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Chad Curtis
Assistant Professor, Ceramics Department
chad.curtis@temple.edu
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EDUCATION

2002               MFA, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
1997               BFA, Ceramics and Printmaking (Magna Cum Laude), Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN.

AWARDS AND HONORS
2006               Faculty Research Grant, College of Visual & Performing Arts, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
2005               Merit Accommodation, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
2002-2003       Faculty Research Grant. Pomona College, Claremont, CA.
2000-2002       Graduate Fellowship. New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
1997               Second Place. Minnesota State Fair Exhibition, Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, MN.
                      Individual Artist Grant. Prairie Lakes Regional Art Council, Waseca, MN.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
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. Invitational group exhibition.
Cityscape/Landscape, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA. Invitational group exhibition.

2006
First Look Emerging Artist Series: Sculpture. Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ. Juried group exhibition.
Scope Miami, Miami Beach, FL. Invitational group exhibition.
One Part Clay: Ceramic Avant-garde & Mixed Media, Garth Clark Gallery/ Long Island City,Long Island City, NY. Invitational group exhibition curated by Garth Clark and Mark Dean.
ART(212), 69th Regiment Armory, New York, NY. Invitational group exhibition.
Amazing Clay Three, Staunton Augusta Art Center, Staunton, VA. Invitational group exhibition.
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. Invitational group exhibition. (catalog)

2005
Scope Miami, Townhouse, Miami Beach, FL. Invitational group exhibition.
AAF Contemporary Art Fair, Pier 92, New York, NY. Invitational group exhibition.
SOFA New York, Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, NY. Invitational group exhibition.

2004
The Slipcast Object, Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts at The Depot, Steamboat Springs, CO. Juried (Richard Notkin) group exhibition.
Amazing Clay, Too, Staunton Augusta Art Center, Staunton, VA. Invitational group exhibition.
Clay Mechanics, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Conference, Indianapolis, IN. Juried group exhibition.

2003
x3: Installations by Chad Curtis, Barry Jones, and Donna Stack, Art Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN. Invitational exhibition.
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. Invitational group exhibition.
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. Invitational group exhibition.
Robert Turner Gallery, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY. Two-person exhibition.
Fall Business Meeting, Whiteware Research Center, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY. Invitational group exhibition.
Summer Exhibition, Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY. Invitational group 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 exhibition.

1998
Subterraneans, Carnegie Art Center, Mankato, MN. Invitational group exhibition.

COLLECTIONS
2002 Gloryhole Collection, Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University Alfred, NY.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
2007
Elizabeth Reichert, "Encountering Hybridisation," Ceramics Art & Perception, Issue 68.
Ziggy Hanaor, ed., Breaking the Mould: New Approaches to Ceramics, London: Black Dog Publishing, 2007.
ClayArt International, annual yearbook, Greece, 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.

EMPLOYMENT
2007-Present    Assistant Professor, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Elkins Park, PA.
2004-2007        Assistant Professor of Art, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
2002-2004        Visiting Assistant Professor, Pomona College, Claremont, CA.