education
2014 MFA, Ceramics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
2005 BFA, Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
2001 Coursework, Portland Community College, Portland, OR
academic employment
2019 - Assistant Professor of Art, Kent State University, Kent, OH
2019 Traveling Art Instructor, Art Mobile Montana, Helena, MT
2015 Instructor of Ceramics and Art Appreciation, Concordia University, St.Paul, MN
2011-14 Teaching Assistant, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
2013 Instructor of Intermediate Ceramics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
2008-11 Community Education Ceramic Instructor, Portland Community College,
Portland, Oregon
2007-11 Ceramic Lab Tech, Portland Community College, Portland, Oregon
2006 Ceramic Department Coordinator and Instructor, Bucks Rock Arts Camp,
New Milford, Connecticut
2005 Ceramic Instructor, Bucks Rock Arts Camp, New Milford, Connecticut
artist residencies
2017-18 Artist in Resident, Holter Museum, Helena, MT
2015-17 Long-Term Resident, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
2014-15 Anonymous Potter, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
solo exhibitions
2016 Digital Debut, Belger Crane Yard Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri
2007 Curious Cabinet, Feed Gallery, Bloomington, IN
group exhibitions
2017 Archie Bray at the Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, Washington
Second Year Archie Bray Fellowship Show, Holter Museum, Helena, Montana
NCECA Bray Resident Artists Show, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon
2016 Archie Bray at the Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, Washington
First Year Archie Bray Fellowship Show, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena,
Montana
NCECA Bray Resident Artists Show, Belger Crane Yard Gallery, Kansas City,
Missouri
2015 Archie Bray at the Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, Washington
The Fogelberg, Red Wing, and APS Artists exhibition, Northern Clay Center,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
2014 Winter Ware, Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Plate, Mudfire Gallery, Decatur, Georgia
Cup: The Intimate Object X, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, Florida
Brown Study, UMN MfA Group Thesis Show, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Immersive Stages, NCECA, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2013 Drink This, The Workhouse International Ceramic Cup Show, Lorton, Virginia
Laundry Fresh, Quarter Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2012 Winter Ware, Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minty Fresh, Quarter Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Friends with Benefits, Quarter Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2011 Cups of Fire, National Competition, Clay Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
One and Only, John Michael Kohler, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Fresh Works, Quarter Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2007 Impressions, Angie Newman Johnson Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia
publications
2016 Ceramics: Contemporary Artists Working In Clay, By Kate Singleton
2013 Michelle Summers Interview, DPI Magazine, March 2013, Vol 167
Exposure, Ceramics Monthly, February 2013, Vol 61, Number 2
2011 MFA Factor: University of Minnesota, Ceramics Monthly, October 2011
awards/grants
2013 Graduate Travel/Research Funding, University of Minnesota
2011 Best of Show: Drink This, The Workhouse, Lorton, Virginia