EDUCATION
University of North Texas, Denton, TX,
University of North Texas, Denton, TX,
Master of Fine Arts (MFA): Ceramics, 1998
West Texas A & M University, Canyon, TX,
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA): Studio Art, 1995
Texas State Technical Institute, Waco, TX,
Associate Degree: Commercial Art and Advertising, 1985
EXPERIENCE
Green Dog Studio, Gonzales, TX
Studio Potter: December 2012 to Present
Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TX
Professor of Art: Ceramics, August 2010 to December 2012
Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TX
Associate Professor of Art: Ceramics, August 2004 to August 2010
Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TX
Assistant Professor of Art: Ceramics, August 1998 to August 2004
Teaching Ceramics I, Ceramics II, Handmade Ceramic Tile, Kiln Building, Extruded Ceramics, Ceramics for Educators, Design I, Design II, Sculpture, Fine Arts Appreciation, Alternative Photographic Printing Processes, Pinhole Photography, Fused & Slumped Glass, Fused Glass Jewelry and Graphic Design. Maintaining ceramic studio and equipment, ordering all studio supplies, overseeing student workers. Acting Gallery Director.
Assistant Professor of Art: Ceramics, August 1998 to August 2004
Teaching Ceramics I, Ceramics II, Handmade Ceramic Tile, Kiln Building, Extruded Ceramics, Ceramics for Educators, Design I, Design II, Sculpture, Fine Arts Appreciation, Alternative Photographic Printing Processes, Pinhole Photography, Fused & Slumped Glass, Fused Glass Jewelry and Graphic Design. Maintaining ceramic studio and equipment, ordering all studio supplies, overseeing student workers. Acting Gallery Director.
Lake Bryn Mawr Camp, Honesdale, PA
Program Coordinator: Ceramics, June 17 to August 15, 2003
Coordinated ceramics program for 1200 camp attendees.
The University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Teaching Assistant, August 1996 to August 1998
Design I and Design II, two sections per semester.
Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, TX
Ceramics Instructor, January 1995 to January 1996
Conducted ceramic programs for children.
One Sun, One Earth, One Peace, Amarillo, TX
Studio Manager , October 1993 to January 1995
Assistant to artist Judy Sutton Moore.
Managed Amarillo studio including model construction, photo documentation and full scale art production based on maquettes, notes and photographs.
Willoughby & Co., Lubbock, TX
Production Assistant: October 1992 to July 1993
Costume design, doll construction, shipping and receiving.
Jester Art Service, Lubbock, TX
Commercial Artist , November 1988 to October 1992
Design and layout of materials for t-shirts, caps, banners, signs, billboards and vinyl application.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Lubbock, TX
Commercial Artist, August 1987 to October 1988
Design and layout of materials for newspaper publication.
Program Coordinator: Ceramics, June 17 to August 15, 2003
Coordinated ceramics program for 1200 camp attendees.
The University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Teaching Assistant, August 1996 to August 1998
Design I and Design II, two sections per semester.
Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, TX
Ceramics Instructor, January 1995 to January 1996
Conducted ceramic programs for children.
One Sun, One Earth, One Peace, Amarillo, TX
Studio Manager , October 1993 to January 1995
Assistant to artist Judy Sutton Moore.
Managed Amarillo studio including model construction, photo documentation and full scale art production based on maquettes, notes and photographs.
Willoughby & Co., Lubbock, TX
Production Assistant: October 1992 to July 1993
Costume design, doll construction, shipping and receiving.
Jester Art Service, Lubbock, TX
Commercial Artist , November 1988 to October 1992
Design and layout of materials for t-shirts, caps, banners, signs, billboards and vinyl application.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Lubbock, TX
Commercial Artist, August 1987 to October 1988
Design and layout of materials for newspaper publication.
EXHIBITIONS & SHOWS
- 2013
- Texas Clay Festival, Gruene, TX, October, juried festival
- Dripping With Taste, Dripping Springs, TX, juried
- Hallettsville Market Days, Hallettsville, TX
- Goliad Market Days, Goliad, TX
- Edom Festival for the Arts, Edom, TX, October
- Dirt Dauber Festival, San Marcos TX, April
- Festival of the Arts, Corpus Christi, TX, March
- Bastrop 1832 Farmers Market, Bastrop, TX
- Bountiful Bowl, Rockport, Tx, February
- 2012
- Texas Clay Festival, 20th annual, Gruene, TX, October, juried festival
- Dirt Dauber Festival, San Marcos, Tx, April
- Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport, TX, February, solo exhibition
- Bountiful Bowl, Rockport, TX, Februay
- 2011
- Texas Clay Festival, 19th annual, Gruene, TX, October, juried festival
- Bountiful Bowl, Rockport, TX, February
- 2010
- Boerne Market Days, Boerne, TX, December 11-12,
- Texas Clay Festival, 18th annual, Gruene, TX, October, juried festival
- Llano Estacado Wine and Clay Festival, Lubbock, TX, June 12-14
- Fayetteville Art Walk, Fayetteville, TX, May 1-2, juried festival
- Regional Expressions in Vitrified Clay, Lubbock, TX, Jan 19-Feb 14, invitational exhibition
- Bountiful Bowl, Rockport, TX, February 13, – Best in Show Award
- 2009
- Texas Clay Festival, 17th annual, Gruene, TX, October 24-25, juried festival
- Hispanica, Collin County Community College, Dallas, TX, Sept 21-Oct 9, invitational exhibition
- Form and Function, Jim Bob Salazar & Von Venhuizen, SRSU Art Gallery, Alpine, TX, March
- Form and Function, Jim Bob Salazar & Von Venhuizen, Museum of Fine Art, San Angelo, TX, April
- Bountiful Bowl, Rockport, TX, February
- 2008
- At Home with Jim Bob & Candice, Home sale, Alpine,TX, December
- Texas Clay Festival, 16th annual, Gruene, TX, October, juried festival
- Bountiful Bowl, Rockport, TX, February 13
- 2007
- Line and Form, Carol Fairlie and Jim Bob Salazar, Alpine, TX, October
- Amarillo Biennial 600: Clay, Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, TX, June, juried exhibition
- Texas Clay Arts Association, Six Pack Exhibition, Coop Gallery, San Angelo, TX, April
- Chicken Farm Art Center, Ceramics Weekend, San Angelo, TX, April 19-22
- Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, April
- By The Ounce, NCECA 2007 Juried Exhibition, Louisville, KY, March
- Bountiful Bowl, Rockport, TX, February
- 2006
- A Bus Size Sale, Solo Exhibition & Sale, Alpine, TX, December
- Northwest Vista Community College Faculty Art Exchange, San Antonio, TX, December
- Texas Clay Festival, Gruene, TX, October
- Teaching Clay in Texas, Invitational, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler,TX, Aug.21 – Oct. 6
- Chicken Farm Art Center, Ceramics Weekend, San Angelo, TX, April 21-23
- Texas Clay Arts Association, Attachments 2006, San Angelo, TX, February
- Bountiful Bowl, Rockport, TX, February 4 – 3rd Place Award
- 2005
- Texas Clay Festival, Gruene, TX, October
- Black Gold Rally, Goldsmith, TX, July
- Texas Clay Invitational, Coop Gallery, San Angelo, TX, April
- Dinner Works 2005, Louisville, Ky, March-April
- Downtown on Sunday, San Angelo, TX, March 6
- Bountiful Bowl, Rockport, TX, February 5 - 3rd Place Booth Award
- Texas Clay Arts Association, Attachments 2005, Rockport, TX, February
- 2004
- Family Day, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX, December
- Currents 2004, Rockport, TX, December
- Chicken Farm Art CenterThanksgiving Weekend, San Angelo, TX, November 26-28
- Texas Clay Festival, Gruene, TX, October
- The 6th Annual Babe Sale, Dallas, TX, May 8
- Texas Clay Arts Association, San Angelo, TX, April
- 2004 Kiln God National, San Angelo, TX, April, Best in Show Award
- Bountiful Bowl, Rockport, TX, February 14
- Great Pots in Texas, Weil Gallery Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, TX, April 8 – May 7
- Ceramics, Texas & Beyond, University of Texas-Pan American, February 25 – March 26
- Bountiful Bowl Pottery Fair, Rockport, TX, February
- 2003
- Texas Clay Festival, Gruene, TX, October
- Alpine Gallery Night, Anju Jewelers, Alpine, TX, September
- Texas Clay Arts Association, Attachments 2003, Irving, TX, July - Best in Show Award
- The 5th Annual Babe Sale, Dallas, TX, May, 2003
- Solo exhibition, Western Texas College, Snyder, TX, February - March
- Funeria: Ashes to Art, San Francisco, CA, January
- 2002
- The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art: Texas Mud, Dallas, TX, November
- Alpine Gallery Night, Anju Jewelers, Alpine, TX, November
- The Ervay Theatre: Lucky 13, Dallas, TX, September
- 2001
- Texas Wood-Fire, Denton, TX, October
- San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, San Angelo, TX, April
- Solo exhibition, Cedar Valley College, Dallas, TX, April
- 500X, Dallas, TX, May 2001Texas Clay Arts Association, Houston TX, February
- Texas Clay Arts Association, San Angelo, TX, April
- 2000 and earlier
- Alpine Gallery Night, Kiowa Gallery, Alpine, TX, November, 2000
- Texas Clay Arts Association, Austin, TX, December, 1999
- Annual Brick Street Pottery Festival, Nacogdoches, TX, October, 1999
- Market Square Antiques: Lozas De Barro, Uvalde, TX, July, 1999
- 500X, Dallas, TX, May, 1998
WORKSHOPS & EXHIBITIONS CURATED
- Todd Van Duren Workshop, Alpine, TX, October, 2011
- 6x6x30 Tile Exhibition, San Angelo, TX, April, 2011
- 6x6x30 Tile Exhibition, Alpine, TX, March, 2011
- Max Butler Workshop, Alpine, TX, January, 2011
- Diana Seidel Workshop, Alpine, TX, November, 2010
- Gery Henderson Workshop, Alpine, TX, January, 2010
- Randy Brodnax Workshop, Alpine, TX, November, 2009
- Doug Oertli Workshop, Alpine, TX, February, 2009
- Stan Irvin Workshop, Alpine, TX, November, 2008
- John & Jan Breiger Workshop, Alpine, TX, March, 2008
- Carl Block Workshop, Alpine, TX, October, 2007
- 6th Annual Sul Ross State University Ceramics Invitational Exhibition, Alpine, TX, March, 2007
- Diana Kersey Workshop, Alpine, TX, February, 2007
- Mark Epstein Workshop, Alpine, TX, November, 2006
- Mark Epstein Exhibition, Alpine, TX, November, 2006
- Brenda Lichman Workshop, Alpine, TX, April, 2006
- 5th Annual Sul Ross State University Ceramics Invitational Exhibition, Alpine, TX, February, 2006
- Texas Clay Invitational Exhibition, San Angelo, TX, April, 2005
- Bridget Hauser Workshop, Alpine, TX, November 13-14, 2005
- Warm Glass Exhibition, Alpine, TX, November, 2004
- Dale Neese Workshop, Alpine, TX, April, 2004
- Elmer Taylor Workshop, Alpine, TX, September, 2003
- Elmer Taylor Exhibition, Alpine, TX, September, 2003
- Shane Christensen Workshop, Alpine, TX, February 2003
- 4th Annual Sul Ross State University Ceramics Invitational Exhibition, Alpine, TX, October, 2002
- Steven Robison Workshop, Alpine, TX, March, 2002
- Steven Robison & Kathleen Guss Exhibition, Alpine, TX, March, 2002
- Joe Frank McKee Workshop, Alpine, TX, November, 2002
- 3rd Annual Sul Ross State University Ceramics Invitational Exhibition, Alpine, TX, October, 2001
- Anne Chrietzberg Workshop, Alpine, TX, April, 2001
- Anne Chrietzberg Exhibition, Alpine, TX, April, 2001
- Jerry Austin Workshop, Alpine, TX, November 2000
- 2nd Annual Sul Ross State University Ceramics Invitational Exhibition, Alpine, TX, September, 2000
- 1st Annual Sul Ross State University Ceramics Invitational Exhibition, Alpine, TX, September, 1999
- Joe Frank McKee Workshop, Alpine, TX, April, 1999
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
- Harris Deller, Mariam Haigh, Ed Gates & Cornelia Henderson Gates, San Angelo, TX, April, 2011
- Stan Irvin, Wheel thrown and altered forms, San Angelo, TX, April, 2011
- Susan Beiner, Synthetic Reality, San Angelo, TX, April, 2010
- Vorakit Chinookoswong, Wheel thrown forms, San Angelo, TX, April, 2010
- Otto Heino, Lecture and Throwing workshop, San Antonio, TX, January, 2007
- David Ferman, Mold Making, San Angelo, TX, April, 2006
- Alejandra Amuelle, Hand Building, San Angelo, TX, April, 2006
- Tony Clennell, Wheel Throwing, San Antonio, TX, March, 2006
- Ian Currie, Glaze Formulation, Las Cruces, NM, September, 2005
- Randy Brodnax, Glow Worm Kiln; Fast Firing, San Angelo, TX, April, 2005
- Bridget Hauser, James Watkins, Bill Wilhelmi, San Angelo, TX, April, 2005
- John Williams, Gas Kiln Firing & Slide Lecture, Marfa, TX, April, 2005
- Mark Epstein, Hand building, San Angelo, TX, April, 2004
- David Dahlquist, Large scale throwing and architectural design, Denton, TX, April, 2003
- James Watkins, Wheel Throwing, Odessa, TX, November, 2001
- Mike Webber, Wood-Fire Extravaganza, Denton, TX, October, 2001
- Sandy Simon, White Earthenware, Denton, TX, October, 2000
- Ellen Shankin, Wheel Thrown and Altered Forms, Denton, TX, September, 1999
- Peter King, Architectural Ceramics, Denton, TX, February, 1999
- Jack Troy, Wood Firing and Making, Denton, TX, March, 1998
- Karen Branch, Tinted Porcelain, Denton, TX, February, 1998
- Mell Jacobson, Kiln Building, Paris, TX, November, 1997
- Rick Berman, Salt-Ku and Kiln Building, Denton, TX, September, 1997
- Dennis Olson, Large Scale Wheel Throwing, Amarillo, TX, September, 1997
- Jerry Austin, Hand Building and Wheel Throwing, Amarillo, TX, March, 1997
- Don Reitz, Large Scale Wheel Throwing, Denton, TX, September, 1996
- Rudy Autio, Slide lecture, Dallas, TX, April, 1996
- John Kudlacek, Wheel Throwing and Assembling, Amarillo, TX, April, 1995
- Steve Phillips, Slips and Engobes, Amarillo, TX, March, 1995
WORKSHOPS PRESENTED
- Wheel Thrown and Altered Forms, Lockheed Martin Facility, Fort Worth, TX, June, 2008
- Wheel Thrown and Altered Forms, Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX, February, 2008
- Wheel Thrown and Altered Forms, Tarrant County Community College, Northwest Campus, Fort Worth, TX, November, 2006
- Wheel Thrown and Altered Tea Pots, Greater Austin Clay Artists Guild, Austin, TX, February, 2006
- Wheel Thrown and Altered Forms, Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, TX, November, 2005
- Wheel Thrown and Altered Tea Pots, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, Apri,l 2005
- Wheel Thrown and Altered Forms, Eastern New Mexico State University, Portales, NM, February, 2005
- Wheel Thrown and Altered Forms, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX, November, 2004
- Wheel Thrown and Altered Forms, San Antonio Potters Guild, San Antonio, TX, June, 2004
- Hand building, High Frontier School, Fort Davis, TX, September, 2003
- Wheel Thrown and Altered Forms, Western Texas College, Snyder, TX, March, 2003
- Wheel Thrown and Altered Forms, Old Chicken Farm Art Center, San Angelo, TX, April, 2001
- Wheel Thrown and Altered Forms, Cedar Valley College, Dallas, TX, April, 2001
- Wheel Throwing, Fort Worth Independent School District, Fort Worth, TX, April, 2001
- Wheel Throwing, Fort Davis High School, Fort Davis, TX, April, 2001
- Hand Building, Alpine, TX, October, 2000
- Hand Building, Alpine, TX, June, 2000
- Raku Workshop, Fort Davis, TX, November, 1999
- Wheel Thrown and Altered Forms, Fort Davis High School, Fort Davis, TX, October, 1999
- Hand Building, McCamey Woman’s Auxiliary, McCamey, TX, April, 1999
