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EDUCATION

1998 - 2001 Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

1995 - 1998 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics, Utah State University, Logan, UT
SCHOLARSTIC AWARDS & HONORS

2001 Della Fricke Teaching Scholarship, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

1998 Friends of Art Book Fellowship, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Fine Arts Fellowship, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Graduate School Fellowship, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
1996 Magna cum Laude, Social Sciences and Arts Scholarship, School of Humanities, Utah State University, Logan, UT
TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2015 Visiting Artist, Lux Art Institute, Encinitas, CA

2005 - 2006 Adjunct Instructor, San Diego Community College District, San Diego, CA

Taught beginning to intermediate Ceramics

2003 - 2004 Instructor and Head of Ceramics, Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN

Headed Ceramics Program—curriculum development, supervision of ceramics faculty and student work studies, advising, budget management, day-to-day maintenance and operation of studio and supervision of Ceramics Guild

Taught all levels of undergraduate ceramics including glaze calculations

Served in departmental committees—Visiting Artist/Gallery Committee, Foundations Committee

2002 - 2003 Resident, Berea College, Berea, KY

Taught wheelthrowing, in addition to maintenance and operation of studio

2001 - 2002 Visiting Assistant Professor, Herron School of Art, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, IN

Taught clay and glaze materials, handbuilding, wheelthrowing, and three-dimensional design

1999 - 2001 Associate Instructor, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Taught handbuilding, wheelthrowing, drawing, two-dimensional design and three-dimensional design

SOLO & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2016 Featured Artist Exhibition, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT

2012 “With Stitches and Patterns,” Solo Exhibition, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL

2004 “Containers and Tiles,” Two Person Show, Prima Gallery, Bloomington, IN

2001 “On Containment,” Solo Exhibition, SoFA Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
JURIED & INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

2016 Vision and Persistence: 30 Years of Ceramic Excellence at Utah State University, NCECA, Blvd Tavern, Kansas City, MO

Allied Craftsmen 2016, Sparks Gallery, San Diego, CA

Clay & Glass 2016, Healdsburg Center for the Arts, Healdsburg, CA

2015 Juried National 3, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT 12^th Annual Ceramics Invitational, Artisan Gallery, Belleville, WI Cup: Intimate Object XI, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL Faculty Exhibition, Lux Art Institute, Encinitas, CA

2014 Clay Studio National, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

In Full Bloom, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD

American iPottery Exhibition, Sarah Silberman Gallery, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD

Art We Use, Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH

Un-Wedged, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA

Alumni Centennial Exhibition, City Gallery, San Diego City College, CA
2013 Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA

Allied Craftsmen Today, Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA

Unity and Diversity: Contemporary West Ceramic Artists, Invitational, Idyllwild Arts Academy, Idyllwild, CA

Workhouse Clay National, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA

Possession, Morrison Gallery, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth MN

Best Served Hot: Ceramics for the Coffee Ritual, Lillstreet Gallery, Chicago, IL

Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA

2012 delecTABLE: The Fine Art of Dining, Art Students League of Denver, Denver, CO

Made for Each Other, Studio 550, Manchester, NH

“Coffee, Tea or...?,” Terra Incognito Studios and Gallery, Chicago, IL

Craft National, Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University, Topeka, KS

Cup: The Intimate Object VIII, Invitational, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL

San Diego Pottery Tour Exhibition, Art & Light Gallery, San Diego, CA
2011 100 Teapots V, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD

Cafecito, International Juried, Café Hey, Tampa, FL

Dining In IV: An Artful Experience, 18 Hands Gallery, Houston, TX

Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA

History in the Making VI, Genesee Pottery, Rochester, NY

Intimate Cups III, Invitational, Clay Mix, Fresno, CA

2010 Currents: Contemporary Ceramics, Focus Gallery at University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Feats of Clay XXII, Lincoln Arts, Lincoln, CA

Porcelains and Celadons, The Myers Gallery, Santa Ana, CA

10th Annual National Juried Cup Show, Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH

Dining In III: An Artful Experience, 18 Hands Gallery, Houston, TX

History of Making V, Genesee Pottery, Rochester, NY

“The Wheel Keeps Turning,” Invitational, The Art Gallery, El Camino College, Torrance, CA
2009 Drink: Functional Forms for Every Libation, International Juried, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL

Carbondale Clay National, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO

Allied Craftsmen of San Diego Show, Mission Valley Branch Library, San Diego, CA

Craftforms, International Juried, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA

Winter Show, Clay Associates, San Diego, CA

2008 La Mesa, Invitational, NCECA, Pittsburgh, PA

“Part Clay, Part Object,” Invitational, The Brew House, Pittsburgh, PA

Craftforms, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA

2007 Ink and Clay 33, W. Keith and Janet Kellogg Gallery, Pomona, CA

Plate or Platter Exhibition, Invitational, Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

“Hot and Sizzling,” Invitational, Prima Gallery, Bloomington, IN

History in the Making II, Genesee Pottery, Rochester, NY

California Open Exhibition, Tag Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

Fabulous Finishes Exhibition, Gloria Kennedy Gallery, NY

2006 Craftforms, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA

“Coming of Age: Twenty-One Years of Ceramics at Utah State University,” Invitational, NCECA, Portland, OR and Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan, UT

6^th Annual National Juried Cup Show, Kent State University, Kent, OH

2005 NCECA Clay National Exhibition, UMBC Fine Arts Gallery, Baltimore, MD

“School’s Out,” Invitational Exhibition of 24 Emerging Artists, Catonsville Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD

“White,” Invitational, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM

“Cups, Cups, Cups,” Invitational, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM

Fine Art Faculty Exhibition, Saville Theater, San Diego City College, San Diego, CA

2004 “100 Teapots 2,” Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD

Indiana University Alumni Invitational, Mavris Cultural Center, Indianapolis, IN

Past and Present: Indiana University Bloomington Ceramics Alumni and Current Students, Invitational, SoFA Gallery, Bloomington, IN

Herron School of Art Alumni and Past Faculty Exhibition, Invitational, Ceramics and Sculpture Gallery, Indianapolis, IN

“Pitcher This,” Artworks Gallery, Bozeman, MT

“It’s Only Clay,” The Art Center, Bemidji, MN

2003. 
      NCECA Clay National Exhibition, David Zapf Gallery/R.B. Stevenson Gallery, San Diego, CA
      

Crafts National, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA

“35^th Birthday Party Group Show,” Invitational, Prima Gallery, Bloomington, IN

“Containment,” Invitational, S.K.H. Gallery, Great Barrington, MA

“All About Teapots,” Invitational, Prima Gallery, Bloomington, IN

“Just Bowls,” Artworks Gallery, Bozeman, MT
2002 22nd July National Show, Franklin Square Gallery, Southport, NC

“From the Kitchen to the Table,” Invitational, Artworks Gallery, Bozeman, MT

2nd Annual National Juried Cup Show, Gallery 138, Kent, OH

“Pour it,” Invitational, Artworks Gallery, Bozeman, MT

Galex 36, Galesburg Civic Center, Galesburg, IL

37th Mid-States Craft Exhibition, Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, Evansville, IN

“New Faces,” Ceramics/Sculpture Gallery, Herron School of Art, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, IN
2001 Crafts National 35, Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Feats of Clay XIV, Lincoln Arts, Lincoln, CA

College Art Association Regional Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, I Space, Chicago Gallery of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, IL

Clayfest 2001, Herron Gallery, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, IN

Ceramics Invitational, The Art Gallery, Hanover College, Hanover, IN

2000 “Emerging Artists of the US,” Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury Center, VT

International Orton Cone Box Show, NCECA Conference, Denver, CO

“Mug Shots 2000,” Invitational, Artworks Gallery, Bozeman, MT

1999 Ceramics Monthly International Competition, Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, OH

Strictly Functional Pottery National Juried Exhibition, Artworks, Ephrata, PA

National Invitationals in Clay and Wood, Avante Gallery, Cleveland, OH

Clayfest XI, Christel De Hann Fine Arts Center, University of Indianapolis, IN

16 Visions: Ceramic Artists at Indiana University, SoFA Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

1998. 
      “You Are What You Eat With,” Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
      

Annual Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Alliance for the Varied Arts Gallery, Logan, UT

Fine Art Show, Tippetts Gallery, Utah State University, Logan, UT

1997 Utah Clay Traveling Exhibition, Clark County Library, Las Vegas, NV

Fine Art Show, Tippetts Gallery, Utah State University, Logan, UT

1996. 
      Second Annual Associated Students of Utah State University Exhibition, Logan, UT
      

Utah State Bookstore Art Show, Utah State University, Logan, UT

Fine Art Show, Tippetts Gallery, Utah State University, Logan, UT

ARTISTIC AWARDS

2010 Purchase Award, Feats of Clay XXII, Lincoln Arts, Lincoln, CA

Honorable Mention, History of Making V, Genesee Pottery, Rochester, NY
2007 Honorable Mention, California Open Exhibition, Tag Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2001 Award Winner, Crafts National 35, Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Robert & Isabel Meyer Merit Award, Feats of Clay XIV, Lincoln Arts, Lincoln, CA

Honorable Mention, Clayfest 2001, Herron Gallery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
1999 Caroline Henderson’s Award, Strictly Functional Pottery National Juried Exhibition, Artworks, Ephrata, PA
1998 Juror’s Award, Annual Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Alliance for the Varied Arts Gallery, Logan, UT
1997 Juror’s Merit Award, Fine Art Show, Tippetts Gallery, Utah State University, Logan, UT
1996 Honorable Mention, 2nd Annual Associated Students of Utah State University Exhibition, Logan, UT

Best in Printmaking, Utah State Bookstore Art Show, Utah State University, Logan, UT

Juror’s Merit Award, Fine Art Show, Tippetts Gallery, Utah State University, Logan, UT
WORKSHOPS AND LECTURES

2015 “Pinch, Coil, Slab,” Lux Art Institute, Encinitas, CA

Pressmolding Workshop, Lux Art Institute, Encinitas, CA
2014 “2 x 2 x 2: 2 Days--2 Potters--2 Styles,” Handbuilding Workshop sponsored by Clay Artists of San Diego, CA

Handbuilding Workshop, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA

2006 Slide Talk, El Camino College, Los Angeles, CA

2003 Workshop: Handbuilding Construction, Berea College, Berea, KY

2002 Slide Lecture: “Surface Options,” Berea College, Berea, KY

Summer Workshop: “PORCELAIN: A white, translucent claybody or is it?” Herron School of Art, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, IN

2001 Public Talk: "Artbites," SoFA Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2011 - 2016 San Diego Pottery Tour, San Diego, CA

2013 - 2014 Trunk Show, Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA
2014 Trunk Show, Lux Art Institute, Encinitas, CA
2007 Artist Residency, Jingdezhen PWS Experimental Factory, Jingdezhen, China
2005 - 2012 Associate, Clay Associates, San Diego, CA

One of nine associates co-running the non-profit organization Participate in biannual show & art festival “Art Around Adams”

2003 “Empty Bowls,” Berea College, Berea, KY

Organized donation of ceramic bowls to community program for fighting hunger

2001 - 2002 Co-director, Ceramics and Sculpture Gallery, Herron School of Art, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, IN

Coordinated new faculty and visiting artist exhibitions and maintained gallery space

1999 - 2000 Studio Assistant, N110 Foundations Department, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Fired student work, maintained studio and ordered materials and supplies

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

Freehand Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Mingei Museum Collectors’ Gallery, San Diego, CA

Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT

Sparks Gallery, San Diego, CA
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Allied Craftsmen of San Diego

National Council on the Education of Ceramic Arts

San Diego Pottery Tour

IN PRINT

Books Hulch, Kevin A. American iPottery, iTunes eBook, 2014

Hulch, Kevin A. The Art of Contemporary American Pottery. Krause Publications, 2001

Ferrucci, Kate & Kim, Ashley. Ashley Kim: On Containment. Artist’s book designed, printed and bound by Kate Ferrucci, 2001

Reviews Studio Visit: Ashley Kim, Ceramics Monthly, May 2015

Portfolio, American Craft, October/November 2002

Up Front, Ceramics Monthly, May 2002

Reber, Leona, "Feats of Clay 2001," Lincoln News Messenger, The Art Section, May 10, 2001

"Feats of Clay XIV," Community Journal, Vol. 2 No. 4, April 2001

Finkelstein, Lydia, "Indiana’s Top Potters Meet at Clayfest 2001," Hoosier Times, The Fine Arts Section, January 21, 2001

Seidman, Sarah, "Clay Enigmas," The Times Argus, The Arts Section, November 3, 2000

"New Artists Show at Clay Studio," The Stowe Reporter, October 26, 2000

Catalogs Pottery Northwest, Unwedged, 2014

Cover of Potters Council Calendar, 2012

Focus Gallery at University of Florida, Currents: Contemporary Ceramics, Gainesville, FL, 2010

NCECA Clay National Exhibition, Baltimore, MD, 2005

NCECA Clay National Exhibition, San Diego, CA, 2003

Lancaster Museum of Art, Crafts National, Lancaster, PA, 2003

Zoller Gallery, Crafts National 35, State College, PA, 2001

Ceramics Monthly, Ceramics Monthly International Competition, Columbus, OH, 1999

Artworks Gallery, Seventh Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Ephrata, PA, 1999