Resume
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