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“My work uses shape and form to inflate color. Working within the realm of function expands the potential. History of ceramics, painting and sculpture collide. Clay has a simple directness – it prints beautifully.”
About John Gill
John Gill is a ceramic artist and educator. Gill is a professor of Ceramic Art at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. A member of the Council of the International Academy of Ceramics, he has travelled and lectured throughout the US, Canada and China. His work has been shown at the L.A.County Museum of Art; Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York City; Harvey Meadows Gallery, Aspen; Kraushaar Gallery, New York City; Revolution Gallery, Detroit, Michigan; Yossi Milo Gallery, New York City and Hadler Rodriquez Gallery in New York.
Gill’s work is held in the permanent collections of numerous art museums including the Brooklyn Museum, New York; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Newark Museum, New Jersey, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gill’s work will be included in the upcoming exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, Shapes From Out of Nowhere. His work is featured on the cover of the catalog.
John Gill CV
EDUCATION
1975
Master of Fine Arts, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
1973
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
1968–71
Cornish School of Allied Arts, Seattle, WA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1984–2022
Professor, School of Art & Design, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
1979–84
Assistant Professor, Kent State University, Kent, OH
1979
Visiting Instructor, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Winter Instructor, Archie Bray Foundation
1977–78
Instructor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
1977
Visiting Instructor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
1975–77
Instructor, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Instructor, Rhode Island School of Design, Extension School
SELECTED SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2024
John Gill and Russell Tyler: Like Chocolate and Peanut Butter, Mindy Solomon Gallery, Miami, FL
2020
Harvey Preston Gallery, Aspen, CO, two-person show with Andrea Gill
2018
Harvey Meadows Gallery, Aspen, CO, two-person show with Andrea Gill
2017
John Gill and Jose Sierra, Santa Fe, NM
2016
Harvey Meadows Gallery, Aspen, CO, two-person show with Andrea Gill
2015
Architecting Color, Paul Kotula Projects, Ferndale, MI
2014
Recent Work, Harvey Meadows Gallery, Aspen, CO, two-person show with Andrea Gill
2013
Hand, Hewn, Angle, Cohen Gallery, Alfred University, Alfred, NY, with Kevin Wixted
2012
Harvey Meadows Gallery, Aspen, CO, two-person show with Andrea Gill
2011
Noble Greenough Foster Gallery, Dedham, MA, two-person exhibit with Doug Casebeer
2010
Harvey Meadows Gallery, Aspen, CO, two-person show with Andrea Gill
2009
New Work, Kraushaar Gallery, New York, NY
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM, two-person show
2008
Harvey/Meadows Gallery, Aspen, CO, two-person show with Andrea Gill
Paul Kotula Projects, Ferndale, MI
2007
New Work, Kraushaar Gallery, New York, NY
2005
New Work, Kraushaar Gallery, New York, NY
2003
Kevin Jacobs Design Studio, Los Angeles, CA
1000 Years of Ceramics, Jingdezhen, P.R. China, Alfred Show
IAC/Korea Invitational
2002
The Pottery Workshop, Shanghai, P.R. China
Kraushaar Gallery, New York, NY, one-person show
1999
10 x 1 – 1 x 10, Kraushaar Gallery, New York, NY
1998
Hot, Revolution Gallery, Ferndale, MI
Kraushaar Gallery, New York, NY, one-person show
Revolution Gallery, Ferndale, MI, one-person show
1997
Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, two-person show with Andrea Gill
1996
Revolution Gallery, Ferndale, MI
New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred, NY
Museum of Ceramic Art, Alfred, NY
Kraushaar Galleries, Inc., New York, NY
1995
Revolution Gallery, two-person exhibit with Gary Stephan, Ferndale, MI
1994
Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1992
Grace Borgenicht, New York, NY
Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1991
Swidler Gallery, Royal Oaks, MI
1990
Grace Borgenicht, New York, NY
Clay Place, Pittsburgh, PA
Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1988
Grace Borgenicht, New York, NY
1987
Hinkle Memorial Library, Alfred State College, Alfred, NY, with Andrea Gill
1986
Maurine Littleton Gallery, Washington, DC
Grace Borgenicht, New York, NY
Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
1985
Hadler-Rodriguez Gallery, New York, NY
1984
D.B.R. Gallery, New York, NY
University of Colorado, Sibell-Wolle Fine Arts Building, Boulder, CO
1983
Hadler-Rodriguez Gallery, Houston, TX
Garth Clark Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Hadler-Rodriguez Gallery, New York, NY
1981
Akron Art Institute, Akron, OH
Hadler-Rodriguez Gallery, New York, NY
Ohio Wesleyan University, OH
Clay Place, Pittsburgh, PA
Craftsmen’s Gallery, Omaha, NE
Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH
1980
The Gallery, School of Art, Kent State University, Kent, OH
Ells Gallery, Blossom Music Center, Northampton Township, OH
1978
Mini Gallery, Colorado State University, CO
Lodestone Gallery, Boulder, CO
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
Shapes from Out of Nowhere, Robert Ellison Collection, Metropolitan Museum of New York, NY
2016
Guest List, Cohen Gallery, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay – NCECA, Kansas City, MO
50 Year Anniversary Exhibition: Anderson Ranch Art Center, NCECA, Kansas City, MO
2015
Summer Ceramic Workshops Exhibition, Cohen Gallery, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
2014
Live Auction, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, CO
Art Stream, NCECA
2013
Bowl Invitational Exhibit, Portland, OR
Art Stream, NCECA
Alumni Auction, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
Live Auction, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, CO
Art Stream, NCECA
2012
Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
Lennox Hill Fundraiser, with Kevin Jacobs and Angus Powers
Art Stream, NCECA, Houston, TX
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay – NCECA, Houston, TX
Exploding Boundaries: Faculty Drawing Exhibition, Fosdick Nelson Gallery, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Open Studio with Michael Ashley, Alfred, NY
2011
Culinary Culture, Southwestern Texas University, Huntington, TX
Nazareth College, Rochester, NY
SELECTED GRANTS & AWARDS
2018
Recipient of the James Renwick Alliance Distinguished Educator Award
2014
Elected Fellow, American Craft Council
Inducted into Keramos, Ceramic Engineering Honorary Fraternity
