Brooke Noble
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Brooke Noble Artist Statement

I enjoy making objects that can rescue one from the monotony of everyday activity. As I pay homage to the ordinary, I embrace the subtleties, simple as well as specific. My intention is to be a catalyst, allowing people to become engaged with the objects and aware of the moment.

I habitually reference the house as a metaphor, considering ideas surrounding the comforts of home, activities within the domestic realm and the significant distinctions between the interior and the exterior of this particular structure.

I am also motivated by the sense of naïveté and the sensations of wonder and discovery that come with my impression of what childhood was, is and should be.

My work is a culmination of traditional craft methods, industrial processes, modern design and unconventional fabrication in attempt to be a part of a contemporary conversation.

Brooke Noble Artist Resume

EDUCATION

2008, M.F.A. Ceramics, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL

2006, Ceramics Study Abroad Program, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

2001-02, Special Student Program, Post-Bach Ceramics, Syracuse University

2001, B.F.A. Art Education, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (cum laude)

1997-98, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2008, Visiting Artist / Demonstrator, St. Louis Community College at Meramec, St. Louis, MO

2008, Ceramics Instructor, Art 202 Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL

2007, Ceramics Instructor, Art 202 Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL

2007, Three Dimensional Design Instructor, Art 112D (Sculpture Foundations Course)

2007, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL

2006, Three Dimensional Design Instructor, Art 112D, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL

2006, Study Abroad Summer Semester, Oaxaca State, Mexico

2006, Ceramics Studio Technician, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL

2005, Gallery / Exhibitions Assistant, Southern Illinois, University, Edwardsville, IL

2004, Studio Assistant / Ceramics Instructor, Bluseed Studios, Saranac Lake, NY

2004, Studio Technician, Colorado Mountain College, Aspen, CO

Studio Assistant / Ceramics Instructor, Bluseed Studios, Saranac Lake, NY

2002-03, Studio Technician / Instructor / Gallery Assistant, Vermont Clay Studio, , Waterbury Center, VT

2002, Juror / Exhibition Assistant, Shaped Clay 2002, Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY

2002, Summer Assistant / Studio Technician, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Lake, NY

2002, Artist Assistant, Fabius Clay Studio, Fabius, NY

2001, Summer Assistant / Studio Technician, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Lake, NY

1999, Tile Commission, McLaughlin Residence, Erie, PA

ARTIST RESIDENCIES

2008, Bluseed Studios, Saranac Lake, NY

2004, Bluseed Studios, Saranac Lake, NY

2004, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO

2003, Bluseed Studios, Saranac Lake, NY

2002-03, Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury Center, VT

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2009, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Lake Placid, NY

2008, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL, Art 202 Ceramics Instructor

2007, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL, Art 202 Ceramics Instructor

2007, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL, Art 112D Three Dimensional Design Instructor

Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL, Art 112D Three Dimensional Design Instructor

2004 , Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Lake Placid, NY, Ceramic Workshop Instructor

2003-04, Bluseed Studios, Saranac Lake, NY, , Ceramics Instructor

2002-03, Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury Center, VT, , Adult /Children/Claymobile (nomadic ceramic education) Instructor

2001, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY, Children's Workshop Instructor

2001, Syracuse City School District, Syracuse, NY, Grant Middle School, Student Teacher, Grades 6-8 Art, and Jamesville-Dewitt High School, Student Teacher, High School Ceramics

2000-01, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, , Saturday Morning Children's Art Workshops, Pre-K-8th grade

INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

2009, Small Favors IV, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

2009, All Forms: Studio Pottery Invitational, Gandee Gallery, Fabius, NY

2009, Potters as Sculptors, Sculptors as Potters, NCECA, Mesa Community College, AZ

2009, Brooke Noble solo exhibition, Women in the Arts, Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield, MA

2009, Under Cover, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY

2008, Winterfest 2008: National Holiday Exhibition, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD

2008, Studio Pottery Invitational, Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield, MA

2008, Our Cups Runneth Over, Society of Arts & Crafts, Boston, MA

2008, Evidence of Inhabiting Daydreams, Thesis Exhibition, Edwardsville Arts Center,Edwardsville, IL

2008, Another Cup?, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD

2007, Hand Held Drinking Vessels, Main Street Art Gallery, Edwardsville, IL, Curator: Dan Anderson

2007, Small Favors II, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

2007, Emerging Excellence, 13 Regional University Programs, NCECA 2007, Louisville, KY

2007, Featured Artists: Jennifer Gandee & Brooke Noble, NCECA 2007, Louisville, KY

2007, Invading Spaces: an exhibition of Installation, Art & Design Building, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL

2006, Mexica 2006: perspectives on a cross-cultural experience, New Wagner Art Gallery, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL

2006, SIUE CLAY: spanning the ceramic spectrum, Rowland Gallery, Greenville College, IL

2006, Mastery in Clay: Annual Auction 2006, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

2006, The Teapot Exhibition, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

2006, brooke noble: In the Niche, Niche Gallery, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

2005, Gifted: Annual Holiday Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

2005, Winterfest 2005: National Holiday Exhibition, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD

2005, Mastery in Clay: Annual Auction 2005, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

2005, Midwestern Migration, solo exhibition, Bluseed Studios, Saranac Lake, NY

2005, Bluseed at Green Door, Green Door Gallery, Burlington, VT

2005, brooke noble: featured artist series, UPS store, Saranac Lake, NY

2005, A Good Ex-Cuse: Syracuse University Alumni and Faculty, NCECA 2005 Tour de Clay, Historic Flag House Museum, Baltimore, MD

2004, Gifted: Annual Holiday Invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

2004, The Ranch is at UM!, Anderson Ranch Faculty/Resident Exhibition, New Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

2004, Summer Art Walk Exhibition, Findley Lake Community Gallery, Findley Lake, NY

2004, All over the map: an exhibition of contemporary pottery, NCECA 2004, , Blackmold Studios, Indianapolis, IN

2003, Clay, Collage, Lead & Silver, Bluseed Studios, Saranac Lake, NY

2003, Vermont Clay Studio Resident Exhibition, Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury Center, VT

2002, Winterfest 2002: National Holiday Exhibition, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD

2002, Art on the President's Porch, summer art series, Chautauqua Institution, NY

2002, Installation for the College of Visual & Performing Arts, Crouse College, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

2001, Claymates: department show, Sarah Coyne Art Gallery, Syracuse, NY

2001, Inklings, B.F.A. senior exhibition, Sarah Coyne Art Gallery, Syracuse, NY

2001, en Route, organized by the committee of Women & Art, Spark Gallery, Syracuse, NY

2001, Syracuse University Ceramics Department Show, Sarah Coyne Art Gallery, Syracuse, NY

2001, Artists as Educators, Sarah Coyne Art Gallery, Syracuse, NY

2001, Small Works, Skytop Gallery, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

JURIED EXHIBITIONS

2008, NCECA 2008 Regional Student Juried Exhibition, Pittsburgh Center of the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA, Jurors: Allegheny Meadows/Kristen Kieffer

2008, North American Ceramic Cup Show, Studio Angelico, Siena Heights University, Adrian, MI, Juror: Andy Brayman

2008, Student Arts Competition, University Gallery, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL

2008, The Cup: Drinking Vessel, Function & Concept, Amelia Center Gallery, Gulf Coast Community College, Panama City, FL,

2007, Art Outside 2007, Schlafly Bottleworks, St. Louis, MO

2007, 7th Annual National Juried Cup Show, Kent State University, Downtown Gallery, , Kent, OH, Juror: Bill Jones

2007, By the Ounce, a juried shot glass show, NCECA 2007 Louisville Stoneware Pottery, , Louisville, KY, Juror: John Neely

2007, Annual Graduate Art Exhibition, New Wagner Art Gallery, Southern Illinois University, , Edwardsville, IL, Wagner Potter's Association Ceramic Award

2006, 6th Annual National Juried Cup Show, Kent State University, Downtown Gallery, , Kent, OH, Juror: Jason Hess

2006, Annual Graduate Art Exhibition, New Wagner Art Gallery, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL

2004, 100 Teapots II, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, Juror: Gay Smith

2004, Cup: The Intimate Object II, Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Fort Wayne, IN , , Juror: Julia Galloway

2002, Plates '02: an exhibition of ceramic plates, RCC Art Gallery, Riverside, CA

1999, Erie Festival of the Arts, Blasco Public Library Gallery, Erie, PA

1997, Chautauqua County Young Artists, Prendergast Library Gallery, Jamestown, NY, Honorable Mention

WORKSHOPS

2008, Then & Now: Ceramic Installation Across Time, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC

2004, Kiln Building in Jamaica, Anderson Ranch / Good Hope Plantation, Falmouth, Jamaica

2003, Advanced Porcelain with Angela Fina, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC

2003, Kiln Building with Doug Casebeer, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

2002, Wood Fired Pottery with Linda Christianson, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC

2001, Wood Fire Ceramics with Susan Beecher, Peter's Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ

RELATED EXPERIENCE

2009, NCECA volunteer, 16th Annual Cup Sale, Phoenix, AZ

2008, NCECA volunteer, 15th Annual Cup Sale, Pittsburgh, PA

2008, Visiting Panelist, Post-Bach Decisions, Seminar for B.F.A. candidates, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL

2007, NCECA volunteer, 15th Annual Cup Sale, Louisville, KY

2005-07, Exhibiting Artisit, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

2006 , NCECA volunteer, 14th Annual Cup Sale, Portland, OR

2005, NCECA volunteer, Baltimore, MD

2002-03, Exhibiting Artist / Gallery Associate, Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury Center, VT

2000, Mural Painting / Student Community Service Art Program, Syracuse City School District, Syracuse, NY

2000, Art Classroom Volunteer, Clymer Central School, Clymer, NY

2000, Summer Recreation Program Volunteer, Findley Lake Community Center, NY

1999, Tour Guide for the School of Visual & Performing Arts, Syracuse University, NY

MEMBERSHIPS

2002-09, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, (NCECA)

2005-07, Wagner Potters Association, Southern Illinois University, student organization

2000-02, Shaped Clay Society, Syracuse University, student organization

2001, National Arts Education Association

2001, Syracuse University Art Education Association

HONORS / RECOGNITION

2009, S.O.S ( Special Opportunity Stipend) Grant, NY State, March Recipient, The Arts Council for the Northern Adirondacks

2008, Summer Work-Study Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC

2008, The Studio Potter Graduate Merit Award, Regional Student Juried Exhibition, NCECA, Pittsburgh Center of the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA

2008, Purchase Award, Student Arts Competition, University Gallery, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL

2008, Founder's Award, Annual Art Auction, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL

2007, Juror's Choice Purchase Award, The Cup: Drinking Vessel, Function & Concept, Amelia Center Gallery, Gulf Coast Community College, Panama City, FL

2007, Cup of Merit Commission Award, 15th NCECA Fellowship Fund Cup Sale, NCECA conference, Louisville, KY

2007, Wagner Potters Association Ceramic Award, Graduate Exhibition Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL

2006, Vice President, Wagner Potters Association, Student Organization, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL

2006, Graduate Studies Travel Stipend, Travel Abroad Summer Semester, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL

2006, Pohlman Memorial Ceramics Scholarship, Spring Semester, The Pohlmans, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL

2004, SOS ( Special Opportunity Stipend) Grant, NY State, Aug. & Dec. recipient, The Arts Council for the Northern Adirondacks

2003, Summer Work-Study Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC

2002, Projects Pool Individual Artist Fellowship Grant, Annual Arts Appeal for Chautauqua County, Arts Council for Chautauqua County, NY

2002, Summer Work-Study Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC

2001-02, Secretary, Shaped Clay Society, Student Organization, Syracuse University, NY

2001, Summer Workshop Scholarship, Peter's Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ

1999-01, Myrtie M. Gifford Scholarship, Student Scholarship for Outstanding Achievement, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

1995, Certificate of Outstanding Achievement & Accomplishment, New York State Congressional Art Competition,

PUBLICATIONS

"Brooke Noble returns to BluSeed Studios." Free Trader Today March 7, 2009, 2.

Kieffer, Kristin and Meadows, Allegheny, "Regional Student Juried Exhibition" Ceramics Monthly, vol. 56, no. 7, September 2008. 46.

"The MFA Factor: Volume 2," Ceramics Monthly, vol. 55, no. 8, October 2007, 36-39.

Zimmer, Jeanine, "Brooke Noble," Art-e-fakt, vol.4 issue 3, August 2004