118 Bingham Road
Asheville, North Carolina 28806
(828) 254-5163
www.karennewgardpottery.com
Professional Experience
Professional Potter, Asheville, North Carolina
January 1995-Present
Self-employed professional potter, rendering
functional ceramics for the retail and wholesale market. Responsible for production, marketing,
accounting, and gallery affiliations.
Instructor, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina
September-November
2002
Instructor,
Odyssey Center for the Ceramic Arts, Asheville, North Carolina
August 1998-Present
Developed curriculum and provided instruction for
Beginning Throwing and Surface
Decoration.
Concentrating on sgrafitto, applied sprig molds, carving, and a variety
of
Glazing techniques.
Teaching Assistant,
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina
March-May 1996
Assisted Matthew Metz and Linda Sikora in meeting their curriculum objectives for the course “Making Decorative Pots”. Responsible for planning and implementation of studio production and multiple kiln firings. Aided in development of class structure and work group management. Accountable for materials inventory, special orders, and equipment maintenance.
Education
Completed Core Student Fellowship
Program February 1995
Penland School of
Crafts, Penland, North Carolina
Bachelor of Fine
Arts in Ceramics May 1992
Louisiana State
University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dean’s List
Selected Exhibitions
“Art of
the Teapot”
Lincoln, Nebraska
Curator, Pete Pinell
September, 2006
“La
Mesa”
Santa Fe Clay
NCECA Exhibition March 2006
“Off the
Wall: An Evolving Exhibition”
Harrison Street Gallery
Frenchtown, New Jersey January 2006
“30x5” Annual Ceramics Invitational
Akar Gallery
Iowa
City, Iowa, December 2006
Cups, Cups, Cups
Invitational
Santa Fe Clay
Santa Fe, New Mexico August 2005
“Flora and
Feathers”
The Grovewood Gallery
Asheville, North Carolina August 2005
“Stories and
Visions
of Nature in Clay”
Currated
by Mark Burleson
The
Signature Shops &Gallery
Atlanta,
Georgia January 2005
“Teapots”
Hodges Taylor Gallery
Charlotte
North Carolina July 2004
“Women in Clay:
Pots for Daily Use”
The
Odyssey Gallery October 2003
A Solo Exhibition
Truth in Materials Gallery
Lexington,
KY June 2003
Curator
Dirt Gallery
Asheville,
NC April 2003
Penland Gallery
Penland,
NC October 2002
Reston Art Center
Reston,
VA February 2002
Lacoste Gallery
Northampton,
Massachusetts April 2001
Heartwood Gallery
Saluda,
North Carolina June 2000
“Who’s For Dinner?”
The Grovewood Gallery
Asheville,
North Carolina April 2000
“Born to Fire II Glass and Pottery of the Western Carolinas”
The Upstairs Gallery
Tryon, North Carolina October 1999
The Odyssey Gallery,
Asheville,
North Carolina August 1999
The Blue Spiral
Asheville,
North Carolina June 1999
The Twentieth Annual
Teapot Show”
Ferrin Gallery
Northampton,
Massachusetts July 1999
The Odyssey Gallery
Asheville,
North Carolina October 1998
Penland Gallery
Penland,
North Carolina November 1998
Ferrin Gallery
Northampton,
Massachusetts July 1998
“Best
of Show”
New
Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May
2005
“500 Cups: Ceramic Explorations
of Utility and Grace”
Juried by Tom Coleman, published by
Lark Books 2004
“Award of Merit”
Winter Park Arts Festival, Winter Park
Florida March 2003
National
Conference on the Education of the Ceramic Arts Panelist
“Survival Tactics for the Visual Artist”
San Diego CA March 2003
“500 Bowls:
Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design”
Juried by
John Britt Published by Lark
Books 2003
“Award of Merit”
The Danforth Museum Craft Show, Danforth
Massachusetts July 1999
“Best of Show”
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage
Festival May 1997
“The Best of
the Mountains” Visual Arts Category
The Asheville Citizen Times, Asheville
North Carolina November 1995
“The Ceramic
Glaze Handbook” by Mark Burleson
Published by
Lark Books
“Clay and Glazes for the Potter” by Daniel Rhodes,
Revisions by Robin Hopper
“Making
Marks: Discovering the Ceramic Surface”
by Robin Hopper
Published by
Krause Publications, 2004
Southern
Highland Craft Guild Member
October 1996-present
Piedmont
Craftsmen Guild Member
May 2003-present
Carolina Designer Craftsmen Guild Member
June
2003-present