Education
1995 Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics, State University of New York, The College at New Paltz, New Paltz, NY
1990 Bachelor of Science, Liberal Studies, Studio Art and Photography Minors,
West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester, PA
Professional Experience
1997 - Present Adjunct Professor, Ceramics & Three Dimensional Design , Niagara County Community College, Sanborn, NY
Related Experience
2000 – Present Independent Curator and Writer
2012 – Present Founding Member of Objective Clay, www.objectiveclay.com
Solo Exhibitions
2021 In Tandem Gallery, Asheville, NC
2020 Bryan Hopkins, Culture Object, New York, NY
Plough Gallery, GA, Persistence of the Vessel
2019 HUB-Robeson Galleries, Penn State, State College, PA
2014 Garret Club, Buffalo, NY
2013 Craft Guild of Dallas, Dallas, TX
2012 Clayscapes Gallery, Syracuse, NY
2011 MudFire Clayworks and Gallery, Decatur, GA, Pure Function
2009 The Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
2007 The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, Bryan Hopkins: New Work
Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY, 2/2: Bryan Hopkins
2006 Long Gallery, West Chester University, West Chester, PA
Alumni Exhibition: Bryan Hopkins
2003 Big Orbit Gallery, Buffalo, NY, Paying Attention
1999 Buffalo Arts Studio, Buffalo, NY, Instruments
1998 Bob Budin Gallery, Buffalo, NY, New Pots
Kenan Art Center, Lockport, NY, Ritual Boxes
1997 The Carnegie Art Center, North Tonawanda, NY, Reclamation
Adams Art Gallery, Dunkirk, NY, Ritual X
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 Wes Brown and Bryan Hopkins: Architectonic , Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga, NY
I Contain Multitudes: NCECA Biennial, Aronoff Center for the Arts, Cincinnati, OH
NCECA Group Show, Cornell Studio Gallery, Dayton, OH
Wichita National Ceramics Invitational, University of Kansas
Clay to Table 2023, online group exhibition
2023 National Cup Show, Hudgens Center, Duluth, GA , purchase award
Cup Invitational, Abel Contemporary Gallery, Stoughton, WI
Mold Made Exhibition, Dwoo Ceramics, NJ
Innaugural Exhibition, Bloomington, IN
2022 Mississippi Clayworks Invitational, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS
Above Board Pottery Invitational, online NCECA-related sale
Flower City Pottery Invitational, Flower City Arts Center, Rochester, NY
Simple Cup: 14th Annual Exhibition, Kobo Gallery, Seattle, WA
2021 Ceramic Invitational, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA
Above Board Pottery Invitational, online NCECA-related sale
Hudson River Valley Pottery Tour
What Makes a Potter, curated by Janet Koplos, American Museum of Ceramic Art, CA
2020 ARCHETECTONIC, Eutectic Gallery, Portland, OR
Deep Cuts from Mitchell Hall, West Chester University, West Chester, PA
NCECA Expo Gallery, Richmond, VA
The Cylinder, Richmond, VA
Gallery opening for Culture Object, NY, NY
Contemporary Porcelain, Focus Gallery, Penland School for Craft, Penland, NC
Joy Contained, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
2019 Wheel 2 Wheel, MidTown Freewheel, Minneapolis, MN
Pittsburgh Pottery Invitational, Pittsburgh, PA
American Pottery Festival, Invited artist, The Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
6th Annual Cup Show, Studio 550 Art Center, Manchester, NH
5th Annual Dirty South Cup Show, River Oaks Art Center, LA
Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Hands in Hand, The Clayart Center, Port Chester, NY
Ceramic Vessel Invitational, Gallery I/M/A, Seattle, WA
Architectural Vessel, Nazareth College, Rochester, NY
Concurrent/Conventions, Sacramento State University, Sacramento, CA
Clay in the Keystone, Brackway Center for Arts and Technology, Brockway, PA
NCECA Exhibition, Alternate Endings: Contemporary Ceramic Bookends, Pittsburgh, PA
NCECA Exhibition, Ceramicidal Tendencies, Pittsburgh, PA
NCECA Gallery Expo, Objective Clay, Pittsburgh, PA
Philadelphia Urban Potter’s Tour, Philadelphia, PA
Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
Ceramic Sanctuary, Street Road Artists Space, Chester, PA
Crafted, Society of Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
50 Works for 50 Years, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY
Brooklyn Pottery Invitational, Brooklyn, NY
Philadelphia Urban Potter’s Tour, Philadelphia, PA
NCECA Gallery Expo, Objective Clay, Portland, OR
Archie Bray Foundation Visiting Artist Exhibition, Helena, MT
Objective Clay on LBI, M.T.Burton Gallery, Surf City, NJ
Major Mud 3, Morean Center for the Arts, St. Petersburg, FL
From the Boneyard, The Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
