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Statement
Clay is a natural medium in which to explore contradiction. Clay as a substance is soft, moist and responsive; as it becomes ceramic its transformed into something rigid and fragile.
Building on the essence of the medium, these forms derive their impact through visual/physical contradictions, a precarious appearance and the tension this creates. Some pieces have curved bases, “missing” pieces, cracks and joints that make them appear unstable, but they stand. Others rock but don’t tip over. The slabs are extremely thin which make the pieces much lighter than they appear. The scale and volume of the forms suggest function, but with holes, tears, cracks and uncertain balance they cannot perform most tasks assigned to traditional ceramic ware.
These forms are beautiful yet ragged, fragile yet resilient- contradictory qualities that mirror attributes of humanity.
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Education
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, MFA 1995
University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, BFA 1992
Selected Exhibitions
2009
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa Ciy, IA
2008
Ceramics Biennial Exhibition, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH
Soda Salt National IV The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Feats Of Clay XXI, Lincoln Arts and Culture Foundation, Lincoln, CA
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
2007
Clay on the Wall: 2007 Clay National, Landmark Gallery, Texas Tech University School of Art, Lubbock, TX
Germans In Mind, Sharpenberg Gallery, Dank-Haus, Chicago, IL
Forms & Shapes: Inspired by Architecture, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Visual Arts Society of Texas 39th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Center for Visual Arts, Denton, TX
Materials: Hard and Soft, Center for Visual Arts, Denton, TX
2006
Interim Show, Gallery Mornea, Evanston, IL
Vessel/Non-Vessel , Freeark Gallery, Riverside Art Center, Riverside, IL
2005
4th Annual Soda/Salt National, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Carbondale Clay National II , Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
New Work: Fragments, Departures and Meditations , ArtSpace Collective, Oshkosh, WI
2004
Form Follows Function , Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
Everyday , Freeark Gallery, Riverside Art Center, Riverside, IL
2003
Alterations and Time , UW-Sheboygan Art Department Gallery, Sheboygan, WI (two-person)
1997
Recognitions , ArtSpace Collective, Oshkosh, WI
The Digital Show: Artists Using Computers , Haydon Gallery, Lincoln, NE
1996
TAKE , Point of View Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
The Digital Show , ArtSPACE, Omaha, NE
1995
479 New York International Contemporary Art Competition , New York, NY
Photowork ’95 , Photogroup Center, Coral Gables, FL
1994
New Directions ’94 , Dutchess County Art Association at Barrett House, Poughkeepsie, NY
40th Annual National Juried Exhibition , San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA
Consuming Passions: Food, Art and Culture , Hallwalls Center for Contemporary Art, Buffalo, NY
La Grange National Biennial XVIII , Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA
Women's Art Works 4 , Shoestring Gallery, Rochester, NY; Women's History Museum, Seneca Falls, NY
Professional Activities
Columbia College , Chicago, IL, Part-time faculty, Photography 1996-97
Metropolitan Community College , Elkhorn, NE, Instructor, Photography 1995-96
Creighton University , Omaha, NE, Visiting Instructor, Photography 1995
University of Nebraska , Lincoln, NE, Graduate Instructor, Photography, Foundations 1993-95
Graduate Fellow , American Photography institute, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, NY 1995
Studio Assistant , Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC 1993
Awards
CAAP Grant , Chicago Artists Assistance Program Grant, Department of Cultural Affairs 1998
Vreeland Award , University of Nebraska, College of Fine and Performing Arts 1995
Trickey Scholarship , University of Nebraska, Department of Art and Art History 1994
Juror Award , San Diego Art Institute 40th Annual National Juried Exhibition
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