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EDUCATION
2002

1997

MFA, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY.

BFA, Ceramics and Printmaking (Magna Cum Laude), Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN.

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AWARDS AND HONORS
2008

2006

2005

2002-2003

2000-2002

1997

Summer Research Award, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Elkins Park, PA.

Faculty Research Grant, College of Visual & Performing Arts, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Merit Accommodation, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Faculty Research Grant. Pomona College, Claremont, CA.

Graduate Fellowship. New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY.

Individual Artist Grant. Prairie Lakes Regional Art Council, Waseca, MN.

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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Forthcoming

2009

Exporting Pop: A Western Fantasy, Kuwait Art Foundation Limited Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

NCECA Biennial, ASU Art Museum, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (catalog)RoCoCoPoP, DEAN PROJECT, Long Island City, NY.

RoCoCoPoP, Crossing Art, Flushing, NY.

39th Annual Ceramics Exhibition, Crossman Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI.

Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.

Table Sculpture, Washington Project for the Arts, American University Museum at the Katzen Center, Washington, D.C.

Margins: A Nontraditional Approach to Clay, The Icehouse, Phoenix, AZ.

The 10th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition, University of Hawaii Art Gallery, Honolulu, HI.

2008 Synthetic, Sloan Fine Arts Gallery, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, Lock Haven, PA. (solo)

Synthetic Experiments, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY. (two-person exhibition)

Archaeology of Wonder, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT.

Cast: Sculpture, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.

Primary, Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University, Grand Rapids, MI. (catalog)

Members Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.

On A Pedestal and Off The Wall, The Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH.

2007 Mastery in Clay 2007, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.

Point of Departure, DEAN PROJECT, Long Island City, NY.

Scope Hamptons, East Hampton, NY.

DEAN PROJECT special exhibition, Garth Clark Gallery, Long Island City, NY.

CIRCA Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Cityscape/Landscape, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.

2006 First Look Emerging Artist Series: Sculpture.

Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ.

Scope Miami, Miami Beach, FL.

One Part Clay:Ceramic Avant-garde & Mixed Media, Garth Clark Gallery, Long Island City, NY.

Invitational group exhibition curated by Garth Clark and Mark Dean.ART(212), 69th Regiment Armory, New York, NY.

Amazing Clay Three, Staunton Augusta Art Center, Staunton, VA.

One Part Clay: Ceramic Avant-garde & Mixed Media (special SOFA exhibition), SOFA New York, Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, NY.

Invitational group exhibition curated by Garth Clark and Mark Dean. (catalog and essay)

SOFA New York, Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, NY. (catalog)

2005 Faculty Exhibition, Sawhill Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Scope Miami, Townhouse, Miami Beach, FL.

AAF Contemporary Art Fair, Pier 92, New York, NY.

SOFA New York, Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, NY. (catalog)

2004 The Slipcast Object, Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts at The Depot, Steamboat Springs, CO. Juried (Richard Notkin) group exhibition.

Faculty Exhibition, Sawhill Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Amazing Clay, Too, Staunton Augusta Art Center, Staunton, VA.

Clay Mechanics, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Conference, Indianapolis, IN.

2003 x3: Installations by Chad Curtis, Barry Jones, and Donna Stack, Art Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN.

Pomona College Faculty Exhibition, Pomona College Museum of Art, Pomona College, Claremont, CA.

2002 Groundswell: The Postindustrial Wave in Ceramic Sculpture, Garth Clark Gallery/ Long Island City, Long Island City, NY.

MFA Thesis Exhibition, Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY.

2001 SUNY Metro Recruitment Center, New York, NY.

Robert Turner Gallery, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY. (two-person exhibition)

2000 Robert Turner Gallery, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY. (two-person exhibition)

At the Helm, Carnegie Art Center, Mankato, MN. (solo)

1998

1997

Subterraneans, Carnegie Art Center, Mankato, MN.

Faculty Exhibition, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME.

Framed Art, Carnegie Art Center, Mankato, MN. (two-person exhibition)

Fragile: Handle Like Eggs, Kiesling House Gallery, New Ulm, MN. (two-person exhibition)

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PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, Lock Haven, PA.

Gloryhole Collection, Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University Alfred, NY.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Forthcoming Brown, Glen. “Chad Curtis: Retooling Technology; Recasting Creativity,” Ceramics Art & Perception.

Brown, Glen, ed. 500 Ceramic Sculptures. Asheville, NC: Lark Books.

2009

2008

Huebner, M. and R. Klanten, ed. Tangible: High Touch Visuals, Berlin: Gestalten Press.

Stern, Melissa. “Art Mutants Greenwich House,” New York Press (November 12, 2008). www.nypress.com/article-18910-art-mutants-greenwich-house.html (accessed November 28, 2008).

Mutlu Baskaya, “Materials and Objects Inspiring the Designer and the Artist,” Seramik Turkiye, Istanbul, Turkey, July-September, 2008. 124-131.

2007 Shin Yeon Jeon, “Ceramic Artists Who I Met at the SOFA New York 2007,” Ceramic Art Monthly, Seoul, Korea, August, 2007. 62-65.

Elizabeth Reichert, “Encountering Hybridisation,” Ceramics Art & Perception, Issue 68. 47-52.

Twomey, Claire,“Contemporary Clay.” Breaking the Mould: New Approaches to Ceramics, ed. Cigalle Hanaor, 27. London: Black Dog Publishing, 2007.

Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio, “One Part Clay,” Clay In Art International Yearbook 06/07, ed. Kostas Tarkasis, 186-203. Athens: ClayArt International, 2007.

2006 Ralph Bellatoni, “Visual Arts Center of NJ in Summit features work of promising new artists,” Courier News, December 14, 2006.Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio, “One Part Clay,” Neue Keramik, November/December, 2006. 32-35.

Elizabeth Reichert, “One Part Clay,” Ceramics Monthly, November, 2006, 20.

Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio, “One Part Clay,” SOFA NEW YORK 2006, The Ninth Annual International Exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art, 2006.

2005 Dennis Stevens, Interview, www.redefiningcraft.com, New York, New York, June 1, 2005.

SOFA NEW YORK 2005, The Eight Annual International Exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art. Chicago: Expressions of Culture- NY, Inc., 2005.

2004 Theresa Curry, “Clay Times at SAAC,” Eightyone, October, 2004.

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EMPLOYMENT
2007-

2004-2007

2002-2004

Assistant Professor, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.

Assistant Professor of Art, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Visiting Assistant Professor, Pomona College, Claremont, CA.

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