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| Education | |
| 2002 | MFA University of Washington, Ceramics, Seattle, WA |
| 1992 | BFA The College of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ |
| Current Position | |
| ongoing | Bucks County Community College, Adjunct Instructor, Ceramics and Sculpture, Newtown, PA |
| Wilson College, Princeton University, Ceramics Studio Coordinator & Instructor, Princeton, NJ | |
| College Teaching Experience | |
| 2006-2008 | Visiting Assistant Professor of Sculpture, Herron School of Art and Design, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, IN |
| 2006 | University of Southern Maine, Visiting Artist (January- April), Gorham, ME |
| 2005 | University of Colorado, Assistant Professor, Ceramics, Boulder, CO |
| 2002 | University of Washington, Adjunct Instructor, Ceramics, Sculpture, Seattle, WA |
| University of Washington, Solo Teacher, Three Dimensional Design | |
| 2001 | University of Washington, Solo Teacher, Three Dimensional Design |
| University of Washington, Solo Teacher, Beginning Wheel Throwing | |
| University of Washington, Teaching Assistant, Art 120, Interdisciplinary Art Survey | |
| 2000 | University of Washington, Teaching Assistant, Three Dimensional Design |
| 1997 | Mercer County Community College, Continuing Education, Ceramics, Mercer County, NJ |
| Select Exhibitions & Commissions (solo exhibitions marked by an asterisk) |
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| 2008 | Community Hospital North, commissioned sculpture, Indianapolis, IN |
| Santa Appears in Toast, commissioned installation, Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton, NJ | |
| *WARM, solo exhibition, big Car gallery, Indianapolis, IN | |
| Midwest Museum of Contemporary Art, curated group exhibition, Indianapolis, IN | |
| Newark Museum of Art, juried exhibition, NJ Arts Annual 'Sprawl', Newark, NJ | |
| 2007 | *Solo exhibition, Publico Gallery, Cincinatti, OH |
| Midwest Biennial, invited artist, Peeler Art Gallery, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN (catalog) | |
| Clay?, juried exhibition, Kirkland Art Center, Kirkland, WA (third place prize) | |
| Commissioned limited edition of Sculptural Ceramics, Sculpture Space | |
| 2006 | Lawn Order, commissioned outdoor landscape installation, The Newark Museum, curator Beth Venn, Newark, NJ (catalog) |
| Public art finalist, proposed Sculptural Drinking Fountains, Indianapolis Sculpture Trail, Indianapolis, IN | |
| Music Show, Publico Gallery, group exhibition of music or sound related art, Cincinatti, OH | |
| *Solo exhibition, University of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME | |
| Under Wear, group exhibition, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO | |
| 2005 | *Solo exhibition, The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, Trenton, NJ |
| The Slipcast Object, Denver International Airport, juror Richard Notkin, Denver, CO | |
| Two person exhibition, PS 122, New York, NY | |
| Thread for Art, Seattle, WA (ongoing) | |
| Invited artist, group exhibition, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY | |
| 2004 | Solo exhibition, installation, Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, OR |
| Group exhibition, Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, curator Lily Wei, Newark, NJ | |
| Gigantic, Kirkland Art Center, juror Patti Warashina, Kirkland, WA | |
| The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ | |
| Mercer County Artists, Mercer County College, NJ | |
| Artists in Residence Show, John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI | |
| 2003 | Formed to Function?, group exhibition, John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI |
| Solo exhibition, Ceramic and Metal Arts Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| 2002 | Group exhibition, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA |
| Solo exhibition, Parnassus Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| 2001 | Blink, group exhibition, Kirkland Art Center, Kirkland, WA |
| Group exhibition, CMA Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA | |
| Group exhibition, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA | |
| 2000 | Summer Work Show, Fort Burgwin, Taos, NM |
| Emerging Texan Ceramic Artists, Gallery 500, Dallas, TX | |
| 1999 | Peters Valley Summer Exhibition, Layton, NJ |
| 1998 | Other Vessels, Solo exhibition, WPA Gallery, Arts Council of Princeton, NJ |
| Performances, Collaborations, Recordings | |
| 2007 | Breakfast at Night. Window mural; cooked and served bacon & eggs to gallery visitors on 'First Friday', Community Museum Lab, Indianapolis, IN |
| 2002-2007 | Geeee. Ongoing collaboration with Chris Vorhees |
| 1996-2001 | Bon Bon Meltdown. Collaboration between Debbie Reichard and artist Deirdre McGrail. Bon Bon Meltdown has performed live sound and visual installations and concerts at CBGB's, NYC; Khyber Pass, Philadelphia; Bard College, and other venues. |
| Awards and Publications | |
| 2006 | George and Helen Segal Award for a NJ Sculptor |
| 2005 | New Jersey Council of the Arts Fellowship (highest award) |
| 2004-2005 | Aljira Emerge Fellow, Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ |
| 2002 | Chicago Art Journal; topic: The Use and Abuse of Things |
| 2001 | Kottler/ Noritake Award (merit award for a student in ceramics) |
| Artist Residencies | |
| 2009 | Digital Stone Project, Artist in Residence, Hamilton, NJ |
| 2004 | Eastern Oregon University, Visiting Artist, on-site installation, La Grande, OR |
| 2003 | John Michael Kohler Arts/ Industry Artist in Residence, Pottery, Sheboygan, WI |
| 1999-2000 | Southern Methodist University, Special Student, Meadows School of the Arts, Dallas, TX |
| 1998-1999 | Peters Valley Craft Education Center, Summer and Winter Studio Residencies, Layton, NJ |
| 1996-1998 | Arts Council of Princeton, Director of Ceramic Studio, Princeton, NJ |
| 1997 | Greenwich House Pottery, Technical Assistant, New York, NY |
| 1996 | Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Studio Assistant |
| Curatorial | |
| 2006-2008 | Visiting Artist and Gallery Committee, Herron School of Design, Indianapolis, IN |
| 2006 | Juror, Annual Exhibition, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN |
| 2005 | Juror, Annual Student Exhibition, University of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME |
| 1997-1998 | Arts Council of Princeton, Gallery Committee, Princeton, NJ |
| 1993-1996 | Trenton Avant Garde, Visual Art Co-Curator. Trenton Avant Garde produces an annual festival of experimental art. Trenton, NJ |
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