Curriculum Vitae
John-Thomas Richard
johnthomasrichard@gmail.com
johnthomasrichard.com
Education
M.F.A., Ceramics (Secondary in Jewelry Metal Design)
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Special Student, Ceramics
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
B.A., Fine Arts & American History (Minor in Social Science)
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Special Student, Ceramics
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
B.A., Fine Arts & American History (Minor in Social Science)
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Teaching Experience
Special Appointment Faculty in Art & Design
Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, IA | 2015 - Current
Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA | 2012 - 2017
Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, IA | 2014 - 2015
The Ceramic Center, Cedar Rapids, IA | 2012 - 2013
Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, IA | 2015 - Current
- Classes taught include Ceramics I & II, Sculpture I & II, Introduction to Art, Jewelry, Art & Design,
Independent Study Ceramics III & IV, Glass, Drawing I, Art Theory, Art History, Senior Thesis and Intro to Studio
Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA | 2012 - 2017
- Classes taught include Ceramics I, II, III IV and Sculpture I & II
Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, IA | 2014 - 2015
- Classes taught include Ceramics I & II and Sculpture I
The Ceramic Center, Cedar Rapids, IA | 2012 - 2013
- Taught wheel-throwing and hand-building ceramics workshops.
- Assisted with Ceramic show set up in the Chadima Gallery.
- Studio Management tasks.
Professional Experience
Gallery Director
Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, IA | 2015 - Current
Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA | 2012 - 2017
Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, IA | 2015 - Current
- Organize and curate 4 - 5 exhibitions per semester at the Janalyn Hanson White Gallery.
- Manage student workers, budget, and marketing efforts for gallery programming.
Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA | 2012 - 2017
- Managed kiln operations, glaze formulation, and studio maintenance.
Exhibition
2025
- SIP: A Ceramic Cup Show, Savannah Clay Community, Savannah, GA
- Time Slip Time Sip, Contemporary Art Gallery, Hammond, LA
- Small Works Show, Abbe Creek Gallery, Mount Vernon, IA
- Making Connections: Ceramic Invitational, Janalyn Hanson White Gallery, Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, IA
- Imaginative Play, Iowa Ceramic Center and Glass Studio, Cedar Rapids, IA (solo show)
- Art Faculty Exhibition, Janalyn Hanson White Gallery, Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, IA
- PS1's Annual Art Auction: Infinite Weave, Public Space One, Iowa City, IA
- Nohr Gallery Small Works Exhibition, Nohr Gallery, UW-Platteville, Platteville, WI
- Nohr Gallery Small Works Exhibition, Nohr Gallery, UW-Platteville, Platteville, WI
- Random Generation: the 2022 PS1 Art Auction, Public Space One, Iowa City, IA
- Art Faculty Exhibition, Janalyn Hanson White Gallery, Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, IA
- 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, Iowa Ceramic Center and Glass Studio, Cedar Rapids, IA
- Experiments in Historic Flight, Applebee Gallery, MacMurray College, Jacksonville, IL (solo show)
- 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
- NewBo Sculpture Festival, NewBo Art Fest, Cherry Building, Cedar Rapids, IA (Invitational)
- River2River, Iowa Clay Conference, Cedar Rapids, IA - Juried by: Bede Clarke
- Flight, Janalyn Hanson White Gallery, Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, IA (solo show)
- 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
Publications
Showcase 500 Art Necklaces – Lark Books | 2013
Behind the Brooch – by Lorena Angulo | 2013
Showcase 500 Rings – Lark Books | 2012
Behind the Brooch – by Lorena Angulo | 2013
Showcase 500 Rings – Lark Books | 2012
Artist Lectures
- Artist Talk at Iowa Clay Conference, Cedar Rapids, IA | 2024
- Artist Lecture at The Iowa Ceramic Center and Glass Studio, Cedar Rapids, IA | 2022
- Artist Lecture at MacMurray College, Jacksonville, IL | 2018
- Artist lecture at South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD | 2013
Community work
- Juror for Marion Art Festival, IA | 2024
- Conducted ceramics workshops for middle school students | 2015
- Organized Empty Bowls Project, Lubbock, TX | 2011
Conferences
- Iowa Clay Conference, Cedar Rapids, IA | 2015, 2018, 2025
- Indiana Clay Conference, Bloomington, IN | 2023
- NCECA | 2010-2016
Collections
- Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, IA
- National Glider Museum, Lubbock, TX
- Bizen-shi, Okayama, Japan
Current Gallery Representation
- Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Store – Cedar Rapids, IA | 2024 - Present
- Abbe Creek Gallery – Mount Vernon, IA | 2024 - Present
- Chadima Gallery at the Iowa Ceramic Center and Glass Studio, Cedar Rapids, IA | 2022 - Present
- AMOCA (American Museum of Ceramic Art) – Pomona, CA | 2012 - Present