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Curriculum Vitae
Michael Cottrell
www.cottrellsculpture.com
michael@cottrellsculpture.com
8703 Ricardo Lane Jacksonville FL 32216.............................. (307) 690-8640
Education
May 2003 MFA, Ceramics and Sculpture: East Carolina University
Dec 1999 Bachelor of Arts, 3-D Arts, Ceramics: Warren Wilson College
1995-1996 Production Crafts Program, Ceramics. Haywood Community College
Experience
General Work History/Professional/Teaching
August 2006 – Current: Professor of Sculpture and Ceramics, Florida Community College at Jacksonville
Duties include: Comprehensive collegiate activity including instruction of a full complement of courses, management of facilities, oversight of budgets, oversight of student art guild, maintenance of equipment, committee service, and student guidance.
2003- 2006: Studio Manager, Ceramics/Sculpture Instructor for The Art Association of Jackson , Jackson WY .
Duties include: Teaching a wide variety of beginning through advanced ceramics and sculpture courses as well as outreach courses with special populations such as at risk youth and developmentally disabled adults, programming and curricular development, technical advisement and oversight of construction of new 12 million dollar facility, grant writing, general management of ceramics studio, supervision and instruction of studio assistants, firing kilns, hanging shows and maintaining gallery, general facilities maintenance.
2003-2006: Adjunct Instructor of Sculpture and Ceramics, Central Wyoming College , Jackson Extension
Duties include: Teaching all levels of ceramics and sculpture to credit seeking students residing in Jackson Hole
2001-2003 Graduate Assistant ECU School of Art , Sculpture
Duties Include: Teaching sculpture and related courses, research and administrative duties, supervision and general project assistance for all undergrads, supervision and maintenance of welding and foundry studios.
2000-2001 Graduate Assistant ECU School of Art , Ceramics
Duties Include: Teaching ceramics and related courses, research and administrative duties, supervision and general project assistance for all undergrads, supervision and maintenance of studios, glaze formulation, kiln firing, building, and repair.
• Black Diamond Pottery, Studio and Gallery, Waynesville , NC
Duties Include: Owner, responsible for all aspects of production, administrative, and business operations including management and training of assistants and student interns.
1994-1995 Studio Assistant, Warren Wilson College 3-D Studio
Duties Include: General project assistance for all 3-D Art Students, supervision and maintenance of studios, glaze formulation, kiln firing, building, and repair.
Courses Taught
Ceramics: Survey through Advanced, Slip Casting, Sculptural Ceramics, Ceramics with special populations.
Sculpture: Survey through Advanced, Mold Making, Iron Casting, Furnace Design and Construction, Bronze Casting, 3-D Design.
Solo Shows
2005
• “Ethereal Mumbling” Art Association ART SPACE Gallery, Jackson Wyoming
2004-ongoing
• Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Fayetteville Museum of Art , Fayetteville North Carolina
2003
• Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Fayetteville Museum of Art Annex , Fayetteville NC
Selected Group Shows/Exhibitions
2007
• University of Louisiana at Monroe , Sculpture Garden Exhibition 2007-2008
• Iron Tribe 2007, New Mexico Highlands University , Las Vegas NM
• Polk Museum of Art,7 th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Lakeland FL
2006
• “fccjjuunffccjjuunf….” Douglas Anderson School for the Arts, Jacksonville FL
• 2006 Faculty Exhibition, Florida Community College at Jacksonville FL
• “Sculpture Salmagundi” Rocky Mount Arts Center , Rocky Mount NC
• Governor's Capitol Art Exhibition, State Capitol Museum , Cheyenne WY
• CCA Juried exhibition 2006, Kinston North Carolina
• “Full Disclosure” Art Association ART SPACE Gallery, Jackson Wyoming
2005
• “Down East Sculpture 2005” East Carolina University , Greenville North Carolina
• “Americas 2000” Northwest Art Center , Minot State University , Minot North Dakota
• “Wills Creek Survey” Allegany Arts Council, Cumberland Maryland
• “Art In Place” Large Scale Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Charlottesville Virginia
• Washburn University Outdoor Sculpture Tour 2005-2006, Topeka Kansas
• “Ieludzam Uz Telniecibas Izstades 1360 0 C +”, Exhibition of Cast Iron Sculpture, Latvian Academy of Art , Riga Latvia
• “Opening our Doors” Art Association ART SPACE Gallery, Jackson Wyoming
2004
• “Labor of Love” Art Association, Jackson Hole Wyoming
• Iron @ K@2, International Cast Iron Art Exhibition, Makslas Galerija, Karosta, Liepaja , Latvia
• “ Skulptuurinaitus ” International Cast Iron Art Exhibition, Tallinn , Estonia
• “Territory” Environmental Installations, Pedvale Sculpture Park , Pedvale Latvia
• “Share the Stage”, Art Association, Jackson Hole Wyoming
• “JUST” Jackson University Sculpture Tour, Jackson Union University , Jackson Tennessee
• “Fortune Cookie Show”, Art Association, Jackson Hole Wyoming
2003
• “From Below and Within” Thesis Exhibition, East Carolina University , Greenville NC
• Open Exhibition, Southern Iron Conference, Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham Al
• UNC Juried Exhibition, Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, Hendersonville NC
• CCA Juried Exhibition 2003, Best of Show Award. Kinston NC
2002
• The Rebel Show, Emerge Gallery, Greenville NC
• Sculpture on the Green, Outdoor Sculpture Festival, Lenoir NC
• “Fire to Form” International Juried exhibition at the 4 th International Conference on Cast Iron Art, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton New Jersey
• Students of Sculpture 2002, Fayetteville State University , Fayetteville NC
• ECU Graduate Invitational Exhibition, Emerge Gallery, Greenville NC
• CCA Juried exhibition 2002, Kinston NC
2001
• "Ugunszeme" (Fire land) International Land Art Installation Exhibition, Pedvale Sculpture park, Pedvale Latvia
• International Cast Iron Art Exhibition, Pedvale Sculpture Park , Pedvale Latvia
• "Pirkkala Iron" International Cast Iron Art Exhibition, Pirkkala Finland
• "The Schwa Show", Emerge Gallery Greenville , NC
• ECU Ceramics Exhibition for NCECA, Joie Lassiter Gallery Charlotte NC
• CCA Juried exhibition 2001, Kinston NC
• "Handcrafted" National Juried exhibition, Rocky Mount Arts Center , NC
• Chowan Co. Arts Council ECU Graduate School Exhibition
2000
• Selected works from "Surfacing", Asheville Gallery of Art
1999
• "Surfacing" Warren Wilson College
Conferences and Symposia Attended
2006
Mesalands Community College Iron Pour
2004
Teritorija (Territory) Sculptural Land Art Environmental Installations, Pedvale Sculpture Park , Pedvale Latvia
EESTI Iron 2004 “Skulptuurinaitus” Tallinn Art Academy , Tallinn Estonia
International Iron Casting Symposium with participants from Finland , Latvia , Estonia , Holland , Portugal , and USA .
K@2 Cast Iron Symposium Karosta district, Liepaja Latvia
Mesalands Community College Iron Pour
2003
Southern Conference on Cast Iron Art , Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham Alabama
2002
4 th International Conference on Cast Iron Art , Johnson Atelier and Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton New Jersey
" Ugunszeme" (Fire land) Pedvale Sculpture Park , Pedvale Latvia
Iron Casting and Land Art Installation Symposium, Participant and Technical Assistant to International Artists and Students
Pirkkala Iron , International Cast Iron Art Symposium, Pirkkala Finland
Participant and Technical Assistant to International Artists and Students
2001
NCECA 2001 , Charlotte North Carolina
Sloss Furnaces Spring Iron Pour , Birmingham Alabama
SOFA 2001 , Chicago Illinois
North Carolina Sculpture Consortium , East Carolina University
Individual and University Related Research and Travel
Traditional Ceramic Culture of Indonesia , Lombok Indonesia
Focus: My own personal research of a little studied culture consisting of living, working, studying with, and documenting traditional potters in several rural pottery production villages on the island of Lombok , Indonesia .
Art and Culture in Latvia , Finland , Estonia , and Russia , 2001 & 2004
Focus: Participation and instruction of students during multiple iron casting and Environmental Installation symposia in historically significant sites in the former Soviet Union , exploration of Eastern European artistic heritage and educational institutions.
Scottish Folk Culture , Scotland
Focus: Study of Traditional Scottish Heritage, Folklore, Folk Music, and Art in Edinburgh , Glasgow , the Highlands, and the Isle of Mull .
Lectures/Workshops Taught:
The Art of Iron Casting, 2004
A grant funded project involving two groups of high school students in all facets of the implementation of an iron casting event, including building the furnace and equipment, making molds, and casting. This project also included a ten day adult workshop on the processes of mold making and iron casting.
Artistic Iron Casting, Concepts and Process, 2003
Warren Wilson College
Traditional Ceramic Culture of Indonesia with Documentary Film, 2003
East Carolina University
Warren Wilson College
Haywood Community College
University of North Carolina Asheville
Awards:
Allegany Arts Council, Main Street Books Award for Fiber 2005
Best of Show, CCA Juried Exhibition 2003
East Carolina University Taylor Award
East Carolina University Graduate Scholar Award
Warren Wilson College Presidential Purchase Award
Warren Wilson College Library Art Purchase Award
Publications in which work is featured:
Jackson Hole News and Guide
Splash! Magazine
Up & Coming Weekly Newspaper
Pirkkala Iron, formal exhibition catalog
Rebel Arts and Literary Magazine, Second Place , Sculpture
Rebel Arts and Literary Magazine, Third Place , Ceramics
Organizational Affiliations and Memberships:
National Conference of Educators in Ceramic Arts
Tri State Sculptors
International Sculpture Center
East Carolina University Ceramics Guild
East Carolina University Sculpture Guild
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