Resume

EDUCATION
2004-06          University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado. MFA                 
2001                  Canberra School of Art, Canberra, Australia. Post-Baccalaureate
1996-00            University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. BFA
1997                   Alfred University, Alfred, New York.

SOLO & SMALL GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021           Touch & Gesture, Schaller Gallery, Baroda, Michigan.

2021           Dallas Pottery Invitational, Dallas, Texas.

2020           Strong, Resilient, Feminine, Schaller Gallery, Baroda, Michigan.

2020           Dallas Pottery Invitational, Dallas, Texas.

2019           Three Artists, The Carriage Factory, Newton, Kansas.

2019        Cool – Clean – Crisp, Schaller Gallery, Saint Joseph, Michigan.

2018        (In)Visible, Bradock Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh, Massachusetts.

2018        Functional Ceramics, Ohio Craft Museum, Wooster, Ohio.

2017        Ceramics, Bard College at Simons Rock, Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

2016        Now & Then, Kansas City Museum, Kansas City, Missouri.

2016        Objective Clay, Bull Center for the Arts, West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania.

2015        Negotiated Relationships, Ralph Arnold Gallery, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois.

2014        Breakfast, Bonovitz Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2014        Tactile Meditations, Wheaton College Gallery, Wheaton, Illinois.

2013         Finger to Thumb, Clay Center of Missoula, Missoula, Montana.

2013         21st Century Sketchbook, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, Montana.

2012         Utilitarian Clay VI, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

2012         Objects of Certainty, The Nevica Project, Chicago, Illinois.

2012         Subtle Change, Parklane Gallery, Kirkland, Washington.

2011          Summer Preview Exhibition, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

2011          Sensual Ceramics, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, Colorado.

2010         In Search of Something Ordinary, 371 Gallery, Calgary, Canada.

2009        Contemporary Minnesota Voices, Minnesota Historical Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota.

2006        Conscious/Unconsciousness, MFA Thesis Exhibition, CU Art Museum, Boulder, Colorado.

2004        Three Person Exhibition with Beth Lo & Kowkie Durst, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

2003        Solo Farewell Exhibition, Archie Bray Foundation Pottery Gallery, Helena, Montana.

2002        Jerome Fellowship Exhibition, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

                                   

GROUP EXHIBITIONS - INVITATIONAL
2022       Encounter, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois.

2021        Dirty South Cup, River Oaks Square Arts Center, Alexandria, Louisiana.

2020       Cup Show, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, Massachusetts.

2020       Demitasse, ClayAKAR, Iowa City, Iowa.

2019        Friends, River Oaks Square Arts Center, Alexandria, Louisiana.

2019        1000 Vases, Dubai Design Fair, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

2019        Brooklyn Pottery Invitational, Standard Exhibitions, New York, New York.

2018        Clay Art Center Fundraiser, Port Chester, New York.

2018        Annual Fundraiser, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Aspen, Colorado.

2018        Summer Instructor’s Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee. 

2017         Moravian Mud, Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Florida.

2016         Potsketch, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, Montana.

2016         100 Cups, hosted by The Clay Studio of Philadelphia, Kansas City, Missouri.

2016         La Mesa, hosted by Santa Fe Clay, NCECA Conference, Kansas City, Missouri.

2015         Simple Cup, Kobo Gallery, Seattle, Washington

2015          Winterfest, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland.

2015         La Mesa, hosted by Santa Fe Clay, NCECA Conference, Providence, Rhode Island.

2014         Simple Cup, Kobo Gallery, Seattle, Washington

2014         Paper/Plate, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, Kansas.

2014         The Makings, Willock & Sax Gallery, Banff, Alberta, Canada.

2014         Taming Nature, curated by Paul Donnelly, Pritzlaff Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

2014         La Mesa, hosted by Santa Fe Clay, NCECA Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

2014         The Cup II, Robert T. Wright Gallery, Grayslake, Illinois.

2013         Disaster, Relief and Resilience, Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville, North Carolina.

2013         Hide’ n’ seekah. Curated by Adam Field in conjunction with NCECA Conference, Houston, Texas.

2013         La Mesa, hosted by Santa Fe Clay, NCECA Conference, Houston, Texas.

2013         Untitled (Universal Solvent), curated by Dustin Yaeger, Soap Factory, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

2013         Pairings, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, Colorado.

2013         Duets, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York.

2012         One and Only, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

2012         La Mesa, hosted by Santa Fe Clay, NCECA Conference, Seattle, Washington.

2012         The Cup: 50 Artists, 250 Interpretations, curated by Ben Bates, Robert T. Wright Gallery, Grayslake, Illinois.

