education
University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), Lincoln, NE 2003 - 2006
Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), Edwardsville, IL 2000 - 2002
Post-Baccalaureate Studies
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 1992 - 1996
Bachelor of Arts: Double major in Anthropology & Urban Studies
honors
2006 - 2007
Lincoln Fellowship, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
2005 - 2006
John W. McDonald Graduate Fellowship, UNL, Lincoln, NE
2003 - 2006
Full Graduate Assistantship, UNL, Lincoln, NE
Othmer Graduate Fellowship, UNL, Lincoln, NE
2004 - 2005
Sue Wilson Graduate Fellowship, UNL, Lincoln, NE
2001 - 2002
John Pohlman Memorial Scholarship, SIUE, Edwardsville, IL
1996
Departmental Honors (Urban Studies), Honors Thesis: "Assessing Chicago Public School Reform"
College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
awards
2006
Juror’s Award, By the Hand, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
2005
Honorable Mention, The Art of Fine Craft, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE
Juror’s Award, Pots: Objects of Virtue, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
2003
Juror’s Award, Affinity for the Cup, Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2002
Martha Holden Award, Annual Graduate Exhibition, SIUE, Edwardsville, IL
exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
2008
Sense of Place, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
2007
Down to Earth, Fellowship Exhibition, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
Useful Objects, Michelle Gantt Gallery, Bozeman, MT
Common Ground, UC Gallery, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Implements used by Peasants, Beigang Ceramics, Leeds, AL
2006
Poetics of the Commonplace, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Eisentrager • Howard Gallery, UNL, Lincoln, NE
Group Exhibitions
2008
Constructed Spaces, James Gallery, Bedford Hills, NY [upcoming 2 person show]
Area Sculpture: Inside Out, Owens Community College, Toledo, OH [Invitational]
Carbondale Clay National IV, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO [Juried]
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay Exhibition at NCECA, Pittsburg, PA [Invitational]
Archie Bray Resident Exhibition at NCECA, Pittsburg, PA [Invitational]
Specialized Dishes for Everyday Use, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI [Invitational]
Dinnerworks 2008, Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville, KY [Invitational]
Eight Fluid Ounces III, Glassell Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA [Juried]
2007
International Bray Resident Exhibition, Jingdezhen Ceramics Exposition, Shanghai & Beijing, [Traveling]
BGSU Faculty Show, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH [Group]
Surface Matters, Lill Street Art Center, Chicago, IL [Group]
For the Table, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM [Group]
Uncommon Objects, Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, WA [Group]
Hand Held Drinking Vessels, Main Street Art Gallery, Edwardsville, IL [Invitational]
Texture & Tone, Lill Street Art Center, Chicago, IL [Group]
Ninety Teapots, Xen Gallery, St. Louis, MO [Invitational]
Core Sample, James Patrick Gallery, Wiscasset, ME [Invitational]
Carbondale Clay National III, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO [Juried]
Resident Artist Exhibition, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT [Group]
To Make Haste Slowly, Turman Larison Contemporary, Helena, MT [2 person show]
8th Annual Clay Invitational, The Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d'Alene, ID [Invitational]
ANA 35, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT [Juried]
By Six, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM [Group]
The Art of Tools, Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA [Invitational]
2nd Annual National Juried Cup Show, University of Arkansas at Monticello, Monticello, AR [Juried]
15th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Lancaster Museum of Art, Petersburg, PA [Juried]
By Design: A Place at the Table, Custer County Art & Heritage Center, Miles City, MT [Invitational]
7th Annual National Juried Cup Show, Downtown Gallery, Kent State University, Kent, OH [Juried]
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay Exhibition at NCECA, Louisville, KY [Invitational]
Cup of Tea, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC [Invitational]
Common Ground, UC Gallery, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT [Solo]
Yunomi, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA [Invitational]
Empty Spaces: Bowls, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO [Juried]
2006
6th Anniversary Exhibition, Turman Gallery, Helena, MT [Invitational]
Box it Up, Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, CA [Invitational]
Cup: The Intimate Object V, Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Fort Wayne, IN [Juried]
Archie Bray Foundation Resident Exhibition, Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA [Invitational]
Midwestern Visions, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA [Invitational]
Ceramics Biennial 2006, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH [Juried]
Ceramic Cup Invitational, Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE [Invitational]
By the Hand, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA [Juried]
Marge Brown Kalodner Graduate Student Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA [Juried]
International Cup, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT [Juried]
6th Annual National Juried Cup Show, Gallery 138, Kent State University, Kent, OH [Juried]
Earthenware, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM [Invitational]
North American Graduate Art Survey, University of Minnesota [Juried]
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay Exhibition at NCECA, Portland, OR [Invitational]
Eight Fluid Ounces II, Glassell Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA [Juried]
New Visual Voices: UNL MFA Students, Hayden Art Center, Lincoln, NE [Group]
2005
UNL Graduate Ceramics, Rotunda Gallery, UNL, Lincoln, NE [Group]
Multiples, Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, CA [Invitational]
The Art of Fine Craft, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE [Juried]
4th Annual Salt & Soda National, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT [Juried]
In Our Cups, Lockhart Gallery, State University of New York-Geneseo, Geneseo, NY [Juried]
Made by Hand, Meant for Use, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI [Juried]
Carbondale Clay National II, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO [Juried]
Family Matters, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD [Juried]
Cups, Cups, Cups, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM [Invitational]
Sacred Icons, Artisans Center of Virginia, Waynesboro, VA [Juried]
Pots: Objects of Virtue, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA [Juried]
Ceramics 2005, Guilford Handcraft Center, Guilford, CT [Juried]
13th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Lancaster Museum of Art, Petersburg, PA [Juried]
Clay Cup Show X, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, University Museum, Carbondale, IL [Juried]
UNL Graduate Students, University Place Art Center, Lincoln, NE [Invitational]
2004
Blanket, Rotunda Gallery, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE [Group]
The Next Generation: National Graduate Student Exhibition, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM [Invitational]
Fine Contemporary Crafts, Artspace, Raleigh, NC [Juried]
Artful Table, Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, CA [Invitational]
The Slipcast Object, Steamboat Springs Arts Council, Denver, CO [Juried]
Ceramics Biennial 2004, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH [Juried]
Conduction | Containment, Arts + Literature Laboratory, New Haven, CT [Juried]
UNL Graduate Ceramics, Art & Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS [Group]
The Naked Truth: International Woodfire Exhibition, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA [Juried]
Form Follows Function, Lill Street Art Center, Chicago, IL [Juried]
Gems from the Fire, Iowa Hall Gallery, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA [Juried]
Robert Archambeau: Artist, Educator, Collector, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MB [Invitational]
National Juried Cup Show, Gallery 138, Kent State University, Kent, OH [Juried]
Salt & Soda National, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT[Juried]
Cup: The Intimate Object III, Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Fort Wayne, IN [Juried]
Eight Fluid Ounces, Glassell Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA [Juried]
Starbrick Clay National, Starbrick Clay Company, Nelsonville, OH [Juried]
2003
National Juried Cup Show, Gallery 138, Kent State University, Kent, OH [Juried]
Affinity for the Cup, Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, CA [Juried]
Cup & Saucer Show, Mount Hood Community College, Gresham, OR [Juried]
Clay Cup Show IX, Southern Illinois University, University Museum, Carbondale, IL [Juried]
2002
Cup: The Intimate Object I, Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Fort Wayne, IN [Juried]
Bowl O’ Rama, Laguna Clay Company, Edwardsville, IL [Juried]
Utilitarian Ceramic National, Nichols State University, Thibodaux, LA [Juried]
2001
National Juried Cup Show, Gallery 138, Kent State University, Kent, OH [Juried]
SIUE Ceramics Graduate Student Show, Greenville College, Greenville, IL [Group]
9th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Lancaster Museum of Art, Petersburg, PA [Juried]
Clay Cup Show VIII, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, University Museum, Carbondale, IL [Juried]
professional experience
2007- present
Instructor Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
2008
Visiting Artist Clay Art Center Port Chester, NY [demonstration, slide lecture, two day hands-on workshop]
2006-2007
Artist-in-Residence Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
2006
Visiting Artist Department of Art, University of Montana, Missoula, MT [demonstration and slide lecture, one day]
2000-2003
Personal Studio Assistant Edwardsville, IL Apprenticeship with Ceramic Artist Dan Anderson
1999-2000
Artist-in-Residence Norris Center Craft Studio, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
1998-1999
Artist-in-Residence Richard Carter Studio, Napa, CA
bibliography
2009
500 Ceramic Sculptures, Photo, Lark Books, [upcoming]
2008
500 Plates, Platters, and Chargers, Photo, Lark Books, [upcoming]
“Joseph Pintz: Sense of Place,” Ceramics Monthly, page 21, May issue
2007
“2007 Emerging Artists,” Ceramics Monthly, page 41, May issue
Donahoe, Emily, "Creative Complements." Independent Record: Your Time, 6\21, p. 8
2006
Transfer Imagery on Clay, Photo, Lark Books pages 77 & 102
“Archie Bray Day,” Missoulian, 10\19\2006 page E16
2005
“The Art of Fine Craft,” L. Kent Wolgamott, Lincoln Journal Star 10\30
“The Slipcast Object,” Ceramics Monthly, Photo, page 36, May issue
500 Cups, Photo, Lark Books, page 361
2004
Ceramics Biennial 2004, Brochure cover photo, New Hampshire Institute of Art,
The Naked Truth: International Woodfire Exhibition, Catalog photo,
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, page 40
“Salt & Soda National,” Ceramics Monthly, Photo, September issue
2003
“Mentoring,” The Studio Potter, Photo, Volume 31, Number 2, page 26, June issue
“Juried Exhibition of Cups,” Ceramics Monthly, Photo, Upfront Section, page 22, May issue
2001
9th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National: Catalog photo, Lancaster Museum of Art, page 21
2000
13th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition: Catalog photo, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, page 26
collections
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA
Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT