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EDUCATION
2025 M.F.A. Ceramics. School for American Crafts at Rochester Institute of Technology. Rochester, NY (Anticipated)
2018 B.A. Studio Art. Concentrations in Ceramics and Painting. Cedarville University. Cedarville, OH
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2024–26 Student Director at Large. National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA). Boulder, CO
2023–25 Graduate Assistant and Instructor of Record. Rochester Institute of Technology. Rochester, NY
2021–23 Moldmaker, Slipcaster, Designer. Mayco Colors. Hilliard, OH
2020–21 Long-term Substitute Art Teacher. Madison Christian School. Groveport, OH
2020 Adjunct Professor of Beginning, Intermediate, & Advanced Ceramics. Cedarville University. Cedarville, OH
2019–20 Studio Assistant to Justin Rothshank. Rothshank Artworks. Goshen, IN
2019 Studio Intern to Troy Bungart. Troy Bungart Studio. Three Rivers, MI
2019 Afterschool Teacher and Art Instructor. Agora Early Learning and Childcare Center. Columbus, OH
2016–17 Yeck College Artist Fellow. Dayton Art Institute. Dayton, OH
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 You You You You You. Gallery Cypress at 400 West Rich. Columbus, OH
2019 Lesser Lights: New Works by Alex Paat. Friend. Columbus, OH
2018 Life in Color. Alford Auditorium at Cedarville University. Cedarville, OH
2018 May. Carnegie Center for the Visual Arts at Cedarville University. Cedarville, OH
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2024 Art Out. Juried by Hernease Davis. Bevier Gallery at Rochester Institute of Technology. Rochester, NY
2024 My, My, Tiger’s Eye: Graduate Explorations in Art and Craft. The Flower City Arts Center. Rochester, NY
2023 4th Annual Cup Exhibition & Sale. Invited by Justin Rothshank. Artlink. Fort Wayne, IN
2023 All These Things Are True. The Yards Collective. Rochester, NY
2023 Michiana Pottery Tour. Invited by Sadie Misiuk. Goshen, IN
2023 Michiana Pottery Tour Gallery Invitational. Highland Gallery. South Bend, IN
2023 Alumni Art Exhibition. The 220 Gallery at Cedarville University. Cedarville, OH
2023 Signs and Splendor. Rosedale International Center. Columbus, OH
2023 Figuratively Speaking. Invited by Yve Holtzclaw. ADC Fine Arts. Cincinnati, OH
2023 Project M. Mason Gallery at Core Clay. Cincinnati, OH
2023 ArtStream Nomadic Gallery Reception. Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH
2022 Incrementum. Promenade Gallery at 400 West Rich. Columbus, OH
2022 Faculty Show. Gateway Gallery at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Deer Isle, ME
2022 Work in Progress. Promenade Gallery at 400 West Rich. Columbus, OH
2022 Project M. Barkan Gallery at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts. Newcastle, ME
2022 The Color Network Expo Booth. 2022 NCECA Fertile Ground Conference Expo Hall. Sacramento, CA
2022 8 Fluid Ounces Invitational Cup Exhibition. Invited by Paul Briggs. LSU Glassell Gallery. Baton Rouge, LA
