Cheryl Tall

Looking ahead to next year, I will be showing work at the 2016 Strictly Figurative Exhibition, Carter Art Center, Kansas City, MO, in conjunction with the National Conference for the Education of Ceramic Arts.  Also in conjunction with NCECA in Kansas City, I will be showing at InCiteful Clay, The Culture Lab at Mid-America Arts Alliance, Kansas City, MO.

And 2015 is shaping up to be a promising year of interesting exhibitions.

Jan. 24-March 6, I will be showing 6 large sculptures at the 2015 AGCA Clay and Glass Invitational, Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA.

        The three year touring exhibition, InCiteful Clay, which is curated by Judith Schwartz, travels next to the Topeka-Shawnee Library

                  Art Gallery, Topeka, KS.

         It will also travel to InCiteful Clay, California State University, Carson, CA.

         In July 2015, my work will be part of Common Ground: Allied Craftsmen at Gallery 21, San Diego, CA.

        I am presently showing paintings in Art Around Town, Petaluma Valley Hospital, Petaluma, CA.

         In August, I will have a solo show of my smaller works in Visionary Forms, Encinitas Library Art Program, Encinitas, CA.

        And every year, I participate in Hot Tea! 2015, Del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.

       2014 was also a great year.

In 2014,  InCiteful Clay, curated by Judith Schwartz, went to Foosaner Museum of Art,  Melbourne, FL, where I flew in to attend the opening and also taught a ceramic sculpture workshop at the college, called Mythical Animals.

        The traveling exhibition, InCiteful Clay, also went to the Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR, and

         InCiteful Clay, Woodbury Art Museum, Orem, UT.

         Again, I particpated in Hot Tea! 2014 Del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.

        In  Transformations, at the Gotthelf Gallery, JCC, La Jolla, CA, I showed a mixed media sculpture included ceramic, wood and fiber elements.

         My sculpture, "Blue Girl", sold out of this exhibitiuon in 2014, 100x100, Hyde Gallery, Grossmont Coll., San Diego, CA.

        My artist teapot, Full House, was chosen for the International Teapot Show, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA.

         Chosen as Emerging Artist by Patricia Frischer, I showed six works in New Contemporaries, Meyer Fine Art Gallery, San Diego, CA.

        My sculptures Flying Fish and Cinderella appeared in Human Form, Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, MO.

        Four of my works were in the exhibition and auction for the Art Auction Exhibition, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA, and sold for record prices!

Born in New Jersey, Cheryl Tall grew up in Florida. She studied at University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, BFA, l974, and University of Miami, MFA, 1995. Her present studio is in Southern California, where she creates her large-scale sculpture and paintings, and teaches art classes.

Cheryl Tall’s medium is clay, coil built into large figurative sculptures and wall pieces. She also works with mixed media, oil and acrylic painting, bronze, mosaic, cement and printmaking.

Her work has been published in 20 books: 500 Figures in Clay, Living Coastal, Summation: The Merging of Art and Poetry, Ceramics Today, The Ceramic Design Book, Surface Design, Making Marks, 500 Ceramic Figures, 500 Animals, 500 Dolls, Confrontational Ceramics, Winged Manor, 500 Vases, The ACGA Book, No More Starving Artists, Handmade Dolls, American Art Collector, 500 Paper Objects, and Sole Purpose: Ceramic Shoes. She has won numerous awards and is in museum collections.

Tall’s art has been influenced by Art Residencies in Canada, Japan, Greece, France, Hungary, Korea, Mexico and the United States. An early childhood steeped in fantasy, due to her family’s employment at Disney world, has given her work a colorful sense of animation and humor.

Jan-April 2007 "Then and Now: Retrospective of Artists from the Permanent Collection", Burroughs-Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach, SC

Oct. 2006 "San Diego Sculpture Show", San Diego, CA

Nov. 2005 "The Borders of Intimacy", Two Person Exhibition, Oxford University, Oxford, England

Jan. 7 - Feb. 12 “Man’s Best Friend”, Santa Fe Clay Art Gallery

2005 505-984-1122, Santa Fe, NM


Feb. 1-30, 2005 Featured Artist, Lillian Berkley Gallery, Escondido, CA, 760- 480-9434


Feb. 19, 2005 Reception, Lillian Berkley Gallery


Feb. 12-Mar. 19, 2005

“Free at the Center”, NCECA show, Carroll Community College, Westminster, MD, Reception: March 19, 6 pm. Maggie Ball, Dir., 410-386-8000


Mar. 9-13, 2005 “Emerging Artists”, hosted by Arts and Antiques Magazine, 2005 Scottsdale, AZ. Cheryl Tall to be presented by Lillian Berkley Gallery, 760-480-9434



March 10 - April 15, 2005 “The Golem”, Gotthelf Art Gallery, Jewish Community Center, La Jolla, CA, 858-457-3030


March 28 - April 25, 2005 Mesa College Art Gallery, San Diego, CA

Mar. 31 Reception 5-7, Lecture 7-8:30

“Borders of Intimacy”, Cheryl Tall and Patricia Frischer

Alessandra Monteczume, Dir., 619-388-2829


April 16-17 Mendocino Center for the Arts, Mendocino, CA, Workshop

2005 “Cheryl Tall: Building Large Scale Work in Sections”

800-653-3328


July 2005 "Resident Artist Program", Invited Artist, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME


Sept. 2005 "Women on Top", invitational group exhibition, Women's History Museum, San Diego, CA


Oct.-Nov. 2005 "The Borders of Intimacy: Cheryl Tall and Patricia Frischer", Oxford, College, Oxford, England


Dec. 2005 "Cheryl Tall: Featured Artist", San Diego Visual Arts Network


Jan. 2006 "World Views", three person exhibition, Stifel Art Center, Wheeling, West Virginia


Feb. 2006 Cheryl Tall Workshop, Cuesta College, California


Mar. 2006 "Salsita", Onda Arte Latina Gallery, Portland OR. Invitational ceramic exhibition in conjunction with the

national clay conference in the United States, NCECA


July 2006 Cheryl Tall Workshop, Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts, Asheville, NC

Jan. 7 - Feb. 12 “Man’s Best Friend”, Santa Fe Clay Art Gallery

2005 505-984-1122, Santa Fe, NM


Feb. 1-30, 2005 Featured Artist, Lillian Berkley Gallery, Escondido, CA, 760- 480-9434


Feb. 19, 2005 Reception, Lillian Berkley Gallery


Feb. 12-Mar. 19, 2005

“Free at the Center”, NCECA show, Carroll Community College, Westminster, MD, Reception: March 19, 6 pm. Maggie Ball, Dir., 410-386-8000


Mar. 9-13, 2005 “Emerging Artists”, hosted by Arts and Antiques Magazine, 2005 Scottsdale, AZ. Cheryl Tall to be presented by Lillian Berkley Gallery, 760-480-9434



March 10 - April 15, 2005 “The Golem”, Gotthelf Art Gallery, Jewish Community Center, La Jolla, CA, 858-457-3030


March 28 - April 25, 2005 Mesa College Art Gallery, San Diego, CA

Mar. 31 Reception 5-7, Lecture 7-8:30

“Borders of Intimacy”, Cheryl Tall and Patricia Frischer

Alessandra Monteczume, Dir., 619-388-2829


April 16-17 Mendocino Center for the Arts, Mendocino, CA, Workshop

2005 “Cheryl Tall: Building Large Scale Work in Sections”

800-653-3328


July 2005 "Resident Artist Program", Invited Artist, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME


Sept. 2005 "Women on Top", invitational group exhibition, Women's History Museum, San Diego, CA


Oct.-Nov. 2005 "The Borders of Intimacy: Cheryl Tall and Patricia Frischer", Oxford, College, Oxford, England


Dec. 2005 "Cheryl Tall: Featured Artist", San Diego Visual Arts Network


Jan. 2006 "World Views", three person exhibition, Stifel Art Center, Wheeling, West Virginia


Feb. 2006 Cheryl Tall Workshop, Cuesta College, California


Mar. 2006 "Salsita", Onda Arte Latina Gallery, Portland OR. Invitational ceramic exhibition in conjunction with the

national clay conference in the United States, NCECA


July 2006 Cheryl Tall Workshop, Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts, Asheville, NC

Clay sculptor who creates ceramic sculpture with figurative and architectural references. Inspired by Pop Art, Mythology, and contemporary artists such as Viola Frey and Robert Arneson.

My sculpture is inspired by personal experiences, a love of ancient art, travel to foreign countries and a lifelong interest in mythology and folk art. My work uses color and a sense of humor to explore modern life.

I’m interested in how things evolve and grow. In my sculpture, human forms merge with the architecture. Eyes become windows, hair becomes a row of shingles, and a head is topped with an animal or architectural shape. Like Greek Janus figures or Siamnese twins, many of my sculptures portray two or more figures in close proximity. The grouping of these figures can symbolize the relationships of husband and wife, siblings, friends, or neighbors.

The expressions on the faces have been described as longing, eager, ecstatic, otherworldly. Perhaps this reflects a search for deeper meaning and a longing to connect with others. When I’m working, the faces come alive under my hands and they give the piece its character.

I use references from classical mythology to portray archetypal situations. Ripe goddess figures combine with tree forms and animal shapes, expressing my desire for the harmonious existance of human beings with each other and with nature. While many of these images are inspired by personal experiences, I’ve found that the viewer can find himself in them.

Selected Group Exhibitions

2004 As I See Myself, Kentucky Museum of Art + Design, Louisville, KY
From Earth to Athanor: 10 Sculptors, Midland Arts and Antiques Center
Indianapolis, IN (on NCECA Bus Tour)
Generations 4, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
Black and White, Escondido Arts Partnership, Escondido, CA Best of Show
Wish You Were Here, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
Word Is, Escondido Arts Partnership, Escondido, CA
From Stoneware to Porcelain, The Art and Cultural Center, Fallbrook, CA
The Human Figure Show, Sumner and Dene Gallery, San Diego, CA
Earthly Pleasures, Gotthelf Gallery, Jewish Community Ctr., La Jolla, CA

2003 4th Annual Juried Exhibition, Cannon Art Gallery, Dove Library, Carlsbad, CA
Clay Without Boundaries, Arts College International, San Diego, CA
Celebration of Clay, Trios Gallery, Solana Beach, CA
On the Edge, Ramsden Morrison Gallery, San Diego, CA
Blue, Mesa College Art Gallery, San Diego, CA
San Diego Colleges NCECA Exhibition, Town and Country Hotel, San Diego, CA
Local Color, Escondido Arts Partnership, Escondido, CA
2nd Ceramic Invitational, Denver International Airport, Denver, CO
From Porcelain to Stoneware, Art and Culture Center, Fallbrook, CA
COVA Studio Tour Exhibition, Escondido Arts Partnership, Escondido, CA
Summation, Escondido Arts Partnership, Escondido, CA, First Place
Invitational Clay Exhibition, Collin Country Community College, Plano, TX

2002 Contemporary Figurative Sculpture, Santa Fe Clay Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Past Perfect/Present Tense, Selby Gallery, Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, FL
Ceramic Focus, Onda Gallery, Portland Oregon
Floating, in conjunction with NCECA conference, Jayne Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Three Visions: Cheryl Tall, Meg Carell, Lundin Kudo, Northern Trust Bank, Stuart, FL

2001 From the Dream to the Studio: Sculpture of the Surreal, Helen Day Art Ctr, Stowe, VT
8 Ceramic Sculptors, First Union Bank Atrium, Charlotte, NC
2000 Surf’s Up, Ormond Museum of Art, Ormond Beach, Florida
Sculpture 2000/Denver, (2YKlay) Denver International Airport, Denver, CO
Clay Shapers, The Gallery on the Hudson, Irvington, New York
Generations II, A Survey of Women Artists, A.I.R. Gallery, New York City, NY
Clay Show 2000, CORE: New Art Space, Denver, CO, Juror’s Award

