Education
1981 M.F.A. New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
1978 B.A. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
1973-1976 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Teaching and Related Experience
2001-Present Professor of Art, Post University, Waterbury, CT
1996-2001 Studio Artist
1984-1996 Associate Professor, Ceramics and Three-Dimensional Design, Hartford Art School,
University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
1982-1984 Ceramics Technician, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
2011 Tunxis Community College, Barnes-Franklin Gallery, Farmington CT
2008 Art Space Gallery, Hartford, CT
2002 The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2000 Connecticut Commission on the Arts Grant Recipient Exhibition, Connecticut Commission on the Arts, Hartford, CT
1998 The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1997 Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY
1997 Clay Arts Center, Port Chester, NY
1994 The Garth Clark Gallery, New York, NY
1993 The Garth Clark Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1992 The Swidler Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
The Garth Clark Gallery, New York, NY
1990 The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1986 Paul Mellon Arts Center, Choate-Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, CT
Two Person Exhibitions
2000 Teikyo Post University, Waterbury, CT
1998 Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY
1988 Connecticut College, New London, CT
1983 Radford University, Radford, VA
Three Person Exhibitions
1991 “Deconstruction”, Garth Clark Gallery, New York, NY
Group Exhibitions
2011 68th Annual Connecticut Artists Juried Exhibition, The Slater Memorial Museum,Norwich, CT
2009 Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2008 Group Exhibition, “New Works”, Post University, Waterbury, CT
2005 Clay National, Invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA
2004 15th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
Clay National, Invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA
2003 “Tea, Anyone?”, Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI (Catalog BAvailable)
2003 World Ceramic Exposition 2003, 2nd Ceramic Competition, Korea, Honorable Mention Biennial International
2002 Mastery in Clay: New Work, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
“International Infusion IV”, The Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
2001 World Ceramic Exposition, 1st Ceramic Competition, Korea, Honorable Mention Biennial International
Paper Pots III, John Elder Gallery, New York, NY
Group Ceramic Exhibition, Art Sites, Greenport, NY
Allan Chasanoff Collection, Mint Museum of Craft and Design,
Charlotte, North Carolina, (Catalog Available)
2000 Ceramics Showcase, Connecticut Commission on the Arts, Visual Arts Showcases,
“Couplets; Duality in Clay”, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
New Ceramics, Materia, The Hand & The Spirit, Scottsdale, AZ
The Art of Pouring, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
1999 Paper Pots II, John Elder Gallery, New York, NY
Teapots,The Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
1998 Ceramics Invitational, Nancy Margolis Gallery, Portland, ME
Teapot Invitational, Ariodante Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Steeped in Tradition, The Contemporary Teapot, Ariana Gallery, Royal Oak, M
The Exquisite Corpse, Gallery On The Green, Canton, CT
1997 Teapot Invitational, Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Platter Invitational, Ariana Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
1996 The Tulip Vase, Garth Clark Gallery, New York, NY
Navy Pier Show/SOFA, The Works Gallery, Chicago, IL
Bowl Invitational, Ariana Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
Teapot Invitational, Ariana Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
1995 Teapot Invitational, Galerie Barbara Silverberg, Montreal, Quebec
Teapot Invitational, Nancy Margolis Gallery, Portland, ME
1995 Third Annual Invitational Teapot Show, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Vase Invitational, Ariana Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
1994 Teapot and Cup Invitational, Nancy Margolis Gallery, Portland, ME
Cup Invitational, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1993 Teapot Invitational, The Farrell Collection, Washington, D.C.
