cv Jason Walker 3261 Robertson Rd. Bellingham, WA 98226 (Home and studio) 360-739-8897 [email protected] Education 1999 MFA, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA 1996 BFA, Utah State University, Logan, UT Professional Experience 2006 Instructor, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC, (two and a half week intensive course titled “Drawing on Form”) 2005 Instructor, sabbatical replacement, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, (taught advanced, intermediate and beginning ceramics) 2001 and 2002 Instructor, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT (taught two eight week courses of intermediate and advanced ceramics) 1999–2001 Instructor and Instructional Assistant, Napa Valley Community College, Napa, CA (Instructor of Record for a ceramic course titled “Drawing on Clay” and a basic drawing course, also maintained studio and equipment) 1998 Technical Assistant, Haystack School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME (Assistant to ceramic artist Kurt Weiser) 1997- 1999 Teaching Assistant, Basic Drawing, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA (Instructor of Record, taught two semesters) Teaching Assistant, Basic Ceramics, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA (Instructor of Record, taught three semesters) Grants, Fellowships and Awards 2002-03 Taunt Fellowship, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT 2001 Selected, Exhibiting Member, with The Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California, San Francisco, CA 1999 Mary B. Bishop Scholarship, Full Tuition Waiver, Haystack School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME

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1997-99 Graham Student Fellowship, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA Graduate Assistantship, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA 1997 NCECA Student Fellowship, Japan study trip. Saga University Summer School Program, Saga City, Kyushu, Japan. Intensive language, culture and ceramic study; Full tuition scholarship provided by The Japanese Ministry of Education and The Association of International Affairs 1996 Nora Eccles Harrison Ceramic Scholarship, Full tuition waiver, Utah State University, Logan, UT 1991 100 Mile Radius Academic Scholarship, Utah State University, Logan, UT Hallmark Award Nomination, National Scholastic Regional Art Show, Idaho State Univ., Pocatello, ID Peoples’ Choice Award, National Scholastic Regional Art Show, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho Solo Exhibitions 2007 Nature Seeker, SOFA Chicago, represented by Ferrin Gallery, Chicago, IL Featured Artist, Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle, WA 2006 Biomorph, Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, MA 2004 New Works, Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, AZ Featured Artist, SOFA Chicago, represented by Ferrin Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003 Drawing on Form, Lill Street Art Center, Chicago, IL Taunt Fellowship Exhibition, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT 1999 Solo Graduate Thesis Exhibition, The Pennsylvania State University Zoller Gallery, State College, PA Group Exhibitions 2007 Red, curated and juried by Richard Notkin, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD Northwest Figurative Ceramics Invitational, Turman Larison Contemporary Gallery, Helena, MT 2006 SOFA Chicago, represented by Ferrin Gallery, Chicago, IL

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Interface: A Selection of Contemporary Ceramics, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK Pots in Portland, invitational curated by Dan Anderson, The Japanese Garden Pavilion, Portland, OR Coming of Age: 21 Years of Ceramics, Utah State University, The Hall Gallery, Portland, OR and Nora Ecles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan, UT Archie Bray Benefit Live Auction, Helena, MT Former Bray Residents’ Show, Turman Gallery, Helena, MT Bowls, Charlie Cummings Clay Studio and Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN 2005 International Ceramic Conference Exhibition, Yixing, China 13 + 1: Chris Staley and Penn State Alumni, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA James Renwick Alliance Museum Live Auction, Washington D.C. SOFA Chicago, Ferrin Gallery, Chicago, IL House of Wonder: Surrealism + Still Life + Objects of Curiosity, Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, MA The Navigators: Art + Science + History + Travel, Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, MA A Tale to Tell, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI Japan/USA: A Cross Cultural Exchange, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM After Arcimboldo, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA American Masters: Guest Artists from the Santa Fe Clay Summer Workshop Program, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM Human Nature, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore, MD The Animal Instinct, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD Drawings, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2004 The Drawn Surface, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM Bird in Hand: Raffle to Benefit CERF, SOFA Chicago, Chicago, IL James Renwick Alliance Museum Live Auction, Washington D.C. 2003 NCECA Clay National Exhibition, San Diego, CA Subject Me-Object: Autobiographical Ceramic Sculpture, Invitational, Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, Massachusetts SOFA New York, represented by Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, AZ Archie Bray Benefit, Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, AZ James Renwick Alliance Museum Live Auction, Washington D.C. ASU Museum Live Auction, Tempe, AZ 2002 ACGA Exhibitors Show, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA Archie Bray Foundation Summer Exhibition, Helena, MT Archie Bray NCECA Exhibition, The Cube Gallery, Kansas City, MS Strictly Functional National Exhibition, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA, (received 'Purchase Award’) 2001 NCECA Clay National Juried Exhibition, Winthrop Gallery, Rock Hill, SC ACGA Exhibitors Show, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA Mug ShotsIinvitational Mug andCcupSshow, Artworks Gallery, Bozeman, MT

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Archie Bray Resident Exhibition, Kolva Gallery, Spokane, WA New Works, invitational at the Odyssey Gallery, Ashville, NC Porcelain 2001, Esmay Fine Art, Rochester, NY; (received 'Juror's Award') Strictly Functional National Exhibition, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA 2000 Napa Valley College Faculty Exhibition, Napa, CA Sonoma County Museum Invitational Exhibition, Santa Rosa, CA 1997 Kutani International Decorative Ceramics Competition, Komatsu Dome, Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan Strictly Functional Pottery National Exhibit, The Clay Studio, Euphrata, PA NCECA Student Show, Las Vegas, Nevada Utah Clay, Traveling exhibition, Las Vegas, Nevada (NCECA), Salt Lake City, UT, and Cedar City, Utah 1996 Celebrate the Arts Exhibition, Alliance for the Varied Arts, Logan, UT Utah State University Student Exhibition, Logan, UT 1991 National Scholastic Regional Art Show, Pocatello, ID 1989 National Scholastic Art Show, New York City, NY Bibliography Building blocks of a career, the. (2006, October). Ceramics Monthly. 54, 44. Burgard, Timothy Anglin. The contents of tea. In The Diane and Sandy Besser Collection: a catalogue for the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, De Young (Cover photo, pp. 1112, 73). Hong Kong: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. Burnett, Roberta. (2004, February, 27). Artist’s pieces land in middle of ‘ceramic funk’:Walker’s irony, wit put porcelain works in genre. Scottsdale Republic, S12. Clark, Donald (2006/2007). Biomorph. In Clay in Art: International Yearbook 06/07 (pp. 112118). Athens, Greece: Kostas Tarkasis. Clay Times. (2001, March/April). 6. Clay Times. (1997, June). 17. Former ISU student to offer clay workshops. (2003, November, 16). Idaho State Journal, E5 International Ceramic Art Exhibition: Yixing China Catalogue. (2005). Shanghai, China: Shanghai Chinese Classics Publishing House of Century Press Group. 037.

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Kagan, Dick. (2004, May). High tea: One of a kind teapots are steeped in eye appeal, brewing with delightful notions and occasionally pouring forth moral concerns. Art and Antiques, 56-59. Kutani international decorative ceramics competition ’97. (1997). Komatsu, Japan: Takakuwa Art Printing Co., Ltd. 48. Leigh, Bobby. (2004, May). All fired up. Art and Antiques. 20-21 Newby. Rick. (2004). Things of the spirit: Jas on Walker’s interrogation of technology. Ceramics, Art and Perception, 59-62. .Newby, Rick. (2003). Things of the Spirit: Jason Walker's interrogation of technology. Ceramic Excellence: Fellowships at the Archie Bray Foundation, monograph. 3-4. Portfolio. (03/04, December/ January). American Craft, 63, 50. Smith, Dawnell. (2006, Februart, 19). Ceramics:UAA exhibit aims to emphasize sculptural side of pottery. Anchorage Daily News, D-4, D-8. SOFA Chicago 2007 catalogue. (2007). Chicago, Illinois: Expressions of Culture, Inc 120. SOFA Chicago 2006 catalogue. (2006). Chicago, Illinois: Expressions of Culture, Inc 118. SOFA Chicago 2004 catalogue. (2004). Chicago, Illinois: Expressions of Culture, Inc 125. Sweet, Marvin. (2006). The Yixing Effect: Echoes of the Chinese Scholar (pgs. 90, 163). Beijing, China: Foreign Languages Press. Upfront. (2004, February). Ceramics Monthly, 14. Walker Hollis. (2006). A whole new ball of clay. Catalogues, Santa Fe Issue. 64-66. World ceramic Biennale Workshop Catalogue. (2003). Seoul, South Korea: World Ceramic Exposition Foundation. 18. Conferences 2007 Lecture “New Works”, NCECA, Louisville, KY 2005 Lecture, Yixing International Ceramic Art Conference 2005, Yixing, China 2003 Demonstrator and Lecture, World Ceramic Biennale Workshop, Yeoju Ceramic Design Workshop, Yeoju, South Korea, (one week simultaneous demonstration with eight other international artists.)

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Lectures and Workshops 2006 Visiting Artist, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, CO, two-day workshop Visiting Artist, Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, WA, one-day workshop 2005 Lecture, Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute, Jingdezhen, China Lecture, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China Instructor, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM, one-week intensive study workshop Visiting Artist, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, two-day workshop Visiting Artist, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA, two-day workshop 2004 Visiting Artist, University of Kentucky at Louisville, Louisville, KY, one-day workshop Visiting Artist, Murray State University, Murray, KY, two-day workshop Visiting Artist, Plano Community College, Dallas TX, two-day workshop 2003 Lecture, Sangmyung University, Seoul, South Korea Visiting Artist, Lill Street Art Center, Chicago, IL, two-day workshop Visiting Artist, Illinois State University, Bloomington, IL, one-day workshop Visiting Artist, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, two-day workshop Visiting Artist, Utah State University, Logan, UT, one-day workshop 2001 Visiting Artist, North Star Ceramic Center, Spokane, WA, one-day workshop 2000 Instructor, Salt Fire Workshop, Scott Parady Studio, Pope Valley, CA, one-week intensive Gallery Representation Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield, MA Artist Residencies 2001-2003 Full-time resident at The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT Collections Arizona State University Art Museum, Ceramic Research Center, Tempe, AZ Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA Diane and Sandy Besser Collection, Santa Fe, NM Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, De Young, San Francisco, CA Nora Ecles Harrison Museum, Logan, UT Permanent Collection Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT Sonny and Gloria Kamm Teapot Collection, Las Angeles, CA Yixing Ceramics Museum, Yixing, China

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