Education/Residencies
2016 -2021 Penland Winter Residency, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2019 Pentaculum, Arrowmont School of Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2017 Brockway Center for Arts and Technology, Ceramic Resident Artist, Brockway, PA
2015 - 2017 The Bascom: Center for the Visual Arts, Ceramic Resident Artist, Highlands, NC
2015 College of William and Mary, Special Studies in Ceramics
2010 - 2013 Winthrop University, BFA with a concentration in Ceramics, Rock Hill, SC
2007 - 2009 York Technical College, Rock Hill, SC
Experience and Workshops
2022 On the Surface: Decorating Clay Intensive, Tryon Arts and Crafts School, Tryon, NC
Michelle Roxana Ettrick: Beginner Throwing and Decorating workshop, Instructor assistant, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2021 What a Gem: Glazing and finishing techniques, zoom workshop, Pocosin School of Fine Crafts, Columbia, NC
Texture, Pattern, and Detailed Surfaces, zoom workshop, Pocosin School of Fine Crafts, Columbia, NC
2020 Penland Winter Residency, 4 weeks residency and studio assistantship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2019 Penland Winter Residency, 4 weeks residency and studio assistantship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
The Basics of Handbuilding, workshop taught at Tryon Arts and Crafts School, Tryon, NC
2018 Penland Winter Residency, 6 weeks residency and studio assistantship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Matt Rephsher and H.P. Bloomer, workshop assistant, Gatlinburg, TN
2017 Penland Winter Residency, 6 weeks residency and studio assistantship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2016 Wearing Porcelain: A lesson in porcelain jewelry making, three day workshop, The Bascom: Center for Visual Arts, Highlands, NC
Penland Winter Residency, 3 weeks residency and studio assistantship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Assistant to Akira Satake Workshop, The Bascom: Center for Visual Arts, Highlands, NC
Assistant to Ben Owen III Workshop, The Bascom: Center for Visual Arts, Highlands, NC
2015 Assistant to Jeff Oestrich workshop, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Assistant to Sunshine Cobb workshop, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
Presenting and demonstrating artist, Midlands Clay Arts Society, Columbia, SC
2015 DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, Internship with Ceramic Collections, 18th-19th century English earthenware figures, Williamsburg, VA
2014 Assistant to Jeff Oestrich workshop, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
Penland School of Craft, 6th Session instructed by Kathy King, Looking Over Your Shoulder, Partial Scholarship, Penland, NC
2012 - 2013 Winthrop Galleries, Gallery assistant, experience in art handling
2013 Penland School of Craft, 4th Session instructed by David and Tracy Gamble, Adventures in Low Fire Clay, Work Study Scholarship, Penland, NC
2008 - 2010 Bob Hasselle’s Pottery Studio, The Getty’s Center, Rock Hill, SC
Gallery Representation
The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts, Highlands, NC, www.thebascom.org
Plough Gallery, Tifton, GA, www.ploughgallery.com
Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO, www.carbondaleclay.org
LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE, www.luxcenter.org
Arrowmont Showcase Gallery, Arrowmont School of Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, www.arrowmont.org
In Tandem Gallery, Bakersville, NC, www.intandemgallery.com
Woodlands Gallery, Hendersonville, NC, www.woodlandsgallerync.com
Grovewood Gallery, Asheville, NC, www.grovewood.com
Publications
Ceramics Monthly: Exposure, May 2022
Ceramics Monthly: Exposure, May 2021
Asheville Made, April 2021
Exhibitions
2022
Potters of Madison County Potters Market, Marshall High Studios, Marshall, NC
Pairings Invitational, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
TACS: Annual Spring Studio Pottery Sale, Tryon Arts and Crafts School, Tryon, NC
Gifted, LUX Gallery, Lincoln, NE
Marshall Handmade Market, Marshall High Studios, Marshall, NC
Vessels of Merriment, Grovewood Gallery, Asheville, NC
2021 Thermal Belt Exhibition, Southern Highlands Craft Guild, Asheville, NC
Gifted Holliday Show, LUX Gallery, Lincoln, NE
Pairings Invitational, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
Clay Exhibition, Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC
2020 Potters of Madison County Potters Market, Online Sale, Intandem Gallery, Bakersville, NC
CXC Pop-Up: Here For This, Online Collective Sale
Lip.Body.Foot. - A Cup Shaped Thing! Invitational, Blockfort Gallery, Columbus, OH
Gifted Holliday Show, LUX Gallery, Lincoln, NE
TACS Holiday Exhibition, Tryon Arts and Crafts School, Tryon, NC
2019 Pairings Invitational, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
Potters of Madison County Potters Market, Marshall High Studios, Marshall, NC
Pots On The Green, The Village Green, Cashiers, NC
Vessels of Merriment: An Invitational Exhibition, Grovewood Gallery, Asheville, NC
Lip. Body. Foot. - A Cup Shaped Thing! Invitational, Blockfort Gallery, Columbus, OH
CXC Pop-Up: Here For This, Finnegans Brewery, Minneapolis, MN
Gifted Holliday Show, LUX Gallery, Lincoln, NE
ArtTrek Participant, Tryon Upstairs Gallery, Tryon, NC
TACS Holiday Exhibition, Tryon Arts and Crafts School, Tryon, NC
2018 Strictly Functional Pottery National Show, Juried by Ben Carter, Lancaster, PA
Material Mugs III: Underglaze, Juried by Renee Lopresti, Companion Gallery, Humbolt, TN
Pop-Up At The Bascom Gallery, The Bascom Center for Visual Arts, Highlands, NC
Clay, Annual NC Ceramics Exhibition Invitational, The Galleries of Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC
Gifted Holliday Show, LUX Gallery, Lincoln, NE
Holiday Invitational, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
Pots On The Green, The Village Green, Cashiers, NC
CXC Pop-Up, Wigle Whiskey, Pittsburg, PA
Pairings Invitational, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
2017 Intro, Asheville Area Arts Council, Asheville, NC
The Cup, Goggle Works, Reading, PA
Mug Shots, LUX Gallery, Lincoln, NE
Cups In Common, Clayworks, Charlotte, NC
Working Pots, James May Gallery, Algoma, WI
Mug Show, Dogs Eye Gallery, San Marcos, TX
Pairings Invitational, Carbondale Clay Center,Carbondale, CO
2016 Cup: The Intimate Object XII, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Serve It Up, Clay Arts Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Pairings Invitational, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
2015 Cup: The Intimate Objext XI, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
2014 Biennial Cup Show, The Morean Center For Clay, St. Petersburg, FL
Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, Petersburg, PA
Any Way You Wanna Shake It Invitational, The Arts Center of Clemson, Clemson, SC
Terraform, Perimeter Gallery at the Arts Council of York County, Rock Hill, SC
2013 Summer Works Show, Student Galleries Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
The Art of Thinking, South Carolina Governor’s School for Arts & Humanities, Greenville, SC
Functional Relationships, The Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, Juried by Mike Jabbur, Evansville, Indiana
Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Rutledge Gallery Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Senior Exhibition, Rutledge Gallery Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
SAMANDMATTAREHAVINGASHOW, Student Galleries Winthrop University,Rock Hill, SC
2012 Summer Works Show, Student Galleries Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Awards
2013 Department of Fine Arts Merit Award, Undergraduate Juried Exhibitions, Rutledge Gallery, Rock Hill, SC
Outstanding Ceramic Student, Certificate of Achievement, Given by The Department of Fine Arts, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Internal Nominee for the Windgate Fellowship Promoted by the Center for Craft, Creativity, and Design Nominated by Jim Connell,
Professor of Fine Arts, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Commissions
2014 York County Candy Dishes, Commissioned by York County Congress
2013 “Our Fine Community” York County Ceramic and Steel Map, Commissioned by Family Trust Credit Union