Transformations 6x6, The ClayArt Center, Port Chester, NY
Narrowing the Variables: 5 Approaches to the Vessel, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, MA
Fill My Cup, East Petersburg, PA
2016 Hopkins, Oesteritter, Wilkey, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
Surface, Form, Design: Field, Hopkins, Knott, Signature Craft, Atlanta, GA
2 Person Exhibition w/ Peter Pincus, Lilstreet Arts Center, Chicago, IL
2 Person Exhibition, Indigo Art, Buffalo, NY
Cups: Hundreds of Cups!, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe , NM
NCECA Exhibition, Makers: The Independents, Kansas City, MO
NCECA Exhbition, Objective Clay, Kansas City, MO
NCECA Exhbition, LaMesa, Santa Fe Clay, Kansas City, MO
NCECA Exhibition The Nevica Project, Kansas City, MO
…After all These Years, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
Objective Clay at WCU, West Chester Univ. of PA, West Chester, PA
Cake Stands, The Dinnerware Museum, Ann Arbor, MI
Flower City Pottery Invitational, Rochester, NY
Open Studio with Ryan Greenheck and Matt Metz, Philadelphia, PA
Celadon, Eutectic Gallery, Portland, OR
2015 NCECA Exhibition, Dialecticians, Bridgewater University
NCECA Gallery Expo, Objective Clay, Providence, RI
Baltimore Clayworks 35th Anniversary Invitational, Baltimore, MD
Worchester Center for Crafts Pottery Invitational, Worchester, MA
Fine Art of Contemporary Crafts III, Watson MacRae Gallery, Sanibel, FL
Crafting the Cocktail, Craft in America Center, Los Angeles, CA
Functional Ceramics 2015, Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH
Pairings, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
Pattern and Texture, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
Upstate New York Ceramics Invitational, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY
Light for the Dark Months, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Winter Sale, Lilstreet Arts Center, Chicago, IL
Crafting Community: SUNY Community College Instructors, Dutchess Community College,
Poughkeepsie, NY
The Art School at Old Church, Annual Pottery Invitational, Demarest, NJ
Pursuit of Craft: Connections in the Community of Potters, Maryland Hall for the
Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD
FIRED, Arvada Center for Arts and Humanities, Arvada, CO
Flower City Pottery Invitational, Rochester, NY
Carbondale Clay Center Holiday Invitational, Carbondale, CO
Holiday Show of Cups, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, IL
2014 The Art School at Old Church, Annual Pottery Invitational, Demarest, NJ
Black and White, ARTspace, John Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI
Clay at Penn: Pervasive Clay, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Breakfast, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Nurture/Nature, M.T. Burton Gallery, Surf City, NJ
Worchester Center for Crafts Pottery Invitational, Worchester, MA
NCECA Exhibition, Taming Nature, curated by Paul Donnely, Milwaukee, WI
NCECA Expo Gallery, Objective Clay, Milwaukee, WI
Pairings, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
ICE, Jen Gandee Gallery, Fabius, NY
Futures, Vessels Gallery, Boston, MA
Taming Nature 2, Red Star Studio, Kansas City, MO
Cups-O-Plenty, Akron, OH
2013 SOFA Chicago, selected artist
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Tea Bowls: A Contemporary Approach, Gandee Gallery, Fabius, NY
Pairings, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
Multiplicity, Loyola University, Baltimore, MD
Art of the Pot, Austin, TX
Featured Artist: January, Buffalo Niagara Airport, Buffalo, NY
NCECA Exhibition, La Mesa, Houston, TX
Disaster, Relief and Resilience, Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville, NC
Plates and Platters, The Clay Studio, Phialadelphia, PA
Salad Days, Watershed Center for Ceramic Art, Newcastle, Maine
2012 NCECA Exhibition, National Porcelain Invitational, Seattle, WA
The World is Your Oyster, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Art and Mathematics, St. Mary’s College, South Bend, IN
Dallas Pottery Invitational, Dallas, TX
Utilitarian Clay VI Exhibition, Arrowmont School for Craft, Gatlinburg, TN
Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
Colorscapes, Schein-Joseph Int’l Museum of Ceramic Art, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Pots at Rest, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Winter Whites, Vessels Gallery, Boston, MA
2011 Shades of White, Three Person show, Snyderman-Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Cups and Coffee, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
eARTh, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
