Karen Mahoney Ceramics
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Selected Juried and Invitational Exhibitions
2018 Four Years of Ash Creek Arts Center, Indy Commons, Independence OR
        Seconds Sale Fundraiser, Snow Farm: The New England Craft Program, Williamsburg MA
        Wild Women, River Gallery, Independence OR

2017 Community and Connections, Multnomah Art Center, Portland OR
        Inside the Box/Outside the Box, The Arts Center, Corvallis OR
        Holiday Showcase, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem OR

2016 The Art of Drinking, Blue Dome Gallery, Silver City NM
        Goggleworks Cup Show, Goggleworks Center for the Arts, Reading,PA
        Cub Creek: Residents of Past and Present, Academy Center for the Arts, Lynchburg VA

2015  CraftBoston Spring, Cyclorama, Boston MA
         Ceramic Showcase, Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Portland OR
         Behind the Shoji, Portland Japanese Garden, Portland OR
         All Crafts Considered, NPR Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
     
2014  Clay Fest, Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene OR
         Biennial Cup Show, Morean Center for Clay, Saint Petersburg FL
         Strictly Functional, Market House Craft Center, Lancaster PA
         Chawan Expo, Teochew Building, Singapore (catalogue)
         State of Clay, Lexington Arts and Crafts Society, Lexington MA

2013  Chawan Expo, Kaohsiung Dream Mall, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (catalogue)
         Fire Works @10, Worcester Craft Center, Worcester MA

2012  Chawan Expo, Gallery Yusai, Nara, Japan (catalogue)
         Black, White, & Shades of Gray, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset MA

2011  Chawan Expo, Jared Branfman Gallery, Needham MA

2010  Raku: The Polaroid of Ceramics, Myers Gallery, Santa Ana CA
         Mastering Raku: The Book & the Art Within, Gorse Mill Studios, Needham MA

2009  Karen Mahoney: Asian Inspired Stoneware and Porcelain, Gorse Mill Studios, Needham MA

2008  Museum of Fine Arts Staff Exhibit, School of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA

Bibliography
Better Homes and Gardens Make It Yourself, Fall/Winter 2013, “Wish List”
Standard Magazine, January 2012, “On the Boards”
Hemachandra, Ray and Romberg, Jim, 500 Raku: Bold Explorations of a Dynamic Ceramic Technique, Lark Books, 2011
Branfman, Steven, Mastering Raku: Making Ware, Glazes, Building Kilns, and Firing, Lark Books, 2009

Employment
2018- present, Owner/Instructor, Moving Clay, Independence OR
2017- present, Ceramics and Art Enrichment Instructor, Dallas Community School, Dallas OR
2012- present, Studio Potter, Grafton MA, and Independence OR
2017- 2018, Program Assistant, Ash Creek Arts Center, Independence OR
2010- 2012, Studio Manager, The Potters Shop, Needham MA

2010-2012 Gallery Manager, The Potters Shop, Needham MA
2006- 2010, Studio Assistant, The Potters Shop, Needham MA
2006-2009, Member and Visitor Services Representative, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA

Residencies
2018, (cancelled due to construction delays, project invitation via Ministry of Culture) Silk Road Ceramics Art Park, Hai            Rou District, Beijing, China
2015- 2016, Cub Creek Studios, Appomattox VA

Professional Organizations
2014- present, NCECA
2009- 2013, Boston Handmade

Education
Associate of Arts, 2004, Art Major, Laramie County Community College

Teaching Experience
Moving Clay Instructor, a mobile clay class, Oregon, 2018- present
K-8 Ceramics and Art Enrichment Instructor, Dallas Community School, 2017- present
Independent Instruction, various locations, 2015- present
Class and Workshop Instructor, Ash Creek Arts Center, Independence OR, 2017-2018
Staff Led Workshops, The Potters Shop, Needham MA, 2008-2012

Awards
2012, Member of the Year, Boston Handmade
2003, Exceptional Student of the Arts, Cheyenne Rotary Club
  • Karen Mahoney Ceramics
  • Gallery
    • Local Material Usage
    • Ecology Inspired Work
    • Geology Inspired Work
  • About
    • Artist Statement