Teapot Invitational, “The Framed Teapot”, Pro Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO
1992 The Teapot and Cup, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
The Expressive Teapot: Issues of Utility, Swidler Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
The Cache Pot, Swidler Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
Objects and Drawings, from the Sanford M. and Diane Besser collection
The Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock AR (July 16-August 30, 1992)
The Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK (Dec.13-Feb.14, 1993)
1991 Ceramics National, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
1992 Teapots, Recent Works from Selected Artists, Swidler Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
Chthonic Realms: Philadelphia Collects Clay, Helen Drutt Gallery,Philadelphia, PA
1990 Invitational Teapot Show, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational Group Show, “Organic Abstraction”, Garth Clark Gallery, New York, NY
Invitational Teapot Show, Swidler Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
Clay Invitational, Oneta Gallery, West Hartford, CT
Navy Pier Show, New Art Forms ‘90/Chicago, IL, Nancy Margolis Gallery, Portland,ME
Invitational Group Show, The Cooper Gallery, Manalapan, FL
1989 Invitational“Dashboard Art” Show, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
Invitational Group Show, The Cooper Gallery, Manalapan, FL
Navy Pier Show ‘89/Chicago,IL, Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Navy Pier Show ‘89/Chicago, IL, Nancy Margolis Gallery, Portland, ME
The 2nd International Ceramics Competition ‘89, Mino, Japan, Honorable Mention
The Wichita National ‘89, Wichita Art Association, Wichita, KS
Lenexa’s National Three Dimensional Art Show, Lenexa, KS
Wyoming Clay Show, Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, WY
1988 National Teapot, Cup and Vessel Show, St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
Group Show, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
Lenexa/National Three Dimensional Art Show, Lenexa, KS, Honorable Mention
3rd Annual Monarch Tile Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
Invitational Group Show, Fisher Gallery, Farmington Valley Arts Center, Farmington, CT
Invitational Group Show, The Cooper Gallery, Manalapan, FL
Invitational Group Show, “Interpreting Painted Clay”, The Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
Ceramic Innovations, Group Show, Arts Space, New Haven, CT
Contemporary Containers ‘88, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown,NJ
1986 NCECA Juried Members Exhibition, University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
1996 1st Annual Monarch Tile Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo,TX
Lenexa/National Three Dimensional Art Show, Lenexa, KS
National Juried Exhibit, Gallery on the Green, Guilford,CT
1985 “Botanical Inspired Ceramics”, Missouri Botanical Gardens, St. Louis, MO
Invitational Group Show, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1984 Teapot Invitational Show, The Pinch Pottery, Northampton, MA
1983 Rhode Island School of Design, Leadership in the Crafts, Craftsman’s Gallery, Scarsdale,NY
Robert L. Pfannebecker Recent Acquisitions Show, Lancaster, PA
1982 Great American Bowl Show, Salve Regina College,Newport, RI
1981 Earthenware USA, Hand in the Spirit Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
M.F.A. Thesis Show, Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, Alfred University
1980 Alfred Graduate Invitational Show, Olean Art Association, Olean, NY
Rochester Finger Lakes Crafts Exhibition, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY
1979 Invitational Group Show, Alfred University at Elmira Arts Center, Elmira, NY
1978-1979 Contemporary Ceramics of Missouri, Florissant Community College Florissant, MO
Grants and Honors
2012-2013 Recipient of CT Artists Fellowship
2001-2003 Project Artist,City of New Haven, Percent for Art Program
Isador Wexler School, New Haven, CT
2003 Honorable Mention, World Ceramic Exposition, Korea
2001 Honorable Mention, World Ceramic Exposition, Korea
2000 Artist Fellowship Award, Connecticut Commission on the Arts
1989 Honorable Mention, The 2nd International Ceramics Competition ‘89, Mino Japan
1987 National Conference on the Education of the Ceramic Arts Emerging Talent Award, Syracuse, NY
Selected Collections
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC
Ichon World Ceramic Center, Kyonggi Province, Korea
The Racine Museum of Fine Art, Racine, WI
The Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC
Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, Chicago, IL
Matthews Ceramic Collection, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Robert L. Pfannebecker, Lancaster, PA
New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Irv Borowsky, North American Publishing Co., Philadelphia, PA
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Besser, Santa Fe, NM
Steve Galston, Highland Park, IL
Donna and Bill Nussbaum, St. Louis, MO
Mrs. and Mrs. Ruff, New York, NY
Mr. and Mrs. Stearman, Baltimore, MD
Mrs. Robin Greenspan, Reno, NV
Mr. and Mrs. H. Altman, Philadelphia, PA
Alan Chasenoff, New York, NY
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
The Kohler Design Center, Kohler Company, Kohler, WI
Bob Tooey/Vince Lim, Philadelphia, PA
Reviews and Publications
Ceramics Monthly, Photo and Review, October 2004,
Kerameiki Techni, International Ceramic Art Review, Rohlfing’s Ceramic Vessels, Edward-David Ruiez Phd. April, 2004
Tea Anyone? The Donna Moog Teapot Collection, Racine Art Museum, Catalog
Crart, Craft &Art, Korea, May 2003, “John Rohlfing”, Peggy Steinway
CantonLife, May 2003, Interview, Stephanie Riefe
Ceramics: A Potters Handbook by Glen Nelson and Richard Burkett, Photo
World Ceramic Exposition 2001 Korea, Catalog
Allen Chasanoff Ceramic Collection, Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Catalog
Ceramics Monthly, March 2001, “Container as Metaphor”, Matt Damsker
The Hartford Courant, April 9 2000, Review, Matt Damsker
American Ceramics, Issue 13/2, 1999, Review
Detroit Free Press, February 21 1999, Review
Ceramic Art Monthly, December 1997 (photo)
NeueKeramik, Germany, May-June 1997, Review
NeueKeramik, Germany, Nov-Dec 1994, Review
Artpapers Magazine Review, Vol. 8, No. 1, Jan-Feb 1993 Roberly Bell
Objects and Drawings, Sanford M, and Diane Besser Collection, Catalog, 1992
American Craft, April-May 1992 (photo)
American Ceramics, June 1990 (photo)
American Craft, June 1990 (photo)
Catalog, 2nd International Ceramics Competition 1989, Mino, Japan
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX, Third Annual Monarch Tile National Ceramic Competition, 1988, Catalog
Philadelphia Inquirer, Saturday, October 1 1988, Victoria Donohoe,
Review, “Contemporary Container” show
Shirley Gonzales, Review of “Ceramics Innovations” New Haven Register,
Sunday, September 25 1988,
New York Times, Sunday, September 18 1988 (photo)
‘87 Artpark, Visual-Arts Program, Catalog
NCECA Journal, Emerging Talent, Volume 8, #1, 1987, Nancy Gardner
Hartford Courant “Artful Partners”, April 19, 1987, Matt Damsker
NCECA Juried Members’ Exhibition, 1996, Catalog
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
First Annual Monarch Tile National Ceramic Competition, 1986, Catalog
Hartford Courant, November 2, 1986, Bernard Hanson, Review
New Haven Register, February 1 1986, Shirley Gonzales, Review
Philadelphia Inquirer Review, March 16 1985, Victoria Conohoe
L’Art Quotidien, Les Metiers D’Art et de Creation, February 1985 (photo)
American Craft, January 1985 (photo)
L’Art Quotidien, France, 1984, “La céramique américaine”, Article
Providence Journal, March 24 1984, Channing Gray, Review
New York Times Review, February 3 1983, Roslyn Siegel
Visiting artist lectures and residencies
2005 Juror, Matatuck Museum of Art, Student Art Shaw, 6th District, Rep. Nancy Johnson
2004 Juror, Matatuck Museum of Art, Student Art Show, 6th District, Rep. Nancy Johnson
2003 Canton Clay Center, Canton CT
Canton Intermediate School, one week workshop, Canton CT
2002 Canton Clay Center, Canton CT
Canton Clay Center, Canton CT
1999 Conard High School, West Hartford, CT
Conard High School, West Hartford, CT
1998 Canton Intermediate School, one week workshop, Canton, CT
Tunxis Community College, Farmington, CT
1997 Worcester State College, Worcester, MA
1992 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
1989 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Kent State University, Kent, OH
1988 Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, IL
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
1987 University of Wisconsin at Madison, Madison, WI
NCECA Emerging Talent Panel, Syracuse, NY
1984 Art Park, Lewiston, NY
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia
1982 Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL