Resume

CURRENT AFFILIATION

2017 – 2026

OBERLIN COLLEGE AFFILIATE SCHOLAR, Oberlin, OH

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2023

M. G. NELSON GALLERY, Springfield, IL – Shapes of Influence 2023

OHIO CRAFT MUSEUM, Columbus, OH – Best of Ohio 2023

2022

FAVA GALLERY (Firelands Association for the Visual Arts), Oberlin, OH – Three Person Show

STRICTLY FUNCTIONAL POTTERY NATIONAL 2022, Lancaster, PA – SECOND PLACE

COLUMBUS LIBRARY GALLERY, Columbus, OH – Ohio Arts Council Artist Registry Exhibition

SARATOGA CLAY ARTS CENTER, Schuylerville, NY – SAY SOMETHING: Tactile Voices in Clay

OHIO CRAFT MUSEUM, Columbus, OH – Best of Ohio 2022

SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF ART, Hattiesburg, MS – 2022 Ceramics National

THE ART CENTER, Grand Junction, CO – Contemporary Clay Biennial IX

MANIFEST GALLERY, Cincinnati, OH – Balance Exhibition

WAYNE ART CENTER, Wayne, PA – CraftForms 2022

2021

GALLERY EAST, Beachwood, OH – NewNow, Artist Archives of the Western Reserve, Premier Biannual

MANIFEST GALLERY, Cincinnati, OH – Artifact, Ceramic Works of Art (for the NCECA Conference)

WORKHOUSE ARTS CENTER, Lorton, VA – Workhouse Clay International 2021

APPLIED CONTEMPORARY GALLERY, Oakland, CA – Form and Function Exhibition

REINBERGER GALLERY, Cleveland, OH – 2021 Cleveland Institute of Art Alumni Exhibition

SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF ART, Hattiesburg, MS – Little Things Matter, Small Scale Sculpture Exhibition 

MANIFEST GALLERY, Cincinnati, OH – Tondo (the Renaissance term for Circular) Exhibition

2020

STRICTLY FUNCTIONAL POTTERY NATIONAL 2020, Lancaster, PA

WORKHOUSE ARTS CENTER, Lorton, VA – Workhouse Clay International 2020

RIFFE GALLERY, Columbus OH – Ohio Arts Council, 2020 OOVAR Show

FIVE POINTS GALLERY, Torrington, CT – Small Works Exhibition, 2020

MANIFEST GALLERY, Cincinnati, OH – Peripheral Exhibition

APPLIED CONTEMPORARY GALLERY, Oakland, CA – Constructed Ceramics

THE ART CENTER, Grand Junction, CO – Contemporary Clay Biennial VIII, THIRD PLACE

2019

FIVE POINTS GALLERY, Torrington, CT – Small Works Exhibition, 2019

PMS ARTWORK, Los Angeles, CA – Abstract, Honorable Mention

EPPERSON GALLERY, Crocket, CA – Clay Matters

GUILFORD ART CENTER, Guilford, CT – Ceramics 2019

CLAY CENTER OF NEW ORLEANS, New ORLEANS, LA – Adorned

CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Parma, OH – Showcase Exhibition

RIVER GALLERY, Rocky River, OH – 14th Annual Ceramics Invitational

WORKHOUSE ARTS CENTER, Lorton, VA – Workhouse Clay International 2019

FAWICK GALLERY, Baldwin Wallace College, Berea, OH – Academy Graphic Communications

2018

SPRINGFIELD ARTS CENTER, Springfield, IL – Ceramic Biennial III, Shapes of Influence

LONG BEACH ARTS FOUNDATION, Long Beach, NJ – Plates and Platters

311 GALLERY, Raleigh, NC – 2018 Abstracts

FAWICK GALLERY, Baldwin Wallace College, Berea, OH – Academy Graphic Communications

BRICK GALLERY, Cleveland, OH – Waterloo Arts Festival Selection

2016

IRVING ARTS CENTER, Irving, TX – 5th Competition of Contemporary Islamic Art

ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS, Lynchburg, VA – The National Bowl Show

SUMMIT ARTSPACE, Akron, OH – The Fine Art of Craft

SPRINGFIELD ARTS CENTER, Springfield, IL – Ceramic Biennial II, Shapes of Influence

CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Parma, OH – Platters on the Wall

2015

GUILFORD ART CENTER, Guilford, CT – Vessels, Flagons & Flasks

ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS, Lynchburg, VA – The National Bowl Show

2014

ATHENS DAIRY BARN ART CENTER,  Athens, OH – Art We Use

RIVER GALLERY, Rocky River, OH – Ceramics Invitational

2013

RIVER GALLERY, Rocky River, OH – Winter Show

FAWICK GALLERY, Baldwin Wallace College, Berea, OH – Academy Graphic Communications

RIVER GALLERY, Rocky River, OH – Ceramics Invitational

EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, Cheney, WA – Small Sculpture Biennial

SANDUSKY CULTURAL ART CENTER, Sandusky, OH – Squared

CLEMSON VISUAL ARTS CENTER, Clemson, SC – Containment

KENTUCKY MUSEUM OF ART & CRAFT, Louisville, KY –  Bourbon Bottle Show

.2011

THE CLAY NATIONAL at the Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL – NCECA Juried Biennial

RIVER GALLERY, Rocky River, OH – Ceramics Invitational

.2010

LILLSTREET GALLERY, Chicago, IL – 3rd Lillstreet International

18 HANDS GALLERY, Houston, TX – Bowl Me Over

RIVER GALLERY, Rocky River, OH – Ceramics Invitational

BEMIDJI ART CENTER, Bemidji, MN – Ceramic National 2010

.2009

GENESEE POTTERY, Rochester, NY – History in the Making IV

SANDUSKY CULTURAL ART CENTER, Sandusky, OH – Orange

Borelli-Edwards Gallery, NORTHERN OHIO CERAMIC EXHIBITION #1, Pittsburgh, PA

The Art Seen Gallery, NORTHERN OHIO CERAMIC EXHIBITION #2, Vermillion, OH

.2008

WESTERN COLORADO CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Grand Junction, CO – Clay Biennial II

GLORIA KENNEDY GALLERY, Brooklyn, NY – Ceramics at Work

BEMIDJI ART CENTER, Bemidji, MN – Ceramic National 2008

CARBONDALE CLAY CENTER, Carbondale, CO – Carbondale Clay National IV

BORELLI-EDWARDS GALLERY, Pittsburgh, PA, THE CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART – 30 Years of the Ceramic Department 1978 – 2008.Exhibition traveling to CONVIVIUM GALLERY in Cleveland, OH

.2007

UNIV. OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON, Wilmington, NC – Bowls

NORTHERN CLAY CENTER, Minneapolis, MN – Eat With Your Eyes

LAKELAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE,  Mentor, OH – Ceramic Sculpture Show

GUILFORD BIENNIAL OF CERAMICS, Guilford, CT – Ceramics 2007, Honorable Mention

CARBONDALE CLAY CENTER, Carbondale, CO – Carbondale Clay National III

BEMIDJI ART CENTER, Bemidji, MN – Ceramic National 2007

GALLERY JANJOBE, Louisville, KY – Clayart at NCECA (National Ceramics Conference)

.2006

SOUTHWING GALLERY, Cleveland Heights, OH – 4 Person Show

RIVER GALLERY, Rocky River, OH – Ceramics

SANDUSKY CULTURAL ART CENTER, Sandusky, OH – The Spiral In Art

2004

STARBRICK GALLERY,  Nelsonville, OH – Starbrick Clay National I

STRICTLY FUNCTIONAL POTTERY NATIONAL 2004, Lancaster, PA

SOUTHWING GALLERY, Cleveland Heights, OH – 4 Person Show

.2003

SARATOGA CLAY NATIONAL, Saratoga Springs, NY – CLAY ART 2003,

STRICTLY FUNCTIONAL POTTERY NATIONAL 2003, Lancaster, PA – Laguna Clay Award

RIVER GALLERY, Rocky River, OH – Three Person Show

.2002

AVANTE GALLERY, Cleveland, OH – Two Person Show

RIVER GALLERY, Rocky River, OH, 2d/3d – Two Person Show

.2001

RIVER GALLERY, Rocky River, OH – Contained Forms, Three Person Show

.1999

AVANTE GALLERY, Cleveland, OH – Cleveland Institute of Art Alumni Show

PUBLICATIONS, REVIEWS & MEDIA

2021     AEQUIA, March 2021 Review of Ceramic Shows at NCECA in Cincinnati

2020    CERAMICS MONTHLY, Ceramic Arts 2021 Yearbook

2020     VIDEO: Tips On Not Overworking Your Clay by Ann Ewing Ruel

2014    THE EXTRUDER BOOK, 2nd Edition by Daryl Baird

2004    ELECTRIC KILN CERAMICS, 4th Edition by Richard Zakin

2003    NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, Around Noon Interview, 12/04/03

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EDUCATION

1991 – 1994 CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART, Cleveland, Ohio

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