Dubhe Carreño Gallery

                    Contemporary Ceramic Art

 

 

Michaelene Walsh

Curriculum Vitae

Education:

1995                M.F.A in Ceramics New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred, NY

1993                B.F.A in Crafts University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL

 

Professional Experience:

2001-present     Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA Assistant Professor of Art, Ceramics

2002-03           Maine College of Art, Portland, ME Satellite Graduate Advisor, Graduate Instructor

2000-01           Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge,LA Lecturer, full-time; Ceramics

2000                University of California, Davis, CA Lecturer, full-time; Ceramics

1999                Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA Lecturer, full-time, Ceramics;

1997-99           University of Georgia, Athens, GA Adjunct Faculty; Art Department

1998                University of Washington, Seattle, W A Lecturer, full-time; Ceramics

1996-97           Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, V A Adjunct Faculty; Art Department

1995-96           Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA Adjunct Faculty; Art Department

1995                School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA Visiting Artist/Instructor

1996                Boys and Girls Club of Boston, MA

1995                University of Georgia, Athens, GA Visiting Artist/instructor

 

Exhibitions:

 

2006    “Elegy, Solo Exhibition”    Dubhe Carreno Gallery    Chicago, IL

            “SOFA Exhibit @Dubhe Carreno Gallery” SOFA Navy Pier    Chicago, IL

            “Extravagance”   Baltimore Clayworks     Baltimore, MD

            “Recent Work”    Baton Rouge Gallery    Baton Rouge, LA

            “Earthenware”   Santa Fe Clay     Santa Fe, NM

            “Nature/ Culture”   Santa Fe Clay     Santa Fe, NM

2005    “Walking Clay”   Dai Ichi Arts/Gallery Pahk   New York, New York

             “American Masters”   Santa Fe Clay   Santa Fe, NM

             “Solo Exhibition: Bittersweet 2”   Louisiana Technical College   Ruston, LA  

             “White”  Santa Fe Clay    Santa Fe, NM

             “Hot Stuff”  Signature Gallery   Atlanta, GA

             “Pygmalion’s Gaze Reimagined”  Creative Alliance   Baltimore, MD

             La Mesa: 100 Place Settings by Ceramic Artists”   Santa Fe Clay   Santa Fe, New Mexico

              “The Contemporary Cup”   Lill Street Gallery    Chicago, IL

             “Contemporary Allegories”   Baton Rouge Gallery    Baton Rouge, LA

             “White on White”    Wayne State University Art Gallery     Detroit, MI

             “Body Language: The Figure in Clay”   Lucinda Gallery   Baltimore, MD

2004     "New Gallery Artists" The Baton Rouge Gallery Baton Rouge, LA

            "Gigantic" Kirkland Arts Center Kirkland, W A

2003     Cups: Mikey Walsh" Santa Fe Clay Santa Fe, NM

"Trans-missions" Macon County Museum of Art Macon, GA

"The Figure as Object" Center for Folk Art/Highland Craft Guild Asheville, NC

"Hundreds of Cups" Santa Fe Clay Santa Fe, NM

"Summer Preview Exhibit" Santa Fe Clay Santa Fe, NM

"Faculty of Haystack, 2003" Blue Heron Gallery Deer Isle, ME

2002    "Mikey Walsh: Offerings" Esther Claypool Gallery Seattle, W A

"Cups" Society of Arts and Crafts Boston, MA

"Figure in Clay" Signature Gallery Atlanta, GA

"The Body in Clay" The Craft Alliance Gallery St Louis, MO

"New Talent/New Work" The Clay Studio Philadelphia, PA

2001                           "Solo Exhibition: Recent Sculpture and Drawings" Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL

                                   "Expressing the Human Form" Baltimore Clayworks Baltimore, MD

"Studio Days 200t" Chester Springs Studio Chester Springs P A

"Group Exhibition, Main Gallery Artists" Esther Claypool Gallery Seattle, W A

                        "Kneaded, Pressed and Stretched" Galleria Lafayette Lafayette, LA

            "Content" Ann Connelly Gallery Baton Rouge, LA"  

           “The Object of Art". Clark Gallery Lincoln, MA

 2000  "Birds Beasts and Little Fishes" Santa Fe Clay Santa Fe, NM

"Menagerie II" Gaston College Gallery South Dallas, NC

"Couplings" Solo Exhibit Esther Claypool Gallery Seattle, W A

"Our Cups Runneth Over" Society of Arts and Crafts Boston, MA

"Cups, Cupboards and Cabinets" Signature Gallery Atlanta, GA

"Figurative Ceramics" Odyssey Gallery Asheville, NC

"Menagerie" Kirkland Arts Center Kirkland, W A

"Faculty Show; L.S.U. Art Department" Foster Hall Gallery Baton Rouge, LA

1999    "Lucky Seven" Gayton Street Gallery Athens, GA

"Sculptural Function; Five Approaches" Signature Gallery Atlanta, GA

"The Doll" J.Crist Gallery Boise, ID

"Faculty Show; L.S.U Art Department" Foster Hall Gallery Baton Rouge, LA

            "Looking in the Mirror; Aspects of Figurative Ceramics" Riley Hawke Gallery Columbus, OH

            "New Figuration; an Installation" Artworks! Gallery New Bedford, MA

1998    "Toys and Gadgets" Society of Arts and Crafts Boston, MA

            "Functional Ceramics: Mikey Walsh and Ted Saupe" Loblolly Gallery Athens, GA

             "Serendipity '98" Society of Arts and Crafts Boston, MA

"Figures in Oay" Solo Exhibit The Lowe Gallery Atlanta, GA

             "Ceramics Southeast; Expanding Boundaries" Lamar Dodd School of Art Gallery @ The University of Georgia Athens, GA

