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NIGEL RUDOLPH

EDUCATION

2000-2002 University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Post baccalaureate with focus in ceramics.
1996-1998 University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida
Bachelor of Arts Degree: Cultural Anthropology.
1994-1996 Manatee Community College Bradenton, Florida
Associate of Arts Degree: General Studies.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2011
 “The Greatest (Holiday) Show on Earth” Invitational exhibition. Dunedin Fine Arts Center. Dunedin, Florida. November 5 – December 23.
 “Cup: The Intimate Object VII.” Charlie Cummings Gallery, www. Claylink.com. December, 2011 – January ,2012.
 “4MOST Gallery at WARPhaus.” Juried exhibition. WARPhaus Gallery. Gainesville, Florida. September – November.
 “The Art of Function” Invitational group exhibition. Craftsman House Gallery. St. Petersbug, Florida. March-April.
 “Air Support” Invitational exhibition. St. Petersburg Clay Company. St. Petersburg, Florida. March 12 – 23.

2010
 “A Sip: A celebration of the drinking vessel” Imagine Gallery. Skaneateles, New York. December 3 – December 31.
 “Art Meets Ag.” Palmetto Art Center. Palmetto, Florida. November 20 – December 23.
 “Wondrous” DFAC’s Annual National Invitation Exhibition. Dunedin Fine Arts Center. Dunedin, Florida. November 6 – December 23.
 “The Art of Dining: An Exhibition of Exceptional Art for your Table.” Invited Artist. The Worcester Center for Crafts. Worcester, Massachusetts. September 23 – October 16.
 “Joy of Bowls” Invited Artist. The Worcester Center for Crafts. Worcester, Massachusetts. September 8 – November 16.
 “Soda Salt National Exhibition V.” The Clay Studio of Missoula. Missoula, Montana. Juror: Julia Galloway. August 6 – September 24.
 “Drink: A Cup Show.” Roswell Art Center West. Roswell, Georgia. August 2 – September 10.
 “Second Annual National Juried Cup Exhibition.” LUX Center for the Arts. Lincoln, NE. Juror: Linda Arbuckle. April 2 – May 29.

2009
 “Art of the Cup”. Invitational group exhibition. Center for Southern Craft and Design. Ogden Museum of Southern Art. University of New Orleans. New Orleans, Louisiana. November.
 “Fall Show – Florida. Invitational exhibition.” Palmetto Art Center. Palmetto, Florida. October.
 “Fo[u]r Hands. Two-person exhibition.” Gulf Coast Community College. Panama City, Florida. September
 “His and Hers: A Selection of Pottery from Rudolph Clay Studios.” Two-person invitational exhibition. Walters State Community College. Sevierville, Tennessee. September – December.
 “Two Sides of the Studio: Pots from Rudolph Clay Studios.” Two-person exhibition. Charlie Cummings Clay Gallery. April.
 “Craftsman House Teapot Invitational.” Invitational group exhibition. Craftsman House Gallery. St. Petersburg, Florida. April.
 “National Juried Cup Exhibition” LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, Nebraska. Juror; Pete Pinnell. April 3 – 25.

 “Craft-ed” Group Invitational Exhibition. Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, Florida. Curator; Mindy Solomon. April 17 – June 24, 2009.

2008
 “Gulf Coast Community College Second Annual Juried Cup Show” Gulf Coast Community College, Panama City, Florida.. Juror; Matt Long. November 21 – December 19.
 “Great Expectations.” Annual Invitational Exhibition. Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, Florida. Invited Artist. November 1 – December 22.
 “Jersey Shore Clay National.” Group invitational exhibition. m.t. burton gallery. Surf City, New Jersey. May 16- June 16.

2007
 “Drink It In.” Worcester Center for Crafts. Worcester, Massachusetts. October 11- 20.
 “2007 Seattle Teapot Biennial” South Seattle Community College. Seattle, Washington. Juror; Jamie Walker. October 3 – 7.
 Craftsman House Teapot Invitational. Group invitational exhibition. Craftsman House Gallery. Saint Petersburg, Florida. May 7 – July 9.
 “Second Annual UAM National Juried Cup Show,” Taylor Library Gallery. University of Arkansas at Monticello, Monticello, Arkansas. Juror; Matt Long. April 6th – May 11.
 “Academia: The New Apprenticeship,” NCECA Louisville. Thrown Together Gallery. Louisville, Kentucky. Invited Artist. Curator; Ben Carter. March 14 -17.
 “100 Teapots III.” Baltimore Clay Works. Baltimore, Maryland. Juror; Julia Galloway. January 13 – February 21.

2006
 “Cup: The Intimate Object V.” Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Juror; Pete Pinnell. December 2 – January 6, 2007.
 “Present-Perfect” The Dunedin Fine Art Center’s 20th Annual Exhibition and Sale. Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, Florida. Invited Artist. November 4 – December 22.
 “Form and Function: The Teapot.” Oregon Potters Association. Portland, Oregon. Jurors; Don Sprague and Craig Mitchell. March 7 – 11.

2005
 “4th Annual Salt and Soda Clay National.” The Clay Studio of Missoula. Missoula, Montana. Juror; Gail Nichols. September 2 – 30.
 “Unwrapped” National Invitational of Contemporary Art and Craft. Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, Florida. Invited Artist. November 4 – December 24.
 “Mastery in Clay: 2005” The Clay Studio Exhibition and Silent Auction. The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 7 – 22.
 “Arrowmont Artist in Residence Annual Exhibition” Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Gatlinburg, Tennessee. April 22 – May 21.
 “Clay Cup X” University Museum, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois. Juror; Virginia Scotchie. March 28 – May 3.
 “Wood Fired Pottery Show” Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmore, North Carolina. Invited Artist. April 2 – May 1, 2005.
 “NCECA 2005 Clay National Exhibition” UMBC Center for Art and Visual Culture, Symmers Gardner, Baltimore, Maryland. Jurors; Linda Arbuckle, Andrea Gill, Ron Nagle. March 10 – April 10.

2004
 “Common Ground” A Showcase of National Ceramic Artists-in-Residence. Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Back Room Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri. December 3 – January 29.
 “Cup: The Intimate Object III.” Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Juror; Peter Beasecker. November 20 – January 8.
 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Artist in Residence Invitational Exhibition. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

2003
 “Residents Rising; The Artists In Residence of St. Pete Clay.” Group Exhibition, Blake High School, Tampa, Florida. September 15 – October 6.
 “The A.I.R. Exhibition”. The Arts Center of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Florida. September 12 – October 24.
 “Thanks To Tradition” A Solo Exhibition by Nigel Rudolph. Tim Salen Gallery at the St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, Florida. October 15 – 31.

2002
 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Studio Assistant and Resident Artist Invitational Exhibition. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee. May 30 – August 8.

 University of Florida Juried Student Art Exhibition. University of Florida, University Gallery. Juror; Michael Rush. March 15 – April 5.
 BFA and Post baccalaureate Thesis Exhibition, Media Image Gallery, Gainesville, Florida. April 27 – May 6.

EXPERIENCE/ RESIDENCIES
2009
 Visiting Artist / Demonstrator. Gulf Coast Community College. Panama City, Florida. September.
2006
 Workshop Assistant: Mark Peters. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee. June 4 – 10.
 Visiting Artist. Slide Lecture/ Presentation. University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi. June 10.
2004
 Artist in Residence: Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
2003
 Artist in Residence: St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, Florida.
 Workshop Assistant: Matt Long, St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, Florida. September 27 – 28.
 Workshop Assistant: Suze Lindsey and Kent McLaughlin, St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, Florida. May 12 – 18.
 Workshop Assistant: “Bray to Bay” Workshop; Josh Deweese, Mackenzie Smith, Jeanette Rakowski, St. Petersburg, Clay Company, St. Petersburg, Florida. February 26 – March 2.
2002
 Artist in Residence: Atlantic Beach Potters, Atlantic Beach, Florida. August 15 -January 1, 2003.
 Adjunct Teacher and Ceramic Studio Tech, Episcopal High School, Jacksonville, Florida. Substitute teacher, studio maintenance, and clay and glaze preparation
 Studio Assistant: Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee. May 30 – August 10. Ceramic studio/facility assistant, faculty assistant.

PUBLICATIONS
2006
 “500 Pitchers.” Editor: Suzanne Toutillott. Lark Books. Pg. 55.
 “Common Ground: A Showcase of National Ceramics Artist-in-Residence.” Ceramics Monthly, January.
2005
 “Nigel Rudolph: The Beauty of History & Culture Merged,” Clay Times Magazine, Volume 11, No. 4. July – August, Pgs. 48-50.
 “The Gallery” Color Plate. Clay Times Magazine, Volume 11, No. 3. May – June, Pg. 40.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2011
 Slide Lecturer/ Demonstrator. Gulf Coast Community College. Panama City, Florida. December
2009
 Slide Lecturer/ Demonstrator. Gulf Coast Community College. Panama City, Florida. September.
2005
 Instructor, Potter’s Wheel Basics. Summer Art Camp. The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Florida.
 Instructor, Potter’s Wheel Basics. 5-week children community class. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
 Instructor, Arrowmont “Art Reach”. Instructed children from Sevier County Schools in wheel thrown pottery. Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
2004
 Instructor, Wheel Thrown, Functional Pottery. 5-week adult community class. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.
 Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA.
 Charlie Cummings Clay Studio