DEAN PROJECT | CHAD CURTIS

JJ GARFINKEL EDUCATION
2002   MFA, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
1997   BFA, Ceramics and Printmaking (Magna Cum Laude), Minnesota State University,              Mankato, MN.

AWARDS AND HONORS
2008 Summer Research Award, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Elkins Park, PA.
2006 Faculty Teaching Grant, College of Visual & Performing Arts, James Madison              University, Harrisonburg, VA.
2005 Merit Accommodation, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, James              Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
2002-2003 Faculty Research Grant, Pomona College, Claremont, CA.
2000-2002 Graduate Fellowship, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University,              Alfred, NY.
1997 Individual Artist Grant, Prairie Lakes Regional Art Council, Waseca, MN.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Forthcoming
         Exporting Pop: A Western Fantasy, Kuwait Art Foundation Limited Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
         Margins: A Nontraditional Approach to Clay, The Icehouse, Phoenix, AZ.
         Scope Miami, Miami, FL.
         Synthetic, Sloan Fine Arts Gallery, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, Lock Haven, PA. (solo)
         The 10th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition, University of Hawaii Art Gallery, Honolulu, HI.
         Archaeology of Wonder, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT.
         Cast: Sculpture, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
         Primary, Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University, Grand Rapids, MI. (catalog)
         Synthetic Experiments, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY. Two-person exhibition.
2008 Members Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
         On A Pedestal and Off The Wall, The Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH.
2007 Mastery in Clay 2007, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
         Point of Departure, DEAN PROJECT, Long Island City, NY.
         Scope Hamptons, East Hampton, NY.
         DEAN PROJECT special exhibition, Garth Clark Gallery, Long Island City, NY.
         CIRCA Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2006 First Look Emerging Artist Series: Sculpture. Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ.
         Scope Miami, Miami Beach, FL.
         One Part Clay: Ceramic Avant-garde & Mixed Media, Garth Clark Gallery, Long Island City, NY. Curated by Garth Clark and Mark              Dean.
         ART(212), 69th Regiment Armory, New York, NY.
         Amazing Clay Three, Staunton Augusta Art Center, Staunton, VA.
         One Part Clay: Ceramic Avant-garde & Mixed Media (special SOFA exhibition), SOFA New York, Seventh Regiment Armory, New              York, NY. Curated by Garth Clark and Mark Dean. (catalog and essay)
         SOFA New York, Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, NY. (catalog)
2005 Faculty Exhibition, Sawhill Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
         Scope Miami, Townhouse, Miami Beach, FL.
         AAF Contemporary Art Fair, Pier 92, New York, NY.
         SOFA New York, Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, NY. (catalog)
2004 The Slipcast Object, Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts at The Depot, Steamboat Springs, CO.
         Juried (Richard Notkin) group exhibition.
         Faculty Exhibition, Sawhill Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
         Amazing Clay, Too, Staunton Augusta Art Center, Staunton, VA.
         Clay Mechanics, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
2003 x3: Installations by Chad Curtis, Barry Jones, and Donna Stack, Art Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN.
         Pomona College Faculty Exhibition, Pomona College Museum of Art, Pomona College, Claremont, CA.
2002 Groundswell: The Postindustrial Wave in Ceramic Sculpture, Garth Clark Gallery, Long Island City, NY.
         MFA Thesis Exhibition, Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
2001 SUNY Metro Recruitment Center, New York, NY.
         Robert Turner Gallery, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY. Two-person exhibition.
         Fall Business Meeting, Whiteware Research Center, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
         Summer Exhibition, Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
2000 Robert Turner Gallery, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY. Two-person exhibition.
         At the Helm, Carnegie Art Center, Mankato, MN. Solo exhibition.
1998 Subterraneans, Carnegie Art Center, Mankato, MN.
1997 Faculty Exhibition, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME.
         Framed Art, Carnegie Art Center, Mankato, MN. Two-person exhibition.
         Fragile: Handle Like Eggs, Kiesling House Gallery, New Ulm, MN. Two-person exhibition.

COLLECTIONS
2002 Gloryhole Collection, Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Forthcoming Brown, Glen, ed. 500 Ceramic Sculptures. Asheville, NC: Lark Books.
2008 Mutlu Başkaya, “Materials and Objects Inspiring the Designer and the Artist,” Seramik Turkiye, Istanbul, Turkey, July-September,              2008. 124-131.
2007 Shin Yeon Jeon, “Ceramic Artists Who I Met at the SOFA New York 2007,” Ceramic Art Monthly, Seoul, Korea, August, 2007. 62-65
         Elizabeth Reichert, "Encountering Hybridisation," Ceramics Art & Perception, Issue 68. 47-52.
         Twomey, Claire. “Contemporary Clay.” Breaking the Mould: New Approaches to Ceramics, ed. Cigalle Hanaor, 27. London: Black              Dog Publishing, 2007.
         Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio, "One Part Clay," Clay In Art International Yearbook 06/07, ed. Kostas Tarkasis, 186-203.              Athens: ClayArt International, 2007.
2006 Ralph Bellatoni, "Visual Arts Center of NJ in Summit features work of promising new artists," Courier News, December 14, 2006.
         Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio, "One Part Clay," Neue Keramik, no. 6, 2006.
         Elizabeth Reichert, "One Part Clay," Ceramics Monthly, November, 2006, 20.
         Garth Clark and Mark Del Vcchio, "One Part Clay," SOFA NEW YORK 2006, The Ninth Annual International Exposition of Sculpture
                Objects & Functional Art, 2006.
2005 Dennis Stevens, Interview, www.redeﬁningcraft.com, New York, New York, June 1, 2005.
         SOFA NEW YORK 2005, The Eight Annual International Exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art. Chicago: Expressions of
                Culture- NY, Inc., 2005.
2004 Theresa Curry, “Clay Times at SAAC,” Eightyone, October, 2004.

EMPLOYMENT
2007-Present Assistant Professor, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Elkins Park, PA.
2004-2007 Assistant Professor of Art, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
2002-2004 Visiting Assistant Professor, Pomona College, Claremont, CA.