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Ceramic artist, educator, and program developer with 20+ years of experience in ceramics education, community arts programming, studio operations, workshops, and outreach. Experienced in teaching youth, adults, university students, and community members in schools, universities, nonprofit arts organizations, and community studios. Strong background in curriculum development, collaborative programming, kiln and glaze processes, artist residencies, symposium coordination, and community engagement.
EDUCATION
2009 | University of Florida, Gainesville, FL | Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics
2004 | University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA | Bachelor of Arts, Art Education; Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ceramics
2001 | Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, IA | Associate of Arts
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Current | CAD Designer / Landscape Design | Produce detailed 2D and 3D drawings using Vectorworks and support residential landscape design projects.
Current | STUEFERDAHL Studios, Clarkesville, GA | Studio Artist & Art Educator | Develop workshops, maintain an active studio practice, and coordinate firing schedules, glazing processes, and community art experiences.
2022–2025 | Zaggs Coffee, Clarkesville, GA | Owner / Operator | Managed production roasting, branding, workflow systems, and eCommerce operations.
2011 | Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton, NJ | Instructor, Adult Ceramics & Children’s Outreach | Taught introductory ceramics classes for adults and youth and supported outreach programming.
2010 | Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN | Program Manager | Coordinated workshops, artist programming, visiting artist logistics, educational programming, symposium support, and studio operations.
2009–2010 | Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN | Artist in Residence | Assisted with studio operations, kiln firings, workshops, and outreach while maintaining an active ceramic studio practice.
2006 | Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, IA | Adult Ceramics Instructor / Ceramics Technician | Taught ceramics classes, managed kilns and glaze preparation, and supported community studio operations.
2006 | Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, IA | Interim Education Coordinator | Coordinated arts education programming and outreach initiatives.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2017–2022 | Berkeley Preparatory School, Tampa, FL | Visual Art Instructor of Record, Grades 6–8
2013–2017 | Princeton Day School, Princeton, NJ | Lower School Art Instructor of Record, Pre-K–4th Grade
2013 | Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA | Instructor of Record, Mosaics I
2013 | Princeton Day School, Princeton, NJ | Sabbatical Replacement, Foundations / Drawing / Visual Media
2012 | University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA | Instructor of Record, Ceramics Program
2010 | Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN | ArtReach Outreach Instructor, Grades 4–12
2009 | Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN | Children’s Community Classes, Grades 4–7
2008 | University of Florida, Gainesville, FL | Instructor of Record, Ceramic Figure Sculpting & Ceramic 3D Design
PROGRAMMING / LEADERSHIP
2019 | Intersections: Makers and Teachers | Co-Coordinator
2019 | Figurative Florida Exhibition | Curator
2014 | FA2: The Human Form | Co-Coordinator
2013 | MIMESIS: The Human Experience | Curator
2010 | Figurative Association: The Human Form in Clay | Co-Coordinator
SELECTED WORKSHOPS / VISITING ARTIST EXPERIENCE
2024 | The Bascom, Highlands, NC | Workshop Instructor
2019 | Clay Houston, Houston, TX | Demonstrating Artist
2018 | Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO | Workshop Instructor
2018 | Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY | Visiting Artist / Workshop Instructor
2017 | University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK | Visiting Artist & Lecturer
2015 | Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN | Workshop Instructor
2014 | Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC | Workshop Instructor
2011 | Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts, Asheville, NC | Workshop Instructor
TECHNICAL / STUDIO SKILLS
Kiln loading and firing
Glaze mixing and glaze lab management
Clay recycling and pugging
Studio maintenance and organization
Community studio operations
Introductory wheel throwing and handbuilding instruction
Figurative sculpture and mold-making
Exhibition installation and coordination
Curriculum development for youth and beginning adult ceramics
Vectorworks: 2D and 3D CAD
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere
SELECTED HONORS
2015 | American Craft Council | Emerging Voice in Craft Short List
2009 | NCECA | Graduate Fellowship Recipient
2008 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Think Tank Three Fellowship
2006 | University of Florida | Alumni Fellowship Recipient
2005 | Pearson Lakes Art Center | Best of Show
2004 | University of Northern Iowa | Summa Cum Laude Graduate
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2022 | Mastering Sculpture: The Figure in Clay
2016 | Sculpture Review Magazine
2014 | Glaze: The Ultimate Ceramic Artist’s Guide to Glaze and Color
2013 | The Ceramic Figure
2011 | Ceramics Monthly
2010 | Ceramics Art and Perception