1999 New Genres/New Millennium, Court House Cultural Center, Stuart, FL,
Best of Show
Bordeaux Sculpture Competition, Airport Gallery, Tallahassee, FL,
Chosen for Postcard

1999 All Florida Juried Exhibition, Boca Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL, Best of Show
46th Florida Craftsmen Exhibition, LeMoyne Art Foundation, Tallahassee, FL,
Best of Show
Transformations Through Clay, Elements of Art Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
Viewpoint: Ceramics ‘99, Hyde Gallery, Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA
Ceramics ‘99, Guilford Handcraft Center, Guilford, Connecticut

1998 On Fire, Six Person Sculpture Show, Clay Arts Center, Port Chester, New York
Contemporary American Ceramics, Arts on Douglas, New Smyrna Beach, FL
12th San Angelo Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Art, San Angelo, TX
45th Florida Craftsmen Exhibition, Deland Museum of Art, Deland, FL,
Ceramic Award
Vermont Studio Center Artists, Red Barn Gallery, Johnson, VT
Ruckus Two, Eissey Art Gallery, Palm Beach Community College, Palm Bch., FL
Points of View, Five Artists, Bethel Creek Gallery, Vero Beach, FL

1997 Moving Mountains, Four Women Artists, Court House Cultural Center, Stuart, FL
Figuratively Speaking, Four Person Show, Sexton Gallery, Vero Beach, FL

1998 Florida Biennial, Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, FL, Award

1997 Common Ground, curated by Chris Federighi, Clayspace Gallery, Miami Beach, FL

1996 International Workshop of Ceramic Art, Cero Gallery, Tokoname, Japan
The Garden Show, American Craft Museum Store, New York, NY
Vivace Arts Exhibition, Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Myrtle Bch, SC
Faculty Exhibition, Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, FL
Clayspace Artists Exhibition, Clay Studio Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Gallery Artists, Albertson-Peterson Gallery, Winter Park, FL

1995 Beyond the Figure, Four Women Artists, Clay Place Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Florida Artist Series, Orlando Museum of Art Store, Orlando, FL
The Sculpture Show, Raleigh Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
The Art of Giving, The Center for the Arts, Stuart, FL
In the Process, Clayspace Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
1994 Height by Width by Length, Brevard Art Museum, Melbourne, FL
Momento Mori, South Florida Art Center, Miami Beach, FL
National Clay Exhibition, Delgado Gallery, New Orleans, LA

1993 The Year of American Craft Christmas Tree, The White House, Washington, DC
The Fine Art of Craft, Valencia Community College Gallery, Orlando, FL
Bakehouse Exhibition, Backus Gallery, Ft. Pierce, FL
New Work by Gallery Artists, Borders Gallery, Coral Gables, FL
Turners and Burners, Clayspace Gallery, Miami Beach, FL

1992 Invitational Sculpture Exhibition, Roschar Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Florida Craftsmen Anniversary Exhibition, Jackonsville Art Museum,
Jacksonville, FL, traveling to the Florida State University Art Museum, Tallahassee, FL, Broward Community College Art Gallery, Davie, FL, and Ormond Beach Art Museum. Ormond Beach, FL
South Florida Creates, Florida Craftsmen Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
Summer Exhibition, Roschar Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Art of the Americas, Center for Contemporary Art, Tampa, FL
Art after Andrew, “Smallworks”, Bakehouse Art Gallery, Miami, FL
Karen Karnes Selects, Gallery at the Falls, Miami, FL
Of Houses and Quilts, Metro Dade Public Library, Miami, FL

1991 Women in Clay, Gallery of the Eccentric, Miami, FL
Florida Craftsmen Anniversary Exhibition, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL,
traveling to; Vero Beach Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, FL
Bakehouse Exhibition, Capitol Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
Summer Moon, Gallery Three, Coconut Grove, FL
Toshiko Takaezu's Choice, Gallery at the Falls, Miami, FL.
University of Miami Exhibition, Lowe Art Museum, Miami, FL