2012         Wit, Fun and Functional, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, Michigan.

2011         The Makings II, Willock & Sax Gallery, Banff, Alberta, Canada.

2011         Cup: The Intimate Object VII, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, Florida.

2011         TEA, McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, Illinois.

2011         Harvest: a Ceramics Invitational, curated by Charity Davis-Woodard and Melody Ellis, Edwardsville Art Center, Edwardsville, Illinois.

2011         Interpreting the Cup, Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville, North Carolina.

2011         Ceramics Exhibition & Sale, A.L. Swanson Gallery, Helena, Montana.

2011         Archie Bray 60th Anniversary Auction, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana.

2011         Pairings, Carbondale Clay, Carbondale, Colorado.

2011         La Mesa, hosted by Santa Fe Clay, NCECA Conference, Tampa, Florida.

2010         Winterfest, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland.

2010         Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

2010         La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

2010         Illinois Clay Invitational, There is no “S” in Illinois, curated by Dan Anderson, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, Illinois.

2010                  Archie Bray Cup Auction, hosted by the Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana.

2010                  Small Favors V, hosted by the Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

2010                  Faculty Exhibition, Illingsworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, Canada.

2010                  La Mesa, hosted by Santa Fe Clay, NCECA Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

2009                  1,000 Miles Apart Exhibition, Alberta College of Art + Design, Calgary, Canada.

2009                  La Mesa, hosted by Santa Fe Clay, NCECA Conference, Phoenix, Arizona.

2009                  Small Treasures IV, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

2009                  Teapots; Functional, Formal and Narrative, curated by Margaret Bohls, Foster Gallery, Eau Claire,                   Wisconsin.

2008                  Faculty Exhibition, Philip J. Steele Gallery, Denver, Colorado.

2008                  Sip, Slurp Gulp, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

2008                  La Mesa, hosted by Santa Fe Clay, NCECA Conference, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

2008                  Jerome Fellowship Retrospective, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

2007                  Drinking Vessels, curated by Dan Anderson, Main Street Art Gallery, Edwardsville, Illinois.

2007                  La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico.                 

2007                  Small Treasures II, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

2007                  Salt & Pepper, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

2007                  La Mesa, hosted by Santa Fe Clay, NCECA Conference, Louisville, Kentucky.

2007                  One Nightstand, Factory on 5, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

2006                  Exchange: A Critical Discourse, UNL Student Art Gallery, Lincoln, Nebraska.

2006                  Salt and Pepper, Baltimore Clay Studio, Baltimore, Maryland.

2006                  Visualizations Without Borders, Escuela Nacional de Artes Plasticas, Xochomilco, Mexico.

2005                  Cup, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

2005                  White, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

2005                  Flowers in Spring, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

2005                  The Contemporary Cup, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, Illinois.

2004                  Utilitarian Clay IV, Invited Artist, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gaitlinburg, Tennessee.

2004                  Tea, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

2004                  For the Table, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

2003                  Teapots & Cups, Pitchers & Tumblers, Fifth Element Gallery, Portland, Oregon.                                   

2003                  Hundreds of Cups, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

2003                  Snowbirds, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

2002                  Clay Invitational, Art and Spirit Gallery, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

2002                  For the Table, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

2002                  Ceramics, Sutton West Gallery, Missoula, Montana.

2001                  Annual Cup Show,                  Fifth Element Gallery, Portland, Oregon.

2001                  Made in Canberra, Back to Back Gallery, Newcastle, Australia

2000                  B.F.A. Exhibition, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

2000                  Resident Artist Show, Archie Bray Warehouse Gallery, Helena, Montana.

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS – JURIED
2012         Containment – Clemson Ceramics National Exhibition, Juror: Frank Martin, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina.

2012         DeLuce Clay National, Juror: Pete Pinnell, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri.

2011         Strictly Functional Pottery National, Juror: Mary Barringer, Lancaster Art Museum, East Petersburg, Pennsylvania.

2011         River2River, The Ceramics Center, Jurors: Bunny McBride, Sanjay Jani and JoAnn Schnabel, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

2010         Made For Each Other, Cleveland County Arts Council, Juried by Suze Lindsey, Shelby, North Carolina.

2010                  Third Lillstreet International; Bowl Me Over, Juror: Steve Lee, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, Illinois.

2010                  Second Annual National Cup Show, LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, Nebraska.

2009                  Continental Divide, Sponsored by NCECA, Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, Colorado.

2008                  Boulder Open Studios, Boulder Public Library, Boulder, Colorado.

2007                  Boulder Open Studios, Boulder Public Library, Boulder, Colorado.

2006                  ME Bike, Gallery Chiellerie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

2005                  Marge Brown Kalodner Graduate Student Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

2003                  Strictly Functional Pottery National, Juror: Wayne Higby, Lancaster Art Museum, East                   Petersburg, Pennsylvania.

2001                  Strictly Functional Pottery National, Juror: Linda Christianson, Lancaster Art Museum, East                   Petersburg, Pennsylvania.

2000                  Focus on Function, Jurors: Linda Sikora and Sandy Simon, Katherine E. Nash Gallery,                   Minneapolis, Minnesota.

2000                  Clay Bodies by Student Bodies, Juror: Verne Funk, Schaeffer Gallery, Saint Peter, Minnesota.

                 

RESIDENCIES
2016                  Artist in Residence, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, Maine.

2014                  Artist in Residence, University of Montana, Missoula.

2009                  Artist in Residence, Zentrum für Keramik Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

2001-03            Artist in Residence, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana.

2000                 Summer Artist in Residence, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana.

        

DEMONSTRATIONS, WORKSHOPS & LECTURES

2022           Utah State University, Logan, Utah.  Demonstration and Lecture.

2022           College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Demonstration and Lecture.

2019           Evanston Art Center, Evanston, Illinois.  Demonstration.

2019           Brooklyn Pottery Invitational, The Old American Can Factory, Brooklyn, New York.  Demonstration.

2019           GasWorks Clay, Brooklyn, New York.  Demonstration.

2019           Haystack Center for Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine.  Demonstration.

2018           Penguin Foot Pottery, Chicago, Illinois. Demonstration.

2018           Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee.  Workshop.

2017           University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.  Demonstration and lecture.

2016         Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts: Salad Days, Newcastle, Maine. Demonstration.

2016         Fine Line Creative Center, St. Charles, Illinois.  Demonstration.

2014         Rovin Ceramics, Ann Arbor, Michigan.  Demonstration.

2014         Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee.  Demonstration and Lecture.

2014         Peninsula School of Art, Door County, Wisconsin.  Demonstration.

2014         University of Montana, Missoula. Demonstration and Lecture.

2014         Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois.  Lecture.

2013         School of the Art Institute, Chicago, Illinois.  Lecture.

2013         Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois.  Demonstration.

2013         Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois.  Demonstration and Lecture.

2013         Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, Michigan. Demonstration.

2012         Lee Arts Center, Arlington, Virginia.  Demonstration and presentation.

2012         Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee.  Presenter and demonstrator for the Utilitarian Clay Conference VI.

2012          Visiting Artist Workshop, Centre College, Danville, Kentucky.  Demonstration and lecture.

2011           Summer Workshop, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico.  Demonstration and lecture.                 

2009         North Mount Pleasant Art Centre, Calgary, Canada.  Lecture and demonstration.

2009         Alberta College of Art + Design, Calgary, Canada.  Lecture and demonstration for the 1,000 Miles                   Apart Conference.                                      

2008         Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Denver, Colorado. Demonstration for the Jefferson County                   Art Workshop.

2007          Metropolitan State University, Denver, Colorado.  Lecture.

2007          University of Wyoming, Laramie, Laramie, Wyoming. Visiting Artist.

2004          Normandale Community College, Bloomington, Minnesota. Visiting Artist.                 

2002           University of Montana, Missoula, Missoula, Montana. Visiting Artist.

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2014-        Associate Professor, Adjunct - School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

2013             Maternity Leave Replacement - Governors State University, University Park, Illinois.

2012             Instructor, Introduction to Ceramics, College of Lake County, Grayslake, Illinois.

2010             Instructor, Beginning Wheel Throwing, Alberta College of Art + Design, Calgary, Canada.

2010             Instructor, Introduction to Ceramics, Alberta College of Art + Design, Calgary, Canada.

2009             Instructor, Intermediate Wheel Throwing, Alberta College of Art + Design, Calgary, Canada.

2009             Instructor, Advanced Ceramics Seminar, Alberta College of Art + Design, Calgary, Canada

2008-09      Adjunct Professor, Ceramics II, III & IV, Red Rocks Community College, Denver, Colorado.

2008-09      Adjunct Professor, Introduction to Ceramic Sculpture, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design,                   Denver, Colorado.

2008             Adjunct Professor, Introduction to Processes of Ceramics – Wheel Throwing, Rocky Mountain                   College of Art + Design, Denver, Colorado.

2008             Adjunct Professor, Introduction to Ceramics, University of Denver, Colorado.

2008             Adjunct Professor, Ceramics Workshop, University of Denver, Colorado.

2008             Adjunct Professor, Foundations of Art, University of Denver, Colorado.

2006             Instructor, Introduction to Handbuilding, University of Colorado, Boulder.

2006             Instructor, Foundations of Art, University of Colorado, Boulder.

2005             Teaching Assistant, Ceramics, University of Colorado, Boulder.

2002-03       Adult Ceramics Community Class Instructor, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana.

2001              Studio Technician, Normandale Community College, Bloomington, Minnesota.

 

Other Professional Experience
2018 - 2020        Treasurer for Objective Clay, Ceramics Collective.

2016-17      On-line Gallery Administrator for Objective Clay, Ceramics Collective.

2012-14      Director of Objective Clay, Ceramics Collective.

2010-12          Director of Artist Programs, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, Illinois.

 

AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS
2021           Karen and Jim Frank Excellence in Teaching Award, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois.

2021           Diversity Infusion Grant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois.

2010           Best in Show, Second Annual National Cup Show, LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, Nebraska.

2008          Faculty Development Grant, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design Denver, Colorado.

2008          Finalist for the German Chancellor’s Fellowship, Berlin, Germany.

2006          Dean’s Award, University of Colorado, Boulder.

2006          Nancy Fedou Getzelman Scholarship, University of Colorado, Boulder.

2004          Alumni Association Fellowship, University of Colorado, Boulder.

2001           Jerome Grant, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

2001            Regina Brown Undergraduate Student Fellowship, National Council for the Education of the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), Charlotte, North Carolina.

2000           Purchase Award, Minnesota Historical Society, received in Focus on Function Exhibition, Saint Paul, Minnesota.

2000           Sage Scholarship, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana.

2000           Excellence in Functional Work Award, Received in Clay Bodies by Student Bodies Exhibition,  Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, Minnesota.

1999             MacKenzie-Brown Scholarship, University of Minnesota.

1997            Ceramic Art Scholarship, Alfred University.

 

GALLERY REPRESENTATION
BK Antiques, New York, New York
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lucy Lacoste Gallery, Concord, Massachusettes
 

PUBLICATIONS
2015         Universal Statuary, Ceramics Monthly. January 2015, pages 52-54.  Review of Chicago Cultural Center exhibition of Matthew Groves work by Emily Schroeder Willis.

2014         Studio Visit, Ceramics Monthly. October 2014, pages 26-29 and 116.

2013         No Rules: Contemporary Clay, Ceramics Monthly.  April 2013, page 52 – 56.  Review of Elmhurst Art Museum Exhibition by Emily Schroeder Willis.

2013         Pinched Pitchers, Pottery Making Illustrated.  March/April 2013, page 17 – 21. Demonstration article by Emily Schroeder Willis.

2012         Generational Shift: Spotlight of Emily Schroeder Willis, Ceramics Monthly.  December 2012, page 80.

 
BIBLIOGRAPHY

2018         Mastering Hand Building, by Sunshine Cobb. January 2018.

2017         The Object of Objective Clay, Ceramics Monthly. February 2017, pages 35-39.

2015 Handbuilding Techniques, edited by Bill Jones, American Ceramics Society 2015, pages 1-5.

2015         Handbuilding Techniques, edited by Bill Jones, American Ceramics Society 2015, pages 1-5.

2015         Electric Kiln Ceramics, by Richard Zakin and Frederick Bartolovic

2014         Glaze: The Ultimate Ceramic Artist's Guide to Glaze and Color by Brian Taylor & Kate Doody, August 2014.

2014          The Art of American Pottery, by Kevin Hluch. On-Line Ceramics Book.  August 2014.

2013          "The Decorated Surface." In Pinch Pottery, by Susan Halls, New York: Lark Books, 2013.  Page 65.

2012         Review Gallery, Ceramic Review.  November/December 2012, page 23.

2012         Dishing it Up, Pure Green.  January 2012, pages 8-9.

2011         In Review: Exhibition Spotlight Image, Ceramics Monthly.  September 2011, page 16.

2010         Review of Continental Divide exhibition, by Liz Howe Ceramics Monthly, January 2010, Pages 22-23.

2006         CU Artist Profile: Emily Schroeder, The Campus Press , November 17, 2006.   http://media.www.thecampuspress.com/media/storage/paper1098/news/2006/11/17/WeeklyFeatures/Cu.Artist.Profile.Emily.Schroeder-2468080.shtml

2001         Review of Three Jerome Artists at the Northern Clay Center, Pulse of the Twin Cities, 2001. http://www.pulsetc.com/beforejune/V5I42/film.html

 

COLLECTIONS
Alberta College of Art + Design
Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts
Australia National University
Flint Institute of Arts
Minnesota Historical Society
Philip & Marge Kalodner
Louise Rosenfield
Robert Taunt