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EDUCATION:
1991 Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
(Summa Cum Laude)
1989 Master of Art Education
Kean University of New Jersey, Union, NJ
(Summa Cum Laude)
1987 Bachelor of Art, Urban and Outdoor Recreation
Kean University of New Jersey, Union, NJ
2004 Workshop: Big Pots Small Pots, Baltimore, MD Presenting Artist: Mark Hewitt
2006 Workshop: The Romanticist and the Pragmatist, Lancaster, PA
Presenting Artist: Jeff Shapiro
2012 Workshop: Functional Pots-The Space Within, The Space Without, Lancaster, PA, Presenting Artist: Jack Troy
2013 Workshop: Jim Connell, Lancaster PA
2015 Workshop: Daniel Johnston, Peter Callas Studio, Belvedere NJ
2016 Feed Your Soul 2016,weeklong residency (upcoming, June 2016), Maine College of Art and Design, Portland ME
TEACHING AND
CERTIFICATION: Eligible to be hired as an ARTC teacher in Art Education
TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2009-Present Ceramics Teacher, George School,Newtown,PA
2007-Present Co-owner/Partner, Lancaster County Redware, Lancaster, PA
1997-Present Studio Artist, A. Salamoni Studios, Quarryville, PA
2007-2008 Ranger, Boy Scouts of America, Chester County Council, West Chester. PA
1997-2007 Head Potter, Eldreth Pottery, Oxford, PA
1999-2009 Instructor, Art Appreciation/Ceramics/Design/Sculpture, Cecil Community College, North East, MD (Sabbatical replacement Spring semester 2007)
2000-2002 Instructor, Ceramics, West Chester University, West Chester, PA
1994-1997 Instructor, Art Appreciation, Art History, Brenau University, Gainesville, GA
Ceramics Instructor, Quinlan Art Center, Gainesville, GA
1991-1997 Production Potter
Hewell’s Pottery, Gillsville, GA 30543
1991-1997 Studio Potter, A. Salamoni Studios, Lula, GA 30554
1991 Assistant Professor, Summer Session
Department of Art, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
1989-1991 Instructor, Winter Session Coordinator Department of Art, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Responsibilities encompassed overall coordination of five sections of Ceramics I. Specific duties included: instruction of one section of Beginning Ceramics, studio equipment maintenance, supplies inventory, and assisting in departmental budget planning.
1988-1989 Ceramics Studio Technician
Department of Art, Kean College of New Jersey, Union, NJ.
Responsibilities included studio equipment maintenance and supplies inventory. Supervised work-study personnel and assisted students with technical problem solving.
GRANTS, COMMISSIONS, AND AWARDS:
2009 Sculpture Commission, Dansko Corporation, West Grove,PA
Life size steel sculptures
2001 Director’s Choice Award, “Functional Art,” Huston Gallery, Chester County
Art Association, West Chester, PA.
Cecil County Community College, 30th Anniversary Art Contest
1st Place 3D Category, North East, MD
1990/1991 A. Gray Magness Scholarship, Academic Merit
Art Department, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
1990 Calloway Humanities Scholarship
Art Department, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
1989 Ceramics Scholarship, Accomplishment in Ceramics
Funded by: Ceramics League of New Jersey
Kean College of New Jersey, Union, NJ
EXHIBITIONS:
Art & Antiques, Hagley Museum, Juried Invitational show, Wilmington, DE
George School, Newtown, PA “Showcase in Main”
Regional Reflections,” Meeting of the Minds,” Cecil College,Elkton,MD
Ceramics & Glass, Oxford Arts Alliance, Oxford,PA
2008Holiday Pottery Sale, Salamoni Pottery, Quarryville, PA
Lancaster County Artists Open Studio Tour, Lancaster County, PA
Student and Faculty Exhibit, Cecil College, Elkton, MD
Fine and Visual Arts Faculty Exhibit, Cecil College, Elkton, MD
Group Pottery Show, The Bookplace, Oxford, PA
Old Fashioned Christmas, West Chester, PA
Art & Antiques, Hagley Museum, Wilmington, DE
The Guilded Tulip, An Expression of Fine Craft, PA Guild of Craftsmen, Lancaster, PA
Delaware Fundraiser for the Visual Arts Ninth Annual “Arts & Antiques” Exhibit.
