Artist Statement

I see my work as an exploration of various modes of abstraction. I'm interested in how applying a personal image vocabulary to various fabrication processes can proliferate new hybrid forms thus further developing this vocabulary. I'm curious about how the computer can inform craft based media. I enjoy the idea of using contemporary tools along with pre-industrial fabrication processes to produce work. I'm curious about what happens when fragments of various socio/cultural reference are assembled and how their cultural baggage can complicate the reading of implied narratives.

Bio

Education

2004 Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics
Tulane University New Orleans, Louisiana

1997-1999 Post Baccalaureate Studies
Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan

1996 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting
Northern Michigan University Marquette, Michigan

Experience

2006-Present Professor of Practice, Tulane University
Newcomb Art Department New Orleans, Louisiana

2004-2006 Adjunct Instructor, Appalachian State University
Department of Art Boone, North Carolina

2004-2006 Instructor, Michael R. Patricelli Craft Enrichment Program Appalachian State University Department of Technology Boone, North Carolina

2003-2004 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Tulane University
Newcomb Department of ArtNew Orleans, Louisiana

2000-2002 Apprenticeship: [with] Peter Callas, Ceramic Artist
Belvedere, New Jersey

2001 Artist’s Assistant: Peter Voulkos, Don Reitz, Kurt Weiser, Ryoji Koie, Paul Souldner Plus; Korean Ongi Potters, Lee Kang-Hyo, Oh Hyang-Jong Peter Callas Studio Workshop Series
Belvedere, New JerseyWorkshops/Symposiums/Lectures

2008 NOLA Fired Up!!! Regional Ceramics Conference, Assistant Coordinator New Orleans, Louisiana

2008 Visiting Artist Lecture
Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas

2003 International Workshop of Ceramic Art, Tokoname (IWCAT)
Tokoname, Japan

2003 William DePauw, Images and Objects, Visiting Artist LectureNicholls State UniversityThibodaux, Louisiana

2002 Kil’n Time, My experiences with Asian kiln-firing, Visiting Lecturer Anthropology Department, Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana

1999 Rhythms of Nepali Life and Culture with Taru and Nawari Potters Anderson Ranch Field Expedition Gobardia and Thimi, Nepal

Selected Exhibitions

2010 Southern Open, (Juried)
Acadiana Center fro the Arts
Lafayette, Louisiana

2010 Conjure, (Solo Exhibition)
Du Mois Gallery
New Orleans, Louisiana

2010 William DePauw, Irrepressible Oscillation (One Person Exhibition)Pewabic Pottery Detroit, Michigan

2009 6th Annual Artmelt, Art Music Forum 35
Brunner Gallery Shaw Center for the Arts Baton Rouge, Louisiana

2009 20x20x20: A National Compact Competition (Second Place Award)
LSU Student Union Art Gallery
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

2008 Ceramic Biennial 2008 (juried)
New Hampshire Institue of Art
Manchester, New Hampshire
2008 George Ohr National Challenge (Juror’s Award)
Ohr-O’Keefe Museum Of Art
Biloxi, Mississipppi
2008 San Angelo National Exhibition (juried)
San Angelo Museum Of Fine Arts
San Angelo, Texas
2008 New and Current Work (solo exhibition)
Guthrie Contemporary,
New Orleans, Louisiana

2007 New Work (solo exhibition)
Cole Pratt Gallery,
New Orleans, Louisiana
2007 Ceramic Sculpture National Juried Exhibition
Ameen Art Gallery, Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, Louisiana
2007 2007 Louisiana Ceramics Invitational
Dean’s Gallery
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, Louisiana

2006 Newcomb Art Department Faculty Exhibition
Carroll Gallery, Woldenberg Art center, Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
2006 Symbiotic Elements (NCECA conference)
Zeldaloo Gallery, 7853 S.E. 13th Ave.
Portland, Oregon

2005 Faculty Biennial Juried Exhibition, Juror: Xandra Eden
Catherine J. Smith Gallery
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina
2005 P.B.Art Party (sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon)
Unit D, Sampson Street
Atlanta, Georgia
2005 NCECA Clay National Exhibition (Juried)
UMBC Fine Arts Gallery, 1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, Maryland

2004 Objects (Juried)
Arts + Literature Laboratory (ALL Gallery), 5 Edwards Street
New Haven, Connecticut
2004 Object as Image, MFA Thesis Exhibition
Carroll Gallery, Woldenberg Art center, Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
2004 NSU Faculty Invitational
Ameen Art Gallery, Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, Louisiana
2004 Swamp Fire (NCECA conference)
Louis Schwitzer Student Center, University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana

2003 William DePauw: Images and Objects
Ameen Art Gallery, Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, Louisiana
2003 I.W.C.A.T. Group Exhibition
Inax Art Gallery
Tokoname, Japan

2002 Peepshow (Invitational)
Carroll Gallery, Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana

2001 Rendezvous 2001 (Invitational)
Museum of Nebraska Art, University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, Nebraska

2000 Wood fired Ceramics (Invitational)
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Professional Organizations
College Arts Association (CAA)
National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)
artaxis.org (an evolving independent network of artists)
accessCeramics.org (a contemporary ceramics image resource)