Excellence in Teaching Award
2008
SUNY Chancellor’s Award, Excellence in Teaching
2004
Inducted into the International Academy of Ceramics, Geneva, Switzerland
2002
Teagle Scholar Award for Sabbatical Enhancement, Alfred University
1998
Mini Grant on Glaze and Clay Research with Dr. William Carty
1996
Excellence in Teaching Award
1992–93
National Endowment for the Arts, Individual Artist Grant, $20,000
1988
New York State Foundation for the Arts, Artist Fellowship
1983–84
Ohio Arts Council Individual Artists Grant in Crafts, $6,000
Ohio Arts Council Individual Artists Grant in Crafts, $4,000
1979
Individual Craftsman Grant, National Endowment for the Arts, $10,000
1978
Workshop Grant through the Archie Bray Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts
Laramie Crafts Guild Show, Award
Young Americans, Clay/Glass Award, American Craft Council
WORKSHOPS & LECTURES
2016
Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
Alfred Ceramic Summer Workshops, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
2015
Hawaii Craftsman Guild, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Punaho High School, Honolulu, HI
Alfred Ceramic Summer Workshops, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
2014
Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
Morphology of Form, Alfred Summer Ceramics Workshop, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
2013
Keynote Speech, Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale, South Korea
Homage to a Painter’s Studio: A Real Allegory of a Seven-Year Phase in My Artistic Career, Randolph Art Guild, Asheboro, NC
2012
Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2011
Nobles Greenbourgh School, Dedham, MA, with Doug Casebeer
Pottery Workshop, Jingdezhen, P.R. China
2010
Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2008
Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2007
“From Atoms to Art,” Conference/Lecture with Bill Carty, UCL, London, UK
2006
Alfred Summer School, Alfred, NY
Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2005
Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
92nd Street Y, New York, NY
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
Alfred Summer School, demo/lecture/final critique, Alfred, NY
Aberystwyth 10th Anniversary International Ceramic Festival, Wales, UK
NCECA Conference, introduced Wayne Higby, NCECA Honorary Fellow – I-Ching/Zane
2004
Bowling Green University, OH
Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, CO
NCECA Conference, technical panel with Bill Carty and Matt Katz, Indianapolis, IN
1000 Years of Porcelain, Jingdezhen, P.R. China
2003
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2002
Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, P.R. China
Beijing Central Academy of Fine Arts, P.R. China
Beijing College of Art & Design, P.R. China
Shanghai University, P.R. China
Suzhou Art Institute, P.R. China
Xixing Sculpture Studio, P.R. China
San Bao Institute, P.R. China
Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Halifax, NS
92nd Street Y, New York, NY
2001
Yellow Spring Art Center, Chester Springs, PA
Santa Fe Clay Studio, Santa Fe, NM
Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY
Bray 50th Anniversary, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, IL
Alfred Summer School, Alfred, NY
1999
Oakland Community College, Pontiac, MI
Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
The Firehouse, Norman, OK
1998
Alfred Summer School, Alfred, NY
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Monmouth University, Red Bank, NJ
1996
Reducing Lowfat Diet, American Ceramic Conference, Frog Hollow, Middlebury, VT
University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA
Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
IRIS International Ceramics Seminar, Porvoo, Finland
1995
Elderhostel, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Whiteware Symposium, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Chautauqua Art Institute, Chautauqua, NY
1994
Congregation of Liberal Judaism, Orlando, FL
Central Florida University, Orlando, FL
Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY, week-long workshop
Krannert Museum, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL, panel member
1993
Ceramic Symposium, Calgary, AB, Canada
Emily Carr School of Art, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, CO
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
Sotheby’s Decorative Art Program, Alfred, NY
Terra Cotta Day, Alfred, NY
1992
California State University at Long Beach, CA
University of Hartford, Hartford, CT
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
1991
Kent State University, OH, Blossom Summer School
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Radcliffe Potter Guild, Boston, MA
Harbourfront Art Center, Toronto, ON, Canada
Basketry Symposium, Harbourfront Art Center, Toronto, ON, Canada
Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AK
1990
Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, CO
Cleveland Institute of Art, OH
South Florida Art Center, Miami Beach, FL
1989
Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Halifax, NS
Alfred Summer School, Alfred, NY
Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
Radcliffe Ceramics Studio, Boston, MA
1988
Miami University, Oxford, OH
Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, CO
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Cornell Pot Shop, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
1987
Bergren Forum, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Worcester Craft Center, Worcester, MA
Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, CO
Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Halifax, NS
1986
Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
Alfred Summer School, Alfred, NY
1985
NCECA, St. Louis, MO
Cheltenham Art Center, Cheltenham, PA
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
1984
Oklahoma State University at Stillwater, OK
Craft Guild of Dallas, Dallas, TX
Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, CO
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AK
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Fred Jones, Jr. Museum of Art, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Kansas City Art Institute, MO
Kent State University, OH
Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Robert Pfannebecker Collection, Lancaster, PA
Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH
Newark Museum, Newark, NJ
Nelson Atkins Museum, Kansas City, MO
Ohio Wesleyan University Museum, Delaware, OH
5th IRIS International Ceramics Collection, Porvoo, Finland
Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, RI
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England
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