Emily Reason
Asheville in Atlanta 2007

About Emily Reason

Emily Reason lives in western North Carolina where she is a part of a diverse crafts community, set amongst the Appalachian Mountains. Emily holds an Artist's Residency at the EnergyXchange, a unique landfill initiative project that harnesses landfill-methane gas to fuel the pottery kiln in which she fires her pots. Emily's formal training in ceramics includes a Bachelor of Fine Art degree from West Virginia University and continued education from Chautauqua Institution's School of Art, Penland School of Crafts, and Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts. In addition to selling pottery, Emily teaches ceramics at various art centers. She values her experiences in teaching, travel and hiking as vital balances and influences for her lifestyle as a potter.  

Emily Reason Artist Statement

As a ceramic artist, I create functional pottery that maintains my devotion to quality craftsmanship along with visual and tactile beauty. Each piece is thrown on the potter's wheel, altered and trimmed, then carved, decorated and glazed on the surface.

I am currently using a landfill-methane gas fueled kiln, which intrigues me to further explore alternative energy options so that I may be less dependent on conventional fuels as well as reduce my negative impact on the environment. I am interested in the function of forms and the decorative surface that they lend themselves to. I strive to portray provocative, elegant and classic forms, complimented by glazes evocative of colors found in nature.  

Emily Reason Artist Resume

EDUCATION

Summer 2002 - Ceramics, Figure Sculpture, Chautauqua Institution School of Art, Chautauqua, NY

May 2002 - Bachelor of Fine Art, Cum Laude, Ceramics Concentration, Art History Minor, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Summer 2001 - Summer in China Program, Shanghai, Jingdezhen, Xining and Beijing, China Through West Virginia University

August 2007- Energy Xchange, Group Exhibition, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC

June 2007- North Meets South, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD

April 2007- Third Annual Instructor's Exhibit, Hayloft Gallery at Jacksonville Art Center, Floyd, Va

January 2007- Coming Up Down South, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC

November 2006- Winterfest, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD

September 2006- 3rd Annual Ceramics Invitational, Artisan Gallery, Belleville, WI

May 2006- Odyssey Goes West, Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT

May 2006 - Faculty Exhibit, Invited, Hayloft Gallery at Jacksonville Art Center, Floyd, Va

April 2006- Past Residents of Odyssey, Group Show, Artemesia Gallery, Asheville, NC

April 2006 - Teapots a Go-Go, Mudfire Gallery, Decatur, GA

February 2006- Potters of the Energy Xchange, Mudfire Gallery, Decatur, GA

March 2005- NCECA Clay National, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD

April 2004- The Butter Dish Show, Odyssey Gallery, Asheville, NC

June 2004- Odyssey Resident Artists, Group Show, Front Gallery, Asheville, NC

February 2004- International Cup, The Clay Studio of Missoula, MT

October 2003- Salt & Pepper, Odyssey Gallery, Asheville, NC

November 2003- Odyssey Resident Artists Exhibition, Group Show, Fine Arts Center, Greenville, SC

September 2002- Recent Works from Chautauqua, Solo Show, Zenclay, Morgantown, WV

May 2002- Joint Exhibition of Ceramic Works, Solo Show, Zenclay, Morgantown, WV

April 01 & 02- Art at the Met, Group Show, Metropolitan Theatre, Morgantown, WV

AWARDS

April 2007- 2nd Place, Artisphere, Greenville, SC, Cash Award

Nov 2006- Regional Artist Project Grant, North Carolina Arts Council, funding to build portable display.

Sept 2006- 2nd Place, Bakersville Creek Walk Art Festival, Bakersville, NC

EXPERIENCE

2005-Present- Emily Reason Ceramics, Sole Proprietor

Present- Resident Artist, Energy Xchange, Burnsville, NC

2004-Present- Ceramics Instructor, Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts, Asheville, NC

2003-2005- Resident Artist, Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts, Asheville, NC

Assistant to the Managing Director, Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts, Asheville, NC

Fall 2002- Production Potter, West Virginia University Pottery Production Studio, Morgantown, WV

2002-2003- Ceramics Instructor, Zenclay, Morgantown, WV

500 Pitchers, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Co., New York, NY 2005

"Color as Meaning: NCECA Clay National 2005," Ceramics Monthly, September 2005, p.15.

500 Cups, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Co., New York, NY 2005

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