Curriculum Vitae

​John-Thomas Richard
johnthomasrichard@gmail.com
johnthomasrichard.com

​Education        

May 14, 2011      
M.F.A., Ceramics, Secondary in Jewelry Metal Design, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
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2006 - 2008 
Special Student Ceramics, University Wisconsin-Platteville

2006
B.A., Fine Arts Degree and American History Degree with a Social Science Minor, University Wisconsin-Platteville
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​Teaching Experience



2015 - Present    
Lecture in Art Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Teach Ceramics I & II, Drawing I, Sculpture I & II and Intro to Art 

2012 - 2017
Adjunct Professor of Ceramics at Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Taught one Beginning Ceramic class and one Advanced Ceramic each semester and one summer school. 

2014 - 2015 
Adjunct Professor of 3D Art Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Taught one class in Ceramic and one class in Sculpture​

​2012 - 2013 
Resident Artist, at The Ceramic Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Taught 6-8 week long Community classes in wheel throwing  and hand-building along with general studio upkeep
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​2011 - 2012 
Visiting Artist, at University of Wisconsin Platteville
  • Demonstrated throwing and hand building and casting techniques, talked about graduate school experiences,                                  worked one on one with undergraduate students, worked on kilns, glaze formulation, coordinated studio cleanup. 

​Spring 2011
Instructor, Introduction to wheel throwing, Texas Tech University, School of Art, Lubbock, TX
  • Basic wheel throwing skills were taught including wedging,centering, pulling and altering. Forms that were taught are cylinders, mugs, bowls, Vase/Bottles, teapots, and altered forms. Emphasis is also placed on glaze and clay formulation and firing electric, gas, soda, salt and wood fire kilns.
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Fall 2010
Instructor, Introduction to Wheel throwing, Texas Tech University, School of Art, Lubbock, TX
  • Basic wheel throwing skills were taught including wedging, centering, pulling and altering. Forms that were taught are and firing electric, gas, soda, and salt fire kilns.

Spring 2010
Instructor, Introduction to Hand-building, Texas Tech University, School of Art, Lubbock, TX
  • Class was instructed on the different methods of hand building including pinch, coil, slab building, solid and hollow forms. A multiples project was also taught in which each student built a two or three part plaster mold for slip casting.

Fall 2009
Graduate Assistant, Beginning Wheel, Texas Tech University, School of Art, Lubbock, TX
  • I took over instruction of class during Professor Venhuizen surgery and recuperation. I instructed the students on the proper method of throwing during the Bowl, Pitcher, and Bottle projects.         

Spring 2009
Graduate Assistant, Advanced Wheel, Texas Tech University, School of Art, Lubbock, TX
  • Assisted with throwing demos, led clay mixing, and kiln firing.

Fall 2008
Graduate Assistant, Design I (2D) (Professor Sang-Mi Yoo), Texas Tech University, School of Art, Lubbock, TX
  • Helped students to follow along and understand the basic ideas of design. Introduced and taught my own lesson with a black and white Collage/ Marker project designed to help the students think spatially on a 2D surface.  ​
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​Professional Experience 

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2015 - Present
Gallery Director at Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Organizing, advertising and hanging shows at Janalyn Hanson White Gallery

2012 - 2017
Ceramic and Glass Technician, at Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Responsibilities included: inventory of materials, maintenance of Ceramic gas, electric and wood kilns, 2 Glass furnaces and re-heaters, making glazes and general cleaning of studio classrooms and Hot Shop
  • Planning and organizing the construction of two new Wood kilns

2008 - 2011
Ceramic Studio Technician, at Texas Tech University, School of Art, Lubbock, TX
  • General responsibilities included but not limited to: inventory of equipment and materials, maintenance of gas, electric, and atmospheric kilns, making glazes, and cleaning and safety protocol of studio classrooms. While working as a technician we moved to new studios and I participated in moving and setting up new facilities. Kiln construction of a total of 11 new kilns 5 Reduction Kilns, Salt Kiln, Soda Kiln, Train Kiln, Mini Wood Kiln, 2 Raku Kilns
2008
Assisted Ceramic Artist Bruce Howdle
  • 3 day instillation of two forty foot long High School murals in Sheboygan, WI

2007 - 2008
Assisted Ceramic Artist Bruce Howdle
  • Helped with construction on two forty foot long murals for two high schools in Sheboygan, WI and Helped with “Workingthe locks” a 10’ x 6’ mural for the city of Menasha, WI

2006 - 2008
Studio Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
  • Responsibilities included, firing gas and electric kilns, making clay, making glazes and general cleanup.

