Annette Gates Workshop

Functional Delicacies:
Handbuilding in Porcelain

Annette Gates will help participants gain familiarity with porcelain and learn to take advantage of its inherent properties through handbuilding with slabs. The focus of the workshop will be to make a series of forms that are visually integrated, consistent in form yet uniquely altered. Participants will work alongside Annette, creating cups, saucers, cream & sugar sets, and other functional delicacies.

Annette will demonstrate her techniques for using slab construction, press molds, and templates to develop a variety of forms as they relate to function. The group will investigate the unique working properties and translucency of Cone 6 porcelain. Participants will also learn Annette's methods for activating surface and finishing with glazes.

Class size 18. Introductory handbuilding experience helpful.

Annette Gates Short Bio

Annette is a studio potter and part time instructor living in Athens Georgia. Originally from Colorado, Annette received her BFA in 1993 from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She moved to Georgia in 1996 to pursue a Masters Degree at the University of Georgia, which she completed in 1999.

Since then she has taught locally and nationally at institutions such as the Atlanta College of Art, The Arrowmont School of Art and Craft, Elon University in North Carolina, and the University of Georgia, including the UGA studies abroad program in Cortona, Italy. Annette has been an artist in residence at the International Ceramic Center in Denmark, the Women's Studio Workshop in Rosendale, New York, and the Hambidge Center in North Georgia. Her work is shown nationally in galleries and juried national exhibitions.

Annette Gates Resume

Education

1999, MFA Ceramics, with Departmental Distinction; Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

1993, BFA Ceramics; University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado

Professional Experience

2005, Adjunct Instructor, Ceramics and Foundations, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Spring and Summer Semester

2004, Adjunct Instructor, Ceramics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Fall Semester

2004, Adjunct Instructor: Ceramics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Summer Session

2002, Adjunct Instructor: Ceramics, University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program in Cortona, Italy. Spring Semester

2001, Adjunct Instructor: Ceramics, Red Rocks Community College, Golden, Colorado. Spring Semester

2000, Full-Time Faculty Sabbatical Replacement: Ceramics and Design Foundations. Elon College, Elon College North Carolina. Fall Semester

2000, Adjunct Instructor: Ceramics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Summer Session

1999, Adjunct Instructor: Ceramic Sculpture. Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, Georgia. Fall Semester

1999, Adjunct Instructor: Ceramics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Spring Semester

1997-1998, Graduate Part Time Instructor: Ceramics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Fall Quarter and Spring Quarter

1997-1998, Ceramics Studio Technician, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Winter Quarter and Fall Semester

1997, Ceramics Studio Assistant, Studies Abroad Program in Cortona Italy, University of Georgia. Summer Session

1994-1996, Ceramics Studio Assistant/Technician, Red Rocks Community College, Golden, Colorado

1993, Internship: Class and Studio Assistant, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado. Spring Semester

Solo and Two Person Exhibitions

2005, Micro-scopia, exhibition with painter Laura Bell, instructor at the Art Institute of Atlanta. Kiang Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

2004, Evidence of things Unseen, solo exhibition. Kiang Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

2004, Small Cups and Tangible Gems, exhibition with Rob Jackson, Assistant Professor of Jewelry and Metals at UGA. Broad Street Gallery, University of Georgia, Athens Georgia

2002, Together/Apart, exhibition with Cynthia Lollis, Printmaking and Photography Studio Co-ordinator, Penland School of Crafts. Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, New York

2000, Holiday Show, exhibition with Ted Saupe, Associate Professor of Ceramics at UGA. Loblolly Gallery, Athens Georgia

1999, Becoming Audible, MFA Exhibition. Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

1999, In Response, solo exhibition. Lamar Dodd School of Art, Foyer Gallery. University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

1997, Argillaceous: Growing in Clay, solo exhibition. Lamar Dodd School of Art, Courtyard Gallery. University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

1996, Selected Works, solo exhibition. Red Rocks Gallery, Red Rocks Community College, Golden, Colorado

1993, Expectation/ No Expectation, BFA Exhibition, Siebel Wolle Fine Art Gallery, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado

Invitational Exhibitions

2006, Perspectives 2006, Invitational Pouring Vessel Show, Oconee Cultural, Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, Georgia Nancy Green, curator

2006, Georgia Potters, Then and Now, Madison Morgan Cultural Center, Exhibition with co-curator Rick Berman. Madison, Georgia

2006, Atlanta Teapot Festival, The Signature Shop and Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

2005, Women Ceramic Artists, Cowles Myles Collier East Gallery, Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia

2005, Perspectives 2005, Georgia Potters, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, Georgia

2005, Clay: A Celebration of Organic Form, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta Georgia. Marianne Lambert, curator.

