Curriculum Vitae


Teaching Experience

CURRENT APPOINTMENT
Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont
Faculty
2006–present

PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, New York
Instructor, Alfred Summer School
2004

Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
Visiting artist and part-time ceramic faculty
2000

Alfred University, Alfred, New York
Instructor
2000

New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, New York
Graduate Teaching Assistant
1998-2000

Project Challenge, Shrewsbury Public Schools, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Art Teacher
1998–2000

University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire
Instructor
1997-1998


Teaching Artist Workshops

Fireworks Studio, Worcester, Massachusetts
Demonstration Workshop with Todd Wahlstrom
2013

Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York
Visiting Artist
2010

College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, West Virginia
Course: Wet Altering
2010

Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, West Virginia
Walter Gropius Master Workshop Series
Course: Capturing Moments with Porcelain - Wet Altering
2009

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine
Course:  The Clay Moment - Porcelain and the Vessel
2009

Castle Hill Center for the Arts, Truro, Massachusetts
Course: Wet Altering on the Wheel
2008

Westchester Community College, Valhalla, New York
Course: Lidded Jars
2007

Clayworks, Brattleboro, Vermont
Course: Wet Altering
2007

Castle Hill Center for the Arts, Truro, Massachusetts
Course: Altering Thrown Forms
2007

Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
Harvard Ceramics Program, Visiting Artist Master Classes
2005

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Presenter, Utilitarian Clay IV: Celebrate the Object
2004

Peter’s Valley Craft Center, Layton, New Jersey
Course: Pushing Clay, Pushing Boundaries
2004

Westchester Community College, Valhalla, New York 
2004

South County Art Association, Kingston, Rhode Island 
2003

State University of New York, Fredonia, New York 
2003

Tabor Academy, Marion, Massachusetts 
2003

Hamilton Potters Guild, Mohawk College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
2002

Hartford School of Art, Hartford, Connecticut 
2001

Sienna Heights College, Adrian, Michigan 
2001

Haystack Mountain School of Arts and Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine 
Assistant to Julia Galloway
2000

Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts
Mold making assistant to Richard Shaw
1997

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Assistant, Utilitarian Clay II Conference
1996

Haystack Mountain School of Arts and Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine
Workshop assistant to Mary Law
1995

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Workshop assistant to Linda Arbuckle, Pete Pinnell, Lee Rexrode
1995


Lectures

Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, West Virginia
Walter Gropius Master Workshop Series
2009

Shelburne Craft School, Shelburne, Vermont
2004

Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, China
Sprit of Porcelain Conference
2000 


Education

MFA, Ceramics
School of Art and Design, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, New York
2000 

BFA, Cum Laude, Ceramics
School of Art and Design, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, New York
1995 

MFA Candidate, Ceramics
University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, South Dartmouth, Massachusetts
1998 


Exhibitions

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Imagined Space, Carroll House Gallery, Keene, New Hampshire 
2014

Recent Work, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, West Virginia 
2009

Stolen Moments: Recent Work, Artisan Gallery, Northampton, Massachusetts 
2008


GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2016

Worcester Pottery Invitational 2015, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, Massachusetts, curated by Aysha Peltz and Todd Wahlstrom

Shippensburg University Ceramics Invitational, Michael-Campbell-Kauffman Gallery, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania


2015

Strictly Functional Pottery National 2015, Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 

Un-Wedged 2015, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, Washington 

Clay National X, CERAMIC COLOR, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, Colorado

5th Annual Workhorse Clay National, Workhorse Arts Center, Lorton, Virginia

Clay &Context, The Third Contemporary Ceramics International Biannual, Halcyon Art Gallery, Terre Haute, Indiana

All About Porcelain, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, Montana

100 Best Potters, POW! (Pots on Wheels), Providence, Rhode Island 


2014

Ceramics Biennial 2014 Exhibition, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire

Expression, The Fifth Contemporary Ceramics International Binnual 2014, Halcyon Art Gallery, Terre Haute, Indiana

American iPottery, Sarah Silberman Art Gallery, MontgomeryCounty, Maryland 

Zanesville Prize, Muskingum County Community Foundation, Zanesville, Ohio

Un-Wedged 2014, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, Washington

The 40th Annual Invitational Pottery Show, The Art School at Old Church, Demarest, New Jersey 


2013

Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition, Usdan Gallery, Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont

The 39th Annual Invitational Pottery Show, The Art School at Old Church, Demarest, New Jersey


2012

Past Presenters, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Sources and Influences, Huntington Museum, Huntington, West Virginia

Close Radius, Carroll House Gallery, Keene, New Hampshire


2011

Many Paths, A Legacy of Karen Karnes, Penland Gallery, Penland, North Carolina

Islamic Influence, Crossroads Gallery, St. Petersburg College, Tampa Florida

Guess Whose Coming to Dinner?, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York


2010

Lucky 13, Art Park, North Bennington, Vermont

Circling into Now, Navio, New Bedford, Massachusetts

Cup and Mug Invitational, The Artisan Gallery, Northampton, Massachusetts

36th Annual Invitational Pottery Show and Sale, Old Church Cultural Center, Demarest, New Jersey

American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

All Fired Up - Six Ceramic Artists from Vermont, Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont

Celebrating Ten Years: 2000-2010, MT Burton Gallery, Surf City, New Jersey

Strictly Functional–Then and Now, Marriott Courtyard Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

State of Craft, Bennington Museum, Bennington, Vermont

Recent Work: Aysha Peltz, Matt Kelleher and Shoko Teruyama, Andrews Gallery, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, West Virginia


2009

Functional Art, Celadon Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York

Under Cover, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York

Made in Clay, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, New York


2008

Transformations 6 x 6, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York

The Art of Dining, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, Massachusetts


2007

33rd Annual Invitational Pottery Show and Sale, Old Church Cultural Center, Demarest, New Jersey

Mastery in Clay 2007, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

From the Earth, University of Kentucky Museum of Art, Lexington, Kentucky      

Ladies in White, Goodall Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky           

Ceramic Biennial, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire

Style and Function, Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina


2006

Fired Up, Studio Place Arts Gallery, Barre, Vermont

Dinnerware, Red Star Studios Ceramics Center, Kansas City, Missouri

La Mesa, Hilton Portland, Portland Oregon

4th Annual Potters Invitational, Worcester Center for the Crafts, Worcester, Massachusetts

Ceramic Invitational, Westchester Art Workshop, Westchester, New York


2005

Strictly Functional Pottery National, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Mastery in Clay, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Simple Cup, The Seward Park Clay Studio and KOBO, Seattle, Washington

Summer Invitational, Lacoste Gallery, Concord, Massachusetts

17 Women: 17 Perspectives, Red Star Studio, Kansas City, Missouri

31st Annual Invitational Pottery Show and Sale, Old Church Cultural Center, Demarest, New Jersey

American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

WHITE, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico

NCECA 2005 Clay National, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland

Faculty & Alumni Show, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Massachusetts

Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, Maryland

Pottery Invitational, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, Massachusetts

Platters and Plates: A Blue Plate Special, Chester Springs Studios, Chester County, Pennsylvania


2004

Use It or Lose It, Attleboro Museum, Attleboro, Massachusetts

Made in Clay, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, New York

Functional Clay, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, Montana

Utilitarian Clay IV: Presenters Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Cup, University of Miami, Miami, Florida

Art to Use: Functional Clay, Thirteen Moons Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico

30th Annual Invitational Pottery Show and Sale, Old Church Cultural Center, Demarest, New Jersey

Functional Ceramics, The Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, Ohio

Pleasures of the Table, Ransburg Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana

The Big Show, 4 Star Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana

Potters Invitational, Worcester Center for the Crafts, Worcester, Massachusetts   

Service: An Unconventional Approach, Chester Springs Clay Studio, Pennsylvania


2003

Craft Transformed, University Art Gallery, New Bedford, Massachusetts

Sensuous, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, Missouri

Aysha Peltz and Todd Wahlstrom Recent Ceramics, MT Burton Gallery, Surf City, New Jersey

Pottery Show and Sale, Worcester Center for the Crafts, Worcester, Massachusetts

Aysha Peltz Recent Ceramics, Young and Constantine Gallery, Wilmington, Vermont


2002

Craft USA 2002, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, Connecticut

Annual Holiday Show, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Anagama, Peck Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island 

Yankee Clay, Slater Mills Memorial Museum, Norwich, Connecticut                                          

Peltz/Timock, Derek Porter Studio, Kansas City, Missouri


2001

For the Table, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico 

Winterfest-2001, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland

Convergences, Winthrope University, Rock Hill, South Carolina

Reunion: Wayne Higby and Graduates of the Alfred University Ceramics Program, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


2000

Strictly Functional Pottery National 2000, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Porcelain 2000, Esmay Fine Art Gallery, Rochester, New York

Studio Days 2000, Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania

Utilitarian Clay III: Celebrate the Object Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee

MFA Thesis Exhibition, Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, Alfred, New York

Karon Doherty Memorial Invitational, Spark Gallery, Denver, Colorado


1999

Whiteware Research Center’s Annual Fall Meeting, Susan Howell Hall, Alfred University, Alfred, New York


1998

Strictly Functional Pottery National 1998, Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

First Year Graduate Exhibition, Robert Turner Gallery, Alfred University, Alfred, New York


1997

Strictly Functional Pottery National 1997, Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Faculty Show, Worcester Center for the Crafts, Worcester, Massachusetts


1996

First Year Graduate Exhibition, Gallery 244, New Bedford, Massachusetts

Assistant Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee


1995

Summer Assistant Exhibit, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Summer Assistant Exhibition, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine

Senior Show, Harder Hall, Alfred University, Alfred, New York


1994

Junior Show, Fosdick Nelson Gallery, Alfred University, Alfred, New York 

Publications

BOOKS

IPottery Kevin A. Hluch, 2014

The Best of 500 Ceramics: Celebrating a Decade in Clay (500 Series), Lark Books, 2012

Art Markets of New England, Christine Chitnis, The Little Bookroom, 2011

500 Vases, Lark Books, 2010

Masters: Porcelain, Lark Books, 2007

The Art of Contemporary American Pottery, Kevin A. Hluch, Krause Publications, 2001


CATALOGUES

Diverse Domain – Contemporary North American Ceramic Art, Jan-Chi Yu, Taipei County Government, 2005

Functional Ceramics, Phyllis Blair Clark, 2004

Convergences – The Presence of the Past in Contemporary American Ceramics, Caroline Henderson, 2001


SELF-AUTHORED ARTICLES

“Splash Bowls”, Ceramics Monthly, 2015

“Starting Out”, Studio Potter, vol. 33, no. 1, Dec. 2004


Awards and Honors

Strictly Functional Pottery National
Attorney’s Award
2015

National Council on Education of the Ceramic Arts
Emerging Artist Award
2005

Strictly Functional Pottery National
Attorney’s Award
2005

Strictly Functional Pottery National
Mentor’s Award
2000

Full Tuition Scholarship and Fellowship
New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University
1998-2000

Strictly Functional Pottery National
Juror’s Choice
1998

Teaching Scholarship
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
1997

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