Adrian Arleo Workshop

Enriching the Figure

Perhaps a better title would be "All I know, I set before you"!

Having worked with the human form for more than 25 years, I've figured out a few problem solving techniques and a lot of dos and don'ts. This two-day workshop will be chockfull of demonstrations for coil building the figure, and various surface finishes, both low-fired and non-fired . Anatomical perfection will not be addressed; rather, the demonstrations will focus on building techniques: how to use a base and rod for building tall standing figures, how to begin a seated figure, how to make a head and facial features, how to keep forms from slumping, caving in or cracking. If you've had a recurring technical problem, bring it up and we'll try to remedy it.

The second half of the workshop will be about developing surface textures and experimenting with different tools and found objects. I'll share the low-fire glazes that I use, and discuss application techniques. Layering of Terra sigillata is another surface finish we'll look at. Non-fired paints can add amazing richness to ceramic forms; wax encaustic and casein (milk paint) are favorites that will be demonstrated as well.

Class size 35. All levels welcome. Two days of demonstration.

Adrian Arleo Bio

Adrian Arleo is a studio artist living in Lolo, Montana. She studied Art and Anthropology at Pitzer College (B.A. in 1979) and received her MFA in ceramics from Rhode Island School of Design in 1986. Her sculpture is exhibited nationally and internationally, and is in numerous public and private collections. In 1991 and 1992, Adrian received 2nd place and recognition awards from the Virginia A. Groot Foundation, and in 1995, was awarded a Montana Arts Council Individual Fellowship. Most recently, her work has been featured in American Craft magazine, Dec.'06/Jan.'07, 500 Animals in Clay, and The Figure in Clay; Contemporary Sculpting Techniques by Master Artists, published by Lark Books, and Ceramics; Art and Perception, magazine issue #62, 2005.

Adrian Arleo Artist Statement

For over fifteen years, I've been creating sculpture that combines human and animal imagery in a variety of ways. Some of these works elude to a relationship of understanding or connection between the human and animal realms. In others, the human figures possess animal faces, limbs, or other features in a way that reveals something hidden about the character or primal nature of the person.

Because these themes have been integral to my work for a long time, I was stunned when, about eight years ago, I first encountered "Ba" at an exhibit of Ancient Egyptian Art in Phoenix, Arizona. Though there was no information about the meaning or significance of the piece, the 2000 year old wooden sculpture of a bird with a human face and arms was immediately familiar. The image stuck in my mind.

Last year, at the Hermitage Museum in Las Vegas (of all places), I came upon another Ba, was again struck by its familiarity, and this time felt compelled to find out what the figure signified to the Egyptians. Though scholars and Egyptologists have differing opinions on the exact meaning, the Ba figure, generally speaking, represents the non-physical aspect of a human being, as in the soul or personality. Ba seems to be the hidden part of a person with the ability to leave and return to the body.

This interpretation of human/bird imagery was surprisingly consistent with my own work. Ba seems to be one of those images that does not belong to a particular culture or place: it crops up from time to time throughout history, and my studio seems to have become another "portal" for it. Many people have responded to the Ba pieces by saying that the image is oddly familiar to them as well.

The Honey Comb sculptures are another variation on blending the human form with elements from nature. What appeals to me about the quality of this material is its appearance of simultaneously growing and deteriorating. I also like the way the wax approximates the material created by bees, enabling the work to be visual, tactile, and appealing to the sense of smell, like fresh honeycomb. On the flip side, the work might suggest the swarming, stinging insects that create this beautiful material. As with many things in life, beauty and the grotesque can cohabitate.

Adrian Arleo Resume

EDUCATION

1986, M.F.A. CERAMICS, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

1983-84, Graduate Studies, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

1983, B.A. ART AND ANTHROPOLOGY, Honors in Art, Pitzer College, Claremont, CA

Summer 1982, Hoko River Archaeological Field School, Washington State University, Pullman, WA

Fall 1981, American University of Rome, Rome, Italy

HONORS/AWARDS

1995, Montana Arts Council Individual Fellowship

1993, Virginia A. Groot Foundation, Second Place Award, Evanston, IL

1992, Virginia A. Groot Foundation, Recognition Award, Evanston, IL

1991, Shimpo Award of Excellence, NCECA CLAY NATIONAL, Tempe, AZ

1990, "EMERGING TALENT" presentation at the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Cincinnati, OH

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2007, ADRIAN ARLEO: NEW BRONZE AND CERAMIC SCULPTURE, Grover/Thurston Gallery, Seattle, WA

2005, ADRIAN ARLEO: NEW WORK, Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle, WA

2004, ADRIAN ARLEO; NEW SCULPTURE, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2003, ADRIAN ARLEO: "GIVING REFUGE", Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR

2002, ADRIAN ARLEO; NEW WORK, Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, AZ

2000, ADRIAN ARLEO; NEW WORK, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1999, ADRIAN ARLEO: NEW SCULPTURE; Nature Studies

Trinity Gallery, Atlanta, GA

1997, ADRIAN ARLEO: NEW SCULPTURE

Projects Room, David Beitzel Gallery, New York, NY

1996, ADRIAN ARLEO, RECENT SCULPTURE, MIA Gallery, Seattle, WA

1996, ADRIAN ARLEO: RECENT WORK a, Art Museum of Missoula, MT

1994, ADRIAN ARLEO, BRIDGE III

The Society for Contemporary Crafts, Pittsburgh, PA

1992, ADRIAN ARLEO, SCULPTURE, MIA Gallery, Seattle WA

1991, ADRIAN ARLEO, SCULPTURE

Fine Arts Gallery, Cheyenne, WY

1990, RECENT CERAMIC SCULPTURE, Maveety Gallery, Portland, OR

1982, SKETCHBOOK: Paintings and Drawings from Rome, Italy; Barbara Hinshaw Gallery, Pitzer College, Claremont, CA

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2007, NORTHWEST CERAMICS INVITATIONAL, curated by Richard Notkin, Turman, Larison Contemporary, Helena, MT

2007, S.O.F.A. Jane Sauer/Thirteen Moons Gallery, The Navy Pier, Chicago

2006, RAIMENT, Invitational. Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, WA

2006, POETIC EXPRESSIONS OF MORTALITY, FIGURATIVE CERAMICS FROM THE PORTER-PRICE COLLECTION, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL

2006, S.O.F.A. Jane Sauer/Thirteen Moons Gallery, The Armory, New York and The Navy Pier, Chicago.

2006, FIGURATIVE CERAMICS INVITATIONAL, Cervini Haas Gallery/Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, AZ

2006, SURFACE TENSION INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION, Foster Gallery, University of WI, Eau Claire, WI

2006, ARCHIE BRAY FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL LIVE AUCTION, Helena, MT

2005, THE ANIMAL INSTINCT, Baltimore Clay, Baltimore, MD

2005, TERRA SUTRA II, Montage Gallery, Baltimore, MD

2005, 35th ANNUAL CERAMICS EXHIBITION, Univ. of WI, Whitewater, WI

2005, PARTICLES OF PASSION, Academy Art Museum, MD

2005, THE 3RD WORLD CERAMIC BIENNALE, World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Gyeonggi-do, Icheon-si, Korea

2004, NATURAL SELECTION, Santa Fe Clay Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2004, 5th ARMORY NATIONAL CERAMIC INVITATIONAL, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL

2004, CHARACTER SKETCHES; AN EXHIBITION OF WORDS, AND IMAGES, Fresh Art Gallery, Denver, CO

2004, FACETS OF CLAY; NATIONAL INVITAIONAL, Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN

2003, S.O.F.A.; Ferrin Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL

2003, 21ST CENTURY CERAMICS IN THE UNITED STATES AND, CANADA; Curated By Bill Hunt, Columbus College of Art and Design, Canzani Center Gallery, Columbus, OH

2003, CLAY; Curated by Rick Berman, Museum of Arts and Sciences, Atlanta, GA

2003, ART OF SURVIVAL, HEALING IN LIFE, Women's Center at St. Vincent Healthcare, Billings, MT

2003, TRANS-MISSION: Curated by Andy Nasisse, Museum of Arts and Science, Macon, GA

2003, SHORT STORIES; NARRATIVE CERAMIC ART; Curated by Leslie Ferrin, Center for Ceramic Art, Berkley, CA

2002, VISUAL PERSPECTIVES; 14 YEARS OF THE VIRGINIA A., GROOT FOUNDATION, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL

2002, THE FIGURE IN CERAMIC, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR

2002, TERRA SUTRA: 21ST Century Erotic Ceramics, The Incubator Gallery,Gallery, Kansas City, MO

2002, FIGURAL CERAMIC SCULPTURE, Gallery Camino Real, Boca Raton, FL

2002, S.O.F.A. New York, Leslie Ferrin Gallery

2002, MAJOR FIGURES: A Group Show of Figural Ceramics, Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, MA

2002, THE BODY IN CLAY, curated by Joe Bova, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO

2002, FIGURATIVE CERAMICS, UNI Gallery of Art, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar, Falls, IA

2001, INTERNATIONAL INFUSION III, Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak, MI

2001, FIGURATION IN CLAY-A COLLECTION, From the Ron Porter collection, McMaster Gallery, Univ. of SC, Columbia, SC

2001, EROTICA IN CERAMIC ART, Gallery Camino Real, Boca Raton, FL

2001, FIGURATIVE CERAMIC SCULPTURE, Beall Prk Art Center, Bozeman, MT

2001, CERAMICS NORTHWEST, Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman, MT

2001, TAKING MEASURE; AMERICAN CERAMICS AT THE NEW MILLENIUM, World Ceramics Exposition 2001 Korea, WOCEK Symposium Center, Yeoju, Korea

2001, EXPRESSING THE HUMAN FORM; THE FIGURE IN, CONTEMPORARY CERAMIC SCULPTURE, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, Curated by Adrian Arleo

2000, CERAMIC NATIONAL 2000, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY

2000, DISTINGUISHED WORKS BY INNOVATIVE MINDS, LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM

2000, THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW; 35th Anniversary Show, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO

2000, ADRIAN ARLEO & CHRISTI HAGAR, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT

1999 to 2000, FLORA & FAUNA, Florida Craftsmen Gallery, St. Petersburg, Florida, and H &, R Block Art Space, Kansas City, MO, Pensacola Museum of Art, FL

1999, LOOKING IN THE MIRROR: Aspects of Figurative Ceramics

Riley Hawk Gallery, Columbus & Cleveland, OH

1999, CLAY BECOMES THE FIGURE, Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University, Athens, OH

1999, TEAPOT INVITATIONAL, Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak, MI

1998, MONTANA FINE ART & CRAFT INVITATIONAL, Hockaday Center for the Arts, Kalispell, MT

1998, NATIONAL SUMMER FACULTY INVITATIONAL, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN

1997, EARTH BODY, CELESTIAL MINDS, Salem Bush Barn Art Center, Salem, OR

1997, FIGURATIVE CERAMICS,The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1997, CLAY OUT WEST, Laramie County Comm. College, Cheyenne, WY

1997, 100th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION, The Society of Arts & Crafts, Boston, MA

1997, THE ART TEAPOT, Joanne Rapp Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

1997, NATIONAL CRAFTS LEADERS EXHIBITION, Ritter Art Gallery, Florida; Atlantic University; Florida Craftsmen's Conference, Boca Raton, FL

1996, CUP SHOW, Margo Jacobsen Gallery, Portland, OR

1996, MONTANA CHOICE: Montana Arts Council Fellowship Artists, Hockaday Center for The Arts, Kalispell, MT

1996, FOURTH ANNUAL TEAPOT EXHIBITION, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO

1996, S.O.F.A (Sculptural Objects, Functional Arts), Ferrin Gallery, Miami, FL

1996, LA BELLE ET LA BETE ("Beauty & the Beast"), Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak, MI

1995, BOWL INVITATIONAL, Margot Jacobsen Gallery, Portland, OR

1995, TEAPOT INVITATIONAL, MIA Gallery, Seattle, WA

1995, S.O.F.A. (Sculptural Objects, Functional Art) Ferrin Gallery, Chicago, IL

1995, GROUP EXHIBITION, Patricia Gallery, Gleneden Beach, OR

1995, EXPLORING A MOVEMENT: Feminist Visions in Clay, Laband Gallery. Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA

1995, DISTINGUISHED FIRES, Yellowstone Art Center, Billings, Montana

1995, THE NARRATIVE TEAPOT, Ferrin Gallery, Northampton, MA

1995, ARCHIE BRAY FOUNDATION BENEFIT EXHIBITION, Minneapolis, MN

1995, 3RD ANNUAL TEAPOT EXHIBIT, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO

1994, GENDER/GEOGRAPHY: New Work By Montana Women Artists, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT

1994, THE CUP, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1993, ADRIAN ARLEO & INDIRA JOHNSON, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1993, YEAR OF THE CRAFT, Maveety Gallery, Salishan, OR

1993, FROM MATTER INTO SPIRIT, Webster University, St. Louis, MO

1992, A GARDEN FOR SCULPTURE, Bumbershoot, Seattle Arts Festival, Seattle, WA

1992, GLASS & CLAY INVITATIONAL, Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI

1992, ARTISTIC GENERATIONS: Jacquelyn Rice & Her Students, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1992, NATIONAL CERAMIC INVITATIONAl, West Chester University, PA

1992, 2ND OREGON CLAY INVITATIONAL, Linfield College, McMinnville, OR

1992, CERAMIC SCULPTURE: FORM & FIGURE, The Society for Contemporary Crafts, Pittsburg, PA

1992, TEAPOT INVITATIONAL: Contemporary Views, Pro-Art, St. Louis, MO

1992, 10 ARTISTS/10 STATEMENTS, The Farrel Collection, Washington D.C.

1991, ANGELS, ArtSpace, Atlanta, GA

1991, FIGURATIVE CERAMICS, Mia Gallery, Seattle, WA

1991, NCECA CLAY NATIONAl, Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ

1991, THE HUMAN FORM AS MYTHICAL VESSEL, Dinnerware Gallery, Tucson, AZ

1990, CHICAGO NEW ART FORMS EXPOSITION, Maveety Gallery

1990, OLD FRIENDS, NEW ACQUAINTANCEs, Esther Saks Gallery, Chicago, IL

1990, SCULPTURE EXHIBITION, Anne Reed Gallery, Sun Valley, ID

1990, SCRIPPS CERAMIC ANNUAL EXHIBITION, Lang Art Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, CA

1990, CERAMIC SCULPTURE & MASTER PRINTS, Elliot Smith Gallery, St. Louis

1989, CERAMIC TRADITIONS: FIGURATION, Palo Alto Cultural Center, CA

1989, NATURE STUDIES, Esther Saks Gallery, Chicago, IL

1989, MUD & FIRE INVITATIONAL, Campus Gallery, Chemeketa Community College, Salem, OR

1989, NATURE & THE FIGURE, Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA

1988, GREENWICH HOUSE POTTERY PERMANENT COLLECTION EXHIBITION, Jane Hartsook Gallery, NY, NY

1988, FEATURED ARTIST, Lawrence Gallery, Portland, OR

1988, N.C.E.C.A. INVITATIONAL, Lawrence Gallery, Portland, OR

1988, EAST MEETS WEST: A National Ceramics Invitational, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR

1988, NORTHWEST CLAY INVITATIONAL, Littman Gallery, Portland State University, & Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR

1988, 6 X 12 CERAMICS INVITATIONAL, Newport Visual Arts Center, Newport, OR

1988, THE AESTHETIC EDGE: A National Clay Invitational, Corvallis Art Center, Corvallis, OR

1987, SECOND ANNUAL MONARCH TILE NATIONAL CERAMIC COMPETITION San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX, 2nd Place Award, Catalogue

1987, TWENTY UNDER THIRTY, Sabbeth Art Gallery, Wunsch Center, Glen Cove, NY

1997, RESIDENT ARTISTS EXHIBITION, Hoffman Gallery,Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR

1987, DUO EXHIBITION - SCULPTURE & PRINTS, Atrium Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

1987, EROTIC ART, Northwest Artists Workshop, Portland, OR

1986, CLAY IN THE EAST, Towson State University, MD

1986, EARTHWORKS, Juried Competition, Helme House Gallery, Kingstown, RI, 3rd place award

1986, M.F.A. THESIS EXHIBITION, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

1986, GROUP EXHIBITION, Jane Hartsook Gallery, Greenwich House Pottery, NY, NY

1984, SMALL WORKS EXHIBITION, Wheeler Gallery, Providence, RI

1984, NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL CLAY EXHIBITION, Boston Visual Arts Union, Boston, MA

1983, 7 VIEWS: Student Union Gallery, University of Ma, Amherst, MA

1982, GENERATION: Whittier College Gallery, Whittier, CA

REVIEWS

CERAMICS MONTHLY: Up Front Review, by D. Wood 12/ 04

CERAMICS MONTHLY; "Expressing the Human Form" 2/02

CERAMICS MONTHLY; "The Body in Clay" by Dorothy Joiner 12/02

AMERICAN CERAMICS, 13/3 2000 by Pamela Blume Leonard

ATLANTIC JOURNAL-"Interdependence in Ceramics" 5/21/99,

CERAMICS MONTHLY, "Up Front" Oct. 1999

CERAMICS MONTHLY, June, July, August, 1999 "Aspects of, Figurative Ceramics"

ART WEEK, 12/96, "Adrian Arleo & Beth Lo at MIA Gallery", by Ron Glowen

CERAMICS: Art & Perception, Issue 25, 1996, Exploring a Movement: Feminist, Visions, by Nancy Kapitanoff

CERAMICS MONTHLY, 12/95 Craft Alliance Teapot Annual

AMERICAN CERAMICS, 10/4, 1993 by Ron Glowen

REFLEX, Jan. Feb., 1993 "Art News"

CERAMICS MONTHLY, June, July, August, 1991 "Up Front"

AMERICAN CERAMICS, 7/2, 1989 by Lois Allan

ART NEW ENGLAND, May 1987 by Susan M. Wadsworth

PUBLICATIONS

AMERICAN CRAFT, Dec. '06/Jan. '07, "Adrian Arleo: Metaphors for Interdependence" by Rick Newby

CERAMICS; ART AND PERCEPTION, 2005 issue 62 "Adrian Arleo's Tricks of Radiance" by Conan Putnam

500 ANIMALS, Juried by Joe Bova, Lark Books, Ashville, NC 2006

THE FIGURE IN CLAY; CONTEMPORARY SCULPTING TECHNIQUES BY MASTER ARTISTS, Lark Books, Ashville, NC 2005

ARTISAN NORTHWEST, Vol.2, no.4, Fall 2005, Metamorphosis; Adrian Arleo's Nature Inspired Sculpture, By Bob Bruce

500 FIGURES, Juried and Edited by Leslie Ferrin, Lark Books, Asheville, NC 2004

CERAMICS MONTHLY; June July, Aug. 2003 "Adrian Arleo; Nature Studies", by Marnie Prange,

KERAMEIKI TECHNI; vol. 44 2003, "Trans-Mission" by Andy Nasisse

KERAMEIKI TECHNI; vol. 44 2003, "Adrian Arleo's Figure Teapots", by Adrian Arleo

SEXPOTS; Eroticism in Clay, Paul Mathieu, Rutgers University Press, Piscataway, NJ, 2003

500 TEAPOTS, Juried by Kathy Triplett, Lark Books Ashville, NC, 2002

CLAY TIMES; vol.8, N0. 1 Jan/Feb. 2002 "Expressing the Human, Form- A Workshop with Adrian Arleo" by Leigh Taylor Mickelson

CERAMICS: A POTTER'S HANDBOOK, Glenn Nelson and Richard Burkett, Harcourt College Publishers, 2002,

THE ARTFUL TEAPOT: 20TH CENTURY EXPRESSIONS FROM THE KAMM, COLLECTION, Garth Clark, Thames and Hudson, UK, Watson Guptill, US 2001,

TEAPOTS TRANSFORMED; EXPLORATION OF AN OBJECT, Leslie Ferrin, Guild Books, 2000,

THE SPIRIT OF CLAY, Robert Piepenburg, Pebble Press, Farmington Hills, MI, 1996,

NCECA JOURNAL, Vol. 15, 1994-95, "Building Large Figurative Sculpture" by Adrian Arleo

AMERICAN CRAFT, Feb.-March 1991, "Portfolio"

NCECA JOURNAL, Vol. 11, 1990-91, "Emerging Talent " essay, by Adrian Arleo

STUDIO POTTER, Dec.-Jan. 1987-88 Figurative Clay Issue, Essay on Personal Use of the figure, by Adrian Arleo

CERAMICS MONTHLY, Nov. 1987 "An O.S.A.C. Residency" by Adrian Arleo

VIDEO

"ARCHIE BRAY FOUNDATION; CLAY ODYSSEY", by Chris Autio, 2001

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Icheon, Korea, Museum of Arts and Sciences, Macon, GA, Charles A.Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT, Microsoft, Seattle, WA, University of WA. Seattle, WA, Portland Community College, Portland, OR, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY, Arlene Schnitzer, Portland, OR, Candace Groot, Chicago, IL, Ruth Kohler, Kohler, WI, Pacific Enterprises, Los Angeles, CA, Gloria and Sonny Kamm, Los Angeles, CA, David Beitzel, New York, NY, John Sinker, Detroit, MI, Dr. Judith S. Schwartz, New York, NY, Dr. Ron Porter, Columbia, SC

RESIDENCIES

1987-88: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Sitka Center for Art & Ecology, Otis, OR

1986-87 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1995, VISITING INSTRUCTOR - University of Montana, Missoula, MT

1989-90, INSTRUCTOR - Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR, Ceramics: "Narrative Forms, Expressions in Clay"

1987, INSTRUCTOR - Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR, Ceramics: Handbuilding with Low- and High-fire Clay; Ceramics: Low-fire Handbuilding

1986, INSTRUCTOR - Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, Pre-College Basic Design

1985-86, TEACHING ASSISTANT - Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, Raw Materials: Clay, Raw Materials: Glaze

1985, INSTRUCTOR - Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, Pre-College Ceramics

1984, INSTRUCTOR - University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, Low-Fire Ceramic Sculpture

WORKSHOPS / LECTURES

2006, N.C.E.C.A. Annual Confernce, Portland, OR "Deep Sources of Inspiration", Panel with Richard Notkin, Tip Toland, Adrian Arleo and Rick Newby

2006, VISITING ARTIST, College of Marin, Larkspur, CA

2006, VISITING ARTIST, City College of S.F. CA.

2005, WORKSHOP: Expressive Approaches to the Human Form, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL

2005, WORKSHOP: Pottery North West, co-teaching w/ Kristine Veith, Large Scale Figurative Ceramic Sculpture, Seattle, WA

2004, VISITING ARTIST: slide lecture, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

2004, VISITING ARTIST; University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK

2003, VISITING ARTIST: Hummingbird Studio, Applegate, OR

2003, VISITING ARTIST; Miami University, Oxford, OH

2002, VISITING ARTIST, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA

2002, VISITING ARTIST; City College of San Francisco, SF, CA

2001, WORKSHOP; Expressing the Human Form, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD

2001, WORKSHOP: 2001 Clay Odyssey, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT

2000, WORKSHOP: Large Scale Animal & Figurative Sculpture, Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH

1999, VISITING ARTIST, Alberta College of Art, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

1999, VISITING ARTIST, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO

1999, WORKSHOP: Expressing the Human Form, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC

1999, VISITING ARTIST, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

1998, WORKSHOP: "Animal Imagery in Clay Sculpture", Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN

1997, WORKSHOP: "Things with Tales" sculpture & storywriting, co-taught with David James Duncan, Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, CO

1997, VISITING ARTIST, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

1997, VISITING ARTIST, Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, WY

1997, VISITING ARTIST, Florida Craftsmen Conference, Florida Atlantic University, Boca, Raton, FL

1996, VISITING ARTIST, Kansas Artist Craftsmen Conference, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS

1996, VISITING ARTIST, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM

1996, VISITING ARTIST, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

1996, VISITING ARTIST, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

1996, VISITING ARTIST, Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO

1996, VISITING ARTIST, Michigan Potters Association, Oakland Community College, Farmington Hills, MI

1995, VISITING ARTIST, San Diego State University, San Diego, California

1995, VISITING ARTIST, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

1995, WORKSHOP:Hand-building Large Figurative Sculpture, Sante Fe Clay Studio, Sante Fe, NM

1995, WORKSHOP: Hand-building Large Figurative Sculpture, Oregon School of Arts & Crafts, Portland, OR

1995, VISITING ARTIST, slide lecture, University of Montana, Missoula, MT

1994, VISITING ARTIST, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL

1994, WORKSHOP& SLIDE LECTURE, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT

1994, DEMONSTRATION, NCECA Conference, New Orleans, LA

1993, VISITING ALUMNI SLIDE LECTURER, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

1993, SLIDE LECTURE University of Montana, Missoula, MT

1992, VISITING ARTIST, Ceramic Sculpture, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA

1991, WORKSHOP: Ceramic Sculpture, Laramie County Comm. College, Cheyenne, WY

1989, WORKSHOP: The Figurative Ceramics of Adrian Arleo, Oregon School of Arts & Crafts, Portland, OR