1990 For the Birds: Artists Examine Aviary Abodes, Wustum Museum, Racine, WI
Feminist Imagination in Clay, Baltimore Clayworks Gallery, Baltimore, MD

1990 Clay, Fiber, Wood, Metal and Glass, Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IO
Ceramic Invitational, Bacardi Art Gallery, Miami, FL
Women in Contemporary Art, The Gallery at Roberts, Tampa, FL
Celebration of American Crafts, Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT

1989 Spirit-Matter, Florida Center for Contemporary Art, Tampa, FL
South Florida Invitational, Bakehouse Art Gallery, Miami, FL
Invitational Fine Art Exhibition, Miami Museum of Art and Science, Miami, FL
39th Annual Members Exhibition, Ceramic League of Miami, Miami, FL

1988 Art and Champagne Exhibition, Dimensions Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
Summer Exhibition, Artisans Gallery, Great Neck, NY
Celebration of Tropical Florida, Miami Herald Lobby, Miami, FL
World Premiere, The Craft Theatre, Amelia Island, FL
1987 Collaborations, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Coral Gables, FL
Earth and Fire, Sokolsky Gallery, Miami Beach, FL

1985 The Faculty Collects, Miami Dade Community College Art Gallery, Miami, FL

1984 Ceramic Invitational, Barbara Gillman Gallery, Miami Beach, FL

1983 Florida Artists Invitational, Burdines Stores, Miami, FL

Solo and Two Person Exhibitions

2005 The Borders of Intimacy, Cheryl Tall and Patricia Frischer, Mesa College
Art Gallery, San Diego, CA

2003 Best of Show, Bonita Historical Museum, Bonita, CA
From the Earth, Cheryl Tall and Suda House, Mesa College Gallery, San Diego, CA

2002 Cheryl Tall/Figurative Ceramic Sculpture, Sherwood Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
Crossroads: Cheryl Tall and Barbara Sorenson, Brevard Museum of Art, Melbourne, FL
Ring of Fire, Solo Exhibition, Washington State University Gallery, Pullman, WA

2001 Cheryl Tall, Sculpture, Orlando Museum of Art Store, Orlando, FL
Looking In, Looking Out, Cheryl Tall and Lyda Toy, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
Cheryl Tall: New Work, The Governor’s Club, West Palm Beach, FL

2000 Cheryl Tall: Ceramic Sculpture, Metro-Dade Cultural Resource Ctr., Miami, FL
Eyes and Windows: Cheryl Tall & Rainey Dimmitt, Center for the Arts,
Vero Beach, FL
Sculpture: Cheryl Tall, Rotunda Gallery, City of Orlando, Orlando, Florida

1999 Cheryl Tall: Sculpture, Arts on Douglas Gallery, New Smryna Beach, FL
Connections: Cheryl Tall, Eissey Art Gallery, Palm Beach Community College, FL
Journeys: David Rohan and Cheryl Tall, Schmidt Gallery, FAU, Boca Raton, FL
Many Faces, Manatee Art League, Bradenton, FL

1998 Close Relations, Solo Exhibition, Duncan Gallery of Art, Stetson University, Deland, FL
Pears and Pairs, Two Person Exhibition, Galerie Koi, Stuart, FL

1997 Talkingheads, Solo Exhibition, Artquest Gallery, Birmingham, MI
Cheryl Tall: Clay Sculpture, Burroughs-Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach, SC

1996 Mixed Metaphors: Cheryl Tall and Priscilla Hollingsworth, Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA

1995 Cheryl Tall: MFA Exhibition, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL
Florida Artist Series, Orlando Museum of Art Store, Orlando, FL

1993 Cheryl Tall and Francie Good, Broward Community College , Ft. Lauderdale, FL

1990 Sculpture en Ceramique, Solo Exhibition, Alliance Francaise Gallery, Miami, FL

1989 Cheryl Tall and Cynthia Shelley, Wirtz Gallery, Miami, FL

1986 Cheryl Tall and Ken Proctor, Polk Community College Gallery, Lake

Cheryl Tall at a recent workshop, demonstrating her technique of coil building and sculpting the face in clay.

