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Sharon Brush  

Education
     1997-1999     Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
                          Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics
     1981-1985      State University of New York, New Paltz, NY
                          Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ceramics
 
Work Experience
     2018-2021     Adjunct Faculty, University of New Mexico at Los Alamos, Los Alamos, NM (ceramics)
     2010-2011     Gallery Director, Northland Pioneer College, Show Low, AZ
     2010-2011     Professor, Northland Pioneer College, Show Low, AZ (ceramics, art history, art appreciation)
     2009-2010    Adjunct Faculty, Northland Pioneer College, Show Low, AZ (ceramics)              
     1999-2000    Instructor, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT (ceramics)    
     1997-1999     Instructor of Record, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI (ceramics)    
     1996-1997     Adjunct Faculty, Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria, CA (ceramics)    
     1988-1989     Instructor, North Country Community College, Saranac Lake, NY (ceramics)    
 
Artist Residency
     1999-2000    Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena Montana
 
Workshops and Presentations
     ​2021              New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists Association at Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, NM   Slide presentation and workshop
     2014              Arvada Center for the Arts, Denver CO   Slide presentation and workshop
     2014              Southern Arizona Clay Artists Association, Tucson, AZ Slide presentation and workshop
     2009             Northeastern Arizona Fine Arts Association, Pinetop, AZ   Slide Presentation
     2008             Roswell Museum and Art Center, Roswell, NM   Slide Presentation and Workshop
     2006             Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM   Workshop
     2006             Mimbres Region Arts Council, Silver City, NM   Slide Presentation
     2001              New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM   Slide Presentation and Workshop
     2000             Montana State University, Bozeman, MT   Slide Presentation and Workshop
     2000             Holter Museum of Fine Art, Helena, MT   Slide Presentation
 
Solo and Two Person Exhibitions
     ​2023            "Forces of Nature: Sharon Brush and Melissa Kennelly", Taos Ceramic Center, Taos, NM     
     2018             "The Vessel as Sculpture", University of New Mexico/Los Alamos, NM
     2007             "Emergence", Art Space 116, Albuquerque, NM
     2006             Blue Dome Gallery, Silver City, NM  
     2000             Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT  
     1998              Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, RI  
     1991               Desurmont-Ellis Gallery, Taos, NM 
     1989              Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Lake Placid, NY
     1987              The Greenhouse Gallery, Oakhurst, NJ
 
Selected Group Exhibitions
     2023             33rd Annual Arts Thrive, Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM
     2021              31st Annual Arts Thrive, Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM
     2019              29th Annual Arts Thrive, Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM
     2018              28th Annual Arts Thrive, Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM
     2018              Visionmakers 2018, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, OK
     2018              San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of  Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
     2016               Visionmakers 2016, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, OK
     2015               Small Scale/ Big Ideas, Tansey Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
     2015               Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, DC
     2010               Faculty Art Exhibition, Northland Pioneer College, Show Low, AZ
     2010               Craft Forms 2010, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
     2009              Faculty Art Exhibition, Northland Pioneer College, Show Low, AZ
     2007              Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
     2007              Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, DC
     2004              SoQ: Contemporary Art in Southern New Mexico, Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM
     2001               National Teapot Invitational, Ryan and Mclain, Helena, MT
     2001               Six Degrees: Connections in Clay, Trish Higgins Fine Art, Wichita, KS
     2000              Archie Bray and the Colorado Connection, Arapaho Community College, Littleton, CO
     2000              Resident Artist Exhibition, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
     1999               MFA Exhibition, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
     1998               Summer Faculty Exhibition, Woods Gerry Gallery, RISD, Providence, RI
     1998               Feats of Clay X, Lincoln Arts, Lincoln, CA
     1997               Faculty Art Exhibition, Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria, CA
     1994               Craftmakers ’94, The Art Center, San Luis Obispo, CA
     1993               Feats of Clay VI, Lincoln Arts, Lincoln, CA      *Merit Award
     1992               Taos Open, Taos Civic Center, Taos, NM      *Best of Show
     1991               Taos Fall Art Festival, The Design Center of New Mexico, Taos, NM
 
