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Education
2008MFA in Ceramics/sculpture, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
2004 BFA in Ceramics, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
BSED Art Education-Comprehensive, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
Solo Exhibitions
2008In/Out, rGallery at RENDr, Lubbock , TX
2007Featured Artist: Dryden Wells, Charles Adams Gallery, Lubbock, TX
Selected Recent Group Exhibitions
20082008 International Cone Box Show, NCECA, Pittsburgh, PA; Baker University; Baldwin City, KS
2010 China-China: Shanghai World Modern Ceramics Art Show, Series 1, Porcelain in Contemporary Discourse, Shanghai Museum of Arts and Crafts, Shanghai Arts & Crafts Association, Shanghai Ceramics Art Association and Shanghai University Fine Arts College and Crafts, International Ceramic Expo, Shanghai, China
Clay & The Transferred Image II, Westby Gallery, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
After China: The Politics of Fabrication, NCECA Invitational exhibition, The Ellis Armory, Pittsburgh, PA
Fotofest: China/Transitions, Gallery M2, Houston, TX
Don’t Everyone Rock At Once: Innovative Works by Eric Nichols, Eric Hoefer, Ruth Reese, Eric Nauman and Dryden Wells, MadArt Gallery, St. Louis, MO
After China, Las Cruces Museum of Fine Art, NM
2007Combined Talents: Florida International Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Feats of Clay XX, Gladding McBean Terra Cotta Factory, Lincoln Arts, Sacramento, CA
Clay on the Wall: 2007 Clay National, Landmark Arts, Texas Tech University, School of Art, Lubbock, TX
Ggallery Clay Invitational, Ggallery, Houston, TX
Ceramic Sculpture National Juried Exhibition, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA
The Amarillo Biennial 600: Clay, Museum of Fine Arts, Amarillo, TX
20062006 International Cone Box Show, NCECA, Portland, OR & Baker University; Baldwin City, KS
PWS Resident Artists Exhibition, The Pottery Workshop: An Experimental Sculpture Factory, Jingdezhen, China
Anniversary Show, Gallery M2; Houston, TX
2004100 Teapots 2, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
OVER 36/Under 12, The Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO
Publications
20082010 China-China: Shanghai World Modern Ceramics Art Show, Series 1, Porcelain in Contemporary Discourse (exhibition catalogue, 6 images and artist statement) Shanghai Museum of Arts and Crafts, Shanghai Arts & Crafts Association, Shanghai Ceramics Art Association and Shanghai University Fine Arts College.
500 Platters, Plates & Chargers, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., (1 image).
Ceramics Monthly, February 2008, p. 21, (1 image).
2007500 Tiles, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., (2 images).
Clay on the Wall: 2007 Clay National (exhibition catalogue, 1 image) Landmark Arts, Texas Tech University, School of Art, Lubbock, TX
Combined Talents: Florida International Exhibition (exhibition catalogue, 1 image and artist statement) Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Tallahassee
2007Feats of Clay XX (exhibition catalogue, 1 image) Gladding McBean Terra Cotta Factory, Lincoln Arts, Sacramento, CA
The Amarillo Biennial 600: Clay (exhibition catalogue, 1 image) Museum of Fine Arts, Amarillo, TX
2005Teapots: Makers & Collectors by Dona Z. Meilach,.Schiffer Publishing Co., (1 image).
Collections
2008Shanghai Museum of Arts & Crafts, (6 artworks)
Las Cruces Museum of Art, New Mexico (1 artwork)
Various Private Collections
Awards
2004Group Award, OVER 36/Under 12, The Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO Regional
Professional Affiliations
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)
College Arts Association (CAA)
Resumé
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