Curriculum Vitae

Written, Not Sent, 2016.

Printable CV

EDUCATION
 
2016                     Master of Fine Arts. Studio Art – Ceramics
                             Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana

2002                    Bachelor of Fine Arts. Studio Art - Multimedia
                             University of Colorado at Denver, Denver, Colorado
 
 
EXHIBITIONS
 
2017                    “Ephemera Obscura"
                             Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, Louisiana

2016                    “Epilogue” (Solo Exhibition)
                             Barrister’s Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana
 
                             “Southern Miss Ceramics National”
                             The University of Southern Mississippi Museum of Art, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
 
                             “Panoply”
                             The Carroll Gallery, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
                            
                             “States of Existence”
                             Parse Gallery & Artist Situation, New Orleans, Louisiana
 
                             “After” (Solo Exhibition)
                             Carroll Gallery, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
 
2015                     “About a Rock”
                             Parse Gallery & Artist Situation, New Orleans, Louisiana
 
                             MFA Candidacy Review Exhibition
                             The Carroll Gallery, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
 
2014                     “The Art of the Cup”
                             Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, Louisiana
 
                             “In Full Bloom”
                             Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland
 
                             “Cheers! Brewed Beverage Vessel Exhibition”
                             Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland
 
2013                     “Veritable Garden” (Solo Exhibition)
                             Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland
 
                             “On the Horizon”
                             St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, Florida
 
                             “Rival Cities”
                             The Clay Place, Carnegie, Pennsylvania
 
                             “Cup Benefit”
                             Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland
 
                             “Baltimore Clayworks Teachers”
                             Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland         
 
                             “Coffee, Tea or…? 2”
                             Terra Incognito Studio Gallery, Oak Park, Illinois
 
2012                     “Daily Companions”
                             Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland
 
2011                     “Fourth Annual Cup Show: Form and Function”
                             Amelia Center Gallery, Gulf Coast State College, Panama City, Florida
 
                             “Starbrick Clay National Cup Show”
                             Starbrick Gallery, Nelsonville, Ohio
 
                             “Baltimore Clayworks Ceramic Artists”
                             The Clay Place, Carnegie, Pennsylvania
 
2010                     “Annual Art Students Juried Exhibition”
                              Colorado Gallery of the Arts, Littleton, Colorado
 
2002                     “BFA Thesis” (Solo Exhibition)
                               University of Colorado at Denver, Denver, Colorado
 
 
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
 
Present                Founder and Board President
                             Clay Center of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana

2016-Present      Adjunct Assistant Professor
                             Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
 
2015-2016           Instructor of Record
                             Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
 
2014-2015           Teaching Assistant
                             Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
 
2011-2014           Resident Artist/Instructor
                             Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland
 
2010-2011           Visiting Artist/Intern
                             Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland
 
2006-2014           Owner & Operator, Michelle Swafford Pottery
 
2003-2010           Clay Arts Instructor Level II
                               Foothills Park & Recreation District, Littleton, Colorado
 
2004-2006           Clay Arts Studio Assistant
                                Foothills Park & Recreation District, Littleton, Colorado
 
 
HONORS & AWARDS
 
2015                      Summer Merit Fellowship Recipient
                              Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
 
2014-2016            Full Tuition Scholarship Recipient
                              Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
 
2011-2014             Artist’s Residency
                              Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland
 
2009                     Scholarship Recipient
                              Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, Colorado
 
 
PUBLICATIONS
 
2016                      “After”
                              Tulane University Digital Library, April 2016
                             
2015                      “Tips and Tools: Pasta Slab Roller”
                              Ceramics Monthly, September 2015
 
                              “Veritable Garden”
                              Pottery Making Illustrated, January/February 2015
 
 
BIBLIOGRAPHY
 
2016                      Code-Switch Journal of Visual Arts and Culture, Issue 2, Summer 2016
 
2014                      “Resident Artists”
                              Ceramic Arts Yearbook 2014, January 2014
 
2013                      “Exposure”
                              Ceramics Monthly, April 2013

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