2004, Gather 'Round the Table: 50 Penland Artists, Hodges-Taylor Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina

2004, Perspectives 2004, Georgia Potters, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, Georgia

2004, First Annual Chili Bowl and Tumbler Exhibition, Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, New York

2003, CLAY, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia. Rick Berman, curator

2002, Small Works Show, Mercury Gallery, Athens, Georgia

2002, RSVP: A Dinnerware Invitational, Penland Gallery, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina

2001, Faculty Exhibition, Isabella Cannon Gallery, Elon College, North Carolina

2000, Cups Cupboards and Cabinets, The Signature Shop Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

1999, Faculty Exhibition, Atlanta College of Art, Main Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

1999, Earth and Fire, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

1997, Mostra, Pallazo Vagnotti, Cortona, Italy. University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program in Cortona, Italy

1997, East/West Metals: Student Metalsmithing Exhibition, Kansas State University and the University of Georgia. Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

1995, The Big Little Show, Genre Gallery, Denver, Colorado

Juried Group Exhibitions

2005, Cup: The Intimate Object IV, Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Linda Arbuckle, Juror

2005, Hand Crafted, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Juror: Jean McLaughlin, Director, Penland School of Crafts

2004, Eight Fluid Ounces, Louisiana State University School of Art Gallery. Baton Rouge, Louisiana

2004, The 2004 International Orton Cone Box Show, Baker University, Baldwin, Kansas. Janet Mansfield, Editor, Ceramics Art and Perception, Australia and Phil Rogers, England, jurors

2004, The Fourth Minnesota National Print Biennial, Katherine E. Nash Gallery. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Siri Engberg, Associate Curator, Walker Art Center, Marjorie Devon, Director, Tamarind Institute, University of New Mexico, John Scott, Artist, Professor, Xavier University, curators

2004, LaGrange National Biennial, 2004, Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, LaGrange, Georgia. Eleanor Hartney, juror

2003, La Petite IX, A Small Format Show, Alder Gallery, Coburg, Oregon. Dena E. Brown, Steve Reinmuth, Jill Atkin, jurors.

2003, Under Cover: Book Arts, St. Louis Art Guild Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri. M.J. Goerke, curator

2003, The Wichita National 2003, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, Kansas. Josh DeWeese, Archie Bray Foundation, juror

2003, Lyndon House Art Center 's 28th Juried Exhibition, Lyndon House Art Center, Athens, Georgia. Rachel Blackburn, juror

2003, New Prints, International Print Center, New York, New York. Ann Fensterstock, collector, Joseph Goddu, Director, Hirschl and Alder Galleries, Inc., Laura Steward Heon, curator MASS MoCA, Faye Hirsch, writer and critic, Leonard Lehrer, Dean, Fine and Performing Arts, Columbia College, Chicago, jurors.

2001, Tile: Out of the Box, Torpedo Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia. Peter King, Architectural Ceramist, and Xinia Marin, University of Costa Rica, jurors

2001, Spotlight 2001, American Craft Council Southeast Region Juried Exhibition, Arleene LewAllen, LewAllen Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, juror. Arrowmont School for Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee

2001, The Hand Held Cup, Odyssey Center for the Ceramic Arts, Asheville, North Carolina

2001, Lyndon House 26th Juried Exhibition, Lyndon House Art Center, Athens, Georgia. James Dean, founder of the NASA Art Program, Smithsonian Institution, juror.

1998, Toe Five: an exhibition of small works, Pedestrian Gallery, Jacksonville, Florida, Xenia Zed, juror

1998, Lyndon House 24th Juried Exhibition, Morton Theater, Athens, Georgia. William T. Wiley, University of California, Davis, juror

1996, Colorado Clay, Foothills Art Center, Golden, Colorado. Jim Leedy, artist, Kansas City, Missouri, juror

1994, Colorado Open, Foothills Art Center, Golden, Colorado

Guest Curator

2006, Georgia Potters, Then and Now. Featuring work by historical and contemporary potters. Rick Berman, co-curator. Madison Morgan Cultural Center, Madison, Georgia.

Collections

2003, Saints Days, artist book collaboration with Cynthia Lollis. In the following permanent collections:

University of Delaware Library, Special Collections, Newark, Delaware

Virginia Commonwealth University, Cabell Library, Richmond, Virginia

Ohio State University, Fine Arts Library, Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio

Rochester Institute for Technology Libraries, Rochester, New York

Yale University Sterling Memorial Library, Arts of the Book Collection, New Haven, Connecticut

2002, Museum of International Ceramic Art, Guldagergard, Denmark.

Workshops Instructed

2005, The Hand as Tool, one-week workshop, Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, Georgia Summer

2005, From Shape to Form: Handbuilding with Porcelain, one week workshop, Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, New York. Summer

2005, The Handbuilt Vase, one-day hands-on workshop, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, Georgia. Winter

2004, Tile and Mosaic Design, eight week class, Good Dirt Community Clay Center, Athens, Georgia. Winter Session

2004, On and Off the Wheel, eight-week class. Good Dirt Community Clay Center, Athens, Georgia. Winter Session

2003, Hand-built Functional Pottery, ten-week class. Good Dirt Community Clay Center, Athens, Georgia. Fall Session

2003, On and Off the Wheel, two eight-week classes. Good Dirt Community Clay center, Athens, Georgia. Winter and Spring Sessions

2003, Tile and Mosaic Design, two eight-week classes, Good Dirt Community Clay Center. Winter and Spring Sessions

2003, Teen Wheel, eight week class for teenagers. Good Dirt Community Clay Center, Athens, Georgia

2002, Form, Function and Composition in Clay, one-week workshop, Arrowmont School for Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

2002, Glaze Chemistry Seminar, Good Dirt Community Clay Center. Athens, Georgia

2001, Ceramics, eight week course for home-schooled children. Good Dirt Community Clay Center, Athens, Georgia

2000, Glaze Basics Seminar. Chastain Art Center, Atlanta, Georgia

2000, Wheel Throwing, eight-week class at Good Dirt Community Clay Center, Athens, Georgia. Spring Session

2000, Winter Sampler, three day open-studio and demonstrations at the Lyndon House Art Center, Athens, Georgia

1998, Art Symposium. Hands-on workshop for visiting high school students, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

1996, The Art Experience: Wheel Throwing Demonstrations at Lakewood on Parade, Lakewood, Colorado

Visiting Artist

2004, Slides and Hand-building Demonstration, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado.

2003, Slab Building with Porcelain: demonstration and discussion, University of Georgia, Athens Georgia

2001, Guest Critic: Final critique, beginning through advanced level ceramics students, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado

Artist in Residence

2004, Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, Georgia. Three week Residency.

2002, Museum of International Ceramic Art, Guldagergard, Denmark. One-month residency.

2002, Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, New York. Six-week residency, collaboration with Cynthia Lollis on Saints Days: artist book printed in a limited edition of 60.

Grants

2002, Grant funded by the Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, New York to produce Saints Days.

Scholarships/Awards

2004, Jacqueline Seamans Scholarship: partial funding for one-month residency at the Hambidge Center in Rabun Gap, Georgia.

1999, Masters Degree with Departmental Distinction, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

1999, Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

1998, Mary Rosenblatt Graduate Scholarship, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

1997&1998, Dorothy MacRae Ceramic Arts Scholarship, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

1998, Honorable Mention, Lyndon House 24th Juried exhibition, Athens, Georgia. William Wiley, juror.

1997, Commune de Cortona and Jack Kehoe Scholarships for University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program in Cortona, Italy

Publications

2004, 500 Cups, published by Lark Books. A collection of 500 cups made by contemporary ceramic artists. Edited by Suzanne Turtillott. ISBN: 1-57990-593-5