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Education

MFA – Master of Fine Arts / Sculpture - Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Boston, MA 2022

BFA - Bachelor of Fine Arts / Ceramics - Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI 1986

Other Education

School of Museum of Fine Arts @ Tufts University, Boston, MA - ceramics. 2020

Abiding Heart Education, Tergar Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal - Experiential Buddhist Studies, Trauma Informed Classroom Training, Strategies for Group Care. 2019

Alkion Center for Waldorf Education, Hawthorne Valley, NY - Waldorf Teacher Training. 2013, 2015

Cleveland Institute of Art, Lacoste, France - Sculpture. 1984

Curatorial Projects

Elemental - A Collection of Work by MassArt Studio Managers – Thompson Gallery, Boston, MA. 2022

What Do We Have To Say? – Student Life Gallery, MassArt – Boston, MA - Trustees Exhibit – Bringing together the common voices of Professors, Chairs (Retiring, Retired & Demised), recent MFA alumni & current Graduates - Sculptural Installations, Painting, Ceramics, & Photography. Curator & Exhibitor. 2022

3D MFA Show – MassArt Atrium, Boston, MA - 2 Person Exhibition - Spatial Installation, Sound, and Projected Animation - Co-Curator & Exhibitor. 2021-2022

The Art of Storytelling - Doran Gallery, MassArt – Boston, MA Juried Group Exhibition – Metal Work, Sculptural Installations, Painting, Printmaking, and Photography - Curator & Exhibitor. 2021

Vacant No More – Pop-up group show in vacant retail space Sponsored by 2Life Community, Boston, MA - Glass, Ceramic, Metal Work. Co-Curator & Exhibitor.2021

3D MFA Show – MassArt West End Gallery, Boston, MA - Group Exhibition - Sculptural Installation, Metal Work, Ceramic, Glass, and Photography - Co-Curator & Exhibitor. 2021

Select Exhibitions/Public Art

Sage Gallery, Sheridan, WY - Ocean’s Expanse - 8th Annual National Juried Photography Show 2023

MassArt Exterior on Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA - Separation Entwined - Public Art 2022

MassArt x SoWa Gallery, Boston, MA - there’s a hole in my heart where the wind blows through - MFA Thesis 2022

MassArt Doran Gallery & Atrium, Boston, MA - Moment - MFA Thesis 2022

Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR - Ocean’s Expanse - Black & White, Juried Show 2022

MassArt, Boston, MA - Works on Handmade Paper - Haystack 2021, Group Show 2021-2022

City of Boston, MA - Ephemeral Installations – Public Art 2021

MassArt Black Box Theatre, Boston, MA - Three Dimensional Poetry - MFA Solo Exhibition 2020

Carroll House Gallery, Keene State College, NH - Identities - Offspring, Group Show 2014

Carroll House Gallery, Keene State College, NH - An Autobiographical Collage -  H.S. Art Faculty Invitational 2013

City of Keene, NH - Poetry Scrolls - Community - Juried Artist 2009

Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH - Spring Dance - League of New Hampshire Craftsmen 1999

International Exhibition of Tile and Stone / Coverings, Miami/LA/New Orleans/Orlando/Chicago 1993-2011

New Museum / Contemporary Art Museum, New York, NY - Columns - Juried Group Show – 1990

Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI - Autobiographical Mailings - RISD 12x12 1989

Belfast Council of the Arts, Belfast, ME - Autobiographical Mailings - Group Show 1988

South County Artists Association, RI - Blue Column - Earthworks - Group Show 1986

Towson State College, MD - Tessellating Wall - Clay in the East III - Group Show 1986

Woods Gerry Gallery, RISD, Providence, RI - Inward Discomfort with Outward Curiosity - BFA Thesis Show 1986

Residencies

MERZ, Sanquhar, Scotland - Ceramics 2023

Haystack, Deer Isle, ME - Sculpture 2021

Bread & Puppet Theater, Glover, VT – Internship & Printmaking Assistant 2015, 2018

Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT - Installation Art & Ceramics 2014

Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC - Ceramics 1986

Public Commissions

Mercy Hospital, Cincinnati, OH – Complete Facade of all Buildings – Custom Colours on Glazed Brick.

City of Keene, NH - Custom Tile Mosaic Murals

Dartmouth/Hitchcock Medical Center – Pediatric Center – Community Project & Installation - 1000+ Ceramic Tiles. made with community members of all ages

Virginia Juvenile Detention Center, Richmond, VA - Mosaic Murals & trade skills done with youth

Monadnock Waldorf School, Keene, NH - Custom Ceramic Tile Signage

Symonds School, Keene, NH - Handcrafted Mosaic Murals made with students K-gr.5

YMCA, Wakefield, MA - Painted Children’s Murals

Private Residential Commission, Toronto, Canada – Painted Mural

Lectures/Public Speaking

University of Colorado, Boulder, CO - Visiting Artist Lecturer - Acoustic Ecology, Soundscapes & Sound Art 2022

International - How the Arts evoke intellectual and emotional development through the high school years 2016 - present

Luxury Magazine, Boston, MA - Invitational Speaker - Product Design & Manufacturing 2010

Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI - Invitational Speaker - Ceramics in Business Forum 1999

Awarded Contracts

Ceramic Specialist – MERZ Residency, Sanquhar, Scotland, UK 2023 Contracted ceramic specialist to formulate locally mined clay from former brickfields into a usable, sculptural clay body and to work on creation of a new MERZ-Artist’s Residency program specializing in Ceramics

Glasswork Specialist – Ross Art Studios, Boston, MA   2023. Waxwork, Spruing, Investing, Casting, Cold Work.

Design Specialist – Eva Zeisel, New York, NY 2008-2020 Contracted by Eva Zeisel to design adaptations of her internationally acclaimed ceramic designs into tile. Development in factories in Jingdezhen, China.   YouTube - Eva Zeisel Tile Design

Select Awards

This Old House & Build Boston – Best New Home Product & Most Innovative Building Product Design

PROJECT: Green, Coverings – Top Sustainable Design 2010

Environmental Design & Construction Magazine – Honoured for the Dedham, MA Whole Foods Store 2009

Best in Show - Coverings Exhibition Booth - Trikeenan Tileworks – Orlando, FL. 2009,

Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles’ 20th Annual Kitchen of the Year Winner. 2008

Spectrum Award for Residential Design, Coverings, Chicago, IL. 2007

Best in New Hampshire - Manufacturing - New Hampshire Business and Small Business Development Center of NH. 2007

Best in Show - Exhibition Booth -Trikeenan Tileworks - International Exhibition of Tile and Stone – Los Angeles,CA 1993

South County Artists Association, RI - First Place Award - Earthworks - Sculptural Ceramic Column 1986

Select Features & Publications

Books

Black and White - 2022; New England Designs - 2010; Handmade - by Gerben Bijpost - 2009; Tile – by Jill Herbers – 1998

Television Features 2001 - 2011

This Old House (5 Houses), Bob Villa, Chronicle, NH Outlook, TLC - Moving Up, HGTV - I Want That!

Magazine Editorials & Articles 2001 - 2011

La Vie Claire (editorial), Renovation Style (front cover), New England Home, House Beautiful, Better Homes & Gardens, This Old House, Architect Magazine, Tile Magazine, Tile Styles, Old House Interiors, Atlanta Home (cover)

Relevant Work Experience

CE Instructor – Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI 2023–present

Installation & Collections Specialist – MassArt, Boston, MA 2022–present. Curatorial care, cataloging, & inventory management of college’s art collection. Installation of exhibits.

College Teaching Assistantships – MassArt, Boston. MA. 2020 - 2022

Freshman Foundation – TIME: Personal Voice Graduate Print Portfolio – 2D Department. Figurative Clay Modeling – Undergraduate Sculpture Department Advanced Drawing – Undergraduate Illustration Department. Advanced Ceramics – Undergraduate Ceramics Department

Ceramic Studio Assistant – MassArt, Boston. MA. 2020 - 2022

Experiential Arts Professor & Researcher - Abiding Heart Education, Kathmandu, Nepal 2019 - present Experiential Core Faculty at Experiential Buddhist Research Center offering teacher training for pre-primary, primary & secondary school teachers. Focused on integrating secular education within the Buddhist world view, using a Waldorf methodology & framework. Trauma Informed Classrooms. Remote since 2020.

