Dubhe Carreño Gallery

                    Contemporary Ceramic Art

 

Erin Furimsky

Curriculum Vitae

 

Education:

 

2002               M.F.A., Ceramic Art

           Ohio State University

           Columbus, Ohio

 

1998              Post-Baccalaureate, Ceramic Art

                      University of Florida

                      Gainesville, Florida

 

1997               B.F.A., Ceramic Art

           Pennsylvania State University

                        University Park, Pennsylvania

 

Exhibitions:

 

2006               OCAC Past Artist-in Residence and Alumni Show Invitational

                        In conjunction with 2006 NCECA

                        Hoffman Gallery at Oregon College of Art and Craft: Portland, Oregon

 

                        Vitamin C: It’s Good for You

                        Cinema Gallery; Champagne, Illinois

 

            The Pleasure of Dessert

                        Harvey/ Meadows Gallery; Aspen Highlands Gallery, Colorado

 

2005               SOFA Chicago with the Dubhe Carreno Gallery

                        Navy Pier; Chicago, Illinois                

 

            Cups, Cups, Cups

                        Santa Fe Clay; Santa Fe, New Mexico

 

                        Contemporary Ceramics; Grand Opening Exhibition

                        Harvey/ Meadows Gallery; Aspen Highlands Gallery, Colorado

 

            NCECA Exhibition in Taiwan

                         Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum; Taipei, Taiwan

 

                        Reverberant

                        Charlie Cummings Clay Studio; Fort Wayne, Indiana

 

            Red Heat Contemporary Work in Clay

                        Alexander Houge Gallery, The University of Tulsa, Oklahoma

                  

                        NCECA 2005 Clay National

                        University of Maryland Baltimore Campus; Baltimore, Maryland

 

 

2004               Two person Show with Tyler Lotz

                        Oesterle Library Gallery; Naperville, Illinois

 

                        A.I.R. Show  (Artist in Residence Show)

                        Hoffman Gallery at Oregon College of Art and Craft: Portland, Oregon

 

           The 1st Annual Carbondale Clay National

                        Carbondale Clay Center; Carbondale, Colorado

 

           20”X20”x20” A National Compact Competition

                        Louisiana State University Union Art Gallery: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

 

2003               ANA 32

                       Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana

 

                        Ceramics USA 2003

                        University of North Texas Art Gallery; Denton, Texas

 

                        The Wichita National

                        Wichita Center for the Arts; Wichita, Kansas

 

            NCECA Clay National

                        R.B. Stevenson Gallery; San Diego, California

                       

2002                From Luxury to Necessity (solo show)

                        The Wakeley Gallery

                         Illinois Wesleyan University; Bloomington, Illinois

 

                         Post Cards From the Edge

             McLean County Arts Center; Bloomington, Illinois

 

             From Luxury to Necessity (solo show)

             Masters of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition

                         Spotlight Gallery and Bathroom Gallery of Acme Art Company;

                        Columbus, Ohio

 

            Convergence

            Group Show of Ohio State University Graduate Students

                        Warehouse Café Gallery; Columbus, Ohio

 

                        Edith Fergus-Gilmore Memorial Scholarship Show

                        Hopkins Gallery; Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

 

                        Majolica Show

                        Silver Works and More; Lawrence, Kansas

 

2001               Ohio State at Beldon Brick

                        Wayne and Geraldine Kuhn Fine Arts Gallery; Marion, Ohio

 

                        A View of Contemporary Ceramics

                        Chester Springs Studio Center for the Visual Arts; Chester Springs, Pennsylvania

 

                        Ohio State Graduate Student Show

                        Silver Image Gallery; Ohio State University   

 

 

2000               Chester Springs Studio Days

                        Chester Springs Studio Center for the Visual Arts

                                   

            Emerging Artists

                        The Works Gallery; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

                        Chef John Folse Culinary Institute Second Annual Utilitarian

            Ceramics National

            Nicholas State University Gallery; Thibodaux, Louisiana

 

1999               Habit to Ritual

                       Chester Springs Studio Center for the Visual Arts

 

1999               Accent Gallery

                        Ocean City, New Jersey

 

                        University of Florida Ceramics Department Show

                        J. Wayne Reitz Union Gallery; Gainesville, Florida

 

1997               B.F.A. Show

                        Patterson Gallery. Pennsylvania State University;

                        University Park, Pennsylvania

 

Teaching Experience:

 

2003-              Adjunct Faculty - Beginning to Advanced Ceramics

present           Heartland Community College, Normal, Illinois

 

2003               Instructional Assistant Professor- Beginning Ceramics

                       Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois

 

2000-2                                    Teaching Assistant and Instructor- Beginning Throwing,

                       Handbuilding, and Drawing

                       Ohio State University; Columbus, Ohio

 

           Ceramics Instructor- Children's Art Camp

                       Wexner Center for the Arts; Columbus, Ohio

 

Publications:

 

2006               Emerging Artist 2006, Ceramics Monthly featured article, May, p. 37

2005                Diverse Domain – Contemporary North American Ceramic Art

                        Catalog of NCECA Taipei County Yingge Ceramic Museum, SDV Taiwan Co., Ltd.

                        Erin Furimsky and Tyler Lotz, Upfront section of Ceramics Monthly, June/July/August, p.20

2004               Making Marks: Discovering the Ceramic Surface by Robin Hopper, Krause Publications

2003                Ash Glazes by Phil Rogers, A.&C.,Black, Ltd. 

2001                Handbuilt Tableware by Kathy Triplett, Lark Books

2001               The Ceramic Glaze Handbook by Mark Burleson, Lark Books

 

Related Professional Experience:

 

2005               Visiting Artist Demonstration

                       North Central College Art Department; Naperville, Illinois

                     

                        Juror for The Peoria Art Guild 43rd Annual Fine Art Fair

                        Peoria, Illinois

 

2004               Resident Artist at Oregon College of Art and Craft for Spring 2004

                        Portland, Oregon

 

2003               Juror for the Sugar Creek Arts Festival

                        Normal; Illinois

 

2002               Gallery Talk

                        Wakeley Gallery; Illinois Wesleyan University, Illinois

 

                        Annual S.L.I.C. sale organizer

                        Ohio State University; Columbus, Ohio

 

2001               Studio Assistant for Gorge Bowes 

                       Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts; Gatlinburg, Tennessee

 

                        Belden Brick Factory Residency

                        Canton, Ohio

 

1999               Studio Assistant for John Gill

                       Alfred, New York

                       

                        Studio Assistant for Liz Quackenbush

                        Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania

 

                        Work Study at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

                        Deer Isle, Maine

 

1997               Studio Assistant for Wendy Stevens

                        Doylestown, Pennsylvania

 

                        Work Study at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts

                        Gatlinburg, Tennessee

 

Honors and Awards:

 

2004               Third Place in 20”X20”x20” National Compact Competition

 

2002               Edith Fergus Gilmore Materials Grant

                       Edith Fergus Gilmore Memorial Scholarship

 

2000-02         Full Tuition Scholarship for M.F.A work at Ohio State University

 

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