Nancy M. Servis
EDUCATION
City University of New York, NY, Master of Arts Degree, Art History, Spring 1992
New York University, NY, Degree in Museum Studies, Fall 1992
Hiram College, OH, Bachelor of Arts Degree, June 1981 cum laude Art/Art History; Departmental Honors, 1980
EMPLOYMENT: MUSEUMS, GALLERIES & ART ORGANIZATIONS
SERVISArts, Sacramento, CA, 2006 – Present
Guest Curator, 80th Scripps College Ceramic Annual, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, CA 2023-2025
Writer in Residence: Ceramic Research Center, Arizona State University, February 2017
Research Fellow: American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA, April 2014 – 2017
Jentel Critic: Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT, partnership with Jentel Foundation, Banner, WY, April 2014 – June, 2014
Executive Director: Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA, January 2009 – January 2012
Director & Curator: Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, CA, September 2005 – May 2006
Director & Curator: Pence Gallery, Davis, CA, June 1994 – April 2004
Consultant: Sagebrush Gallery of Native American Art, Sanibel Island, FL, April 1987 – May 1995
Assistant Director & Curator: Sarah Lawrence College Art Gallery, Bronxville, NY, August 1987 – June 1989
Hilla Rebay Curatorial Fellow: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum New York, NY, April 1986 – August 1986
City University of New York, NY, Master of Arts Degree, Art History, Spring 1992
New York University, NY, Degree in Museum Studies, Fall 1992
Hiram College, OH, Bachelor of Arts Degree, June 1981 cum laude Art/Art History; Departmental Honors, 1980
EMPLOYMENT: MUSEUMS, GALLERIES & ART ORGANIZATIONS
SERVISArts, Sacramento, CA, 2006 – Present
Guest Curator, 80th Scripps College Ceramic Annual, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, CA 2023-2025
Writer in Residence: Ceramic Research Center, Arizona State University, February 2017
Research Fellow: American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA, April 2014 – 2017
Jentel Critic: Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT, partnership with Jentel Foundation, Banner, WY, April 2014 – June, 2014
Executive Director: Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA, January 2009 – January 2012
Director & Curator: Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, CA, September 2005 – May 2006
Director & Curator: Pence Gallery, Davis, CA, June 1994 – April 2004
Consultant: Sagebrush Gallery of Native American Art, Sanibel Island, FL, April 1987 – May 1995
Assistant Director & Curator: Sarah Lawrence College Art Gallery, Bronxville, NY, August 1987 – June 1989
Hilla Rebay Curatorial Fellow: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum New York, NY, April 1986 – August 1986
CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE: SELECT EXHIBITIONS
80th Scripps College Ceramic Annual, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, CA 2023-2025
Beneath the Surface: Sculptural Ceramic Work of Ashwini Bhat, Bean Finneran, Babs Haenan, Eva Kwong, Lauren Mabry, and Elyse Pignolet, March 3–19, 2022 part of the 2022 NCECA conference, Fertile Ground, March 17-19, 2022, Mills Station Arts and Cultural Center, Sacramento, CA
Gustavo Pérez: Self Portrait in Black and White, 1998- 2018, www.SERVISArts.com
Clayarch Gimhae Museum: An Introduction, Gimhae, South Korea, www.SERVISArts.com
Daniel Rhodes Revisited, 2018 www.SERVISArts.com
Portraits of Artists in Their Studios, 2017 www.SERVISArts.com
Southern Migration: Ruby’s at AMOCA, Juror, Feb. 14 – March 29, 2015, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA
California Clay Competition, Juror, April 29 – May 27, 2011, The Artery in association with the California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, CA
