Dubhe Carreño Gallery

                    Contemporary Ceramic Art

 

Tyler Lotz

Curriculum Vitae

 Education

                                                                                                           

2000    M.F.A. Ceramic Art    

            New York State College of Ceramics.  Alfred University.  Alfred, New York.

 

1998    B.F.A. Ceramic Art    

            Penn State University.  University Park, Pennsylvania.

 

Solo and Two person Exhibitions

 

2008    Dubhe Carreño Gallery, "substantial equivalence" Chicago, IL 

2007    Harvey/Meadows Gallery, Aspen, CO. Tyler Lotz  

2006    McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, IL. Concatenations 

            Dubhe Carreño Gallery, Chicago, IL.   cultivar ‘Artificial’

            Quincy Art Center, Quincy, Illinois. Two Directions: Two Views Tyler Lotz and Erin Furimsky 

           Cervini Haas Gallery/Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, AZ. Juxtaposition Mark Vinci and Tyler Lotz

2005    Lill Street Art Center, Chicago, Illinois. Installation:  Potted and Stock    

            Charlie Cummings Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN.  Reverberant: Tyler Lotz and Erin Furimsky                 

            Dubhe Carreño Gallery, Chicago, Illinois. Tendrils and Shoots

            Peoria Art Guild,  Peoria, IL.  Organic Connections: Tyler Lotz and Sandra Perlow  

2004    Oesterle Gallery, North Central College. Naperville, IL. Tyler Lotz and Erin Furimsky

2002    Acme Art Company, Columbus, OH

            Bluegrass- A collaborative installation with sculptor Chris Gose 

 

Group Exhibitions

 

2008    3rd Street Gallery, Carnegie, Pennsylvania.   Residents at the Bray 2007

            NCECA Conference 2008

            Santa Fe Clay @ NCECA, Westin Convention Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.   La Mesa

            Crossman Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.  Whitewater, Wisconsin. 

            38th Annual Ceramics Exhibition

            University Galleries, Illinois State University.   Normal, IL
            Illinois State University Faculty Biennial

2007    Harvey/Meadows Gallery,  Aspen, CO.   Contemporary Ceramic Art

            Dubhe Carreño Gallery, Chicago, IL. 2007 Survey

            International Ceramics Museum, Jingedezhen, China.  International Contemporary Ceramic

            SOFA Chicago  Represented by      Dubhe Carreño Gallery. Navy Pier. Chicago, IL

            Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, Washington. 

            Archie Bray Foundation Resident Artist Exhibition  

            The Archie Bray Foundation,  Helena, Montana.   Resident Summer Exhibition 

            Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico.   Unadorned

            The Clay Studio,  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   Small Favors II

            Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, Kentucky.    2007 NCECA Clay National

           Biennial Exhibition Jurors: Nick Kripal, Silvie Granatelli, Syd Carpenter

            Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center,  Athens, Ohio. Contemporary Ceramics: A Dairy Barn Invitational Curator: Brad Schwieger

            The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA   Abstract Sculpture

2006    SOFA Chicago   Represented by Dubhe Carreño Gallery.  Navy Pier. Chicago, IL

            Artspace, The John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Kohler, Wisconsin.

            One and Only: Gifts Made by Hand 

            Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico.  Nature/Culture

            Cinema Gallery, Urbana, Illinois.  Vitamin C:  It’s Good for You! Curator: Ron Kovatch

2005    Harvey/Meadows Gallery, Aspen, Colorado.   Holiday Show

            University Galleries, Illinois State University, Normal, IL Illinois State University Faculty Biennial

            SOFA Chicago Represented by Dubhe Carreño Gallery.  Navy Pier. Chicago, IL

            Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico.   Cups, Cups, Cups

            Harvey/Meadows Gallery, Aspen, CO. Contemporary Ceramics: Grand Opening Exhibition

            The Center for Art and Visual Culture, University of Maryland Baltimore County.

            Baltimore, Maryland.     NCECA 2005 Clay National Exhibition

            Jurors: Linda Arbuckle, Andrea Gill, Ron Nagle

2004    The Franklin Parrasch Gallery, New York, NY.  5 Fresh Voices, New Directions in Ceramic Art 

            Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO, Carbondale Clay National

            Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania.   

            Service: An Unconventional Approach  Curator: Allison McGowan

            Mavris Cultural Center   NCECA Conference 2004. Indianapolis, IN

           Archie Bray Foundation Resident Exhibition

2003    University Galleries, Illinois State University Normal, IL. Illinois State University Faculty Biennial

           Heuser Art Center Gallery, Bradley University. Peoria, Illinois. The Me In Team

            Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM.  Archie Bray Foundation: 2003 Summer Resident Artists 

           Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, Washington.  Archie Bray Residents

           The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana. Resident Artist Summer Exhibition

2002    McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, Illinois.   Post Cards From the Edge 

           Scott Leyshon Gallery.  Laguna Clay Company. Byesville, Ohio.   Bowl-o-Rama               

            San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts,  San Angelo, Texas. Fourteenth San Angelo National Ceramic Competition

2001    Icheon World Ceramic Center, Kyonggi Province, Korea. The First World Ceramic Biennale 2001 Korea

            University of Indiana North West, Gary, Indiana.  Strictly Dysfunctional

2000    Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, Alfred University, Alfred, NY.  Masters of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition 

            Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, California.   Silent Art Auction 2000 

            Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, St. Bonaventure University, Olean, NY. MFA at Alfred

1998     Sculpture Corner  HUB Art Galleries, 

             Hetzel Union Building,  Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania. Tyler Lotz

             Patterson Galleries.  Penn State University, University Park, PA, B.F.A. Exhibition *solo

 

Awards

 2007      College of Fine Arts Research Initiative Award, Illinois State University, Normal, IL

2001      Special Prize - Functional Division  The First World Ceramic Biennale 2001 Korea,

            Icheon World Ceramic Center. Kyonggi Province, Korea.          

 

 

 

Bibliography

 

2007     Coleman, E. “Of Light and Motion: The Ceramic Sculpture of Tyler Lotz,” October 2007

             Ceramics Monthly, pages 32–35.”  image on cover.

             “NCECA Clay National 2007” Clay Times. Vol. 13 No. 1 Jan/Feb 2007work pictured p40.

2006     “Portfolio: Tyler Lotz” American Craft.  Vol. 66 No. 4.  Aug/Sept 2006: p58.

2005     “Upfront: Erin Furimsky and Tyler Lotz”. Ceramics Monthly

              Vol. 53, No. 6. June/July/August 2005: text pp.20-22, images pp. 6 and 20.

 

Collections   

 

The Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art

The New York State College of Ceramics. Alfred, New York.

Icheon World Ceramic Center Kyonggi Province, Korea.         

The Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, Missouri.

Archie Bray Foundation Permanent CollectionHelena, Montana.

 

           

Selected Private Collections

 Sandy Besser Collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Kathryn Boeckman Howd Collection, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Podmajersky Family Collection, Acquisition by John Podmajersky III, Chicago, IL

Gerry and Sandra EskinIowa City, Iowa.

Jim Kolva and Pat Sullivan, Spokane, Washington.

 

Residencies

 2007    The Archie Bray Foundation    Helena, Montana.

2003    The Archie Bray Foundation    Helena, Montana.

 

Current Teaching Position  

 2003- present

            Assistant Professor  Illinois State University. Normal, Illinois.

           Tenure track appointment teaching Ceramics and 3D Fundamentals

           3D Area Coordinator (2005-2007)

           

Gallery Affiliation

 Dubhe Carreño Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

Cervini Haas Gallery/Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, Arizona.

Harvey/Meadows Gallery, Aspen, Colorado.