Teaching 2009-present Assistant Professor, College of Fine Arts, Illinois State University, Normal, Il
2007-09 Visiting Assistant Professor, Division of Ceramic Art, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred, NY
2004-05 Visiting Instructor, School of Artisanry, University of Massachusettes @ Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA
Education 2007 Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics, Alfred University, New York College of Ceramics, Alfred, NY
1999 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ceramics, Alfred University, New York College of Ceramics, Alfred, NY
Exhibitions 2014 Ready, Set, Contemporary Tableware, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL Taming Nature, NCECA Milwaukee, Pritzlaff Building, Milwaukee, WI
Taming Nature, (travelling) Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO
NCECA Milwaukee, in conjunction with Artstream Nomadic Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
NCECA Milwaukee, in conjunction with Lillstreet Art Center(based in Chicago, IL), Milwaukee, WI
Faculty Biennial, University Galleries, Illinois State University, Normal,IL
2013 Object Focus: The Bowl, Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, OR
NCECA Houston, in conjunction with Artstream Nomadic Gallery, Houston, TX
The Art of the Pot, in conjunction with Artstream Nomadic Gallery, Austin, TX
2012 Pots at Rest, curated by Kari Radasch, Reed Smith Gallery, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA Guerilla Mug Assault-(handmade mugs given to consumers in lieu of paper. At participating coffee shops throughout the city-hosted by the Clay studio with funding from a Knight Foundation Arts Challenge Grant, Philadelphia, PA Tinted: Ceramics in a colorful context, curated by Joe Page, Sheehan Gallery, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
NCECA Seattle, in conjunction with Lill Street Art Center(based in Chicago, IL) Seattle, WA Faculty Biennial, University Galleries, Illinois State University, Normal,IL All Steamed Up , travelled to Parkinson Gallery, Kirkland Fine Arts Center at Milliken University, Decatur, IL New Work: Claire Hedden and Albion Stafford, The Philadelphia Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2011 Ceramics: Post Digital Design, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pamona, CA
TEA, McClean County Art Center, Blloomington, IL
Cups and Coffee, Harrison Gallery, The Philadelphia Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
All Steamed Up, Cinema Gallery, Champaign, IL
For The Table - Reed Smith Gallery, The Philadelphia Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2010 4th Annual Jingdezhen Contemporary International Ceramics Exhibition, Great China Museum, Jingdezhen, China
There's No "s" in Illinois, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago,IL
Small Favors- Harrison Gallery, The Philadelphia Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Central Time Ceramics, Bradley University, Peoria , IL
Faculty Biennial, University Galleries, Illinois State University, Normal,IL
2009 American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2009 Tour, Airstream Nomadic Art Gallery, sites various...
Made in Clay, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
2008 Utilitarian Clay V, Celebrate the object, Invited Artist, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg,TN
Solo Exhibition, Bonovitz Gallery, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2010 China-China, Porcelain in Contemporary Discourse, Shanghai International Ceramic Expo, Shanghai, China
Porcelain Now, Artisan Gallery, Northampton, MA
2007 Invitational, Artisan Gallery, Northampton, MA
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, Alfred, NY
Alfred on 25thStreet, J. Cacciola Gallery,NEW York, NY
2006 S.U.N.Y. Student Exhibition, Albany, NY
2005 Visiting Artist Exhibition, Tabor Academy, Marion, MA
CraftBoston, World Trade Center Seaport Expo, Boston, MA
2004 Domestic Pottery, Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, AZ
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Form Follows Function, Lill Street Art Center, Chicago, IL
Archie Bray Resident Artists, Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA
Archie Bray Exhibition, Lill Street Art Center, Chicago, IL
CCC Resident Artists, Artstream Nomadic Gallery, Carbondale, CO
2001 Studio Days, A View of Contemporary Ceramics, Chester Springs, PA
A Show of Mugs, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmore, NC
The Art of Tea, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, CO
Ceramics 2001, Guilford Handcraft Center, Guilford, CT
Origins in Clay II, University of Texas Art Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Strictly Functional Pottery National, Lancaster Art Museum, Lancaster, PA
Focus on Function, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Curatorial Projects 2011 TableSpace, co-curated with Linda Sikora. Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, New York state College of Ceramics, School of Art and Design, at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Collections 2010 Jingdezhen Ceramics Museum, Jingdezhen, Peoples Republic of China 2008 Shanghai Arts and Crafts Museum, Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China
2007 Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art at Alfred, Gloryhole Collection, Alfred, NY
Robert D. Pfannebaker Esq. Lancaster, PA
2004 Archie Bray foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Permanent Collection, Helena, MT
Related Professional Experience 2010 Visiting Artist, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL
2007-09 Visiting Assistant Professor in Ceramics, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred, NY
2005-07 Teaching Assistant, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred, NY
2006 Earth Cloud Installation Crew, Wayne Higby, Miller Performing Arts Center, Alfred, NY
2004-05 Visiting Instructor, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA
Studio Technician/Manager, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA
Visiting Artist, Tabor Academy, Marion, MA
2004 Visiting Artist, Workshop Instructor, Black Tulip Studio, Billings, MT
2003 Workshop Instructor, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
2002-04 Artist in Residence, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
Instructor, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
Studio Technician, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
2000-02 Artist in Residence, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
Studio Technician, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
Instructor, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO