Michael Connelly . Resume

catalog artist statement resume   biography

EDUCATION
1999 MFA, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, School of Art and Design, Alfred, New York, Honors, National Deans List
1995 BFA, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, School of Art and Design, Alfred, New York, Honors, Divisional Honors
Post Baccalaureate Student, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, New York
Hartford School of Art, Harford Connecticut
Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York
Miami University of Ohio, Oxford, Ohio
Shelburne Craft School, Shelburne, Vermont
Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, Vermont
Community College of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont

EXHIBITIONS
2009
“New Work” Michael Connelly and Tara Wilson, Harvey Meadows Gallery, Aspen, Highlands, Colorado
“Bi-Costals” Michael Connelly (East)/Trent Burkett (West) Trax Gallery, Berkeley, California
Ceramics: Form and Function. Reynolds Gallery, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California
90 Teapots that Pour, Xen gallery, Edwardsville, Illinois
“Teapots: Functional, Formal, Narrative”, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
LaMesa, Santa Fe’ Clay, Santa Fe’ New Mexico
“Functional Variations” Freehand Gallery, Los Angelis, California
“Yunomi Invitaional” Akar Design, Iowa City, Iowa
2008
New Work: Michael Connelly” Harvey/Meadows Gallery, Aspen Highlands, Colorado
“Linda Christianson and Michael Connelly” AKAR Design, Iowa City, Iowa
“Mastery in Clay” The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
“China Connection: “Li Chao, Michael Connelly and Barbera Didduk”
Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
2007
“Tea” Santa Fe’ Clay Gallery, Santa Fe’ New Mexico
“Pitcher Show”
“Featured Artist, Michael Connelly” AKAR Design, Iowa City, Iowa
“Summer Instructors Show” Santa Fe’ Clay Gallery, Santa Fe’ New Mexico
“ La Mesa”
“ Walter Gropius Master Artist , Michael Connelly” Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, West Virginia
“Handheld drinking Vessels” Main street Art gallery, Edwardsville, Illinois
”90 teapots that Pour” Xen gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
“Yunomi Invitaional” Akar Design, Iowa City, Iowa
“Functional Forms: Exploring Meaning and the Handmade Vessel”. Murray State University, Murray Kentucky

WORKSHOPS/LECTURES
Arrowmont School for Arts and Crafts, Gatlinberg, Tennessee
Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, Colorado
Museum of Contemporary crafts, Portland, Oregon
Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, Portland, Oregon
LH Project, Joseph, Orgeon
Hui No’ Eau Art Center , Makawao, Hawai
Santa Fe’ Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Walter Gropous Master Workshop, Huntington Museum of Art
Huntington, West Virginia
Haystack Mountain School for Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine
Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania
Alberta College of Art and Design, Alberta,,Canada.
Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, Connecticut
New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire.
IS183 School of the Berkshires Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Penland School for Crafts, Penland, North Carolina
Castle Hill Truro, Truro, Massachusetts
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana
Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana
Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, New Jersey
Odyssey Center for Crafts, Ashville, North Carolina
Seward Park Art Studio, Seattle, Washington
West Chester Community College, West Chester, New York
Frog Hollow Craft Center, Manchester, Vermont
Castle Hill Center for the Arts, Truro, Massachusetts
Touchstone Center for Crafts, Farmington, Pennsylvania
Mudflat Studio, Somerville, Massachusetts
University of Montana, Missoula, Montana
Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania
Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana
Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, Portland, Oregon
Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana
Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
Carroll College, Helena, Montana
Colorado Mountain College, Aspen, Colorado

RESIDENCIES
LH Project, Joseph, Oregon
WATERSHED CENTER FOR THE CERAMIC ARTS, Edgecomb, Maine
THE ARCHIE BRAY FOUNDATION FOR THE CERAMIC ARTS, Helena, Montana
ANDERSON RANCH ART CENTER, Snowmass Village, Colorado
MENDOCINO ART CENTER, Mendocino, California

AWARDS
“Best of Show” 2003 Strictly Functional Pottery National, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
“Best Teapot” 2003 Strictly Functional Pottery National, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
“Useful Pot Merit Award” 2003 NCECA Clay National, San Diego, California

PERMANENT/PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana
Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, North Carolina (Promised Gift)
China Yaoware Ceramic Museum, Tonchuang, Xian, Peoples Republic of China
Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, West Virginia
International Museum of Ceramic Art at Alfred University, Alfred, New York