Hagley Museum, Wilmington, DE.
2007 Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA
Wayne Art Center, Traveling Show for Strictly Functional, Wayne, PA
45th Annual Open Art Award, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
Summer Pottery Sale – New Pots from the New Kiln, Quarryville, PA
Holiday Pottery Show, Group Show of Local Ceramicists (Amedeo Salamoni, Bernie Feltch, Kevin Lehman, Gill Mallinkradt), The Bookplace, Oxford, PA
Delaware Fundraiser for the Visual Arts Eighth Annual “Arts & Antiques” Exhibit.
Hagley Museum, Wilmington, DE.
Old Fashioned Christmas, Haladay Florist, West Chester, PA
Salamoni Pottery Holiday Sale, Quarryville, PA
Southern Lancaster County Artists Open Studio Tour, Quarryville, PA
Fall Artwalk Weekend, Kevin Lehman’s Studio and East Walnut Emporium, Lancaster, PA
Student Faculty Show, Cecil College, Elkton Station Gallery, Elkton, MD
Kennett Mushroom Festival, Arts and Antiques Show, Kennett Square, PA
2006 First Annual “Artful Teapots Show”, Lancaster, PA
CCAA’s 22nd Annual Art Show and Gala Fundraiser
Chester County Art Association, West Chester, PA.
44th Annual Open Art Award, Lancaster Museum of Art
Lancaster, PA.
Salamoni Pottery Open Studio Show and Sale, Quarryville, PA
Down to Earth, The Arts Scene, West Chester, PA.
Transitions – Works by Amedeo Salamoni, Kevin Lehman, Phil Haralan, Goggle Works Center for the Arts, Reading, PA.
Pennsylvania Guild 60th State Craft Fair, F&M College, Lancaster, PA.
Ceramic Pottery Show, Group Show of Local Ceramicists (Amedeo Salamoni, Bernie Feltch, Kevin Lehman, Gill Mallinkradt), The Bookplace, Oxford, PA.
Spring Show, Canvas Alley Gallery, Reading, PA
Delaware Fundraiser for the Visual Arts Seventh Annual “Arts & Antiques” Exhibit.
Hagley Museum, Wilmington, DE.
2005 Delaware Fundraiser for the Visual Arts Sixth Annual “Arts & Antiques” Exhibit.
Hagley Museum, Wilmington, DE.
2004 CCAA’s 20th Annual Art Show and Gala Fundraiser
Chester County Art Association, West Chester, PA.
Gems from the Fire, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA.
(In conjunction with The Naked Truth 2004 International Wood Fire Conference)
Chester County Art Association Member Show
Chester County Art Association, West Chester, PA.
Ceramic Overload at Kevin Lehman’s Pottery
Lancaster, PA.
The 5 Senses – American Arts & Crafts
Historic Oakbourne Mansion, West Chester, PA.
42nd Open Art Award Exhibit
Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA.
Paradise City Arts Festival, Valley Forge Convention Center, King of Prussia, PA.
2003 19th Annual Art Show and Gala Fundraiser, Chester County Art Association, West Chester, PA.
Chester County Art Association Member Show, Chester County Art Association, West Chester, PA.
“Mastery in Clay: New Work”, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
“18th Annual Invitational Art Show and Sale”, Chester County Art Association,
West Chester, PA
“Annual Holiday Show”, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2001 “Functional Art,” Huston Gallery, Chester County Art Association,
West Chester, PA
“Strictly Functional Pottery National,” Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
Juror: Linda Christianson
“Gallery Without Walls,” Peters Valley Craft Education Center, Layton, NJ
2000“Functional Art,” Chester County Art Association, West Chester, PA
Juror: John Baker
“3rd Annual Artists ask Artists” Exhibition ,Cecil County Arts Center, Elkton, MD
“Gala 2000” – National Invitational Art Exhibition, Brenau University, Gainesville, GA
“Impressions in Clay,” Studio Days 2000, Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA
“The Vessel,” Chester County Art Association, West Chester, PA
“Faculty and Friends,” Cecil County Community College, North East, MD
31st Annual Celebration of American Crafts, Creative Arts Workshop
New Haven, CT
National Crafts 1999, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
Cecil County Community College, 30th Anniversary Art Contest
Cecil County Community College, North East, MD
“Chickens Etc.,” National Invitational Art Exhibition, Brenau University
Galleries, Gainesville, GA
Gala ’97 – National Invitational Art Exhibition, Brenau University,
Gainesville, GA
50th Annual Members Exhibit, Quinlan Art Center, Gainesville, GA
1997 19th Annual Gala, Quinlan Art Center, Gainesville, GA
1996 Georgia National Fair, Fine Arts Competition, Perry, GA.
49th Annual Members Show, Quinlan Art Center
Juror: Gudmund Vigtel, Director Emeritus, High Museum of Art
Folk Fest ’96, North Atlanta Trade Center, Norcross, GA
18th Annual Gala, Quinlan Art Center, Gainesville, GA
1995 Brenau 1995 Faculty Exhibition, Brenau University, Gainesville, GA
Folkart Society of America 1995 Benefit Auction, Atlanta, GA.
Georgia National Fair, Fine Arts Competition, Perry, GA
Jurors: Fred C. Fussell, Tommy Mew, Carey Pickard
17th Annual Gala, Quinlan Art Center, Gainesville, GA
48th Annual Juried Members Show, Quinlan Art Center, Gainesville, GA
Juror: Michael Shapiro
1994 GALA ’94 – National Invitational Art Exhibition, Brenau University, Gainesville, GA
International – Quinlan Art Center Foyer Gallery, Quinlan Art Center, Gainesville, GA
47th Annual Juried Members’ Show, Quinlan Art Center, Gainesville, GA
Juror: Timothy Tew
Contemporary Forms in Ceramics: A Regional Survey, Moody Gallery of Art, University of Alabama
16th Annual GALA, Quinlan Art Center, Gainesville, GA
1993 Beyond Function, Exhibit of Contemporary Crafts,
Brenau University, Gainesville, GA
Songer Benefit Auction,
Quinlan Art Center, Gainesville, GA
1992 Lotsa Clay III, Group Ceramics Exhibition,
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
GALA ’92 – National Invitational Show,
Brenau University, Gainesville, GA
Lotsa Clay II, Group Ceramics Exhibition,
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
23rd Annual Celebration of American Crafts,
Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT
1991 Counter Point 23rd Annual National Juried Photographic,
Graphics, and Fine Crafts Exhibition, Ingram, TX,
Juror: Peter Mears
Recent Works, West Chester Gallery,
West Chester University, West Chester, PA
Monarch Tile National Ceramics Traveling Exhibition,
Kennedy-Douglas Center for the Arts, Florence, AL
Goldsboro’s 12th Annual Juried Fine Arts Exhibition,
Juror: Linda Roscoe-Hartigan, Goldsboro, NC
Sixth Annual Monarch Tile National Ceramics Competition,
Juror: Martha Drexler Lynn, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
Graduate Student Exhibition, University Gallery,
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Gilding the Lily, National Juried Competition,
Juror: Roz Schwartz, Creative Arts Workshop, New Have, CT.
Invitational Exhibition and Sale
Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
1990 Works in Clay, Three Person Exhibition,
Perkins Student Center, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Chester County Juried Fine Arts Show
Kennett Square, PA
Lotsa Clay I, Group Ceramics Exhibition,
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Exhibition
Hardcastle’s Gallery, Hockessin, DE
Feats of Clay, National Juried Exhibition
Lincoln Arts Center, Lincoln, CA
Juror: Jack Earl
Graduate Juried Exhibition, University Gallery,
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Juror: Jenine Culligan
Is There an Avant-Garde in Delaware?
