EDUCATION

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, Master of Fine Arts- Ceramics, 2013 - 2016

Ohio University, Athens, OH, College of Fine Arts, January 2013 – June 2013 Post-Baccalaureate

John Carroll University, University Heights, OH, College of Arts and Sciences, June 2012 – December 2012 M.Ed. Program

Ohio University, Athens, OH, College of Arts and Sciences, June 2012 Bachelor of Arts and Sciences- History

TEACHING

Colorado Mountain College, Aspen, CO, Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced Throwing and Hand Building, Soda Firing, 2020-2022

Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO, Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced Throwing and Hand Building, Soda Firing, 2020-2022

Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced Throwing and Hand Building, Soda Firing 2018-2020

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, On and Off the Wheel, Beginning-Intermediate Ceramics, Cooking Pots, Exploring Soda, Art History 1010 (Graduate Level), Collaboration with Ceramics Course, Graduate School of Design-Collaboration with Ceramics Course, Graduate School of Anthropology- Collaboration with Ceramics Course, Art of Looking, 2018-2019

Mudflat, Instructor, Somerville, MA, Beginning-Intermediate Ceramics, 2017-2018

The Clay School, Visiting Instructor, Lynn, MA, Thrown and Altered, Advanced Hand Building, 2017-2018

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced Throwing and Hand Building, Kiln Building

VISITING ARTIST

La Meridiana, Firenze, Italy April 26-May 4 2024

Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME, August 7-13 2023

New England Firing Conference- Keynote Speaker, Woodbridge, CT, July 1 2023

Miami University, Oxford, OH, June 24-30 2023

Hood College, Frederick, MD, June 2-4 2023

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, May 12-26 2023

Mudflat Studio, Sommerville, MA, April 24-27 2023

University Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, February 11-15 2023

Arrowmont Center for Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, October2-8 2022

Blockhouse Studio, Waitsfield, VT, September 23-24 2022

Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, CO, August 28-September 29 2022

Miami University, Oxford, OH, June 26-July 2 2022

Berkeley Potters Studio, Berkeley, CA, June 10-16 2022

Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO, March 25-26 2022

Peters Valley School of Craft, Layton, NJ, Fall 2020

Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Aspen, CO, Fall 2020

Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, Summer 2020

The Potters Studio, Berkeley, CA, Spring 2020

Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA, Winter 2019

Texas A&M, College Station, TX, Winter 2020

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, Fall 2020.

Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, Winetr 2019

Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME, Summer 2019

Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, Summer 2019

Colorado Mountain College, Aspen, CO, Fall 2019

The Potter’s Studio, Berkeley, CA, Summer 2018

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, Summer 2018

The Clay School, Lynn, MA, Spring 2018

The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, Spring 2018

MIT, Cambridge, MA, Winter 2018

Mudflat Studio, Somerville, MA, Winter 2018

Wittenburg University, Springfield, OH, Winter 2018

Iowa Ceramics Center, Cedar Rapids, IA Summer 2017

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, Fall 2017

AWARDS/GRANTS

Matsutani Fellow, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, 2019

Rudy Autio Fund for Creative Initiatives, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, 2019

MJD Fellow, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, 2018

Rudy Autio Fund for Creative Initiatives, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, 2017

Wichita National Honorable Mention, Wichita, KS, 2017

Eric Myhre Scholarship, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, 2017

Emerging Artist, Ceramics Monthly, Columbus, OH, 2017

Emerging Craftsman, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH, 2017

Watkins Printing Poster Award, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH, 2017

Yassenoff Family Award for Excellence, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH, 2017

Warren Mackenzie Advancement Award, Northern Clay Center, May 2015

EXHIBITIONS

With Persistent Intent- Solo Exhibition, Schaller Gallery, Baroda, MI, December 2022

Archie Bray Holiday Invitational, Helena, MT, December 2022

Solo Exhibition, The Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d’Arlene, ID, September 2022

19th Annual Ceramics Invitational, Abel Contemporary, September 2022

Clay National XVI, Carbondale Clay Center, September 2022

Steep, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, April 2022

Sprouted Roots, Trax Gallery, NCECA, Sacramento, CA, March 2022

Artstream Nomadic Gallery, NCECA, Sacramento, CA, March 2022

Exquisite Forms, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL March 2022

Sushi, Sake, Tea, Schaller Gallery, Baroda, MI, November 2021

Clayfest, Saratoga Clay Arts Center, Saratoga, NY, November 2021

Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Clay, Iowa City, IA, June 2021

Red Lodge Holiday Invitational, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT November 2022

Quietude III, Schaller Gallery, Baroda, MI, December 2021

Archie Bray Holiday Invitational, Helena, MT, December 2021

Octoberfest, Schaller Gallery, Baroda, MI, October 2021

American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN September 2021

Arrowmont Instructors Exhibition, Gatlinburg, TN, October 2021

Eight Fluid Ounces, Glassell Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA, March 2020

American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN September 2020

Representations Exhibition, NCECA, Richmond, VA, May 2020

Capital One Exhibition, NCECA, Richmond, VA, May 2020

Solo Exhibition, Clay AKAR, Iowa City, IA, May 2020

Surface Exploration- from the uncanny, the uncouth, to the sublime, NCECA, Bedford Art Gallery, Farmville, VA, May 2020

Exquisite Forms II, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL, February 2020

Clayfest Exhibition, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA, December 2019

2019 Holiday Invitational, Lillstreet Gallery, Chicago, IL

Old Church Pottery Show, Demarest, NJ, November 2019

Americano Invitational, Clay AKAR, Iowa City Iowa, November 2019

Juma Holiday Invitational, Juma Gallery, Cleveland, OH, November, 2019

Thanksgiving Table: The Gravy Boat, Clay AKAR, Iowa City, IA, October 2019

Kolva-Sullivan Exhibition, Spokane, WA, October 2019

The Almighty Cup, Gandee Gallery, Fabius, NY, October 2019.

Solo Exhibition, Lacoste-Keane Gallery, Concord, MA, September 2019

16th Annual Ceramics Invitational, Abel Contemporary, Stoughton, WI, September 2019

Steinfest: Present Day Interpretations, Claymakers, Durham, NC, September 2019

Wichita National Ceramics Invitational, Reuben Sanders Gallery, Wichita, KS, September 2019.

Solo Exhibition-First Year Resident Exhibition, Archie Bray Foundation –North Gallery, Helena, MT, August 2019

Artist Feature, Doolan Gallery, Deer Isle, ME, August 2019.

Salad Days Invitational, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME, July 2019.

Archie Bray Resident Exhibition, Archie Bray Foundation, North Gallery, Helena, MT, July 2019

Solo Exhibition, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL, July 2019.

Yunomi Invitational, Clay AKAR, Iowa City, IA, June 2019

Cheap Shots-NCECA Expo, Eutectic Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, May 2019.

Archie Bray Resident Exhibition-NCECA, Creators Space, Minneapolis, MN, May 2019.

Pots for Pets, Clay Art Center, Rochester, NY, April 2019

Solo Exhibition, Dairy Barn Art Center, Athens, OH, February 2019

Holter Spotlight Exhibition, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT, Helena, MT, February 2019.

Steinfest: Present Day Interpretations, Claymakers, Durham, NC, September 2018

Wichita National Ceramics Invitational, Reuban Sanders Gallery, Wichita, KS, September 2018.

Quiescence in Proximity-Solo Exhibition, Harvard University, Gallery 224, Cambridge, MA, July, 2018

Stein Show, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME, July 2018

Worcester Center for Crafts 2018 Pottery Invitational, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA, May 2018

Recent Works-Solo Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Bonovitz Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, May 2018

AKAR Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Clay, Iowa City, IA, May 2018

Warren Mackenzie Advancement Award Exhibition, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN, May 2018

Hand Code: Makers in Proximity, solo exhibition, Harvard University, Gallery 224, Boston, MA, March 2018

A Sense of Place: Recent Works, Solo Exhibition, Ann Miller Gallery, Wittenburg University, Springfield, OH, January 2018

Wichita National Ceramics Invitational, Reuban Sanders Gallery, Wichita, KS, September 2017

Medici Invitational, Eisentager-Howard Gallery, Lincoln, NE, December, 2017

A Modern Farmhouse, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, December, 2017

Best of 2017, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH, December 2017

AKAR American Invitational, AKAR Clay, Iowa City, IA, November, 2017

Kolva-Sullivan Exhibition, Spokane, WA, October, 2017

Graduate Biennial, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, October 2017

Resident Artist Exhibition, Archie Bray Foundation, North Gallery, Helena, MT, June 2017

Recent Works-Solo Exhibition, Iowa Ceramics Center, Iowa City, IA, June 2016

2017 NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition, The Hoffman Gallery, Portland, OR, March, 2016.

Small Favors, The Clay Studio, NCECA, Portland, OR, March 2016

Lillstreet Art Center Invitational, NCECA, Portland, OR, March 2016

Lillstreet Holiday Invitational, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL, December 2016

The Clay Studio Artist Highlight, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, December 2016

Lux Holiday Invitational, Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE, December 2016

AKAR Americano Invitational, AKAR Clay, Iowa City, IA, November 2016

Medici Invitational, Eisentrager-Howard Gallery, Lincoln, NE, November 2016

Mugshot Monday, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL, November 2016

Clay and Atmosphere: Selected works by Stuart Gair, Simon Levin, Amy Smith, Tom Jaszckak, Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE, October 2106

AKAR Artist Highlight, Clay AKAR, Iowa City, IA, September 2016

Strictly Functional, Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA, September 2016

Domestic Design, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL May 2016

The Clay Studio National, Reed and Smith Galleries, The Clay Studio Philadelphia, PA, May 2016

Best of Ohio 2016 Exhibition, Ohio Craft Museum, Southern Ohio Museum, Mansfield Art Center, Columbus, OH, May 2016

Yunomi Invitational 2016, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA, May 2016

Objecthood, Prescott Gallery, Lincoln, NE, March 2016

Across the Table, Across the Land, NCECA, Charlotte Street Foundation, Kansas City, MO, March 2016

The Heartland Table, NCECA, Tom’s Town Distillery, Kansas City, MO, March 2016

2016 NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition, Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, MO, 2016

La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay, NCECA Exhibition, Kansas City, MO, March 2016

The Clay Studio: 100 Cups, NCECA, Kansas City, MO, March, 2016

Lillstreet Art Center Invitational, NCECA, Kansas City, MO, March 2016

Medici Invitational, Eisentrager-Howard Gallery, Lincoln, NE, February 2106

Beyond the Brickyard, Archie Bray Foundation, Bray North Gallery, Helena, MT, January, 2016

Let There Be Light, Lillstreet Gallery, Chicago, IL, November 2015

Wrappable, Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE, November 2015

Cup Show Invitational, Studio 550 Art Center, Manchester, NH, November 2015

Artisan Showcase: The Materials Collection, Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln, NE, November 2015

Thrown and Built, Gallery of Art and Design-Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE, October 2015

Fresh Perspectives, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH, September 2015

Selections From UNL Ceramic Graduates, Gallery of Art and Design-Metropolitan Community College, October 2015

Salad Days, Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME, July 2015

Watershed Invitational, Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME, July 2015

For You For Me, Prescott Gallery, Lincoln, NE, May 2015

Best of 2015 Exhibition, Ohio Craft Museum, Southern Ohio Museum, Mansfield Art Center, Columbus, OH, May 2015

2015 NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition, Sol Koffler Gallery, Aardvark Purchase Award, Providence, RI, March 2015

Salad Days Alumni Exhibition, NCECA, New Bedford Art Museum, Providence, RI, March 2015

The Enigmatic Table, Lied Center for Performing Arts, Lincoln, NE, March 2015

La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay, NCECA, Providence, RI, March 2015

Selections from UNL Hixon-Lied Graduates, Prescott Gallery, Lincoln, NE, March 2015

An Exploration of Placement, solo exhibition, Medici Gallery, Lincoln, NE, February 2015

