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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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