Perkins Student Center, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Exhibition, Perkins Student Center, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
1989 Clay in the East
Penn State University, State College, PA
Schering-Plough Gallery Exhibition
Schering Plough Gallery, Kenilworth, NJ
Juror: Zara Cohen
Masters Thesis Exhibition, James Howe Gallery
Kean College of New Jersey, Union, NJ
1988 Exhibition and Sale, James Howe Gallery
Kean College of New Jersey, Union, NJ
WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, AND PRESENTATIONS:
2008 Anything But Round, Clay Workshop, Art Space on Main, Elkton, MD
Digital Photography Workshop, Cecil College, Elkton Campus, MD
Face Pottery, The Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, Lancaster, PA
Raku Workshop, Art Space on Main, Elkton, MD
Wood Firing, Kirkwood Kiln, Kirkwood, PA
Teapot Workshop, Art Space on Main, Elkton, MD
2007 Demonstration/Lecture , Winterthur Ceramics Conference, Earth and Fire: The Art and Mystery of the Potting Business, Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, DE
Raku Workshop, Kevin Lehman’s Pottery, Lancaster, PA
Raku Demonstration, Art Space on Main, Elkton, MD
2006 Wood Firing, Kirkwood Kiln, Kirkwood, PA
Pottery Demonstration, Boy Scouts, Troop 44, Oxford, PA
Photo Workshop, How to Photo 3D Artwork, Cecil College, Elkton Campus, MD
2004 Demonstration, Pottery Demonstration at Bart Colerain Elementary School, Bart, PA.
2000 Lecture/Demonstration: Slide Presentation and 3-D Portfolio Photo Demonstration, Professional Practices Class, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
1999 Workshop/Lecture: Pottery, Cecil Community College, North East, MD
Workshop: Pottery as a Career, Cecil Community College, North East, MD.
Workshop: Pottery, East Hall Middle School, November 1997, Georgia
Workshop/Demonstration: Quinlan Art Center Night Watch Program,
Gainesville, GA
1996 Workshop: Kiln Building and Glaze Formulation, Brenau University, Gainesville, GA.
Workshop: Clay Monoprinting, Quinlan Art Center, Gainesville, GA.
Lecture/Demonstration: “Turning Pots”, Quinlan Art Center, Gainesville, GA.
Juror: for Francis Hook Scholarship Art Competition, Purple House Gallery, Gainesville, GA.
1995 Workshop: Clay Objects, Quinlan Art Center, Nightwatch Inc., Gainesville, GA.
1994 Workshop: Clay Monoprinting, National Art Honor Society of Georgia, Gainesville College, Gainesville, GA.
1992 Visiting Artist, Artist-At-School Program,
Cobb County School District, Marietta, GA.
Workshop: Clay Monoprinting, National Art Honor Society of Georgia,
Brenau College, Gainesville, GA.
1991 Workshop and Lecture: Lowering Temperatures of Ceramics,
Kean College of New Jersey, Union, NJ.
CITED IN REVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS:
Ceramics Today, Schiffer Publishing,2009
“Its all about the arts,” Chester County Press, February 11, 2009
“Holiday Pottery Sale,” Community Courier, October 22, 2008
“Redware and Porcelain,” Lancaster New Era, Roberta Strickler, September 28, 2008
“College Casts Light on Faculty Art,” Cecil Whig, November 7, 2008
“Clay Class Spinners,” Cecil Whig, Matt Givin, November 18, 2008
“My Lesson: Face Mugs,” UFare, Art Education at the University of Florida, Sunday, March 16, 2008
“At Salamoni Pottery They Enjoy Making Faces,” Lancaster New Era, Gloria Stein, Feb. 10, 2008
“Show and Sell,” Oxford Tribune, Christian Shappel, Dec. 15, 2005.
“’Kiln of Destiny’ Fired,” Oxford Tribune, Christian Schappel, Nov. 11, 2004
“Potter Open Kiln to Public,” Daily Local News, Jill Nawrocki, Nov. 6, 2004
“Rare Equipment Equals Rare Pottery,” Oxford Tribune, Christian Schappel, Nov. 4, 2004
“A Labor of Love,” Daily Local News, Jill Nawrocki, Mon. June 14, 2004
“Salamoni’s Anagama kiln uses flames to create unique designs,” Oxford Tribune, David Kisela
June 10 – June 16, 2004
“Local Artists are in the Spotlight,” Daily Local News, Weekender, John Chambless, Fri. June 11, 2004
“Local Master Potter Participates in Arts Festival,” Oxford Tribune, April 1, 2004.