NCECA Exhibition, Fluid, Florida Craftsmen’s Guild, St. Petersburg, FL
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Our Influences: Three Master Teachers/ Three Master Alumni,
Serpentine Gallery, West Chester, PA
For the Table: Dinnerware, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Pairings, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
Interpreting the Cup: Process, Influence, Intent, Crimson-Laurel Gallery, Bakersville, NC
Cups and Coffee, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
2010 NCECA Exhibition, 10 Years, M.T. Burton Gallery, Surf City, NJ
NCECA Exhibition, Strictly Funtional: Then & Now, Philadelphia, PA
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Table of Elements 2010, Manchester Craftsmans Allinace, Pittsburgh, PA
National Ceramic Tile Invitational, Kimura Gallery, Univ. of Alsaka, Anchorage
American Pottery Festival, Invited artist, The Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
American Craft Council, Baltimore, MD Retail Show
Three Person Exhibition, Limestone Art, Fayettevile, NY
Porcelain, MudFire Clayworks, Decatur, GA
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
White Ware, Red Star Ceramic Center, Kansas City, MO
2009 NCECA 2009 Clay National Exhibition, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
Utilitarian Invitational, Seaward Park Clay Studios, Seattle, WA
30X5, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Drink Up! Ceramic Cup Invitational, The Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Spoon it, Fork it, Cut it up: A Salon Show of Domestic Ceramic Instruments,
Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, MD
NCECA Exhibition, Veneration, Eye Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
NCECA Exhibition, In Focus: Three on the Vessel, Bentley Project Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Small Favors IV, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Winterfest 2009, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
American Craft Council, Baltimore, MD Retail Show
2008 NCECA Exhibition, SUNY New Paltz Alum-Plus, Standard Ceramics, Pittsburgh, PA
NCECA Exhibition, Table of Elements, Manchester Craftsmans Allinace, Pittsburgh, PA
16th Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, St. Petersburg, PA
2nd Biennial Concordia Continental Ceramics Competition,Concordia Univ,St. Paul, MN
PotPOURri: Pots that Pour, The Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Tercet, Anelle Gandelman Gallery, Larchmont, NY
Transformations: 6 x 6, The Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
American Pottery Festival, Invited artist, The Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Small Favors III, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
For the House and Garden, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
American Craft Council Baltimore Retail Show, Baltimore, MD
2007 Beyond/In Western New York, facilitated by Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
NCECA Exhibition, Placing Importance, Mad About Art, Louisville, KY
American Pottery Festival, Invited Artist, The Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Core Sample, Watershed Artists-Invite-Artists Program,
James Patrick Gallery, Wiscasset, ME
The Cup & Saucer Exhibiton, Where I fell in Love Gallery, Warwickshire, England
Small Favors II, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Winter Showroom, Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE
Buy Regional!, Albright-Knox Art Gallery- Collectors Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Table Tops, Long Beach Island Center for the Arts, Loveladies, NJ
Gifted: Part 1, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2006 Bryan Hopkins, Mary Jane Nussbaum, Jill Parisi, Pearl Arts Gallery, Stone Ridge, NY
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Tea Cups, Tea Bowls and Tumblers, Susan Maasch, Portland, ME
16th San Angelo National Ceramics Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, TX
An Extravegance of Salt & Pepper: Containers/Shakers/Concepts
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
Faculty Art Exhibit, State University Plaza Gallery, Albany, NY
Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2005 NCECA 2005 Clay National Exhibition, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Bottled Spirits, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, KY
Jonesing, Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center, Buffalo, NY
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2004 Duets, Kentucky Museum of Art + Design, Louisville, KY
Craft Art in Western New York, Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY
