JAYNE SHATZ
Maryland potter, sculptor, ceramic historian and ceramic educator
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452 Laurel Valley Ct. Jayne E, Shatz, PhD
Arnold, MD, 21012 [email protected]
410-757-6351 www.jayneshatzpottery.com
PROFESSIONAL Conference Producer ; (Clay Connection Mid Atlantic Clay Conference,
ACCOMPLISHMENTS (Professional Craft Expo), Professional Ceramist; Ceramic Historian,
Writer, Director of Ceramics (SUNYA College of Continuing Studies,
Hudson Valley Community College/The Art Center, Program in Contemporary
Craft); Program Founder (Hudson River Potter's Co-op, Albany Ceramic Institute); Ceramic Educator (Shenendehowa Schools, Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute); Potter (Jayne Shatz Pottery, Kilnhaus Potters)
PRESENT POSITIONS 2018-76 Jayne Shatz Pottery, Maryland potter, ceramic historian and teacher
2018-07 Co-Producer of the Clay Connection Mid Atlantic Clay Conference
2016-12 President, The Potters Guild of Annapolis
2014 Mentor, The Potters Council
PREVIOUS POSITIONS 2005-1987 Ceramic/Sculpture Teacher, Shenendehowa High School, NY
1995-84 Director of Ceramics, Hudson Valley Community College/The Art
Center, Program in Contemporary Crafts
1994-90 Vice Pres. Board of Directors and Co Founder, Hudson River's Potter's
Co-op, Troy, NY
1986-85 Tutor/Evaluator Ceramic Studies, Empire State College, SUNY
1984-82 Founder-The Albany Institute and The Frances Simches Gallery
1982-79 Director of Ceramics, College of Continuing Studies, SUNYA
1976-72 Kilnhaus, Founder and Partner
ACADEMIC 1992 PhD in Ceramic History, Area of Specialization: Prehistoric Ceramics
QUALIFICATIONS The Union Institute, OH
1979 Master of Arts, Pottery and Sculpture, Goddard College, VT
1972 Bachelor of Arts, Concentration in Ceramics, SUNYA
PUBLICATIONS 2015 "Japanese Overglaze Enameled Porcelains", Ceramics: Art &
Perception/Technical, Nov 2015
2012 "Techniques & Tips for Electric Kilns", Ceramic Publications Co, CM
2012 "The Far Reaching Fingers of the Cloud, Online Teaching" Potters Council
2011 "All About Iron", by John Britt, Ceramics Monthly Magazine, image and glaze
recipe included. March 2011, pp. 14-15
2008 "Electric Firing: Creative Techniques", American Ceramic Society, cover
2007 "Oxidation Reverberation", Ceramics Monthly Buyers Guide
2005 "Oxidation Reverberation, How the Gas Crisis of the 1970's Influenced
American Ceramics, Ceramics Monthly, Sept, pp 66-69
2008-97 Who's Who of American Women, 20th ed., Marquis Who's Who
1994 "Aaron's Last Studio", Ceramics Monthly, Sept, pp 110-112
1992 "Ice Age Ceramics", Ceramics Monthly, Feb., pp 78-79
1985 Ceramic History Slide Library, NY State Council on the Arts
WEB PUBLICATIONS 2016 "Moments in Ceramic History", Ceramic History Presentations on
www.jayneshatzpottery.com
2011 Ceramics Arts Daily, Featured Artist, March, "A High-Fire Reduction
Potter Develops Great Glaze Recipes for Oxidation Firing to Cone 6 in
Electric Kilns', by Jennifer Harnetty
2011 Ceramics Arts Daily eBook, "Techniques & Tips For Electric Kilns", pp 2-5
2015-08 BLOG- "Writings From Jayne Shatz Pottery",
www.writingsjayneshatzpottery.blogspot.com
PROFESSIONAL The Clay Connection, Co-Producer, Mid Atlantic Clay Conference
AFFILIATIONS The Potters Guild of Annapolis, President
Maryland Federation of Art, Member
MSAC- Maryland State Arts Council, Visual Artist's Registry
Art Council of Anne Arundel County, Artist's Registry, Member
VIDEO PRODUCTION 2015 GLAZING WITH A FLAIR, produced by Jayne Shatz Ceramic Videos
2013 MFA, Video of the Month, July, Large Scale Vessel Making
2012 SLABS, SLABS, and MORE SLABS, produced by Jayne Shatz Ceramic Videos
2012 BEGINNING THROWING SERIES, produced by Jayne Shatz Ceramic Videos
2011 LARGE SCALE VESSEL MAKING: Traditional Japanese Throwing Technique
Using a Contemporary Blowtorch, produced by Jayne Shatz Videos
2012 YouTube Videos: short videos of all Jayne Shatz Video Productions; Slideshow of
Maryland Pottery Tour, 2010; The Potters Guild of Baltimore Workshop with
Jayne Shatz; The Clay Connection Mid Atlantic Clay Conference Slide Show,
Jennifer McCurdy Artwork, Hayne Bayless Artwork
ART ADMINISTRATION 2018-06 Clay Connection, VA, Mid Atlantic Clay Conference, Co-Producer
2016-12 The Potters Guild of Annapolis, Maryland pottery guild, President
2013-05 The Potters Guild of Annapolis, Exhibition and Workshop Coordinator
1994-90 The Hudson River Potter's Co-op, Co-Founder and Vice Pres. of the Board
1982 Founder- Albany Ceramic Institute, wrote grants, established educational
programs, press releases, advertising
AWARDS/ HONORS 1994 New York State Museum/United States Holocaust Museum, Washington DC,
"Remember The Children, Wall of Remembrance", Children workshop created
ceramic tiles for the DC Holocaust Museum
1989 Studio Potter Foundation- National Award for Excellence in Ceramic Education
1987-85 Artist in Residence- NY Foundation on the Arts Grant
GALLERIES Maryland Federation of Art, exhibiting member, Maryland sculptor
West Annapolis Art Works, annual exhibitor
Kent Island Federation of Art, "Environmental Ceramics", Gallery Talk and Wall Text
The Frances Simches Gallery, Director Founder, Albany Ceramic Institute Kilnhaus Galleries, Kilnhaus Potters, owned two galleries, Slingerlands, Menands, NY
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2016-Permanent Special Exhibit on Prehistoric Ceramics, Sculpture and pottery, Union College, NY
2016-06 Maryland Federation of Art, MD
2013 University of Maryland, College Park, Honorable Mention, Sculpture
2010 Quiet Waters Gallery, Annapolis MD
2009 "The Human Form", Kent Island Federation of Art, MD
2009 "Holding Space", St. John's College, Annapolis, MD
2008 "Environmental Ceramics", KIFA, Gallery Talk
2008 Arts Council, Anne Arundel County, Gala Exhibit
2008 Commissioner's Office, Centreville, MD
2007 "Design ala Carte", Gallery Representation, Annapolis, MD
SUNY Albany Art Museum, "Artist in the Kitchen"
Krasdale Foods Corporate Headquarters, NY, "Invitational"
Lynn Kottler's Gallery, NYC, "Three Artists"
Brookfield Craft Center, CT
Farmington Valley Arts Center, CT, "Ceramics of Jayne Shatz"
Albany Institute of History and Art, NY
Peters Valley Craft Gallery, NJ
Mohawk Hudson Regional Sculpture and Painting Show, NY
Two Rivers Gallery, Roberson Art Center, NY
The Hyde Collection, NY
WHOLESALE CRAFT Pacific Design Center, CA
American Craft Enterprise, NY
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SELECTED CERAMIC "Native American Potters", Hood College, MD
HISTORY LECTURES "Prehistoric Ceramics", Hood College, MD
"Prehistoric Ceramics Exploring Clay From the Ice Age to the Late Neolithic, An Inquiry Into Prehistory", Hood College, MD
"Women's Contribution to the Ceramic Field", Clay Connection Mid Atlantic Clay
Conference, VA
"Moments in Ceramic History", lecture series, www.jayneshatzpottery.com
"Ancient Greece to the Global Present, A voyage in Clay", Hood College, MD
"European Ceramics: The Design of Objects From Ancient Rome to the European
Bauhaus", Hood College, MD
"Ceramics of the Middle East- From the Middle Mesopotamian Period to the Modern
Era", Hood College, MD
"History of the American Ceramic Tradition", The Art Center,Troy, NY
"The Funk Period of the 60's and Its Effect On Contemporary Ceramics", Albany
"Japanese Ceramics", Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY
"History of Ceramics: Ancient Times to the Present", Brookfield Craft Center, CT
"History of Ceramics", eight Week Lecture Series, SUNY Albany, NY
SELECTED STUDIO Glazing with Flair, Mid Atlantic Clay conference, Jayne Shatz Pottery
WORKSHOPS "Slabs, Slabs, and More Slabs", Rehoboth Art Center, DE, JS Pottery
"Environmental Ceramics-How to create Tiled Tables, Wall Murals and Decorative
Garden Ware", Clay Connection Mid Atlantic Clay Conference, VA; Greenbelt
Pottery, MD
"Ceramic Art For The Wall", Montgomery Potters, MD
"Large Scale Vessel Making, The Traditional Firing Technique Using A Contemporary Blow Torch", Creative Clay Studios, VA; Broward Community
Creative Clay Studios, VA; Broward County Community College, FL; Fulton
Montgomery College, NY; Fletcher Farm Art and Craft School, VT
five day workshop
"Native American Pottery", Schenectady High School
"Glaze Calculation" Hudson River Potters Co-op, Troy, NY
"Architectural Ceramic Sculpture: Building A Wall
"Ceramic Sculpture", Northeast Association for the Blind, Albany, NY
"Ceramics of the Cave, Primitive Beehive Pit Firing", Berne, NY
"The Chemistry of Clay and Glazes", The Art Center,Troy, NY
"Primitive Pit Firing", The Art Center, Troy, NY
"Producing Art History Sides for a Portfolio", NY State Art Teacher's Association
SELECTED BUSINESS "Strategies for a Successful Business in Art", Anne Arundel Community College,MD
WORKSHOPS Jayne Shatz Pottery. MD; Creative Clay Studios,VA; Peter's Valley Craft Center, NJ;
Fletcher Farm Art and Craft School, VT; DeCordova Museum, MA;
Weslyn Potters, CT; Westchester YM-YWHA, NY; SUNY Albany
"Business Survival Skills Seminar" (three part workshop), Albany, NY
a. "Positive Approaches to Marketing Your Art"
b. "Developing the Promotional Tools of Your Business"
c. "Practical Business Procedures for the Production Craftsperson"
"The Business of Production Pottery", Peter's Valley Craft Center, NJ
"The Psychology of Success", Albany County Cooperative Extension, NY
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