Tainan National University of the Arts Matthew No. 66 Daci Village, Guantian District Tainan City 72045 TAIWAN R.O.C. [email protected] King Taiwan: 0930-597-807, China: 151-0708-9591, US: (651) 324-4222 Education: 2011-Present • MFA Candidate- Ceramics; Tainan National University of the Arts (TNNUA) 2006-2008 • MA- Ceramics; Minnesota State University, Mankato. GPA: 3.91 2000-2005 • BFA- Ceramics; Minnesota State University, Mankato. GPA: 3.35, Cume Laude Related Volunteer/Work Experience: 2012 • Technical Assistant; Anton Reijnders: Exploring Sculptural Ideas, Haystack Mountain School of Craft. Assisted students during the workshop, help fire kilns, mix glazes, and studio maintenance. August 11-24, 2012. 2009 • Art Instructor; After School Adventures, Mankato Family YMCA. Lesson taught: “All About Clay.” Brought kids to the ceramics dept. at MSU, Mankato to show them how ceramics is done in a studio. The following four classes were devoted to building something out of clay. April 2009. • Ceramics Instructor; Lincoln Community Center, Mankato Community Education. Courses Instructed: Beginning Ceramics, Beginning Ceramics for the Disabled. Design and implement lessons for beginners and students with disabilities. Courses were 6 weeks long. February-May 2009 2007-2009 • Potter; Self employed; sold at art and craft shows, fundraisers for student clubs, fairs, and antique shows. May 2007-July 2009. 2006-2008 • Graduate Teaching Assistant; Minnesota State University, Mankato. Course Instructed: Art 100: Elements and Principles of Design. Design and implement syllabus to instruct general (non-art major) students according to Art 100 curriculum provided by university. Assist ceramic professors with kilns, clay room, glaze area and upkeep of studio. August2006-May2008. • President: Mudworks Student Organization; Minnesota State University, Mankato, fall 2007. • Vice President: Mudworks Student Organization; Minnesota State University, Mankato, spring 2008. • President: Art League; Minnesota State University, Mankato. 2007/2008 school year. 2002-2008 • Volunteer Staff/Instructor; YMCA Central Leaders School, summer program; Illinois College, Jacksonville, IL. Classes Taught: Exploring the Arts, Drawing, and Ceramics. 2006 • Instructor: Southeast Area YMCA Teen Uproar; Woodbury, MN. Two week duration. Arts and Crafts week. 2004 • Treasurer: Mudworks Student Organization; Minnesota State University, Mankato, spring semester. 2003 • Vice President: Mudworks Student Organization; Minnesota State University, Mankato, fall semester. 2001 • Volunteer: MN School District 833, summer school: Bailey Elementary; Woodbury, MN. One week duration. Ceramics activity taught to children with autism. Awards: 2012 • Technical Assistantship ~ Summer Session 6, 2012; Anton Reijnders: Exploring Sculptural Ideas, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. 2011 • Taiwan Scholarship ~ Two year duration (September 2011- August 2013), Ministry of Education Foreign Student Scholarship. Tainan National University of the Arts Matthew No. 66 Daci Village, Guantian District Tainan City 72045 TAIWAN R.O.C. [email protected] King Taiwan: 0930-597-807, China: 151-0708-9591, US: (651) 324-4222 Awards (con’t) 2008 • Honorable Mention ~ “Aerphloe” Prairie Lakes Regional Juried Art Ehibition ~ Carnegie Art Center, Mankato, MN • Third Place ~ “Aerphloe” Artworks Juried Student Exhibition ~ CSU Gallery, Minnesota State University- Mankato 2007 • Graduate Teaching Assistantship ~ One year duration (2007/2008 school year), Minnesota State University- Mankato 2006 • Graduate Teaching Assistantship ~ One year duration (2006/2007 school year), Minnesota State University- Mankato • Honorable Mention 3-D ~ "Fin" ASA Juried Student Exhibition ~ Conkling Gallery, Minnesota State University- Mankato Exhibitions: 2012 • Session 6 Artist and Technical Assistant Exhibition ~ Gateway Room, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME • American Artists Exhibition ~ Zhongshin Gallery, Kaohsiung, Taiwan • Dachi ~ TNNUA ceramics department show, Chiayi City Koji Pottery Museum, Chiayi, Taiwan 2011 • 2011 Department of Applied Arts Exhibition ~ Department of Applied Arts Building Galleries, TNNUA, Taiwan • 2011 Contemporary Ceramic Art in Asia ~ Guangdong Shiwan Ceramic Museum, Foshan, China 2008 • Prairie Lakes Regional Juried Art Exhibition ~ Carnegie Art Center, Mankato, MN • Artworks Juried Student Exhibition ~ CSU Gallery, Minnesota State University- Mankato • Fourth Gear ~ Carnegie Art Center, Mankato, MN, Masters Thesis Exhibition 2007 • ASA Student Juried Show ~ Conkling Gallery, Minnesota State University, Mankato. • Wichita National 2007 ~ The Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS. • MSU Art Department Graduate Student Show ~ CSU Gallery, Minnesota State University, Mankato • AIGA/Mudworks Show ~ CSU Gallery, Minnesota State University, Mankato. 2006 • ASA Juried Student Exhibition ~ Conkling Gallery, Minnesota State University, Mankato. 2005 • Artworks Juried Student Exhibition ~ CSU Gallery, Minnesota State University, Mankato. • Senior Exhibit ~ Conkling Gallery, Minnesota State University, Mankato. 2003 • Mudworks Show ~ 410 Project Mankato, MN 2002 • ASA Juried Student Exhibition ~ Conkling Gallery, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Professional Conferences, Events and Workshops Attended: 2012 • Anton Reijnders: Exploring Sculptural Ideas, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. • Testuya Ishiyama Slide Lecture/Critique, TNNUA visiting artist lecture series. • Keith Ekstam Slide Lecture, TNNUA visiting artist lecture series. 2011 • Virginia Pfau Slide Lecture, TNNUA visiting artist lecture series. • Munemi Yorigami Slide Lecture, TNNUA visiting artist lecture series. • Hae-Jung Lee Slide Lecture/Mold Making workshop, TNNUA visiting artist lecture series. • Jae-Won Lee Slide Lecture/Critique, TNNUA visiting artist lecture series. Tainan National University of the Arts Matthew No. 66 Daci Village, Guantian District Tainan City 72045 TAIWAN R.O.C. [email protected] King Taiwan: 0930-597-807, China: 151-0708-9591, US: (651) 324-4222 Professional Conferences and Workshops Attended (con’t) 2010 • Wood Firing, first and second firing of new kiln ~ Sentora Yaki, Nago-shi, Okinawa Japan 2009 • “Toki Ichi” Pottery Festival ~ Yachimun no Sato() Yomitan-son, Okinawa Japan • Richard Notkin Workshop, Slide Lecture and 1on1 critique ~ Minnesota State University, Mankato • NCECA ~ Phoenix, AZ – Volunteer 2008 • NCECA ~ Pittsburgh, PA • SOFA ~ Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 2007 • NCECA ~ Louisville, KY • SOFA ~ Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 2006 • NCECA ~ Portland, OR • Mika Negishi Laidlaw Workshop and Slide Lecture ~ Portland, OR • SOFA ~ Navy Pier, Chicago, IL • Gerard Justin Ferrari Workshop and Slide Lecture ~ Minnesota State University, Mankato. 2005 • Holly Anderson Workshop and Slide Lecture ~ Minnesota State University, Mankato. 2004 • Sadashi Inazuka Workshop and Slide Lecture ~ St Cloud State University, St Cloud, MN • NCECA ~ Indianapolis, IN • SOFA ~ Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 2003 • SOFA ~ Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 2002 • Gary Erickson Workshop and Slide Lecture ~ Minnesota State University, Mankato. 2001 • Rick Hirsch Workshop/Demo ~ Minnesota State University, Mankato. Kiln Experience: Electric • Ah Long Electric (Taiwanese), Factory style kilns, manual and automatic • Computerized Skutt and Olympic kilns • Manual Olympic kilns Gas • Naturally aspirated propane gas car kilns built by Ah Long (Taiwanese company) • Alpine forced air natural gas updraft • Alpine forced air natural gas downdraft • Updraft forced air natural gas raku kiln built by Donovan Palmquist • Salt/Soda forced air natural gas downdraft car kiln built by Donovan Palmquist • Downdraft forced air natural gas kiln built by Donovan Palmquist Wood • 3 meter anagama built by Simon Levin ~ TNNUA • 1.5 meter Shigaraki style draft built by Satoru Hoshino ~ TNNUA • 2.5 meter anagama built by Jake Zeiher ~ Henderson, MN • 5 meter anagama built by Nick Centala ~ Nago-shi, Okinawa Japan (www.sentorayaki.com) Building Experience • Finished chimney on 5.5 meter anagama designed and built by Simon Levin ~ TNNUA • Converted electric Skutt Kiln into experimental gas kiln with Matthew Bright and help from maintenance staff at MSU, Mankato • Wood/straw/dung fired experimental pit to cone 08 at MSU, Mankato .