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Michelle Summers
Akron, OH
michellesummersstudios@gmail.com
 

     Born Portland, Oregon, USA 1981

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  • Education

  • ●  2014: MFA, Ceramics, University of Minnesota, MN

  • ●  2005: BFA, Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, NY

  • ●  2001: Coursework, Portland Community College, Portland, OR

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  • Academic Employment

  • ●  2019-2023: Assistant Professor of Art, Kent State, Kent, OH

  • ●  2019: Travelling Art Instructor, Art Mobile Montana, Helena, MT

  • ●  2014-Present: Freelance Community Educator

    • ○  Lillstreet Art Center

    • ○  Northern Clay Center

    • ○  Archie Bray Foundation

    • ○  Holter Museum

    • ○  Crow Reservation High School

  • ●  2014-15: Instructor of Ceramics and Art Appreciation, Concordia University, St. Paul, MN

  • ●  2014: Instructor of Intermediate Ceramics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

  • ●  2011-14: Teaching Assistant, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

  • ●  2007-11: Community Education Instructor, Portland Community College, Portland, OR

  • ●  2006-11: Ceramic Lab Tech, Portland Community College, Portland, OR

  • ●  2006: Ceramic Coordinator and Arts Educator, Bucks Rock Arts Camp, New Milford, CT

  • ●  2005: Ceramic Arts Educator, Bucks Rock Arts Camp, New Milford, CT

     

  • Artist Residencies

  • ●  2020: Pentaculum, Arrowmont School of Art and Craft, Gatlinburg, TN

  • ●  2017-18: Artist in Residence, Holter Museum, Helena, MT

  • ●  2015-17: Long-Term Resident, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT

  • ●  2014-15: Anonymous Potter, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN

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  • Solo Exhibitions:

  • ●  2016: Digital Debut, Belger Crane Yard Gallery, Kansas City, MO

  • ●  2007: Curious Cabinet, Feed Gallery, Bloomington, IN Group Exhibitions

 

  • Group Exhibitions

  • ●  2023: Transference: Amelia Center Gallery, Gulf Coast State College, FL

  • ●  2023: NCECA: Western Reserve Currents, Curated Storefront, Cinncicnatti, OH

  • ●  2023: Now & Then: Seven Decades of Kent State Ceramics, Kent, OH

  • ●  2022: Other Lands, Monument Gallery, Hudson, NY

  • ●  2021: Kindred Object, The Artists Archives of the Western Reserve, Cleveland, OH

  • ●  2021: Biennial Faculty Show, CVA Gallery, Kent, OH

  • ●  2020: The Cup The Mug, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY

  • ●  2020: Sip: A Ceramic Cup Show, Savannah Clay Community, Savannah, GA

  • ●  2020: 5th Annual Ceramics Invitational, Radius Gallery, Missoula, MT

  • ●  2019: Art Mobile: Traveling Art Exhibition, MT

  • ●  2019: Art of Repetition, Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg, WA

  • ●  2019: Montana Clay Tour, Mel Grin and David Peters Studio, Helena, MT

  • ●  2018: Pipe Dream, Now Space, Los Angeles, CA

  • ●  2018: Handmade For Your Valentine, Clay Akar Gallery, Iowa City, IA

  • ●  2017: Archie Bray at the Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA

  • ●  2017: Second Year Archie Bray Fellowship Show, Holter Museum, Helena, MT

  • ●  2017: NCECA Bray Resident Artist Show, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR

  • ●  2016: Archie Bray at the Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA

  • ●  2016: First Year Archie Bray Fellowship Show, Holter Museum, Helena, MT

  • ●  2016: NCECA Bray Resident Artist Show, Belger Crane Yard Gallery, Kansas City, MO

  • ●  2015: The Fogelberg, Red Wing, and APS Artists exhibition, Minneapolis, MN

  • ●  2015: Winter Ware, Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

  • ●  2015: Plate, Mudfire Gallery, Decatur, GA

  • ●  2014: Brown Study, UMN MFA Group Thesis Show, Minneapolis, MN

  • ●  2014: Immersive Stages, NCECA, Milwaukee, WI

  • ●  2014: Drink This, The Workhouse International Ceramic Cup Show, Lorton, VA

  • ●  2014: Laundry Fresh, Quarter Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

  • ●  2014: Winter Ware, Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

  • ●  2013: Minty Fresh, Quarter Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

  • ●  2012: Friends with Benefits, Quarter Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

  • ●  2012: Cups of Fire, National Competition, Clay Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI

  • ●  2011: One and Only, John Michael Kohler, Sheboygan, WI

  • ●  2011: Drink This, The Workhouse, Lorton, VA

  • ●  2011: Fresh Works, Quarter Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

  • ●  2007: Impressions, Angie Newman Johnson Gallery, Alexandria, VA

     

  • Honors and Awards

  • ●  2020: Best of Show, Sip a Ceramic Cup Show, Savannah Clay Community, Savannah, GA

  • ●  2016: Lillstreet Art Center Fellow, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT

  • ●  2015: Joan Lincoln Fellow, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT

  • ●  2014: Anonymous Potter Studio Fellow, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN

  • ●  2013: Graduate Travel Research Grant, University of Minnesota, MN

  • ●  2011: Best of Show: Drink This, The Workhouse, Lorton, VA

     

  • Artist Lectures

  • ●  2023: Visiting Artist Talk, Portland Community College, Portland, OR

  • ●  2023: Artist Talk, Carleton College, Northfield, MN

  • ●  2018: Ceramics and Community: Panel Talk, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT

  • ●  2016: Visiting Artist Series, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA

  • ●  2015: UM Bray Days; Annual Artist Lecture Series, University of Montana, Missoula, MT

  • ●  2015: Visiting Artist Talk and Demonstrator, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

  • ●  2013: Guest Artist Talk, Tokyo University, Tokyo Japan

  • ●  2013: Artist Talk, Carleton College, Northfield, MN

 

  • Curated Exhibitions

  • ● 2020: Kent State National Ceramics Invitational; Drawing the Line, Downtown Art Gallery, Kent, OH

 

  • Collections

  • ● The Rosenfield Collection: Contemporary Functional Ceramic Art Collection, TX

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  • Publications

  • ●  2016: Ceramics: Contemporary Artists Working In Clay, by Kate Singleton

  • ●  2013: Michelle Summers Interview, DPI Magazine, March 2013, Vol 167

  • ●  2013: Exposure, Ceramics Monthly, February 2013, Vol 61, Number 2

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