Selected Juried Art Festivals and Awards
     2017              Cherry Creek Art Festival, Denver, CO
     2016              Cherry Creek Art Festival, Denver, CO
     2015              Cherry Creek Art Festival, Denver, CO
     2015              Scottsdale Art Festival, Scottsdale, AZ
     2008             Washington Craft Show, Washington, DC
     2008             Westchester Craft Show, White Plains, NY
     2008             Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO
     2008             Saint Louis Art Fair, Saint Louis, MO
     2008             Cherry Creek Art Festival, Denver, CO
     2007             Cherry Creek Art Festival, Denver, CO
     2007             New Mexico Arts and Crafts Fair, Albuquerque, NM    *Best Of Show
     2007             Lakefront Festival of the Arts, Milwaukee, WI
     2007             Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito, CA
     2007             Saint Louis Art Fair, Saint Louis, MO
     2007             Scottsdale Art Festival, Scottsdale, AZ
     2006             Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO   * Invitation Award
     2006             Cherry Creek Art Festival, Denver, CO   *Merit Award
     2006             New Mexico Arts and Crafts Fair, Albuquerque, NM  *First Place Ceramics
     2006             Scottsdale Art Festival, Scottsdale, AZ     *Second Place Ceramics
     2006             Brookside Art Annual, Kansas City, MO
     2005             Saint Louis Art Fair, Saint Louis, MO
     2005             Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito, CA
     2005             New Mexico Arts and Crafts Fair, Albuquerque, NM     *Best of Show
     2005             Lakefront Festival of the Arts, Milwaukee, WI
     2005             Scottsdale Art Festival, Scottsdale, AZ     *Second Place Ceramics
     2004             Saint Louis Art Fair, Saint Louis, MO
     2004             Cherry Creek Art Festival, Denver, CO
     2004             Art on the Square, Belleville, IL      *Merit Award
     2004             Smokey Hill River Art Festival, Salina, KS      *Community Purchase Award
     2004             La Quinta Art Festival, La Quinta, CA
     2003             Southwest Art Festival, Albuquerque, NM      *Award of Excellence
     2003             Cherry Creek Art Festival, Denver, CO
     2002             Saint Louis Art Fair, Clayton, MO
     2002             Cherry Creek Art Festival, Denver, CO      *Merit Award    
 
Other Honors
     2017              Arrow Electronics commission award
     2007             Juror, Cherry Creek Art Festival, Denver, CO
     2006             Wingspread Gallery Show Award, Albuquerque, NM
     2006             Juror, Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito, CA
     1999              Myre Fellowship, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
     1999              Graduate Student Award of Excellence, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
     1996              Juror, Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito, CA
 
Publications
     2014             Santa Fe Monthly, May 2014, photograph and text, pg. 10
     2007            Ceramics Monthly, November 2007, photographs pgs. pages 6 and 22
     2007            American Style, April 2007, photograph pg. 11
     2007            Westside Journal, January 19, 2007, exhibition review and photographs pg. 3
     2007            Albuquerque Journal, February 25, 2007, exhibition review and photographs pg.1 Venue
     2004            Albuquerque Journal, February 27 2004, photograph pg. 2 Venue
     2004            New Mexico Magazine, January 2004, photograph pg. 17
     2004            So Q: Contemporary Art in Southern New Mexico, January 2004, exhibition catalog
     2001             2001: Clay Odyssey, Celebrating 50 Years of the Archie Bray Foundation, exhibition catalog
     2001             Ceramics Monthly, January 2001, photograph and text pg. 69
     1994             Ceramics Monthly, March1994, photograph pg. 91
 
Collections
                        Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, AZ
                        Arrow Electronics Company, permanent collection, Denver, CO
                        Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
                         Crate and Barrel Corporation, Corporate offices, Northbrook, IL
                         Priority One Services, Alexandria, VA
                         Salina Community Art Collection, Salina, KS
                         Stephen Ambrose Collection (late author/historian) Helena, MT
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