Freelance Mentor & Teacher of Waldorf Experiential Arts – China, India, USA 2016 - present Teacher of Arts & Aesthetics Programs, & Continuing Education programs. Mentor focus on teacher training, professional assessment & curriculum development. Research, design & hold artistic workshops. Development of arts curriculum & facilities. Remote teaching since 2020

Co-Founder & Consultant - SjP Design & Consulting. 2011 – 2020 Offering strategic vision, fiscal consulting & professional design relationships within the world of small business, ceramics & architectural surfaces. Product R&D with sustainable practice in factories based in US, Europe & China.

Professor & Chair - Monadnock Waldorf High School, Keene, NH 2012-2016 High School Chair – Faculty, Administrative & Fiscal Management 2014-2016 Art Teacher & Director of Arts Program –Ceramics, Sculpture, Stone Carving, Drawing, Book Arts 2012-2016

Co-Founder, CEO, and Designer - Trikeenan Tileworks, NH & NY - www.trikeenan.com. 1990 - 2011 Offering strategic vision, fiscal consulting & professional design relationships within the world of ceramics & architectural surfaces. Product R&D with sustainable practice in factories based in the US, Europe & China.

Affiliations & Board Seats

NCECA, Member 2020 - 2022

Land for Good, Non-Profit, Board Member - Keene, NH landforgood.org. 2012 - 2019

Tile Council of North America - Non-Profit - Member. 1995 - 2012

Kroka Expeditions, Non-Profit, Board Member - Marlow, NH kroka.org. 2010 - 2011

Trikeenan Tileworks, Board Member - Keene, NH. 2008 - 2011

Monadnock Waldorf School, Non-Profit, Board Member - Keene, NH. 2001 - 2003

Skills

Educator

Curriculum Research, Development & Design; Admissions & Portfolio Reviews, International Admissions Work; Faculty & Program Assessment & Development; Student Advisement, Student Leadership; Google Education Suite, Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard.

Art of Curation & Exhibition Planning

Gallery, Office & Public Space Exhibit Design, Planning, & Installation; Luxury Design Showroom Display; Global Exhibition, Marketing & Design, High-end Luxury Tradeshow Design & Installation; Book, Catalogue & Promotional Material Design; Scissor Lift Licensure, Audio-Visual Equipment & Installation, Exhibit Preparatory Skills

2D

Graphite, Charcoal, Pastel, Ink; Foundation Drawing, Guided Drawing Studies, Figure Drawing – Classical & Abstract; Painting – Watercolour & Oils; Etching, Mono Print, Dry Point, Relief, Collography, Chin-Collé, Pronto Print; Paper-making, Collage & Assemblage, Book Arts, Book-binding.

3D

Ceramics – Hand-building, Figure Modeling, Tile & Mosaic Mural-making, Extrusion, Throwing, Mold-making; Firing Techniques – Oxidation & Reduction; Gas, Electric, Soda, Raku, Barrel, Pit, Wood, Anagama, Roller Hearth, Car; Kiln building; Clay & Slip body formulation, Glaze formulations, Triaxial blend colour testing.

Sculpture – Multi-Media Installation; Casting & Mold-making; Carpentry & Woodcarving; Glass - Hot Casting, Cold-Work & Screen-printing; Metal Fabrication, Welding, Plasma Cutting; Stone Carving.

Functional - Product Ideation, Design & Development, 3D Ceramic Printing

Digital

MS Office & Google Suite, iWork Suite; Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Animate, Fontmaker; Time-Based Practices, Lens-Based Media, Audio/Visual, & Sound; DSLR, Photographic & Laser printing, CMYK Print Proofing; Signage Design, Tinker Cad, SketchUp; Quickbooks, Digital Marketing & Social-Media

Executive

Art & Business; Entrepreneurship, Strategic Growth & Sustainable Practice; Project Management; Fiscal Projection & HR Management, Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing & Team Building; CRM Client Management, Sales & Marketing; Fundraising & Development

References

Available upon request