undergraduate Research Symposium” Millennium Centre, Johnson City, TN Apr 1
2014 "27th North Carolina Potters Conference Exhibition" Randolph Arts Guild, Asheboro, NC. March 7-9
2014 "The Distinguished President's Trust Dinner, Celebrating the Arts” convention center, Kingsport, TN. Feb 28
2014 “New Horizons ’14” at The Ned, Jackson, TN. Jan 6-Mar 1
2013 “Student Ceramics Association Holiday Show” at ETSU campus ballroom. Johnson City, TN. Nov 20-21
2013 “Wood Fired Terracotta at Spannocchia” at Spannocchia Castello in Siena, Italy. June 17-30
2013 “Seize the Clay” at Nelson Fine Arts Center in Johnson City, TN. May 3-25
2013 “Student Honors Show” at Slocumb Galleries in Johnson City, TN. Apr 22- May 11
2013 “ETSU Undergraduate Research Symposium” Millennium Centre, Johnson City, TN. Apr 2
2013 “26th North Carolina Potters Conference Exhibition” Randolph Arts Guild, Asheboro, NC. March 1-3
2012 “Student Ceramics Association Holiday Show” at ETSU campus ballroom. Johnson City, TN. Nov 28-29
2012 “Seize the Clay” at Nelson Fine Arts Center in Johnson City, TN. May 3-25
2011 “Student Honors Show” at Slocumb Galleries in Johnson City, TN. Apr 22- May 11
2010 “New Horizons ‘10” at The Ned in Jackson, TN. Jan 5-Feb 28.
Publications:
2019 "Discover China: Jingdezhen: awakening of world's porcelain capital" Xinhua, October 22.
2014 “Celebrating the Arts” The Distinguished President’s Trust Dinner, ETSU. Pg. 3
2014 “In the Grove” Carolina Arts, Rhonda McCanless.Vol. 18, No. 3. Pg.15
2013 “ETSU students learn centuries-old ceramic making techniques in Italy trip” Johnson City Press, Rex Barber. July 16.
2013 “The Mocking Bird” Volume 41, The Student Literary/Arts Magazine of East Tennessee State University
2013 “Dare To Imagine” Spring 2013, Mary B. Martin School of the Arts. Pg. 15
2012 “The Mocking Bird” Volume 39, The Student Literary/Arts Magazine of East Tennessee State University. Pg. 27
2010 “Forked Deer” Volume 7, Spring 2010 Journal, Jackson State Community College. Cover, pg. 7, 10, and 15.
Community Oriented Events:
2019 Participated in and donated 20 Empty Bowls in Waynesville, NC for Haywood Pathways Center
2013 Participated in Empty Bowls in Johnson City, TN
2013 Volunteer at the North Carolina Potter’s Conference
2013 Volunteer with visiting artist, Patrick Dougherty’s “Bending Sticks” project at ETSU
2012 Participated in Empty Bowls in Johnson City, TN
2011 Participated in Empty Bowls in Clarksville, TN
2011 Volunteer at North Carolina Potter’s Conference
2010 Participated in Empty Bowls in Johnson City, TN
Art Related Activities:
2018 “Art in Autumn” Weaverville, NC Sept 15
2018 "Art in the Park" Blowing Rock, NC. July 14, Aug 11, Sept.8
2018 “Lake Norman Craft Show” Huntersville, NC May 19-20
2018 “Dogwood Arts Festival” Knoxville, TN April 28-30
2017 “Lazy Daze” Cary, NC Aug 26-27
2017 “Piedmont Park” Atlanta, GA. Aug 19-20
2017 “Lake Norman Craft Show” Huntersville, NC June 24-25
2017 “Dogwood Arts Festival” Knoxville, TN April 28-30
2017 “Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival” Fairhope, AL March 17-19
2016 “Art in Autumn” Weaverville, NC Sept 17
2016 “Biltmore Village Art & Craft Fair” Asheville, NC. Aug 6-7
2016 “Berea Craft Festival” Berea, KY. July 8-10
2016 "Art in the Park" Blowing Rock, NC. May 7, Aug 13, Sept.10, Oct. 8
2016 "Piedmont Pottery Festival" Greensboro, NC. April 9, Nov. 12
2016 Attended the Alabama Clay Conference. Feb 5-7
2015 Demonstrated wheel throwing at the Buncombe County Elementary School System (400+ students). October 15
2015 Coordinated "Holiday Pottery Sale" Mount Pisgah Pottery, Candler, NC. Nov. 28
2015 "Creekwalk Arts Fest" Bakersville, NC. June 20
2015 "Art in the Park" Blowing Rock, NC. May 9, June 3, Aug 15, Sept.12
2015 "Piedmont Pottery Festival" Greensboro, NC. April 11, Nov. 15
2014 "Piedmont Pottery Festival" Greensboro, NC. Nov. 1
2014 "Fine Art in the Park" Jonesborough, TN. Oct. 18-19
2014 “Bakersville Creek Walk Art Festival” Bakersville, NC. Sept. 20
2014 Coordinated Student Ceramics Association at ETSU to take 4 students as volunteers to North Carolina Potters Conference. March 7-9
2014 Receive individual studio visit by Buzz Spector, Positive Negative Juror at ETSU, February 27
2014 Receive individual studio visit by Rick Hensley & Donna Polseno, Feb 25
2013 Demonstrated wheel throwing in Advanced Ceramics Class, ETSU. November 25
2013 Demonstrated wheel throwing at the Buncombe County Elementary School System (400+ students). November 22
2013 Receive individual studio visit by Steven Forbes deSoule, March 20
2013 Coordinated Student Ceramics Association at ETSU to take 4 students as volunteers to North Carolina Potters Conference. March 1-3.
2012 “Art in the Park” Louisville, Kentucky. September 20-22
2012 “American Founders Bank Woodland Art Fair” Lexington, KY. Aug 17-19
2012 Receive individual studio visit by John Jessiman & Steven Glass. March 22
2011 Attended North Carolina Potters Conference, Jingdezhen Potters demonstrated. March 18-20
2010 Coordinated and fundraised Art Club at JSCC to take a school trip to Chicago, IL. May 10-13
Workshops:
2015 Presenter, Wildacres Retreat Conference Center at Little Switzerland, NC. Rising Sun’s 18th Annual meeting of “It Was a Dark and Stormy Night Pottery Guild.” (focusing on throwing, glazing, and firing techniques) June 28-July 4
2014 Presenter, Wildacres Retreat Conference Center at Little Switzerland, NC. Rising Sun’s 17th Annual meeting of “It Was a Dark and Stormy Night Pottery Guild.” (focusing on throwing, glazing, and firing techniques) June 29-July 5
Conferences:
2014 Presented “Vortex Soda Kiln Construction at ETSU” at the North Carolina Potter’s Conference. March 9
Study Abroad/Residencies:
2019 Accepted into “Jingdezhen Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute” a 1-month Residency program in Jingdezhen, China. October 13-November 9
2019 Accepted into "Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft" a 10 day Summer Residency Program in Columbia, NC. May 30-June 8
2013 “Wood Fired Terracotta at Spannocchia” a Study Abroad Trip at Spannocchia Castello in Siena, Italy. June 17-30
Professional References:
Don Davis Ceramics Professor, ETSU
386.562.2384, drdavis@brighthouse.com
Greg Pace Professional Studio Potter
828.772.6051, gregpacepottery@hotmail.com
Travis Graves Sculpture Professor, ETSU
423.439.8308, gravest@etsu.edu