 "Craft Alliance Annual Teapot Show" Center for the Visual Arts St. Louis, MO

1997     "Centennial Exhibition" Society of Arts and Crafts Boston.. MA

            "Andy Nassisse, Ted Saupe and Mikey Walsh; Ceramics" Loblolly Gallery Athens, GA

             "Dolls and Drawings; Solo Exhibit" Courtyard Gallery, The University of Georgia Athens, GA

              Feats of Oay X" Annual Show at Lincoln Arts Center Lincoln, CA

 "Clay Cup VI" Southern Dlinois University Museum Carbondale, IL

1996     "Sofa/Absolut Au Kurant Emergin Talent Competition" Navy Pier Chicago, IL

            "Sculptural Ceramics in New England Today" The Boston Athenaeum Boston, MA

            "University of Illinois Faculty and Alumni Invitational" I-Space Gallery Chicago, IL

            "Choice Picks; One Director's View" Oark Gallery Lincoln.. MA

"School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Group Show" Gark Gallery Lincoln, MA

"New Dolls; Solo Exhibition" Pewabic Pottery Detroit, MI

1995    "The New Generation in Ceramics" Habatat/Shaw Gallery Pontiac, MI

"Installations" Courtyard Gallery at the University of Georgia Athens, GA

"M.F.A Thesis Exhibition" Fosdick-Nelson Gallery @ Alfred University Alfred, NY

"Nine from Alfred" Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, V A

1993    "Strictly Functional Invitational" Lancaster Arts Center Lancaster, PA

 

Visiting Artist Lectures, Workshops and Panels:

2006                University of Louisville, Louisville, KY    Artist Lecture/Workshop

                        Indiana University, Bloomington, IN    Artist Lecture/Workshop

 2005                Louisiana Technical College, Ruston, LA   Artist Lecture

                        Hambidge Art Center, Hambidge, GA    Artist Lecture/ Workshop

                        Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY    Artist Lecture/ Workshop

2004                Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, LA Artist Presentation and Panelist

                        Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI Artist Lecture/Workshop

2003                Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, CO Artist Lecture/ Workshop

                       Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY Artist Lecture/ Workshop Haystack School for the Crafts, Deer Isle,ME                         Artist Lecture/ Workshop

2003                Santa Fe Clay Summer Workshops, Santa Fe, NM Artist Lecture/ Workshop

2002                University of Florida, Talahassee, FL Artist Lecture/ Workshop

            Tulane University, New Orleans, LA Artist Lecture

             Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton.. FL Artist Lecture/ Workshop

2001                George E. Ohr Museum, Biloxi, MS Artist Lecture

            University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK Artist Lecture/ Workshop

            Nicholls State Univeristy, Thibadeaux, LA Artist Lecture/ Workshop

2000                                        Siena Heights University, Adrean, MI Artist Lecture/ Workshop University of Hartford, Hartford, CT

                                                Summer Workshop Instructor

1999                                        Art New England Workshops @ Bennington College, Bennington, VT Artist Lecture/ Workshop

1998                Southern Illinois University @ Edwardsville, IL Artist Lecture/ Workshop

                        Panelist: "From the Inside Out; Transmitting the Subconscious" NCECA lecture and  Panel discussion Columbus, OH

            University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC Artist Lecture/ Workshop

           Western Kentucky State University, Bowling Green, KY Artist Lecture/ Workshop

1996                University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign, IL Artist Lecture/ Workshop

           School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA Artist Lecture/ Workshop

 

Awards and Publications:

2005     Studio Potter “Monumental” by Michaelene Walsh  Article; Issue #35, December 2005

           "The Figure in Ceramics: 10 Figurative Ceramicists' Chapter, Lark Publishing Asheville, NC

2004     Louisiana Division of the Arts: Artist Fellowship Award: $5000.00 Baton Rouge, LA

Ceramics Monthly Article on "Trans-Missions" Jan, 2004

2003    Ceramics Monthly Article on "The Body in Clay" June, 2003

2001    Louisiana Division of the Arts: Artist Mini-Grant Baton Rouge, LA

            Ceramics Monthly Article on "Cup Show at Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston"

1998    Ceramics Monthly Article "Michaelene Walsh" by A. Nasisse, Sept 1998

1997    American Craft Magazine August/September Issue Artist Portfolio Article

             1996   SOFA Emerging Talent Competition Recipient Chicago, IL

                        A yearly, national award given to three emerging artists working in the crafts, sponsored by Absolut Vodka and Expressions of Culture

1995    The Kate Neal Kinley Foundation Fellowship Recipient Urbana, IL

1993    Strictly Functional Invitational Award: uExcellence in Form and Function" Lancaster, P A

 

Jurying & Curating :

2005 Juror /Curator; "Eight Fluid Ounces II: A National Cup Show"   Glassell Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA

2004    Juror; Louisiana Division of the Arts "Percent for Art Project; 100,000 Budget" Baton Rouge, LA

Juror and Curator; " Eight Fluid Ounces: A National Cup Show" Foster Gallery Baton Rouge, LA

Juror; "Art Melt" Fuqua Arts Building Baton Rouge, LA

2001    Juror; "George E. Ohr Annual Fall Arts Festival" George E, Ohr Museum, Biloxi, MS

 

Technical Experience:

1993    Penland School of Crafts Penland, NC Technical Assistant in Ceramics, summer session Spring

1991    Creek School Thomson Falls, MT Intern; school for alternative learning

1989    Oakton Community College Des Plaines, IL Assistant to the Ceramic Technician

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