2003 11th Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA
Western New York Clay Symposium Exhibition, SUNY at Brockport, Brockport, NY
2002 Necessary Objects, The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL
Vessels that Pour, Gallery Mia Tyson, Wilmington, NC
2002 Craft Art in Western New York, Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY
2001 Porcelain 2001, Esmay Fine Art, Rochester, NY
2000 Craft Art in Western New York, Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY
Porcelain 2000, Esmay Fine Art, Rochester, NY
Print Publications
2020 What Makes a Potter: Functional Pottery in America Today, Janet Koplos, Schiffer
Creative Pottery: Innovative Techniques…, by Deborah Schwartzkopf
2018 Mastering Handbuilding: Techniques, Tips and Tricks for Slabs, Ciols, Voyaguer Press
Working with Porcelain, The American Ceramic Society
2017 A Ceramic Guide: The Art of Creating and Teaching Wheel Thrown Ceramics, Cognella, Inc.
2016 Jars, Vases, Boxes and Baskets, The American Ceramic Society
KC Studio, Pot or Not: The State of Ceramics Today, Janet Koplos, vol. VIII, #2
100 Artists 1000 Cups, The Clay Studio, Kirkwood Printing
2015 Electric Kiln Ceramics, 3rd Edition, edited by Frederick Bartolovic
Ceramics Monthly, Exposure, January
Dialecticians, catalog, Bridgewater State University
2014 Ceramics Monthly, How Low can you Go?, June/July/August
Ceramics Monthly, Exposure, April
Glazes: The Ultimate Ceramic Artist’s Guide to Glaze and Color, Barron’s
2013 Ceramics Art and Perception, Utilitarian Clay, Sean O’Connor
2012 Ceramics Monthly, Dissonance and Reconciliation, Glen Brown, October
Best of 500 Ceramics Series, Lark Publishing
2011 American Craft magazine, Voices, April/May
2010 500 Vases, Lark Publishing
2009 Buffalo Spree, “Q&A: WNY artisans”, Jana Eisenberg, June
Ceramics Monthly, Exhibition Review, October
2008 Studio Potter, “What’s that for?”, winter 2008 edition
Ceramics Monthly, UpFront, Transformations: 6X6, October
New York Times, “Ceramics Gleam...”, September 16
2007 Artvoice, “Into the Bienniel”, Becky Moda, October 4
Buffalo Rising, “Three Buffalo Tenors of Art”, Bill Zimmerman, March 10
2006 The NCECA Journal 2005, “Meditations on the 2005 NCECA Clay National”,
Josh Green
2005 Ceramics Art & Perception, “Paying Attention”, Justin Novak, , Issue 61
Buffalo News, “Valley View”, Richard Huntington, February 11
Buffalo Spree, “Spinning the Show House”,
Barry Muskat & Elizabeth Licata, July/August
2004 Buffalo News, “The Artistry of Crafts”, Richard Huntington, Oct. 27
Buffalo News, “Size Matters”, Richard Huntington, Dec. 10
Buffalo Spree magazine,“Lift That Brush! Fire That Kiln!”, Ronald Ehmke Jan/Feb
2003 Artvoice, “Miniatures of the Massive”, Cynnie Gaasch, December 18
Buffalo Spree Magazine, “Artful Givivg”, Reine Hauser, November/December
Artvoice, “Finding, Desiring, Acquiring”, Cynnie Gaasch, October 9
2002 Artvoice, “Something to Say”, Cynnie Gaasch, October 24
2001 Buffalo Spree Magazine, “Made in Western New York”, Bob Davis, Nov/Dec
2000 Ceramics Monthly, “Bryan Hopkins”, February
Buffalo News, “Perfect Harmony”, Richard Huntington, Novenber 3
Buffalo Spree Magazine, “Jim Chooses...”, Jim Bush, Sept/Oct
Buffalo News, “One Artist’s thanks to the city”, Don Esmonde, August 10
1999 Artvoice, “Sex and Politics...”, Steve Mitchell, October 27
Lectures, Demonsrations & Workshops
2024 Shakerag, TN, Workshop
2023 University of Utah at Salt Lake , lecture and demo
2022 NCECA Demonstration, Slipcast Slab Construction, Sacramento, CA
NCECA Panel, Process Doctors, Sacramento, CA
2021 Arapahoe Community College, porcelain demonstration
University of Northern Texas, artist talk
Cornell Studio Supply, Dayton, OH, 2 day porcelain workshop
2019 Penland School of Craft, Ashville, NC, 5 day hands-on Porcelain workshop
Touchstone Center for Crafts, Farmington, PA, 5 day hands on porcelain workshop
Northern Clay Center, American Pottery Festival, demonstration
2018 Harvard, Boston, MA, side by side demo with Kristen Kieffer
Kent State, OH, side by side demos with Shannon Goff
NCECA Panel, with Christina West, Susan Beiner, Jeff Campana, and Darien Johnson
Waubonsee College, Aurora, IL visiting artist demo and talk
2017 Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA Visiting artist demo and talk
Fusion Center for Ceramics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, hands-on porcelain workshop
Touchstone Center for Crafts, Farmington, PA, 5 day hands on porcelain workshop
SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY, visiting artist
