Curriculum Vitae

Education

2023 Post-baccalaureate studies in Ceramics, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

2021 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics, State University of New York at New Paltz, New Paltz, NY

Professional Experience

The Ceramic Shop – Norristown, PA   May 2023– Present Glaze Lab Technician

  • Maintains steady production and robust inventory of all The Ceramic Shop brand glazes and other ceramic products (incl. Crack Pot, Wax-On and Wax-Off, etc.) in their entire production cycle at The Ceramic Shop from predicting customer trends which impact our manufacturing schedule, assembling ingredients for products, packaging, stocking the shelves of our brick-and-mortar location, and uploading inventory data into Retail Management Hero inventory software.

  • Crafts glazes (∆6 Pro Series, Casual Tints, 1Fire Collection, etc.) to company standards through all steps of the process from stocking the lab’s dry material, weighing, sieving, and barrel rolling, troubleshooting for material shortages, additional testing, and other research development.

  • Actively participates in the completion of orders of glazes, ceramic products, custom glaze requests, and various liquid and dry materials for local, national, and international sale in a timely manner.

  • Manufactures casting slip to company standards for the in-house production of stilts and kiln furniture, of which we are the sole manufacturer in the nation.

  • Upholds deep values of safety in lab and warehouse settings and other facilities management, including but not limited to sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, the disposal of trash, replacement of paper towels, placing orders with upper management for bottles, jars, jugs, and bags. Ensure PPE stocks are maintained for our work area.

Main Line Arts Center – Haverford, PA                 January 2023– Present Teaching Artist

  • Instructs classes using a variety of ceramic processes including wheel throwing and hand-building, as well as teaching special interest courses for children and adults.

  • Creates ceramic curricula and writes syllabi with the intent to instruct individuals of various ages and abilities.

Teresa Chang Ceramics – Philadelphia, PA November 2022 – June 2023 Studio Assistant

  • Execute studio and upkeep tasks that maintain standards of efficiency for a made-to-order functional pottery business that include but are not limited to making glazes from ceramic materials, wedging clay and processing reclaim for reuse, making colored clay using stains, glazing pottery, loading and unloading kilns.

Brockway Center for the Arts and Technology – Brockway, PA September 2021 – August 2022 Resident Artist

  • Maintained the ceramic studio including clay and glaze making, janitorial duties, kiln repair, taught high school students in daily after school program, and installed and de-installed national and international gallery exhibitions. 

  • Instructed and produced teaching syllabi adult ceramic courses, planned and instructed workshops/events in the ceramic studio. 

  • Responsible for the loading, unloading, and firing of electric, raku, and gas reduction kilns.

State University of New York at New Paltz – New Paltz, NY August 2019 - December 2019 Teaching Assistant, (ARS210 Basic Ceramics [Sam Mack], Fall 2019)

  • Participated in class instruction, gave demonstrations to students, assisted in leading end-of-project critiques.     

Exhibition History

2023

(Re)Action, Temple University Antropology Museum, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

2022

(Re)Action, Stella Elkins Gallery, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Philadelphia, PA

The Family Portrait, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY Juror: Kukuli Velarde

Out of Townie, Brockway Center for Arts and Technology, Brockway, PA (Solo Exhibiton)

Next2022: A Biennial of Contemporary Print, Print Matters Houston, Ellio Fine Art, Houston, TX Juror: Paola Morsiani

8th Annual Dirty South Cup Call and Competition, River Oaks Art Center, Alexandria, LA Juror: Renee LoPresti

A Bowl Lotta Love, Mason Gallery of Crafts and Fine Arts, Norwood, OH Juror: Kerie Johannes

2nd Annual High Fire, Wildfire Ceramics Studio, Missoula, MT 

BCAT Staff Show, Brockway Center for Arts and Technology, Brockway, PA

2022 Faces and Figures, Las Lagunas Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA (Virtual)

2021

BFA Thesis Show, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, NY 

2019

Common Ground, Fine Arts Building Rotunda and Sojourner Truth Library, State University of New York at New Paltz, New Paltz, NY

Materialistic, Fallkill Creative Works, Poughkeepsie, NY Juror: Andrew Sartorius

2018

Foundation Student Exhibition, Fine Arts Building Rotunda, State University of New York at New Paltz, New Paltz, NY


Publications

2022 Radio Interview, SUNNY 106, Dubois, PA

2021 “Emily Downes Interviews,” Assembly Art Journal, Spring 2021 #2

Service    

  • Co-President of the Tyler Ceramics Collective, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Philadelphia, PA   [August 2022- May 2023]

  • Secretary of the SUNY New Paltz Clay Club, State University of New York At New Paltz, New Paltz, NY      [August 2018 - May 2020']                                                                  

  • Vice President of the SUNY New Paltz’s Student Art Alliance Chapter, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY      [September 2018 - March 2020]