EDUCATION
2022 – 2025
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. Master of Fine Arts with a concentration in Ceramics.
2017 – 2021
Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN. Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Ceramics.
RESIDENCIES
2025 – 2028
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD. Lormina Salter Fellow / Artist-in-Residence.
TEACHING & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2025
Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN. Associate Instructor. Course: Introduction to Ceramics.
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD. Ceramics Instructor. Courses: Large Scale Vessels and Introduction to Ceramics.
2024
Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN. Associate Instructor. Course: Introduction to Ceramics.
Pottery House Studio, Bloomington, IN. Workshop Leader. Course: Stacked Vessels.
2023
Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN. Associate Instructor. Course: Introduction to Ceramics.
Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN. Associate Instructor. Course: Creative Core: 3D Design.
2022
Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN. Associate Instructor. Course: Creative Core: 3D Design.
REPRESENTATION
2026 – Present
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD.
2025 – Present
ADC Fine Arts, Cincinnati, OH.
2025
Grunwald Gallery at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
SELECTED COLLABORATIONS
2026
Utica Queen, The Devil Wears Prada 2 World Premiere, New York, NY. Collaborating Ceramic Artist. Created custom wearable ceramic works for Utica Queen's red-carpet ensemble.
AWARDS
2026
Emerging Artist of the Year,Ceramics Monthly, April 2026.
2025
Best in Show and Chapter Career Award ($2,000), National Society of Arts and Letters Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition, FAR Center for Contemporary Arts, Bloomington, IN.
Ceramic Artist of the Year, ADC Fine Arts, Art Comes Alive Exhibition, Cincinnati, OH.
2024
Best in Show,Hot & Sweaty Summer National Juried Exhibition, Backspace Gallery, Bloomington, IN. Jurors: Kathryn Coersrossman and Julie Schenkelberg.
2021
People's Choice Award, Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, PFW Visual Arts Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN.
2020
Honorable Mention, Student Juried Exhibition, First Presbyterian Church Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN.
2019
Honorable Mention,The State of Clay in Indiana Juried/Invitational Exhibition, Purdue University Fort Wayne Visual Arts Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN. Juror: Ted Neal.
2018
Honorable Mention, IPFW Student Juried Exhibition, First Presbyterian Church Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN.
SCHOLARSHIPS
2024
Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design Scholarship Award. Mary Jane McIntire Endowed Scholarship($2,000).
2023
Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design Scholarship Award. Friends of Art Pegram Harrison Memorial Award($1,750).
2022
Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design Scholarship Award. Friends of Art Pegram Harrison Memorial Award($2,000).
2021
Purdue University Fort Wayne & Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts Scholarship.
Auer Fine Arts Scholarship, Department of Art & Design, Purdue University Fort Wayne ($6,000).
2020
Auer Fine Arts Scholarship, Department of Art & Design, Purdue University Fort Wayne ($8,000).
Pi Chapter, Psi Iota Xi National Philanthropic Sorority Visual Arts Scholarship, Purdue University Fort Wayne ($500).
2019
Auer Fine Arts Scholarship, Department of Art & Design, Purdue University Fort Wayne ($3,500).
SELECTED GRANTS
2019
Student Travel Funding Award, Purdue University Fort Wayne. Full funding ($6,000) to attend the NCECA Conference.
2018
Student Travel Funding Award, Purdue University Fort Wayne. Full funding ($6,000) to attend the NCECA Conference.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024
Objects That Serve, 2024 Student Exhibition, Tangent Gallery, Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design, Bloomington, IN.
Hot & Sweaty Summer National Juried Exhibition, Backspace Gallery, Bloomington, IN. Jurors: Kathryn Coersrossman and Julie Schenkelberg.
2023
Currents and Charges: Ceramic Works from IU Bloomington, 2023 NCECA Selected Exhibition, Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati, OH.
IU Faculty and Student Exhibition, Monroe Convention Center, Bloomington, IN.
2021
Fall 2021 BFA Exhibition, PFW Visual Arts Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN.
The State of Clay in Indiana National Juried/Invitational Exhibition, Indianapolis Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN. Juror: Kira Kalondy.
Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, PFW Visual Arts Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN.
2020
2020 Juried Student Art Exhibition, Department of Art & Design, Purdue University Fort Wayne. Juror: Lynette Scott.
2019
The State of Clay in Indiana Juried/Invitational Exhibition, Purdue University Fort Wayne Visual Arts Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN. Juror: Ted Neal.
2018
IPFW Student Juried Exhibition, First Presbyterian Church Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN.
PUBLICATIONS
2026
Emerging Artist 2026,Ceramics Monthly.
2021
"Art Exhibitions." Journal Gazette. December 3, 2021.
KILN BUILDING EXPERIENCE
2018
Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN. Downdraft Soda Kiln construction.
2017
Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN. Assisted with construction of a Train-Style Wood Kiln.
REFERENCES
Seth Green
Associate Professor of Ceramics, Purdue University Fort Wayne
(606) 776-6100
greens@pfw.edu
Malcolm Mobutu Smith
Associate Professor of Ceramics, Indiana University Bloomington
(812) 855-6470
malmsmit@iu.edu
Jonathan Chase Gamblin
Area Head of Ceramics, Indiana University Bloomington
(270) 519-3859
jcgambli@indiana.edu