2021 The Things We Carry. Eutectic Gallery. Portland, OR.
2021 State of Emergence. Clay Art Center. Port Chester, NY. Opening Presenter.
2019 Compassion: The Art of Healing. Coburn Art Gallery. Ashland, OH. Awarded Honorable Mention.
2018 72nd Annual Juried Members’ Exhibition. Springfield Museum of Art. Springfield, OH
2018 Sunstorm: Senior Show. Stevens Student Center Gallery at Cedarville University. Cedarville, OH
2017 2017 Yeck College Artist Fellow Exhibition. Dayton Art Institute. Dayton, OH
RESIDENCIES
2023 Associate Artist. Turk Hill Craft School. Fairport, NY
2022–23 Studio Artist. Studio 211 at 400 West Rich. Columbus, OH
2021 The Color Network Residency. Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts. Newcastle, ME
2019–20 Goshen Community Arts Residency. Goshen Community Arts. Goshen, IN
AWARDS & GRANTS
2024 Artist Project Award. Greater Columbus Arts Council. Columbus, OH
2024 Funds for Artists Grant. Greater Columbus Arts Council. Columbus, OH
2023 Invited Artist Scholarship. Michiana Pottery Tour. Goshen, IN
2023–25 Merit Graduate Scholarship. Rochester Institute of Technology, School for American Crafts. Rochester, NY
2022 Full Workshop Scholarship. Core Clay. Cincinnati, OH
2022 Mary B. Bishop and Francis S. Merritt Scholarship for Technical Assistants. Deer Isle, ME
2022 Greater Columbus Arts Council Support for Professional Artists Grant. Columbus, OH
2022 Julia Terr Scholarship. SodaPosium Conference. Nashville, TN
2021 NCECA Multicultural Fellowship. National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts. Boulder, CO
2021 Creative Quarterly Winner. Creative Quarterly Journal, Issue 62. Spring 2021. New York, NY
2019 Honorable Mention. Compassion: The Art of Healing. Juried by Mary Urbas. Coburn Art Gallery. Ashland, OH
2019 Summer Work-Study Scholarship. Entertainment Work-Study. Penland School of Craft. Penland, NC
2019 Merit Work-Study Concentration Scholarship. Float Work-Study. Penland School of Craft. Penland, NC
2018 6-Week Work-Study Scholarship. Kitchen. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Gatlinburg, TN
2016 Yeck College Artist Fellowship. Dayton Art Institute. Dayton, OH
2016 Rietveld Fine Arts Award. Cedarville University Art Department. Cedarville, OH
WORKSHOP TEACHING
2024 Ceramics Workshop Instructor: “Fruit Salad: Handbuilding Expressive Fruit.” RIT ArtEx. Rochester, NY
2023 Ceramics Workshop Instructor: “Make Your Mark: Developing Artistic Voice.” Shekinah Christian School. Plain City, OH
2022 Teaching Assistant to Isaac Scott: “Narrative Cups: Deeper Than the Surface.” Session 6. Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Deer Isle, ME
2021 Teaching Assistant to Ben Carter: “Low-Fire is Cooler.” Fall Concentration. Penland School of Craft. Penland, NC
2019 Ceramics Workshop Instructor: “The Articulate Mark.” Cedarville University. Cedarville, OH
2017 Painting Workshop Instructor: “Chromatic Collaboration.” WAVE Academic Program. Cedarville, OH
2016–17 Multimedia Workshop Instructor. Yeck High School Scholarship Program. Dayton Art Institute. Dayton, OH
CURATORIAL WORK
2024 My, My, Tiger’s Eye: Graduate Explorations in Art and Craft. The Flower City Arts Center. Rochester, NY
2023 Signs and Splendor. Rosedale International Center. Columbus, OH
PUBLIC SPEAKING
2024 Ceramics Demonstrator: “Painting with Flame: New Processes in American-style Raku.” RIT ArtEx. Rochester, NY
2024 Ceramics Demonstrator: “Worldbuilt: Intuitive Forming & Illustration in Clay.” RIT ArtEx. Rochester, NY
2023 Panel Moderator: “Tag Team: The Symbiotic Power of Studio Mentorship.” Indiana Clay Conference. Bloomington, IN
2023 Social Media Takeover: “A Day in the Life of a Michiana Potter.” Michiana Pottery Tour Instagram.
2023 Artist Talk and Workshop: “Make Your Mark: Developing Artistic Voice.” Shekinah Christian School. Plain City, OH
2022 Studio Assistant Slide Presentation. Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Deer Isle, ME
2021 Studio Assistant Slide Presentation. Penland School of Craft. Penland, NC
2021 Presenting Artist. State of Emergence Exhibition Virtual Opening. Clay Art Center. Port Chester, NY
2020 Artist Talk: “Share and Tell.” Cedarville University. Cedarville, OH
2019 Artist Talk and Workshop: “The Articulate Mark.” Cedarville University. Cedarville, OH
2018 Artist Talk. Arrowmont Work-Study Slide Night. Gatlinburg, TN
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2024 RIT University News. “‘My, My, Tiger’s Eye’ Exhibition brings graduate student artwork to the Rochester community,” Felicia Swartzenberg. Rochester, NY
2024 Low-Fire Glazes for Potters and Sculptors by Ben Carter. Quarry Books. Beverly, MA
2024 Colossal. “The Color Network on the Significance of Building Community, Teaching Diversity, and Facilitating Access for Artists of Color,” Kate Mothes. Web
2024 The Color Network NCECA Poster. The Color Network.
2021 Studio Potter Journal. “Crises and Creativity,” Marion Angelica. February 2021. Northampton, MA
2021 Creative Quarterly Journal. Issue 62. Spring 2021. New York, NY
2019 APÉRO Fine Art Catalogue. July 2019. Fullerton, CA
2018 Cedars. “STP Preview: ‘The Giver’,” Katie Milligan. April 2018. Cedarville, OH
COLLECTIONS
Middleton Ceramics Collection. New York, NY
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
2024–26 National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA). Student Director at Large. Boulder, CO
2021 Glass Axis. Facility Support. Columbus, OH
2019 Penland Annual Benefit Auction. Young Guns Crew Member. Penland, NC
2019 Michiana Pottery Tour. Tour Staff. Goshen, IN
2018 Arrowmont Souper Bowls Throw-a-Thon. Contributing Artist. Gatlinburg, TN
2015–16 ASCI Art Festival. Runner and Tabulator. Cedarville, OH
REFERENCES
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