2006 - 2008
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
  • Assisted with rebuilding the UW-Platteville ceramics department
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Exhibition

* National/Regional Juried shows

2018
  • Terra Nova: Ten Years, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • *River2River, Iowa Clay Conference, Cedar Rapids, IA - Juried by: Clary Illian and Mitchell Spain
  • A Formed Community,  – New Work by Former Resident Artist, Iowa Ceramic Center and Glass Studio, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Experiments in Historic Flight, Applebee Gallery, MacMurray College, Jacksonville, IL (Solo show)

2017
  • Two Person show with Doug Knutson, The Lowe Center Gallery, Marion, IA
  • Friends of the Foundry, Foundry Art Center Gallery, Saint Charles, MO (Invitational)
  • You Move Me, Black Earth Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • The Video: Experience(d), Black Earth Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA 

2016
  • New Bo Sculpture Festival, New Bo Art Fest, Cherry Building, Cedar Rapids IA (Invitational)

​2015
  • ​*River2River, Iowa Clay Conference, Cedar Rapids, IA - Juried by: Bede Clarke
  • Flight, Janalyn Hanson White Gallery, Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, IA (Solo show)

​2014
  • Bizen American Exchange Exhibition, traditional industries Hall Gallery, Imbe Station, Bizen-shi, Okayama, Japan
  • *Drink! National Juried Cup Show, Silpe Gallery, Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT - Juried by: Doug Peltzman
  • *Mug Shots: National Juried Cup Exhibition, Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE - Juried by Ted Adler
  • *4th Central Time Ceramics Exhibition, Bradley University, Peoria, IL - Juried by Don Pilcher Don Pilcher is a potter, writer and teacher.
  • Art Faculty Show, Iowa Hall Gallery, Kirkwood community college, Cedar Rapids IA.

2013
  • Presenters and Residents, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Taking Shape, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • *River2River, Iowa Clay Conference, Cedar Rapids, IA - Juried by Clary Illian, Delores Fortuna, and Mat Rude
  • Two Guys and a Wood Kiln, Ceramic Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • *Functional Relationships, Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, Evansville, IN
  •  Frogs from Space group show, Round tree Gallery, Platteville, WI
  • *12th Annual National Juried Cup Show, Kent State University,  School of Art, Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH
  • *Regional Biennial Juried exhibit, Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA
  • Alumni Show, Texas Tech University, Houston, TX (NCECA)
  • Alumni Show, University of Wisconsin Platteville, Nohr Galley, Platteville, WI

2012
  • *Clay EVV, A national juried “small-scale” ceramic sculpture exhibition, Evansville, IN - Juried by Joseph Smith, Professor of Art, Ceramics at  Oakland City University and Christyl Boger, Associate Professor of Art, Ceramics at Indiana University 
  • *Clay National VIII, A National Juried and Invitational Exhibition, Carbondale Clay Center in Carbondale, CO - Juried by Tyler Lotz and Erin Furminsky
  • *ASAA International Aerospace Art Exhibition, Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, Portage, MI
  • *Big Fish, Small Teapot V, International Small Teapot Competition, American Museum of Ceramic Art,Pomona, CA - Juried by Guangzhen Zhou - A ceramic artist, writer, and curator (Received Honorable Mention)
  • *The Body Adorned, Society of North American Goldsmiths, SNAG’s first online exhibition - Juried by Gail M. Brown - An independent curator and juror with more than twenty years of experience. 
  • *4th Contemporary Clay Biennial, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO - Juried by Brad Miller - Artist and former Director of Anderson Ranch
  • *Loco-Motion (Art depicting things that move and art that moves) Poudre River Gallery in Fort Collins, Co
  • *Crafts National 2012, Mulvane Art Museum, Topeka, KS - Juried by Gail M. Brown - who is an Independent Curator focused on the contemporary craft in the larger visual arts community
  • *ClaySpace Clay3, Regional Juried Ceramics Exhibition, Warrenville, IL - Juried by Stephen Hill – He has been a studio potter since 1975, has exhibited nationally and is featured in many ceramics books
  • *Images of the Mississippi: A Juried Invitational, Outside the Lines Art Gallery, Dubuque IA