Cheryl Tall with her Sculpture "Midnight at the Oasis" at the exhibition "Blue", Mesa College Art Gallery, San Diego, CA, 2003.

Selected Awards and Honors

2004 First Place, Black and White, Escondido Arts Partnership, Escondido, CA
Honorable Mention, Art Riot, Escondido Arts Partnership, Escondido, CA
FPIP Grant, City of Escondido, Economic Development Division, CA

2003 Award of Merit, San Diego Country Fair, Fine Arts Exhibition, Del Mar, CA
First Place, Summation, Escondio Arts Partnership, Escondio, CA

2002 Best of Show 3D, 1st Pl. Ceramics, 2nd Pl. Sculpture, Del Mar Fair, Del Mar, CA
Honorable Mention, Still Life, Escondido Arts Partnership, Escondido, CA

2001 First Place Ceramics, Starry Nights, Del Mar Art Center, Del Mar, Ca

2001 Levy/Polyocan Kiln God Resident,Watershed Ctr for Ceramic Arts,Newcastle,ME

2001 Second Place, Art Fest Juried Competition, Court House Cultural Center, Stuart, FL
Third Place Sculpture, Artitude Exhibition, Backus Gallery, Ft. Pierce, FL

2000 Second Place, Art Fest Juried Competition, Court House Cultural Center, Stuart, FL
Juror’s Award, Clay Show 2000, CORE: New Art Space, Denver, CO

1999 Best of Show, New Genres/New Millennium, Court House Cultural Center, Stuart, FL

1999 Best of Show, All Florida Juried Competition, Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
Best of Show, 46th FL Craftsmen Exhibition, LeMoyne Art Foundation, Tallahassee FL

1998 Artist Registry Exhibition, Court House Cultural Center, Stuart, FL, Best of Show
Art Fest Juried Competition, Court House Cultural Center, Stuart, FL, 3rd Place
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, Artist in Residency Grant, July, 1998
45th Florida Craftsmen Exhibit, Art & Culture Center, Hollywood, Fl
Award of Merit, awarded by Bruce Pepich, Director, Wustum Museum of Art

1997 Martin County Council for the Arts, Juried Artist Registry Exhibition, Stuart, FL
Awarded 2nd place ribbon by Ellen Fischer, curator, Center for the Arts
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME. Awarded a fully funded assistantship for July, 1997

1996 IWCAT Competition, Tokoname, Japan. One of 14 international artists chosen
to be resident artist for 5 weeks in the ancient ceramic capital.

1994 “University of Miami Exhibition Award”, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL, Awarded by Clive King, Chair of Visual Arts, Florida International University,Miami, FL
University of Miami, Department of Art, Coral Gables, FL., Awarded a Departmental Scholarship for pursuit of MFA Degree

1993 “Annual Exhibition Award”, Ceramic League of Miami, Gallery at the Falls, Miami, FL, awarded by Paul Soldner.

1992 “Annual Exhibition Award”, Ceramic League of Miami, Gallery at the Falls, Miami, FL, awarded by Karen Karnes.

1991 “Annual Exhibition Award”, Ceramic League of Miami, Gallery at the Falls, Miami, FL, awarded by Toshiko Takaezu.

Artist Residencies

2004 Creative Arts Residency, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuanto, Mexico

2003 Creative Arts Residency, Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Canada

2001 Levy/Polyocan Kiln God Award Resident,Watershed Ctr for Ceramic Arts,Newcastle,ME

2000 Self-Directed Ceramic Art Residency, Venasque, Provence, France

1999 Creative Residency, Art School of the Agean, Samos, Greece

1998 Artist in Residency Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, July, 1998

1997 Fully Funded Assistantship, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME.

1996 Resident Artist, International Workshop for Ceramic Art in Tokohame, Japan
IWCAT Competition. One of 14 international artists chosen to be resident artist for 5 weeks in the ancient ceramic capital.