How To Buy A Shawn Ireland Pottery

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SHAWN IRELAND POTTERY & PAINTING

134 Penland Road Bakersville, NC 28705 828-765-5737 spi67@bellsouth.net

www.shawnirelandpottery.com www.penlandpottery.com

BORN - Lancaster, PA. 1967

Established SHAWN IRELAND POTTERY 1997

EXHIBITIONS

2015 Winterfest 2015. Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, MD.

Little Treasures. Schaller Gallery, Saint Joseph, MI.

Natural Affinity. Shawn Ireland & Ellen Langford. American Folk Gallery, Asheville, NC. Shawn Ireland a Venezia. Scuola Internazionale di Grafica Gallery, Venice, Italy 2014 Ireland & Murphy. Andrew Charles Gallery, Asheville, NC.

Shake It. Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, MD.

Appalachian Regional Commission Exhibition. Southern Highland Crafts Guild, Washington, DC.

Echoes of Egypt. Andrew Charles Gallery, Asheville, NC.

Works From Cortona, Italy. Solo Show. Lamar Dodd School of Art- UGA, Athens, GA.

2013 Shawn Ireland Solo Show.AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA La Mostra- Summer 2013. Palazzo Vagnotti, Cortona, Italy.

2012 POUR. American Folk Gallery, Asheville, NC.

La Mostra- Fall 2012. Palazzo Vagnotti, Cortona, Italy.

2011 Pots & Paintings. Solo show. Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville, NC.

Asheville in Atlanta. Mudfire Gallery, Atlanta, GA.

Early Career American Woodfirers. WOODFIRE TASMANIA 2011! Deloraine, Tasmania. Recent Work: Shawn Ireland. AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA.

Virgins, Saints & Angels. American Folk Gallery, Asheville, NC. From Penland. 18 Hands Gallery, Houston, TX.

Dining with Frank. Frank Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC. 2011 Yunomi Invitational. AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA.

2010 Art School at Old Church Show. Demarest, NJ.

Shawn Ireland Holiday Show. MADE shop, Kutztown, PA. Via Penland. Rebus Works, Raleigh, NC.

Table Manners. Lark & Key Gallery, Charlotte, NC. Penland Potters. TRAC Gallery, Spruce Pine , NC.

30x5 Show. AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA.

A Time & Place. Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC. 2010 Yunomi Invitational. AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA.

Catawba Valley Pottery Festival w/ Crimson Laurel Gallery. Hickory, NC. Hand built Ceramics. Claymakers Gallery, Durham, NC.

Hambidge Pottery Show. Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, GA. Miniature Show. American Folk Gallery, Asheville, NC.

2009 Art School at Old Church Show. Demarest, NJ.

Winter Show. Green Hill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC.

22nd_{Annual Invitational. Alamance County Arts Council, Graham, NC.}

30x5 Show. AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA.

Sharing. Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville, NC. The Penland Potters. Design Gallery, Burnsville, NC.

Menageries & Madonnas--Two Person Show. American Folk Gallery, Asheville, NC. 16 HANDS STUDIO TOUR. guest potter. Floyd, VA.

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2008 Esposizione di Arte Visiva. Fortezza Medicea, Cortona, Italy.

Wood fired Clay from the NC Mountains. Hand in Hand Gallery, Flat Rock,NC. National Teapot Show VII. Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC.

10th_{Anniversary Show! City Art Gallery, Greenville, NC.}

Utilitarian Clay IV. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, TN.

2007 Shawn Ireland-Potter. Crabtree Creek Gallery, Micaville, NC.

RECENT WORKS - Paintings & Pots w/John Anthony. Butternut Gallery, Montrose, PA.

WOOD FIRED- curated by Ron Meyers. Signature Shop & Gallery, Atlanta, GA

2006 Wild Clay. American Folk Gallery, Asheville, NC.

Off The Wall. Harrison Street Gallery, Frenchtown, NJ.

2005 The Abundant Table. American Folk Gallery, Asheville, NC.

Making the Ordinary Extraordinary. Terra Incognito Gallery, Oak Park, IL. Southern Highland Guild 75th_{Year Exhibit. Sandra Blain Gallery, Gatlinburg, TN}

9th_{Annual Alumni Art Show. Kutztown, PA.}

Penland Resident Artists. Southern Highland Guild Gallery, Asheville, NC.

2004 Continuity-Tradition-Relationship. Earth and Fire Gallery, Vienna, VA.

The Fire Within. Seton Gallery, University of New Haven, CT. Potters and their Mentors. American Folk Gallery, Asheville, NC.

2003 Setting the Standard. Southern Highland Craft Guild. Asheville, NC.

Folk Pottery of North Carolina. Craft Alliance. St. Louis, MO. Shawn Ireland and Michael Kline. Bennett Gallery. Knoxville, TN. Winterfest 2003. Baltimore Clayworks. Baltimore, MD.

Local Dirt. DIRT Gallery. Asheville, NC.

2001 The Clay and Community of Penland/NCECA. Penland, NC. Sum and Substance: Penland Clay Resident Artists. Penland, NC. Potters of GA & NC. Bascomb-Louise Gallery, Highlands, NC.

Pottery and Painting. Two Person Show with Eric Legge. American Folk Gallery, NC. From Shoulder To Foot. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, Gainesville, GA.

2000 Handles & Spouts: Teapots by Southern Artists. Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA. 100 Pitchers. NC Pottery Center, Seagrove, NC.

1999 Beyond the Northwest: Teapots. KOBO, Seattle, WA. Eating Well. Penland, NC.

National Teapot Show IV. Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC. 28 Years of Penland's CORE Program. Penland, NC.

1998 Working Potters Around Penland. Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA. Vessels That Pour. Lill Street Gallery. Chicago, IL.

6th Annual Strictly Functional National. Market House Craft Center, Ephrata, PA. Penland Residency Artists 1998. Penland, NC.

Put a Lid on It. Appalachian Craft Center, Smithville, TN. Penland Resident Artists. Weizenblatt Gallery, Mars Hill, NC.

1997 Traditions in Transition. Odyssey Center, Asheville, NC. Common Borders. Clemson University, Clemson, SC.

Anything That Pours. Appalachian Craft Center, Smithville, TN. Penland Area Potters. Lill Street Gallery, Chicago, IL.

Hot Ice 2: A Teapot Ceremony. Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC.

25th Annual Competition for NC Artists.Fayetteville Museum of Art, NC.

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1995 The Contemporary Teapot. Ariana Gallery, Royal Oak, MI. The Last Pitcher Show '95. Lill Street Gallery, Chicago, IL. The 3rd Annual Teapot Exhibit. Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO. The Vase: A Container For Flowers. Ariana Gallery, Royal Oak, MI. From Hand To Mouth: Cups and Mugs. Ariana Gallery, Royal Oak, MI.

1994 Pleasures in Ceramics, Furniture, Painting, Photography and Printmaking. Hemphill Fine Arts, Wash, DC.

Penland's Own. Penland, NC.

Prints, Paper, Books and Broadsides. Corcoran School of Art, Washington, DC.

1993 Core Student Show. Penland, NC.

1990 Contemporary Crafts. Luckenbach Mill Gallery, Allentown, PA. Kutztown University Senior Show. Kutztown, PA.

CRAFT SHOW EXHIBITIONS

2015 Mint Museum Potters Invitational, Charlotte, NC

Spruce Pine Potters Market, NC

2014 Spruce Pine Potters Market, NC

2011 Philadelphia Museum Craft Show, PA

Catawba Valley Pottery Festival, Hickory, NC Spruce Pine Potters Market, NC

2010 Mint Museum Potters Invitational, Charlotte, NC

2009 Mint Museum Potters Invitational, Charlotte, NC Spruce Pine Potters Market, NC

Old English Inn Potters Invitational, Spruce Pine, NC

Southern Highland Fair, NC Sanford Pottery Festival, NC

2004 Southern Highland Fair, NC

Charlotte, NC. American Craft Council Sanford Pottery Festival, NC

2003 Southern Highland Fair, NC

Charlotte, NC. ACC

Sanford Pottery Festival, NC

2002 Charlotte, NC. ACC

Sanford Pottery Festival, NC

1999 Evanston, IL. ACE Baltimore, MD. ACC

1998 Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, DC Charlotte, NC. ACC

Atlanta, GA. ACC

1997 Columbus, OH. ACC Charlotte, NC. ACC

COLLECTIONS

2002 City of Rocky Mount Art Center, NC

2008 Asheville Art Museum, NC

Mr & Mrs John Lowry. Rocky Mount, NC.

MEMBERSHIPS

2009-present Penland Potters

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RESIDENCIES

2015 Artist in Residence, 3 months. Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice, Italy.

2008 Visiting Artist Internship- Cortona, Italy. Fall Semester. University of Georgia.

2007 Visiting Artist Internship- Cortona, Italy. Spring Semester. University of Georgia.

2006 Visiting Artist Internship- Cortona, Italy. Spring Semester. University of Georgia.

1996 - 1999 Artist in Residence. Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.

1993 - 1995 CORE Student Residency. Penland School, Penland, NC.

KILN BUILDING PROJECTS

2004 32 cu. ft. gas salt kiln with Ruggles & Rankin. Jane Peiser Pottery, Penland, NC.

2003 One chamber, 100 cu.ft. castable gas kiln. Muddy Creek Pottery, Old Fort, NC.

Anagama, 200 cu.ft. castable. Michael Hunt Pottery, Bakersville, NC.

Two Chamber, 70 cu.ft. wood kiln with Lisa Stinson, Canton Clay Works, Canton, CT.

2002 One Chamber, 110 cu. ft. castable wood kiln. OKRA Pottery, Bakersville,NC.

1999 Two chamber, 130 cu. ft. wood kiln. Shawn Ireland Pottery, Bakersville, NC.

1996 One chamber, 65 cu. ft. wood kiln. Artist in Residency Program, Penland, NC.

1995 One chamber, 50 cu. ft. wood kiln Mockingbird Pottery, Cairo, GA.

1992 Two chamber, 70 cu. ft. wood kiln, with Ruggles & Rankin. Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ.

1991 Two chamber, 70 cu. ft. wood kiln, with Ruggles & Rankin. Penland School, NC

TEACHING & OTHER RELATED EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS

2012-2013 Studio Coordinator. University of Georgia Studies Abroad. Cortona, Italy.

2003 Canton Clay Works, CT. Two week kiln building workshop with Lisa Stinson

Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN. One week workshop

2002 Penland School of Crafts, NC. Visiting artist demonstration

1997 University of Hartford, CT. One week wood firing workshop

EDUCATION

1990 BFA, KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY. Kutztown, PA.

Penland School of Crafts. Penland, NC

1990 Charles Malin, Handbuilding. Two weeks

Eva Kwong, Handbuilding. Two weeks

1991 Susan Parks, Tile making, STUDIO ASSISTANT. Two weeks Bill Brouillard, Throwing, SCHOLARSHIP. Two weeks

Charles Malin, Handbuilding, STUDIO ASSISTANT. Two weeks

Douglass Rankin & Will Ruggles, Throwing, SCHOLARSHIP. Eight weeks Linda Christianson, Throwing, SCHOLARSHIP. Eight weeks

1992 Steve Loukes, Throwing, STUDIO ASSISTANT. Two weeks

Wayne Ferguson, Primitive Techniques, STUDIO ASSISTANT. Two weeks Randy Johnston, Throwing, SCHOLARSHIP. Two weeks

George Lowe, Throwing, STUDIO ASSISTANT. Eight weeks

1993 David Shaner, Throwing. Two weeks Dan Anderson, Throwing. Two weeks Clary Illian, Throwing. Two weeks

Wayne Ferguson & Debra Groover, Throwing. Eight weeks

1994 Kirk Mangus, Throwing. Two weeks Georgia Deal, Monoprinting. Two weeks

Douglass Rankin & Will Ruggles, Throwing. Eight weeks

1995 Ron Meyers, Throwing. Two weeks

McKenzie Smith & Suze Lindsay, Throwing. Two weeks Norm Schulman, Painting on Clay. Two weeks

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Peters Valley Craft Center. Layton, NJ

1992 Douglass Rankin & Will Ruggles, Throwing and Kiln Building, TEACHER ASSISTANT.