2011
  • *River2River, Iowa Clay Conference, Cedar Rapids, IA - Juried by Bunny McBride - professor emeritus at the University of Iowa, JoAnn Schnabel - Professor University of Northern Iowan and Sanjay Jani - owner and founder of AKAR Design
  • *State of Flux, S.N.A.G. Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Seattle, WA - Juried by, Jana Brevick - studio artist, Ron Ho - studio artist, Karen Lorene - Owner of Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery
  • *Craftsmanship: Concept: Innovation, Red Lodge Clay Center - Juried National, Red Lodge, MT - Juried by Brad Schwieger - Professor of Art and Ceramics, Ohio University
  • *International Aerospace Art Exhibition, National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, FL
  •  Into the Unknown, M.F.A. Thesis Exhibit, Downtown Art Gallery, Lubbock, TX
  • Texas Tech Graduate Ceramic show, Missouri State, Springfield, MO
  • *Rising Eyes of Texas, Rockport, TX (Received Juror's Pick Award) - Juried by, Risa Puleo – Studio Artist
  • Georgia State University, Exchange Show, Atlanta, GA

2010
  • Negative Slope, Houston Group Exhibition, Houston, TX
  • Group Ceramic MFA show, Ceramic symposium dinner, Slaton, TX
  • *Clay on the wall, 2010 Clay National, Lubbock, TX  - Juried by, Elaine O. Henry - Editor Ceramics Art and Perception/TECHINICAL

2009
  • Season of the Arts, Lubbock, TX
  •  M.F.A. Group Show, Art on the Square, Slaton, TX
  • Ryder Truck Show, Phoenix, AZ (During NCECA)
  • Eastern New Mexico University Group Exhibition, Runnels Gallery, Portales, NM
  • University Wisconsin Platteville Alumni show, Verona, WI
  • MFA Candidate Exhibition, Landmark Arts Gallery, Texas Tech University School of Art, Lubbock, TX

2008
  • MFA Group show, 5th Friday, Slaton, TX
  • MFA Candidate Exhibition Landmark Arts Gallery, Texas Tech University School of Art, Lubbock, TX
  • *Central Time Ceramics Regional Juried Exhibition, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
  • Spring Show at Rountree Gallery, Platteville, WI (Two Person Show)
  • 14th Annual Spring Exhibit Rountree Gallery, Platteville, WI

2007
  • Clare Bank Galley, Platteville, WI (Solo Show)
  • *Regional Biennial Juried exhibit, Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA - Juried by, Alan Z. Aiches - an art museum professional for over 25 years
  • 13th Annual Spring Exhibit, Rountree Gallery, Platteville, WI
  • University Wisconsin Platteville Art-building Entrance Gallery (Solo Show), Platteville, WI

2006
  • 12th Annual Spring Exhibit, Rountree Gallery, (1st place), Platteville, WI
  • Senior Art Show, University Wisconsin Platteville, Platteville, WI

2005
  • All University Wisconsin Platteville Art Show, Platteville, WI (1st place)

​Publications


​2013
  • Behind the Brooch, by Lorena Angulo, a book focused on the side of the brooch not normally seen
  • Showcase 500 Art Necklaces - Juried by Chunghi Choo, Professor of jewelry and metal arts at the University of Iowa

2012
  • Showcase 500 Rings, Lark Books, Three rings - Juried Bruce Metcalf a leading artist and writer on contemporary Jewelry and design
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Visiting Artist workshops 