Recent Work 2015, solo exhibition, Rocketship Gallery, Lincoln, NE, February 2015

Functional Ceramics 2015, Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH, February 2015

Winter Exhibition 2014, Prescott Gallery, Lincoln, NE, December 2014

Wrappable: Art for Giving, Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE, December 2014

Holiday Exhibition 2014, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH, December 2014

Holiday Exhibition: Selections from UNL Graduates, Gallery 9, Lincoln, NE, January 2015

Seventh Annual Cup Show: Form and Function, Amelia Center Main Gallery, Panama City, FL, February 2014

Red Clay, Rall Art Gallery, Crete, NE, October 2014

Carbondale Clay Center Cup Auction, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO, October 2014

Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, OH, October 2014

Making History, Eisentrager-Howard Gallery, Lincoln, NE, December 2014

Material Presence, Prescott Gallery, Lincoln NE, November 2014

Plate: A Celebration, Mudfire Gallery, Atlanta, GA, November 2014

NASAD Exhibition, Eisentrager-Howard Gallery, Lincoln, NE, October 2014

Best of 2014 Exhibition, Ohio Craft Museum, Phyllis Clark Award for Ceramics, Columbus, OH, June 2014

Shapes of Influence, Springfield Art Association, Springfield, Illinois, July 2014

Best of 2014, Wassenberg Art Center, Van Wert, OH, August 2014

Selections from the Best of 2014, The French Art Colony, Gallipolis, OH, September 2014

Winterfest 2014, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore Maryland, November 2014

Watershed Summer Exhibition, Watershed Center for the Arts, Newcastle, ME, August 2014.

Solo Exhibition, Moose Gallery, Knight Fine Arts Center, Hudson, OH, August 2014

Teabowl National 2014, Kansas City Clay Guild, Kansas City, MO, September 2014

Let There Be Light, Lillstreet Gallery, Chicago Illinois, November 2014

Art We Use, Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens OH, June 2014

Lillstreet Gallery, NCECA Exposition, Milwaukee Wisconsin, March 2014

Medici Gallery Solo Exhibition, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, January 2014

Cube 4 Solo Exhibition, Ohio University, Athens, OH, June 2013

Juma Gallery 300 & Under, Shaker Heights, OH, November 2012 – February 2013

RESIDENCIES

Archie Bray Long Term Resident, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, September 2018 - present

Archie Bray Summer Resident, Archie Bray Foundation, Eric Myhre Summer Scholarship, Helena, MT, Summer 2017

Watershed Artist in Residence, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME, Summer 2015

Salad Days Artist in Residence, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME, Summer 2014

PUBLICATIONS

Ceramics Monthly, “Cover Photo”, 2021

Ceramics Monthly, “A Thoughtful Soda Approach”, 2021

Renwick Alliance, “Stuart Gair”, 2019

The Clay Studio, “Everyday Ordinary: Art of the People”, 2019

Studio Potter, “Three Guys Walk into a Studio”, 2018

Ceramics Monthly, “Emerging Artist”, 2017

Ceramics Monthly, “2017 Yearbook”, 2017

Ceramics Monthly, “2015 NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition”, September 2015

Functional Ceramics Catalog, May 2015

Ceramics Monthly, exposure section, December 2014

Ceramics Monthly, exposure section, September 2014

Ceramics Monthly, Emerging Artist, Awards, May 2017

Ceramics Monthly Yearbook, Awards, October 2016

Ceramics Monthly Yearbook, Awards, October 2015
Ceramics Monthly, 2015 NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition, September 2015
Functional Ceramics Catalog, May 2015

Ceramics Monthly, exposure section, December 2014

Ceramics Monthly, exposure section, September 2014

REPRESENTATION

Frog Hollow, Burlington, VT, 2022

Schaller Gallery, Baroda, VT, 2021-present

Lacoste-Keane, Concord, MA, 2018-present

Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, 2017-present

Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL, 2015-present

AKAR Art Gallery, Iowa City, IA, 2016-present

The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, 2016-present

ArtAxis, artaxis.org, 2015-present