“Amedeo Salamoni,” Chester County Press, March 31, 2004.
“Broad Cultural Appeal Tempts Art Lovers, Seakers, “ The Philadelphia Inquirer, Mary Ann Janco, Sun., March 21, 2004.
“Kiln Opening,” Oxford Tribune, Valerie Nosek, Nov 6 – Nov 12, 2003
“From the Belly of the Beast – Beautiful Pottery,” Oxford Tribune, Valerie Nosek, Oct 30 – Nov. 5 2003.
“Kiln Firing Planned in Oxford,” Oxford Tribune, D. Salamoni, Oct. 23 – Oct 29, 2003.
“Local Potter to Fire Up Anagama Wood-Fired Kiln,” Chester County Press, D. Salamoni, Oct. 15, 2003.
“All Fired Up,” Daily Local News, West Chester, PA, Stephanie Khan, June 13, 2003.
“Kiln Firing,” The News Journal, 55 Hours, Wilmington, DE, June 13 2003.
“Local Resident to Fire Rare Kiln,” Chester County Press, May 21, 2003.
“Patience = Perfectly Posh Pottery,” Chester County Press, Tarra Campbell, June 19, 2002.
“Potter to Showcase Unique Firing Method,” Lancaster New Era, Joan Decker, June 13, 2001.
“Amedeo Salamoni Prepares to Fire his Kiln of Destiny,” Chester County Press, Scott A. Clark, May 23, 2001.
“Labor of Love,” Chester County Press, Reid Champagne, Managing Editor, May 31, 2000.
“Potter to Demonstrate Outdoor Kiln,” Lancaster New Era, Joan Decker, April 26, 2000.
“The Art of Crafts,” Intelligence Journal, Daina Savage, April 30, 1999.
The Ceramic Design Book, Lark Books, Asheville, NC, Aug. 1998.
Handbuilt Pottery, Kathy Triplett, Altmont Press, Inc., Asheville, NC. May 1997.
“Folk Pottery Project Turns Into Olympic Effort,” The Gainesville Times, by Anne Madison, June 20, 1996.
“Spring Chicken Pottery for Sale,” The Gainesville Times, by Anne Madison, May 9, 1996.
“Folk Art at Mule Camp Market,” The Gainesville Times, by Jennifer Baker, October 11, 1995.
“Kids Wheel, Deal in Pottery Class,” The Gainesville Times, by Anne Madison, January 12, 1994.
“Final Weekend for Crafts,” The Gainesville Times, Gainesville, GA, Nov. 27, 1993.
“Salamoni Selected at Kean College,” Austin Goodwin, The Belleville Times, Belleville, NJ, August 2, 1990.
“Group Exhibition,” Zara Cohen, The Star Ledger, Newark, NJ, May 20, 1989.
“Hardcastle’s Exhibition,” West Chester Review, West Chester, PA.
MEMBERSHIPS AND GALLERIES:
Kevin Lehman’s Pottery/Lancaster Creative Factory, Lancaster, PA
NCECA, National Council on Education in Ceramic Arts
Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen (PGC) (Juried Member) (standards committee-clay)
American Craft Council (ACC)
International Sculpture Center (ISC), http://sculpture.org/AmedeoSalamoni
DFVA, Delaware Foundation for the Visual Arts, Rockland, DE
Oxford Arts Alliance, Oxford,PA
Longwood Art Gallery, Chadds Ford, PA
Brandywine River Museum Shop Gallery, Chadds Ford, PA
Christina Cooks, PBS, 2004-05 season
Potters Council
College Art Association (CAA)
Chester County Art Association (CCAA)
Lancaster Museum of Art
Baltimore Clay Works
COLLECTIONS:
Kirkwood Community College, Permanent Collection, Cedar Rapids, IA
John Ground, Holtwood, PA (private collection)
Randy Bolton, Bloomfield Hills, MI (private collection)
Ware Presbyterian Village, Oxford, PA
Barbara Spaventa, Northumberland, PA (private collection)
Seth Colish, Wagontown, PA (private collection)
Cecil College, Elkton, MD
Kirkwood Community College, Permanent Collection, Cedar Rapids, IA
Dansko Corporation, West Grove,PA
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