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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
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