M.T. Burton Gallery and Studio, one day demonstration
2016 NCECA Panel, ReDiscovering White Gold, with Jill Foote-Hutton and Kevin Turner
Hudgens Center for the Arts, Duluth, GA, 2 day demonstrations w/ Adam Field
Arvada Center, Arvada, CO, 2 day hands-on workshop in porcelain
Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY, visiting artist, lecture
RIT School for American Crafts, visiting artist with Forest Lesch-Middleton, lecture
2015 The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, 2 day workshop on translucent light fixtures
Yellow Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA. 2 day workshop
NCECA Panel, How This Became That, Providence, RI
Hartford School of Art, Hartford, CT, Visiting Artist
2014 Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, 2 day workshop and public lecture
Ohio University, Visiting Artist
The Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY, 3 week workshop and public lecture
Syracuse Ceramics Guild, Syracuse, NY
West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Visiting Artist
2013 The Craft Guild of Dallas, Dallas, TX, 4 day porcelain workshop
Potter’s Council, Engaging Surfaces, presenter, San Diego, CA
The Chautauqua Institutution, Chatauqua, NY, 2 week workshop
2012 Utilitarian Clay VI, presenter, Arrowmont School for Craft, TN
Arrowmont School for Craft, 5-Day Porcelain workshop
Saint Mary’s College, South Bend, IN, Porcelain Workshop & Exhibition Lecture
Richland College, Dallas, TX, Two-day porcelain workshop
2011 92nd St Y, New York, NY Two day porcelain workshop
2010 Corning Community College, Corning, NY One day workshop
Peter’s Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ, “Pure Porcelain”, 5 day workshop
Millersville University, PA, Visiting Artist (2 Days)
2009 The Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY, Weekend Porcelain Workshop
Buffalo State College, “Beyond the BFA”, lecture, Design Dept. Seminar
2008 Long Beach Island Foundation of Arts & Sciences, Week-long workshop in porcelain
Niagara-Wheatfiel High School, Press Mold Workshop
Buffalo State College, “Making my way...”, Lecture, Design Dept. Senior Seminar
2007 The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, “Violently Reverent”, Porcelain Workshop
Lewiston-Porter High School, Lewiston, NY, Lecture- “ So you’re an artist?!”
2006 West Chester University of PA, “Fragilly Functional”, Exhibition Lecture
State University of New York, the College at Fredonia, “thus far...”, Lecture
2005 Buffalo State College, “Making my way...”, Lecture, Design Dept. Senior Seminar
2004 Buffalo State College, “Beyond Art School: Making a Living as an Artist
2003 State University of New York, the College at Brockport, “Why I make what I make”
Lecture, Western New York Clay Symposium, , Brockport, NY
2002 Buffalo State College, “Beyond Art School: Making a Living as an Artist”
Lecture, Design Dept., Senior Seminar
2001 State University of New York, the College at Fredonia, “A Porcelain Primer”
Demonstration
Kensington High School, Buffalo, NY, Two Day Handbuilding Workshop
2000 Daeman College, “on the prospect of a unified craft theory”
Lecture, Buffalo, NY
Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center, Artist Talk, Buffalo, NY
Buffalo State College, Career in Crafts Day
Lecture and Demonstration,
Resident Artist, Art Park, Lewiston, NY
Grants and Awards
2022-23 Studio Potter Apprenticeship Grant
2018 Best of Show, Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
2009 New York Foundation of the Arts Fellowship in Crafts
2008 Best in Show, 16th Strictly Functional Pottery National
2007 New York State Council on the Arts, Special Opportunity Stipend
2005 Big Orbit Gallery Member’s Exhibition, Juror Award, Buffalo, NY
2004 New York State Council on the Arts, Special Opportunity Stipend Grant
2003 Chautauqua Crafts Alliance Exhibition, Best in Show, Lake Chautauqua, NY
2002 The Arts Center, 2nd Place Award, Necessary Objects, St. Petersburg, FL
2001 Niagara County Community College X-Tra Mile Award
2000 HERD About Buffalo, selected artist for outdoor sculpture project
1999 New York State Council on the Arts, Individual Artist Grant
NYSCA Education Grant, Carnegie Art Center, North Tonawanda, NY
Niagara County Community College Outstanding Service Award
Collections
San Angelo Museum of Fine Art
Samuel Dorsky Museum, State University of New York, The College at New Paltz
Burchfield-Penney Art Center
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Sparta Teapot Museum
Sonny Kam
Rita Moreno
Jacques & Gabriella Israelievitch
Sylvia Rosen
Annette Cravens
Louise Rosenfield