Jeff Schmuki

ceramic and alternative works

Education

1998M.F.A., Ceramics, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, New York
1993B.F.A., Studio Art, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, cum laude

Teaching Appointments

August 2007 - May 2008Visiting Associate Professor of Ceramics, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana
November 2005 - May 2006Artist in Residence, Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio
November 1999 - Hurricane Katrina 2005Associate Professor of Ceramics, William Carey College,Gulfport, Mississippi
March 1999 - June 1999Adjunct Faculty, Art History, Glendale Community College, Glendale, Arizona
1998 - 1999Adjunct Faculty, Ceramics, Yavapai College, Cottonwood, Arizona,Ceramics Instructor, Mesa Contemporary Art Center, Mesa, Arizona
1999Graduate Assistant (Instructor of Record, Ceramics), New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, New York
1993-1996Resident Artist, Ceramics, The Phoenix Center, Phoenix, Arizona

Solo Exhibitions

2008Pattern Recognition. Richard E. Peeler Art Center, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana
2006Reconstructions. Malone Gallery, Troy University, Troy, Alabama
2002Decoys and More. C.W. Woods Art Gallery, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
2001Recent Works. George Ohr Museum, Biloxi, Mississippi
1999Elements. Osterle Gallery, North Central College, Naperville, Illinois

Selected Group Exhibitions

2007Mississippi Invitational. Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, Mississippi (catalogue)
2006Sydney Myer Fund International Ceramic Exhibition. Shepparton Art Gallery, Victoria, Australia
Topographies. Ortlip Art Gallery, Houghton College, Houghton, New York
20053rd World Ceramic Biennale. Icheon, South Korea (catalogue)
Mississippi Invitational. Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, Mississippi (catalogue)
2004Southeastern Juried Exhibition. Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, Alabama
Uncommon Clay: Different Directions in Clay. Center for the Living Arts, Mobile, Alabama
2003Mississippi Invitational. Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, Mississippi (catalogue)
NCECA Clay National Exhibition. San Diego, Caifornia. (catalogue)
Sydney Myer Fund International Ceramic Exhibition. Victoria, Australia (catalogue)
2001Faculty Exhibition. William Carey College, Gulfport, Mississippi
2000Artists on their Own. Jane Heartsook Gallery, New York, New York
Sydney Myer Fund International Ceramic Exhibition. Victoria, Australia (catalogue)
1999Arizona Biennial. Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona
1998La Phoeniquera. MARS Artspace, Phoenix, Arizona
1997Fletcher Challenge. Auckland Museum and Institute, Auckland, New Zealand (catalogue)
1996Fletcher Challenge. Auckland Museum and Institute, Auckland, New Zealand (catalogue)
1995ANA-24. Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana

Artist Residencies and Visiting Artist Appointments

2009Salina Art Center Artist Initiative Residency, Salina, Kansas
2008Ox-Bow (SAIC) Fall Residency and Grant Award, Saugatuck, Michigan
2007Central Wyoming College, Riverton, Wyoming
2006Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Houghton College, Houghton, New York
Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana
2005 - 2006Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio
1996Kohler Arts/Industry Residency, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
1993 - 1996The Phoenix Center, Phoenix, Arizona

Grants, Fellowships, And Commissions

2007Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, New York, New York
2006Pollock-Krasner Foundation Emergency Grant, New York, New York
Joan Mitchell Foundation Emergency Grant, New York, New York
Andy Warhol Foundation Grant, New York, New York
2005American Academy of Arts and Letters, Artist and Writers Grant, New York, New York
Rotary International Grant for University Teachers, Visiting Professor, Izmir, Turkey
2004GSA Art in Architecture Commission, Jackson Federal Courthouse, Jackson, Mississippi
Governor’s Art Award, Mississippi Arts Commission, Jackson Mississippi
2003Visual Arts Fellowship, Mississippi Arts Commission, Jackson, Mississippi

Lectures And Workshops

2008DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana
SUNY Oswego, Oswego, New York
2006The Power of Privilege, MLK Day Convocation Address, Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio
2005Mississippi Museum of Art, Invitational Panelist, Jackson, Mississippi
2002University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
1999Visiting Artist, North Central College, Naperville, Illinois
1998University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
1996Auckland Museum and Institute, Auckland, New Zealand

Bibliography

Zhang Yusan. World Contemporary Public Ceramic Art. (School of Environment, Art, and Design, Hunan Province, Peoples Republic of China, 2007)
Steven Goldate. Encyclopedia of Ceramic Art and Artists. (A&C Black Publishers, Ltd., London, 2007)
Arthur Williams. The Sculpture Reference Illustrated. (Sculpture Books Publishing, Springfield, Tennessee, 2005)
Christine Thacker. “20th Fletcher Challenge.” Ceramics Monthly (February 1997, p. 60)

Selected Collections

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Icheon World Ceramic Center, Icheon, South Korea
Shepparton Art Gallery, Victoria, Australia
Safeco Corporation, Seattle, Washington
PJ Hussey and Associates Inc., Glendale, Arizona
Arizona State University Ceramic Research Center, Tempe, Arizona
Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, Mississippi
Sara and David Lieberman, Paradise Valley, Arizona
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
A.J. Edhouse and J.D Warburton, Auckland, New Zealand
Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art, Alfred, New York

Professional Affiliations

College Art Association (CAA)
National Council for the Education of the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)