Ruth Rippon: Sacramento Ceramist, April 20 – May 28, 2011, John Natsoulas Gallery in association with the California Conference for the Advancement on Ceramic Art, Davis, CA (publication: edition 2012)
Raku Mastery, September 14 – November 13, 2010, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
Garry Knox Bennett: Vertical at 75, September 14 – November 13, 2010, Richmond Art Center (catalogue), Richmond, CA
Stephen De Staebler: The Sculptor’s Way, September 9 – October 24, 2009, Richmond Art Center, (publication), Richmond, CA
Alan Osborne: Expressionist Enamel, July 29 – August 29, 2009, Richmond Art Center (catalogue), Richmond, CA
1st Annual Enamel Exhibit, November 9 – December 2, 2006, Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Antonio Prieto & Masters of California Ceramics, April 3 – May 7, 2006, Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, CA
The Family of Clay: CCACeramics 1950-2000, January 17 – 27, 2006 Oliver Art Gallery, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
The Eve Aesthetic: Contemporary Figurative Clay Sculpture by Artists from TB-9, April 17 – May 22, 2004, Memorial Union Art Gallery, UC Davis (catalogue), Davis, CA
The Artistry and History of California: The Commemorative Spanish & Mexican State Seal, March 14 – April 26, 2003, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
Object as Subject: Ceramics and Drawings by Nancy Selvin, May 3 – June 1, 2002, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
Artists’ Tiles: Beyond Tradition, October 2 – November 17, 2002, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
The Fine Art of California Craft, March 6 – 31, 2001, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
Artists as Authors, June 30 – July 24, 2000, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
From Stitch to Stage: Tapestries by D.R. Wagner & Canvaswork by Marlene Bloomberg, January 12 – February 5, 2000, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
CLAY: N.CA., Sept. 7 – Oct. 2, 1999, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
Tracking Fire: Clay Collaborations of the Pacific Rim, April 30 – May 29, 1999, Pence Gallery (publication), Davis, CA
More Than Clay: The Toki Collection of Ceramics, March 27 – April 25, 1998, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA and Sept. 2 – Nov. 14, 1998, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA (catalogue), Richmond, CA
Figure as the Inner-Self: Ceramic Sculpture by M. Crivelli & Paintings by L. Landau, Oct. 3 – Nov. 1, 1997, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
Harold Paris: Works on Paper, Feb. 21 – March 22, 1997, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
Ancient Voice/Modern Vision: Contemporary Regional Indian Basketry, Oct. 4 – Nov. 2, 1996, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
Process and Print: Selections from the Sarah Lawrence College Works on Paper Collection, September 27 – November 23, 1988 Sarah Lawrence College Art Gallery, Bronxville, NY
Rediscovering Museums: Five Local Collections, Oct 1987 – April, 1988, New York University, NY
80th Scripps College Ceramic Annual, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, CA 2023-2025
Beneath the Surface: Sculptural Ceramic Work of Ashwini Bhat, Bean Finneran, Babs Haenan, Eva Kwong, Lauren Mabry, and Elyse Pignolet, March 3–19, 2022 part of the 2022 NCECA conference, Fertile Ground, March 17-19, 2022, Mills Station Arts and Cultural Center, Sacramento, CA
Gustavo Pérez: Self Portrait in Black and White, 1998- 2018, www.SERVISArts.com
Clayarch Gimhae Museum: An Introduction, Gimhae, South Korea, www.SERVISArts.com
Daniel Rhodes Revisited, 2018 www.SERVISArts.com
Portraits of Artists in Their Studios, 2017 www.SERVISArts.com
Southern Migration: Ruby’s at AMOCA, Juror, Feb. 14 – March 29, 2015, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA
California Clay Competition, Juror, April 29 – May 27, 2011, The Artery in association with the California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, CA
Ruth Rippon: Sacramento Ceramist, April 20 – May 28, 2011, John Natsoulas Gallery in association with the California Conference for the Advancement on Ceramic Art, Davis, CA (publication: edition 2012)
Raku Mastery, September 14 – November 13, 2010, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
Garry Knox Bennett: Vertical at 75, September 14 – November 13, 2010, Richmond Art Center (catalogue), Richmond, CA
Stephen De Staebler: The Sculptor’s Way, September 9 – October 24, 2009, Richmond Art Center, (publication), Richmond, CA
Alan Osborne: Expressionist Enamel, July 29 – August 29, 2009, Richmond Art Center (catalogue), Richmond, CA
1st Annual Enamel Exhibit, November 9 – December 2, 2006, Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Antonio Prieto & Masters of California Ceramics, April 3 – May 7, 2006, Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, CA
The Family of Clay: CCACeramics 1950-2000, January 17 – 27, 2006 Oliver Art Gallery, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
The Eve Aesthetic: Contemporary Figurative Clay Sculpture by Artists from TB-9, April 17 – May 22, 2004, Memorial Union Art Gallery, UC Davis (catalogue), Davis, CA
The Artistry and History of California: The Commemorative Spanish & Mexican State Seal, March 14 – April 26, 2003, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
Object as Subject: Ceramics and Drawings by Nancy Selvin, May 3 – June 1, 2002, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
Artists’ Tiles: Beyond Tradition, October 2 – November 17, 2002, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
The Fine Art of California Craft, March 6 – 31, 2001, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
Artists as Authors, June 30 – July 24, 2000, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
From Stitch to Stage: Tapestries by D.R. Wagner & Canvaswork by Marlene Bloomberg, January 12 – February 5, 2000, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
CLAY: N.CA., Sept. 7 – Oct. 2, 1999, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
Tracking Fire: Clay Collaborations of the Pacific Rim, April 30 – May 29, 1999, Pence Gallery (publication), Davis, CA
More Than Clay: The Toki Collection of Ceramics, March 27 – April 25, 1998, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA and Sept. 2 – Nov. 14, 1998, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA (catalogue), Richmond, CA
Figure as the Inner-Self: Ceramic Sculpture by M. Crivelli & Paintings by L. Landau, Oct. 3 – Nov. 1, 1997, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
Harold Paris: Works on Paper, Feb. 21 – March 22, 1997, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
Ancient Voice/Modern Vision: Contemporary Regional Indian Basketry, Oct. 4 – Nov. 2, 1996, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
Process and Print: Selections from the Sarah Lawrence College Works on Paper Collection, September 27 – November 23, 1988 Sarah Lawrence College Art Gallery, Bronxville, NY
Rediscovering Museums: Five Local Collections, Oct 1987 – April, 1988, New York University, NY
AUTHORSHIP: SELECT PUBLICATIONS
State of Clay: Northern California Ceramic History, book publication in process.
Climate Collaboration: The Emergence of Cobb Mountain Art & Ecology Project, Craft Quarterly, Summer 2023, pp. 7-8.
Spontaneous Response: The Innovative Ceramics of Don Reitz, exhibition review, No. 116 (2020) Ceramics: Art & Perception, issue 116, pp 2 – 7.
Mission Clay: The Art of Industry, Studio Potter, January 18, 2020.
Out Our Way: The Pivotal Sculpture of Robert Arneson, Neue Keramik, January/February 2019, pp. 38-39
Ruth Rippon: Her Story, Women in Ceramics, Studio Potter-No. 45, Volume 1, (2017), pp. 8-13.
