Curriculum Vitae
Education
Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY
B.A. Candidate, Studio Art, January 2008 – December 2010.
School of Art, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
BFA Ceramics with honors May 2016.
Work Experience
Educational Alliance Manny Cantor Center Art School, New York, NY.
September 2018 - Present.
Ceramics Instructor
ASU Art Museum, Tempe, AZ. August 2014 – May 2016.
Assistant to the Curator of Education
Arizona State University School of Art, Ceramics Department, Tempe, AZ. August 2013 – May 2016.
Studio Monitor
Phoenix Center for the Arts, Phoenix, AZ. Spring 2012 – Fall 2015.
Resident Teaching Artist, Ceramics and Youth Art
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME. Summer 2015, Session II
Ceramics Teaching Assistant to Malcolm Mobutu Smith
Arizona State University School of Art, Phoenix, AZ. Summer 2012.
Assistant to Angela Ellsworth
Manhattan Youth Downtown Community Center, New York, NY. June 2008 – August 2011.
Ceramics Department Head
Exhibitions and Projects
2016 Dwellers on the Threshold, Ceramics BFA Exhibition, Gallery 100. Tempe, AZ.
2015 Mass Action ASU All Sculpture Show, Unexpected Gallery. Phoenix, AZ.
Alwun House ISC Student Exhibit, Alwun House. Phoenix, AZ.
Sculpting Science, ASU Natural Histories Collection. Tempe, AZ.
2014 2014 Juried Undergraduate Show, Harry Wood Gallery. Tempe, AZ.
Ceramics Faculty Show, Phoenix Center for the Arts Gallery. Phoenix, AZ.
2013 Bound and Combined: Variable Figuration with Rose Simpson, in collaboration with Rose Simpson and the SU School of Art Ceramics Department, ASU Art Museum International Residency at Combine Studios. Phoenix, AZ.
Combining the Cloud, in collaboration with the Collective Artists of Social Engagement, ASU Art Museum International Residency at Combine Studios. Phoenix, AZ.
Hat Cloud, in collaboration with ASU's Art and Community Class led by Gregory Sale, Feast on the Street. Phoenix, AZ.
2012 2012 Juried Undergraduate Show, Harry Wood Gallery. Tempe, AZ.
Phoenix Center for the Arts Faculty Show, PCA Gallery. First Phoenix Festival of the Arts, Phoenix, AZ.
ASU's Digital Culture Showcase Inaugural Exhibition, in collaboration with Pablo Gomez and Jace Krumwiede, ASU's Digital Culture Gallery. Tempe, AZ.
Alice on the Wall, in collaboration with City Arts, mural in Washington Market Park in TriBeCa, New York, NY. Co-founded 2002; Lead artist in refurbishment 2012.
Private Collections
2015 Ben Smith at the Unexpected Gallery, Phoenix, AZ.
Honors
2015 – 2016 Special Talent Award, ASU School of Art
Fall 2015 Dean’s List, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
2014 – 2015 Windgate Foundation Scholarship
Fall 2014 Dean’s List, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
Organizations
ASU Clay Club
Treasurer, May 2013 – May 2014. PR Coordinator, May 2014 – May 2015.
Collective Artists of Social Engagement
CoPresident, January 2013 – August 2013.
Technical Abilities
Ceramics:
Hand building; wheel-throwing; mold making; press molding; slip casting; carving; plaster, clay and glaze formulation; slip decorating, underglaze and glazing techniques; electric, gas oxidation, gas reduction, salt and soda kiln firing; studio maintenance and safety
Mold Making:
Moulage, plaster, silicone, wax
Casting:
Plaster, wax, clay slip
Woodshop:
Stationary power tools, hand power tools, manual tools, shop maintenance and safety
2D:
Image transferring using acrylic gel and polymer mediums on paper, plastic, fiber, and wood substrates
Digital video and photography:
DSLR, Stop motion animation, Editing in Adobe Photoshop, iMovie, Adobe Premiere, FinalCut Pro
Other Computer Software:
PC and Mac platforms, Microsoft Office Suite
Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY
B.A. Candidate, Studio Art, January 2008 – December 2010.
School of Art, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
BFA Ceramics with honors May 2016.
Work Experience
Educational Alliance Manny Cantor Center Art School, New York, NY.
September 2018 - Present.
Ceramics Instructor
ASU Art Museum, Tempe, AZ. August 2014 – May 2016.
Assistant to the Curator of Education
Arizona State University School of Art, Ceramics Department, Tempe, AZ. August 2013 – May 2016.
Studio Monitor
Phoenix Center for the Arts, Phoenix, AZ. Spring 2012 – Fall 2015.
Resident Teaching Artist, Ceramics and Youth Art
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME. Summer 2015, Session II
Ceramics Teaching Assistant to Malcolm Mobutu Smith
Arizona State University School of Art, Phoenix, AZ. Summer 2012.
Assistant to Angela Ellsworth
Manhattan Youth Downtown Community Center, New York, NY. June 2008 – August 2011.
Ceramics Department Head
Exhibitions and Projects
2016 Dwellers on the Threshold, Ceramics BFA Exhibition, Gallery 100. Tempe, AZ.
2015 Mass Action ASU All Sculpture Show, Unexpected Gallery. Phoenix, AZ.
Alwun House ISC Student Exhibit, Alwun House. Phoenix, AZ.
Sculpting Science, ASU Natural Histories Collection. Tempe, AZ.
2014 2014 Juried Undergraduate Show, Harry Wood Gallery. Tempe, AZ.
Ceramics Faculty Show, Phoenix Center for the Arts Gallery. Phoenix, AZ.
2013 Bound and Combined: Variable Figuration with Rose Simpson, in collaboration with Rose Simpson and the SU School of Art Ceramics Department, ASU Art Museum International Residency at Combine Studios. Phoenix, AZ.
Combining the Cloud, in collaboration with the Collective Artists of Social Engagement, ASU Art Museum International Residency at Combine Studios. Phoenix, AZ.
Hat Cloud, in collaboration with ASU's Art and Community Class led by Gregory Sale, Feast on the Street. Phoenix, AZ.
2012 2012 Juried Undergraduate Show, Harry Wood Gallery. Tempe, AZ.
Phoenix Center for the Arts Faculty Show, PCA Gallery. First Phoenix Festival of the Arts, Phoenix, AZ.
ASU's Digital Culture Showcase Inaugural Exhibition, in collaboration with Pablo Gomez and Jace Krumwiede, ASU's Digital Culture Gallery. Tempe, AZ.
Alice on the Wall, in collaboration with City Arts, mural in Washington Market Park in TriBeCa, New York, NY. Co-founded 2002; Lead artist in refurbishment 2012.
Private Collections
2015 Ben Smith at the Unexpected Gallery, Phoenix, AZ.
Honors
2015 – 2016 Special Talent Award, ASU School of Art
Fall 2015 Dean’s List, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
2014 – 2015 Windgate Foundation Scholarship
Fall 2014 Dean’s List, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
Organizations
ASU Clay Club
Treasurer, May 2013 – May 2014. PR Coordinator, May 2014 – May 2015.
Collective Artists of Social Engagement
CoPresident, January 2013 – August 2013.
Technical Abilities
Ceramics:
Hand building; wheel-throwing; mold making; press molding; slip casting; carving; plaster, clay and glaze formulation; slip decorating, underglaze and glazing techniques; electric, gas oxidation, gas reduction, salt and soda kiln firing; studio maintenance and safety
Mold Making:
Moulage, plaster, silicone, wax
Casting:
Plaster, wax, clay slip
Woodshop:
Stationary power tools, hand power tools, manual tools, shop maintenance and safety
2D:
Image transferring using acrylic gel and polymer mediums on paper, plastic, fiber, and wood substrates
Digital video and photography:
DSLR, Stop motion animation, Editing in Adobe Photoshop, iMovie, Adobe Premiere, FinalCut Pro
Other Computer Software:
PC and Mac platforms, Microsoft Office Suite