​2015
  •   One Day Decal Demonstration, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Platteville, WI

2013
  • Two day Visiting Artist, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

2012                           
  • One day plaster mold making demo, University of Wisconsin-Patteville, Platteville, WI

​2011
  • Three day wheel throwing Workshop, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Platteville, WI
  • Three day slap building Workshop, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
  • Three day mold making and slip casting Workshop, Mesa State College, Grand Junction, CO
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Visiting Artist Workshops hosted


2015
  • Two day Sculpture and Wheel throwing demonstrations by Lauren Tucci, Andrea Keim, Kirkwood Community College, IA

2013
  • One day Wheel throwing Demo and Artist Lecture by Jennifer Cole, Kirkwood Community College, IA
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​Artist Lectures 

2018
  • Artist Lecture at MacMurray College, Jacksonville, IL 

2015
  • Artist Lecture at Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, IA

​2013
  • Artist lecture at South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

​2011
  • Gallery Talk, Missouri State, Springfield, MO                    
  • Recent works Slide lecture, Mesa State College, Grand Junction, CO

2010
  • “Fascination and Wonder” MFA Lecture, Lubbock, TX
  • “Structure” Graduate Student lecture forum NCECA Conference, Philadelphia, PA

2009
  • “Forms” Graduate Student Lecture Forum NCECA Conference, Phoenix, AZ
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​Community work


2015
  • Teaching 7th and 8th graders about ceramics, Cedar Rapids IA

2014
  • Throwing Demos at City Park, Platteville, WI
  • 1st Annual Soup & Champagne Ceramic Scholarship Fundraiser Lubbock, TX

2013
  • Throwing with Children at the Marion Art Festival, Marion, IA
  • Donated work to the Orchard Place auction!
  • 5x7 Lubbock, TX

2012
  • 5x7 Lubbock, TX

​2011
  • 5x7 Lubbock, TX
  • Music and Art Save Lives Lubbock, TX
  • Hosted and donated Empty Bowls Project Lubbock, TX

2010                         
  • Music and Art Save Lives HAITI Lubbock, TX

2009                           
  • Work donated for Brylee Jam Austin, TX
  • Donated bowls for Empty Bowl Project Lubbock, TX
  • Music and art saves lives Lubbock, TX

​2008                           
  • Throwing Demos Mississippi River Museum Dubuque, IA
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Conferences

2018   
  • 4th Iowa Clay Conference, Cedar Rapids, IA    

​2016   
  • 50th NCECA, Kansas City, MO

2015                         
  • 3rd Iowa Clay Conference, Cedar Rapids, IA                          
  • 49th NCECA, Providence, RI

2014                           
  • 48th NCECA, Milwaukee, WI

2013                         
  • 2nd Iowa Clay Conference, Cedar Rapids, IA                          
  • 47th NCECA, Houston, TX

2012                         
  • 46th NCECA, Seattle, WA

2011                         
  • Iowa Clay Conference, Cedar Rapids, IA                   
  • 60th at the Bray, Helena, MT                        
  • 45th NCECA, Tampa Bay, FL

2010                         
  • 44th NCECA, Philadelphia, PA
  • TTU Ceramics Symposium, Lubbock, TX

2009                           
  • 43rd NCECA, Phoenix, AZ

2008                           
  • 42nd NCECA, Pittsburg, PA

​2007                           
  • 41st NCECA, Louisville, KY
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​Collections


2014                           
  • Bizen-shi, Okayama, Japan

2013                           
  • Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • The Ceramic Center, Cedar Rapids, IA

2011                         
  • National Glider Museum, Lubbock, TX
  • Texas Tech University (Teaching Collection), Lubbock, TX

2008                           
  • Rountree Gallery, Platteville, WI
  • University of Wisconsin-Platteville (Art Building), Platteville, WI
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​Gallery Representation


​2008 - Present
  • The Driftless Market, Platteville, WI

2012 - Present         
  • AMOCA (American Museum of Ceramic Art), Pomona, CA

2012 - 2014
  • The Ceramic Center’s Sales Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA