​Being actively curious is how I approach the planning and making of my artistic work.
Curious of materials, effects, processes, and 'what if...' moments. As curiosity has led me through
traditional ceramic making methods, curiosity has brought me towards integrating digital technologies
with handcrafted methodologies and I am fascinated how the processes influence one another. Hand-made
properties guide the digital and the digital technology controlling the physical material. I envision these works
a collaboration of physical and digital tools used to create a hand-made digitally influenced object. Admittedly,
labeling an object to be 'digitally hand-made' leaves me with a good excited chuckle. After that quick laugh and
enjoyment of self-satisfaction, I return to serious enough contemplation that reinforces my artistic drive.
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CV

​Education
2015      M.F.A. Ceramics, Kent State University 
2007      B.F.A. Ceramics, University of Oregon
2004      B.S. Fine Arts, Business Minor, University of Oregon

Employment
2023 – Current      Assistant Director/Ceramics Chair, Windgate Art School Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts – Little Rock, AR
2019 – 2023           Faculty, Ceramics and 3D Art Kirkwood Community College – Cedar Rapids, IA
2018 – 2019.          Temporary Faculty, Ceramics and 3D Art Kirkwood Community College – Cedar Rapids, IA
2017 – current      Continuing Education Instructor Kirkwood Community College – Cedar Rapids, IA
2017 – 2018.          Lead 3D Art Studio Technician Kirkwood Community College – Cedar Rapids, IA
2015 – 2016           Production/Technical Assistant Firebug Pottery – Elkton, OR
2014 – 2015           Graduate Assistant, School of Art Galleries Kent State University – Kent, OH
2013 – 2014           Graduate Teaching Assistant, Ceramics Department Kent State University – Kent, OH
2008 – 2010.          Ceramics Instructor Radius Community Art Studios – Portland, OR
2003 – 2013.          Service Clerk/Forklift Operator/Supervisor Costco Wholesale – Tigard, OR
Shows
2023
Winter Warmers Cup Show, Good Earth Pottery – Bellingham, WA 
Octagonal:All Media Show, Octagon Center for the Arts – Des Moines, IA

2022
Artists Ending Homelessness, Shelter House – Iowa City, IA
Americano Holiday Show, AKAR – Iowa City, IA
Landscapes, Northwest Woodfire Conf., Chehalem Center – Newberg, OR Platters, Northwest Woodfire Conf., Chehalem Center – Newberg, OR Yunomi Invitational, AKAR – Iowa City, IA
New Work Sale/Show, AKAR – Iowa City, IA
Faculty Show, Festival of the Arts – Cedar Rapids, IA
2021
Salem Art Works Fall Auction – Salem, NY
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR – Iowa City, IA
Artists Ending Homelessness, Shelter House – Iowa City, IA
Maria Tritico Benefit, Lighthouse Art Center – Tequesta, FL
The Ceramics Forum, Virtual NCECA concurrent show – NCECA.net Online Faculty Show, Kirkwood Community College – Cedar Rapids, IA

2020
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR – Iowa City, IA
Last Call V, Companion Gallery – Humboldt, TN 
Clay Legacies, Stetson University – DeLand, FL

2019 
High Low and Naked, Eutectic Gallery – Portland, OR
Unanimous Discourse, Upper Iowa University – Fayette, IA
Alumni Show, Kent State University, Downtown Gallery – Kent, OH Faculty Exhibition, Kirkwood Community College – Cedar Rapids, IA Yunomi Invitational, AKAR – Iowa City, IA
Concurrent Show, NCECA – Minneapolis, MN
Nuance, Peters Valley School of Craft – Layton, NJ

2018 
On the Rocks, Pewabic Pottery – Detroit, MI Yunomi Invitational, AKAR – Iowa City, IA
River to River, Iowa Clay Conference, Coe College – Cedar Rapids, IA One Degree, Iowa Clay Conference, ICCGS – Cedar Rapids, IA Wichita Invitational, Reuben Saunders Gallery – Wichita, KS Emerging Artists, Wood Fire Symposium, Free Gallery – Helena, MT

2017 
Americano Invitational, AKAR – Iowa City, IA DISH, Medalta, Medicine Hat – Alberta, Canada
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR – Iowa City, IA
Material Function, Kirkwood Community College – Cedar Rapids, IA Alumni Exhibition, Kent State University – Kent, OH
Fired Relationships, New Harmony Gallery – New Harmony, IN Legacy Emergent, Blackfish Gallery/NCECA – Portland, OR

2016 
Resident Show, Cobb Mountain Art and Ecology – Loch Lomond, CA Strictly Functional Pottery National – Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Fired in Freedom, Revision Space – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2015 
(im)permanence
Graduate Thesis Exhibition, Main Art Gallery, Kent State University – Kent, OH

2014 
Quest for Space, Uumbaji Gallery, Oscar Ritchie Hall – Kent, OH
Be the Voice for Those Who are Unheard, Stark State – North Canton, OH Fired in Freedom, Kent State Downtown Gallery – Kent, OH
Wood, Fire, and Ash, Stark State – North Canton, OH
ASM International Art Exhibition, ASM Headquarters – Novelty, OH Student Annual Show, Kent State School of Art Gallery – Kent, OH
A Home for Joe, Coffee Cup Show, Baldwin Wallace – Berea, OH
Niche Awards, Student Finalist, Functional Ceramics – Philadelphia, PA

2012
​ Mud, Sweat, and Cheer – Portland, OR
12 Woodfire Kilns of the NW, Pots Gallery, NCECA – Seattle, WA

Publications
Coppage, Ryan. The Anatomy of a Good Pot. The American Ceramics Society. 2021. pp. vi, 41, 76, 125.
Last Call V. “Party Ewer.” Companion Gallery. 2020. pp. 25.
Nuance: Craftsmanship, Imagination, Innovation. “Salad Plates.” Peters Valley School of Craft. 2019. pp. 28.
Wollert, Zachary. Pottery Making Illustrated. “Stacked Place Settings.” November/December 2017. pp. 33-36.
Wollert, Zachary. NCECA Journal. Volume 36. “Deconstructing Process.” 2015. pp.127.

Artist Residencies
2016 Cobb Mountain Art and Ecology Project – Loch Lomond, CA
2015-2016 Firebug Pottery – Elkton, OR

Invited Artist Demonstrations and Lectures
2021 Lincoln Highway Arts Festival – Mt. Vernon, IA
2019 Upper Iowa University – Fayette, IA
2018 Iowa Clay Conference, Iowa Ceramic Center – Cedar Rapids, IA Winterset Art Center – Winterset, IA
2017 The Iowa Ceramic Center – Cedar Rapids, IA
2014 Grand Valley Ceramics Forum, Grand Valley State University – Allendale, MI
2012 Lewis and Clark College – Portland, OR

Instructed Courses

Kirkwood Community College:
Ceramics I, Ceramics II, Ceramics III, Ceramics IV Sculpture I, Sculpture II
Independent Study
Honors Projects
Ceramics: Woodfiring – 3 week summer intensive session

Kent State University 
Introduction to Ceramics (Instructor of Record)

Institutional Service
Collaborative Learning Days Presenter - The Digital Hand, Kirkwood Community College, 2021.

Hiring Committee Member -  3D Art Technician, Arts and Humanities, Kirkwood Community College, 2018.

Hiring Committee Member - Glass Art Faculty, Arts and Humanities, Kirkwood Community College, 2017.

Curator/Preparator -  Kent State University Art Gallery, ASM International Art Exhibition, Novelty, OH, 2015.

Curator/Preparator -  Kent State University Art Gallery, GAR Student Art Show, GAR Foundation, Akron, OH, 2015.

School of Art Representative -  Graduate Student Senate, Kent State University, Kent, OH, 2015.

Committee Member -  Domestic Travel Awards, Graduate Student Senate, Kent State University, Kent, OH, 2014.

Artist Mentor -  Leaders for Social Justice Students, Kent State University, Kent, OH, 2014.
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Extracurricular Service
Committee Member - Iowa Clay Conference, Iowa Ceramic Center, Cedar Rapids, IA, 2021.

Organizer/Chair - Midwest Clay Online, virtual zoom conference, 2020.

Committee Member - Iowa Clay Conference, Iowa Ceramic Center, Cedar Rapids, IA, 2018.

3D Art Club Advisor - Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA, 2017 – current.

Organizer/Chaperone - SOFA (Sculptural Object Functional Art) Conference, 3D Art Club, 2017 – current.
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