Innovations in California Clay, NCECA Journal, Vol. 37, 2016 NCECA 50th Anniversary Conference, Kansas City, MO pp. 110 – 112
51 Portraits of Women Artists by Kurt Fishback, 2015 Lead essay, Unpaginated, Sacramento, CA
Flora and Fauna, exhibition review, Brinton Museum, Big Horn, Wyoming, Neue Keramik, No. 1 (2016) pp. 56 – 57
Jim Melchert—Works of Resonance, Ceramics: Art & Perception, No. 100 (2015), pp. 88 – 93
Susan Harris—Lidded Vessels—exhibition review, Ceramics: Art & Perception, No. 100 (2015), pp. 20 – 23
Bill Abright—Mining Meaning, 2014, SERVISArts catalogue publication, Sacramento, CA
The Ceramic Pot Shop at UC Berkeley, 1959 – 1964 in association with the exhibition, The Possible at the Berkeley Art Museum, January 29 – May 25, 2014, Berkeley, CA
Ceramic Excellence: Fellowships at the Archie Bray Foundation, 2013-2014 Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
John Toki: A Life that is More than Clay, 2013. Published on the occasion of John Toki receiving the Outstanding Achievement Award from NCECA, Houston, TX, 2013
Jun Kaneko—Beyond Sculptural Boundaries, Ceramics: Art & Perception, No. 92 (2013), pp. 32 – 35
Stephen De Staebler, Matter + Spirit, edited by Timothy Burgard, published by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, University of California Press. Book Review in Ceramics: Art & Perception, No. 92 (2013) p. 110
Erna Aaltonen—Nostalgia, exhibition review, Ceramics: Art & Perception, No. 91 (2013) pp. 100 – 103
Innovation in Ceramic Sculpture, Wanxin Zhang, exhibition catalogue, March 2012, Richmond Art Center, pp. 23-27, Richmond, CA
Local Treasures: Bay Area Ceramics, 2012, Exhibition catalogue for Local Treasures, Bay Area Ceramics at the Berkeley Art Center, September 22 – November 18, 2012, Berkeley, CA
Past Masters: Stephen De Staebler, NCECA Journal 2012, Volume 33, in Association with the NCECA Conference in Seattle, WA, pp. 13 – 14
Ruth Rippon: Sacramento Ceramist, exhibition with catalogue, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, edition 2012, Davis, CA
Stephen De Staebler: Scope of an Artful Life, Ceramics: Art & Perception No. 85 (2011), pp. 102 – 103
Garry Knox Bennett: Vertical at 75, exhibition and catalogue, September 2010, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
Contemporary Ceramics: Four Decades of Collecting, exhibition catalogue, California State University Library Gallery, Sacramento, 2008, Sacramento, CA
Past Masters: Stephen De Staebler. NCECA Journal 2012, Volume 33, NCECA—Seattle, WA, pp. 11-14.
Primping the Vacuous Soul: The Recent Work by Misty Gamble, Ceramics: Art & Perception No. 78 (2009), pp. 13 – 16
James Lovera: Craters from Fire – exhibition review, Ceramics: Art & Perception No. 68 (2007), pp. 969 – 7
Expressionist Enamel of Alan Osborne, exhibition and exhibition catalogue, July 2009, Richmond Art Center, pp. 7– 11, Richmond, CA
Stephen De Staebler: The Sculptor’s Way, essay, September 2009, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
Modern Myth Maker: The Figurative Sculpture of Donna Billick, exhibition catalogue, July 2006, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
The Eve Aesthetic: Contemporary Figurative Sculpture by Artists from TB-9, exhibition catalogue, April – May 2004, Memorial Union Art Gallery, UC Davis, Davis, CA
Danae Mattes: Sibyls and Pools: Ceramics: Art and Perception, No. 52, (2003), pp. 92 – 93 and exhibition catalogue, Fresno Art Museum, October 2004, Fresno, CA
Viola Frey – Artistic Tiles, October 1 – November 3, 2001, Davis Enterprise, October 3, 2001
Tracking Fire: Clay Collaborations of the Pacific Rim, exhibition essay, May 1999, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
More Than Clay: The Toki Collection of Ceramics, exhibition catalogue, April 1998, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
John Toki, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 46, No. 8 (1998) pp. 35 – 38
State of Clay: Northern California Ceramic History, book publication in process.
Climate Collaboration: The Emergence of Cobb Mountain Art & Ecology Project, Craft Quarterly, Summer 2023, pp. 7-8.
Spontaneous Response: The Innovative Ceramics of Don Reitz, exhibition review, No. 116 (2020) Ceramics: Art & Perception, issue 116, pp 2 – 7.
Mission Clay: The Art of Industry, Studio Potter, January 18, 2020.
Out Our Way: The Pivotal Sculpture of Robert Arneson, Neue Keramik, January/February 2019, pp. 38-39
Ruth Rippon: Her Story, Women in Ceramics, Studio Potter-No. 45, Volume 1, (2017), pp. 8-13.
Innovations in California Clay, NCECA Journal, Vol. 37, 2016 NCECA 50th Anniversary Conference, Kansas City, MO pp. 110 – 112
51 Portraits of Women Artists by Kurt Fishback, 2015 Lead essay, Unpaginated, Sacramento, CA
Flora and Fauna, exhibition review, Brinton Museum, Big Horn, Wyoming, Neue Keramik, No. 1 (2016) pp. 56 – 57
Jim Melchert—Works of Resonance, Ceramics: Art & Perception, No. 100 (2015), pp. 88 – 93
Susan Harris—Lidded Vessels—exhibition review, Ceramics: Art & Perception, No. 100 (2015), pp. 20 – 23
Bill Abright—Mining Meaning, 2014, SERVISArts catalogue publication, Sacramento, CA
The Ceramic Pot Shop at UC Berkeley, 1959 – 1964 in association with the exhibition, The Possible at the Berkeley Art Museum, January 29 – May 25, 2014, Berkeley, CA
Ceramic Excellence: Fellowships at the Archie Bray Foundation, 2013-2014 Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
John Toki: A Life that is More than Clay, 2013. Published on the occasion of John Toki receiving the Outstanding Achievement Award from NCECA, Houston, TX, 2013
Jun Kaneko—Beyond Sculptural Boundaries, Ceramics: Art & Perception, No. 92 (2013), pp. 32 – 35
Stephen De Staebler, Matter + Spirit, edited by Timothy Burgard, published by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, University of California Press. Book Review in Ceramics: Art & Perception, No. 92 (2013) p. 110
Erna Aaltonen—Nostalgia, exhibition review, Ceramics: Art & Perception, No. 91 (2013) pp. 100 – 103
Innovation in Ceramic Sculpture, Wanxin Zhang, exhibition catalogue, March 2012, Richmond Art Center, pp. 23-27, Richmond, CA
Local Treasures: Bay Area Ceramics, 2012, Exhibition catalogue for Local Treasures, Bay Area Ceramics at the Berkeley Art Center, September 22 – November 18, 2012, Berkeley, CA
Past Masters: Stephen De Staebler, NCECA Journal 2012, Volume 33, in Association with the NCECA Conference in Seattle, WA, pp. 13 – 14
Ruth Rippon: Sacramento Ceramist, exhibition with catalogue, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, edition 2012, Davis, CA
Stephen De Staebler: Scope of an Artful Life, Ceramics: Art & Perception No. 85 (2011), pp. 102 – 103
Garry Knox Bennett: Vertical at 75, exhibition and catalogue, September 2010, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
Contemporary Ceramics: Four Decades of Collecting, exhibition catalogue, California State University Library Gallery, Sacramento, 2008, Sacramento, CA
Past Masters: Stephen De Staebler. NCECA Journal 2012, Volume 33, NCECA—Seattle, WA, pp. 11-14.
Primping the Vacuous Soul: The Recent Work by Misty Gamble, Ceramics: Art & Perception No. 78 (2009), pp. 13 – 16
James Lovera: Craters from Fire – exhibition review, Ceramics: Art & Perception No. 68 (2007), pp. 969 – 7
Expressionist Enamel of Alan Osborne, exhibition and exhibition catalogue, July 2009, Richmond Art Center, pp. 7– 11, Richmond, CA
Stephen De Staebler: The Sculptor’s Way, essay, September 2009, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
Modern Myth Maker: The Figurative Sculpture of Donna Billick, exhibition catalogue, July 2006, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
The Eve Aesthetic: Contemporary Figurative Sculpture by Artists from TB-9, exhibition catalogue, April – May 2004, Memorial Union Art Gallery, UC Davis, Davis, CA
Danae Mattes: Sibyls and Pools: Ceramics: Art and Perception, No. 52, (2003), pp. 92 – 93 and exhibition catalogue, Fresno Art Museum, October 2004, Fresno, CA
Viola Frey – Artistic Tiles, October 1 – November 3, 2001, Davis Enterprise, October 3, 2001
Tracking Fire: Clay Collaborations of the Pacific Rim, exhibition essay, May 1999, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
More Than Clay: The Toki Collection of Ceramics, exhibition catalogue, April 1998, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
John Toki, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 46, No. 8 (1998) pp. 35 – 38
TEACHING EXPERIENCE: LECTURES UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE
*image-illustrated, ** gallery lecture, + significantly modified or new curriculum
Concurrent/Conventions in Ceramics*, Festival of the Arts Speaker and panel moderator, California State University, Sacramento, CA April 2018
The History of Ceramics – A Century of Northern California Ceramics*/+: California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA, Ceramics Dept., Spring semester, 2002, Fall semester, 2004, Fall semester 2007, Fall semester 2009
The History of Modern Art*/+: Solano Community College, Fairfield, CA, Spring semester, 2006, Summer session, 2008
The History of Art, Prehistory to Medieval*/+: Solano Community College, Fairfield, CA, Summer session, 2007
The History of Art, Renaissance to Modern*/+: Solano Community College, Fairfield, CA, Fall semester, 2007
The History of Ceramics – Beyond Beat: Berkeley’s Radical Clay Movement of the 1960’s*/+: California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA, Ceramics Dept., Spring semester, 2006
The History of Ceramics – Postmodern Ceramics and the Concept of Display*/+: California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA, Ceramics Dept., Spring semester, 2003
Cultural History of Museums and Art Exhibitions*: University of California, Davis, CA, Department of Art/Art History, Spring quarter 2001
Museum Training (401): Curatorial Principles*/**/+: University of California, Davis, CA, Department of Art/Art History, Winter quarter 2000
Museum Training (402): Exhibition Methods*/**/+: University of California, Davis, CA, Department of Art/Art History, Spring quarter 2000
TEACHING EXPERIENCE: SELECT COMMUNITY LECTURES
State of Clay-Northern California Ceramics*: April 3, 2020 via Zoom, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
State of Clay-Northern California Ceramics*: July 9, 2020 via Zoom, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA
Women Who Changed California Clay Ceramics Symposium*: January 12, 2019, Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, CA.
Artist Salon – State of Clay: Bay Area Ceramics*: November 8, 2017 Project Art, Cummington, MA
State of Clay: Bay Area Ceramics*: November 7, 2017, Ceramics Program, Office of the Arts at Harvard, Allston, MA
Daniel Rhodes: Cross-Country*: The Blanden Memorial Art Museum, October 17, 2017, Fort Dodge, IA
A Case for Clay: Northern California Ceramic History*: March 3, 2017, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
Big Clay by The Bay*: Palo Alto Art Center, CA, July 28, 2016 in association with 45 Days of Clay, Palo Alto, CA
Ceramic Sculpture As Catalyst*: Five unique lectures during a five-day workshop, July 18 – 22, 2016, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV
Innovations in California Clay*: Co-Lecture with John Toki, National Council for Education in the Ceramics, Kansas City, MO, March 17, 2016
Clear Thoughts on a Muddy Matter*: Co-Lecture with John Toki, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA, February, 21, 2016
Fired In Oakland: Slice: Northern California Ceramic History*: Featured speaker at the ceramics symposium in association with the Oakland Art Murmur, Oakland, CA , September 21, 2014
Matter + Spirit: The Art and Life of Stephen De Staebler: Panel, the M.H. De Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, CA, February 25, 2012
Past Masters: Tribute to Stephen De Staebler*: (NCECA) Seattle, WA, March, 2012
History of Northern California Ceramics:* diRosa, Napa, CA, 2011
Innovators of Northern California Ceramics*: The Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA, September 25, 2009
The Eve Aesthetic in Ceramics*: California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA, April 30, 2004
A Century of Northern California Ceramics*: The Kingsley Art Club, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA, November 2002
The Artist as Ego*: California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA, April 18, 2000
CLAY: N.CA**: Pence Gallery, Davis, CA, Sept. 8, 1999
Collector’s Quorum*: Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA, May 22, 1999
The Art of Peter Voulkos**: Pence Gallery/Oakland Museum, Davis, CA, Oct. 1, 1995
*image-illustrated, ** gallery lecture, + significantly modified or new curriculum
Concurrent/Conventions in Ceramics*, Festival of the Arts Speaker and panel moderator, California State University, Sacramento, CA April 2018
The History of Ceramics – A Century of Northern California Ceramics*/+: California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA, Ceramics Dept., Spring semester, 2002, Fall semester, 2004, Fall semester 2007, Fall semester 2009
The History of Modern Art*/+: Solano Community College, Fairfield, CA, Spring semester, 2006, Summer session, 2008
The History of Art, Prehistory to Medieval*/+: Solano Community College, Fairfield, CA, Summer session, 2007
The History of Art, Renaissance to Modern*/+: Solano Community College, Fairfield, CA, Fall semester, 2007
The History of Ceramics – Beyond Beat: Berkeley’s Radical Clay Movement of the 1960’s*/+: California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA, Ceramics Dept., Spring semester, 2006
The History of Ceramics – Postmodern Ceramics and the Concept of Display*/+: California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA, Ceramics Dept., Spring semester, 2003
Cultural History of Museums and Art Exhibitions*: University of California, Davis, CA, Department of Art/Art History, Spring quarter 2001
Museum Training (401): Curatorial Principles*/**/+: University of California, Davis, CA, Department of Art/Art History, Winter quarter 2000
Museum Training (402): Exhibition Methods*/**/+: University of California, Davis, CA, Department of Art/Art History, Spring quarter 2000
TEACHING EXPERIENCE: SELECT COMMUNITY LECTURES
State of Clay-Northern California Ceramics*: April 3, 2020 via Zoom, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
State of Clay-Northern California Ceramics*: July 9, 2020 via Zoom, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA
Women Who Changed California Clay Ceramics Symposium*: January 12, 2019, Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, CA.
Artist Salon – State of Clay: Bay Area Ceramics*: November 8, 2017 Project Art, Cummington, MA
State of Clay: Bay Area Ceramics*: November 7, 2017, Ceramics Program, Office of the Arts at Harvard, Allston, MA
Daniel Rhodes: Cross-Country*: The Blanden Memorial Art Museum, October 17, 2017, Fort Dodge, IA
A Case for Clay: Northern California Ceramic History*: March 3, 2017, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
Big Clay by The Bay*: Palo Alto Art Center, CA, July 28, 2016 in association with 45 Days of Clay, Palo Alto, CA
Ceramic Sculpture As Catalyst*: Five unique lectures during a five-day workshop, July 18 – 22, 2016, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV
Innovations in California Clay*: Co-Lecture with John Toki, National Council for Education in the Ceramics, Kansas City, MO, March 17, 2016
Clear Thoughts on a Muddy Matter*: Co-Lecture with John Toki, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA, February, 21, 2016
Fired In Oakland: Slice: Northern California Ceramic History*: Featured speaker at the ceramics symposium in association with the Oakland Art Murmur, Oakland, CA , September 21, 2014
Matter + Spirit: The Art and Life of Stephen De Staebler: Panel, the M.H. De Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, CA, February 25, 2012
Past Masters: Tribute to Stephen De Staebler*: (NCECA) Seattle, WA, March, 2012
History of Northern California Ceramics:* diRosa, Napa, CA, 2011
Innovators of Northern California Ceramics*: The Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA, September 25, 2009
The Eve Aesthetic in Ceramics*: California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA, April 30, 2004
A Century of Northern California Ceramics*: The Kingsley Art Club, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA, November 2002
The Artist as Ego*: California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA, April 18, 2000
CLAY: N.CA**: Pence Gallery, Davis, CA, Sept. 8, 1999
Collector’s Quorum*: Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA, May 22, 1999
The Art of Peter Voulkos**: Pence Gallery/Oakland Museum, Davis, CA, Oct. 1, 1995