| EDUCATION | |
| 2005 | M.F.A. - Ceramics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa |
| 2001-2002 | Apprentice to Richard Bresnahan, Artist in Residence, St. John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota |
| 2000 | B.A. - Archeology, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin |
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| EXHIBITION RECORD | |
| 2007 | By the Ounce, NCECA 2007 International Juried Exhibition (Juror: John Neely), Louisville Stoneware, Louisville, Kentucky |
| Empty Spaces (Juror: Peg Malloy), Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, Colorado | |
| 2006 | Holding Tea: 14 Artists Create Tea Vessels. Group Exhibition (Curator: Liz Rudey) Verdigris Art and Tea, Hudson, New York |
| Ceramic Art Meshiwan Grand Prix (Juror: Nakajima Seinosuke) Nagoya Dome Stadium, Nagoya city, Japan | |
| Jersey Shore Clay National (Juror: Doug Casebeer), The M.T. Burton Gallery of Contemporary Ceramics Sculpture and Pottery, Surf City, New Jersey | |
| National Juried Cup Show:(Juror: Jason Hess), The School of Art's Downtown Gallery, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio | |
| 2005 | Made By Hand, Meant For Use (Juror: Dick Lehman), Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan |
| Coe College Art Show: The University of Iowa Graduate Student Exhibition, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa | |
| Graduation (Solo Exhibition), Glass Lodge Art Space, Iowa City, Iowa | |
| MFA Student Exhibition, The University of Iowa Art Museum, Iowa City, Iowa | |
| 2004 | The Naked Truth: International Juried Wood Fire Exhibition ( Jurors: Ryoji Koie, Janet Mansfield, Don Reitz), Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| Gems from the Fire: Juried Wood Fired Exhibition (Jurors: Charles A. Hinds and Gerry Eskin), Iowa Hall Gallery, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa | |
| International Artists Exhibition, Public Space One, Iowa City, Iowa | |
| Three Artists Collaboration: Catherine Cole, Josh Doster, Shumpei Yamaki, Glass Lodge Art Space, Iowa City, Iowa | |
| 2003 | The University of Iowa Ceramics: Student Exhibit and Sale, Akar Gallery, Iowa City, Iowa |
| Body of Clay Soul of Fire: Richard Bresnahan and the St John's Pottery: (Traveling Invitational Exhibition), Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, Wisconsin; Tweed Museum Of Art, Duluth, Minnesota; University of Minnesota, Morris, Minnesota; Visual Art Center at the Washington Pavilion of Arts and Sciences, Sioux Falls, South Dakota; St. John's University Art Center, Alice R Rogers and Target Galleries, Collegeville, Minnesota | |
| 2000 | Juried Student Exhibition, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin |
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| BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
| The Naked Truth: 2004 International Juried Wood Fire Exhibition (Exhibition Catalog) | |
| Matthew Welch, Body of Clay, Soul of Fire, Forward by Gerry Williams: Afton Historical Society Press, 2001 | |
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| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | |
| 2006-Present | Adjunct Accossiate Professor, Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus, Brooklyn, New York |
| 2005-Present | Studio Manager, Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus, Brooklyn, New York |
| 2005 | Artist in Residence and Co-Instructor, "Wood-Fire Kiln Building", Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| 2005 | Instructor, "Klay for Kids", Kendall College of Art and Design, Ferris State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| 2004-2005 | Teaching Assistant (Instructor of Record), "Introduction to Hand Building", The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa |
| 2003 | Studio Assistant to Mark Skudlarek (Potter), Cambridge Wood Fired Pottery, Cambridge, Wisconsin |
| 2002-2003 | Teaching Assistant, "Kiln Technician", The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa |