Education -        

M.F.A. (Ceramics Major, Painting Minor), University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 1989

B.F.A. (Ceramics Major, Painting Minor), Philadelphia College of Art, PA, 1981

Teachers Certification, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA 1994

Fellowships/Awards/Distinctions -                  

Geraldine F. Dodge Teacher’s Fellowship Winner, 2005

Geraldine R. Dodge Teacher Grant, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Artist's Fellowship, New Jersey State Council for the Arts, 1986, 1990, 1998

Second Prize (Functional), Philadelphia Regional Exhibition, NCECA, 1992

Teaching Experience -

Rancocas Valley Regional High School, MT Holly, NJ, 1994-present

Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA, Adjunct, 1999-2002

Arcadia University, Glenside, PA , Summer class, 2000

Camden County College, Blackwood, NJ, Adjunct, 1992-present

Burlington County College, Pemberton, NJ, Adjunct, 1996-1997

Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ, 1990-1999, 1981-1987

Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, Adjunct, 1993-1996

University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Adjunct, 1991-1994

The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, 1990-1994

92nd Street Y, New York, NY, 1990-1992

University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 1988-1989

Related Work Experience -

Ceramics Technician, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, 1990-1994

Installation Advisor, Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA), Philadelphia, PA, 1992

Ceramics Technician, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 1987-1988

Director of Ceramics, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ, 1982-1987

Partner/Full Time Potter, The Wright Pottery, Moorestown, NJ, 1984-1986

Recreation Leader, Philadelphia Recreation Dept., Philadelphia, PA, 1981-1984

Shop Technician, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, 1981-1982

Selected Workshops -

Miami University, Oxford, OH, 2009

The Arvada Center, Arvada, CO, 2004, 2003, 2001, 1999, 1994

Western Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO 2004, 2003, 2001, 1999

Matt Burton Gallery/ School, Surf City, NJ  2004

Greenwich House Pottery, NYC, 2000, 1999

Laloba Clay Center, Steamboat Springs, CO, 1999

Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV, 1999

Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA, 1999

Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA, 'The Provocative Cup,' 1998

Crafts Students League, New York, NY, 'Thrown and Touched,' 1998

Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ, 1999, 1998

Touchstone Center for Crafts, Uniontown, PA, 1999, 1998

Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT, 'Thrown and Touched,' 1998

Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT, 'Thrown and Touched,' 1998

Long Beach Island Foundation of Arts, Loveladies, NJ, 'Techniques,' 1991-2000

The Ah Haa School, Telluride, CO, 'Touch the Earth,' 1995, 'Altered Forms,' 1994

Richmond Center for Crafts, Richmond, VA, 'Meet the Artist,' 1994

Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA, 'Wood-Firing,' 1990-93

Committees/Organizations -

Board of Trustees, Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA 1991-1993

Ceramic Committee, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ 1990-present

Liaisons Committee, Rancocas Valley Regional High School, Mount Holly, presently

Workshop, Special Events, Exhibitions Advisor, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

Publications -           

500 Teapots Volume 2, 2013

Exploring Kiln Techniques, American Ceramic Society, 2004

Studio Practices, Techniques and Tips, American Ceramic Society, 2004

Ceramics Monthly, USA, 'Red Clay', March 1999

Clay Times, USA, 'Salt-Fired Forms', May 1998

Ceramics Monthly, USA, 'Recycling that Kiln', April, 1998

Ceramics Monthly, USA, 'The Provocative Cup', December 1997

The Philadelphia Inquirer, USA, 1997, 1995, 1994, 1991

The Spirit of Clay, by Robert Pipenberg, 1995

Ceramics Monthly, USA, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1987

4 Ceramics, (ceramic publication) Taipei, Taiwan, 1994

Ceramic Review, UK, 'American Clay Artists,' 1993

Studio Potter, USA, 'New Jersey Ceramic Artists', 1992

Television, PBS Profile on David G. Wright making a Sugar/Creamer, 1992

American Craft, USA, 'Profile', 1991

The New York Times, 1987

Commissions -        

The Trovan Group, New York, NY

Price/Waterhouse Accounting Firm, Madrid Conference 1996

American Red Cross, Philadelphia, PA, 1990

Collections -

Newark Museum, Newark, NJ

Western Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO

Manchester City Art Museum, Manchester, UK.

The Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Hootkin, New York, NY

Arthur Williams, New York, NY

Bob Gilson, Art Director- 92nd St. Y, NY, NY

Helen Drutt, Helen Drutt Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

William Daley, Artist/Educator, Elkins Park, PA

George and Betty Woodman, Artists/Educators, New York, NY

Mary Fahl, (Singer) Sony Records, NY, NY

University of the Arts, 'Permanent Collection', Philadelphia, PA

Duane Michaels, Photographer, (Purchase Gift of Philadelphia College of Art), 1981

Wholesale /Retail Shows -

Wheaton Village Craft Show, Millville, NJ 2007

Moorestown Craft Show, Moorestown, NJ 2007

Collingswood Craft Show, Collingswood, NJ 2007

Baltimore Winter Market, American Craft Council, Baltimore, MD, 1993

Philadelphia Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA, 1993

The Armory Show - Masterpieces, American Craft Council, New York, NY, 1990

Buyers Market, The Rosen Agency, Boston, MA, 1991, Valley Forge, PA, 1987

Buyers Market, The Rosen Agency, Valley Forge, PA 1985

Solo Exhibitions -

MT Burton Gallery, Surf City, NJ “Featured Artist”, September 2013

The Art Center, Grand Junction, CO “Desire”  July/August 2004

MT Burton Gallery, Surf City, NJ “Recent Work” June 2004

Mount Holly Community Gallery, Mount Holly, NJ  2002

MT Burton Gallery, Surf City, NJ July 2001

The Middle Fish, 'Altered Forms,' Boulder, CO 1997

McNair Gallery, 'Red Forms,' Telluride, CO 1995

Rosenfeld Gallery, 'Recent Work,' Philadelphia, PA, 1994

Owen-Patrick Gallery, Manayunk, PA, 1994

Virginia Center for the Craft Arts, Richmond, VA, 'Re-Formation,' 1994

The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, 'Re:Vision,' 1994

Fleischer Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA, 'Challenge Exhibition,' 1993

The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, 'A Delicate Balance,' 1992

Sibell-Wolle Fine Arts Gallery, Boulder, CO 'Small Craft Warning,' 1989

Madison and Main Gallery, Greely, CO, 1989

Lodestone Gallery, Boulder, CO 'Porcelain,' 1989

Camden County College, Blackwood, NJ 1985

Selected Exhibitions -

6th Annual Invitational Cup Show , The Artisan Gallery, Northampton, MA, 2012

Faculty Show, Miami University, Oxford, OH, 2009

Mastery in Clay , The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA 2006

Mid-Atlantic Ceramists, (NCECA 2005), Whitehall Gallery, Annapolis, MD 2005

Crafts Concepts, The Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ 2004

Mastery in Clay , The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA 2003

MAAC Exhibit, Moorestown Community Center, Moorestown, NJ 2002

Moore College of Art, Faculty Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA 2002

Mastery in Clay: New Work, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA 2002

Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY, 2000, 1999

Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV, 1999

Functional Pottery Part II, John Elder Gallery, New York, NY, 1998

Fleischer 20th Anniversary, Fleischer Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA, 1998

Salt-Fired Forms, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT, 1998

Michigan Mud Conference, Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, MI, 1997

Drawings, Peter Joseph Gallery, (Watershed Auction), New York, NY, 1996

Cups, ArtSpace, Seattle, WA, 1996

The Blues' Show, Merchantville Pottery Co-op, Merchantville, NJ 1996

Teapots, Atlantic Blue Gallery, Atlanta, GA 1996

Innovation, Fine Arts Gallery, New Orleans, LA 1996

Brancusi Inspired, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, 1995

Teapots, Avante Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio, 1995

Small Works, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1995

Teapots, The Middle Fish, Boulder, CO 1995

Cups, Revolution, Ferndale, MI 1995

Cups, (Annual) Artspace, Seattle, WA 1995

New Jersey Clay Artists, Rowan College, Glassboro, NJ 1995

Cups, Swidler Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI, 1994

The Clay Studio Residents, Boulder Arts and Crafts, Boulder, CO 1994

Cups, (Annual) ArtSpace, Seattle, WA 1994

Salt-Firing Potters, Denver, CO 1994

New Jersey Arts Annual, Montclair State Museum, Montclair, NJ 1994

Tea Party, American Craft Museum, New York, NY, 1993

The American Way, Aberystwyth Arts Center, Wales, UK (one year traveling), 1993

Space Within: The Vessel as Sculpture, Hopkins House, Haddonfield, NJ 1993

Teapots, The Farrell Collection, Washington, DC 1993

New Jersey Clay Vessels, Wheaton Village, Millville, NJ 1993

Studio Days ‘93, Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA 1993

South Jersey Clay Connection, Glassboro State College, Glassboro, NJ 1993

Thrown and Altered, Lill Street Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1992

First Cup of the Day: Beauty Through Use, Swidler Gallery, Royal Oak, MI  1992

Built, Thrown and Touched: Contemporary Clay, Exhibits USA (traveling), 1992

NCECA Philadelphia Clay Regional, Painted Bride Art Center, PA, 1992

Shapes and Forms III, Long Beach Island Foundation, Loveladies, NJ 1992

Alumni Exhibition, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA 1992

Studio Days '92, Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA 1992

High Tea, Moira-James Gallery, Green Valley, NV, 1991

Just Fired: New Ceramic Work, Tempe Arts Center, Tempe, AZ, 1991

First Juried Exhibition, National Museum of Ceramic Art, Baltimore, MD, 1991

NJSCA Fellowship Exhibition, Gallery at Bristol-Myers, Squibb, Princeton,NJ 1991

Crafts Concepts, Margate Art Center, Margate, NJ 1991

New Jersey Arts Annual, The Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ  1991

Collector's Circle, Nancy Margolis Gallery, Portland, ME, 1990

Five Person Exhibition, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI, 1990

Form to Fancy: Contemporary Teapots, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, PA, 1990

Peters Valley Residents, Office Gallery, Layton, NJ 1990

The Teapot, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1990

Clay for Collectors: Cups and Bowls, The Clay Place, Pittsburgh, PA 1990

Teapots, Appalachian, Washington D.C. and Bethesda, MD 1990

Three Person Exhibition, Abington Art Center, Abington, PA 1990

New Jersey Arts Annual: Crafts, The Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ 1990

Master Pieces, American Craft Council, The Armory, New York, NY 1990

Shapes, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, 1990

Teapots 1990, Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE 1990

American Clay Artists, Port of History Museum, Philadelphia, PA, 1989

National Clay Lines, Northwest Craft Center, Seattle, WA, 1989

National Teapot Show, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmore, NC, 1989

Materials Hard & Soft, Denton Art Center, Denton, TX 1989

Craft Design `89, Colorado Artist Craftsmen Gallery, Denver, CO 1989

The Dripless Spout, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, 1988

Spotlight `88, American Crafts Council, Kentuck Museum, AL 1988

Fired With Enthusiasm, Campbell Museum, Camden, NJ (traveling), 1987

Two Person Exhibition, Blue Streak Gallery, Wilmington, DE 1987

Craft Fellowship Winners, Lee Sclar Gallery, Morristown, NJ 1987