SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2025
Lower Columbia Basin Community College Gallery. Longview, Washington.
Palo Alto Cultural Center. Palo Alto, California.
2023
Terracotta Corridor: An Exhibition of Monumental Clay Sculptures. Mission Clay Products & Rail Arts District Napa, Napa, California
Entangle: Ann Christenson & Io Palmer, Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, Washington.
Little Pink House Gallery, Genessee, Idaho.
2022
Pipes: Sculptures from Mission Clay Arts & Industry Collection (National Traveling Exhibition), NCECA, West Sacramento, CA
2020
Little Pink House Gallery, Genessee, ID
2019
Public Art Expo, City of Orinda, Orinda, CA
Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA
Little Pink House Gallery, Genessee, ID
2016
Little Pink House Gallery, Genessee, ID
2014
Retrospective, Museum of Fine Arts, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2013
Terra Linear: The Ceramic Line, Archer Gallery, Clark College, Vancouver, WA
Ceramics from the Kolva-Sullivan Collection, Museum of Art, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2012
Clay ? IV, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA
Bramble, solo exhibition, Kolva - Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA
East Side Edge, Seattle Design Center, NCECA conference exhibition, Seattle, WA
2010
Fish Bowl Window, Black Fish Gallery, Portland, OR
Unwedged, Pottery Northwest Gallery, Seattle, WA
2009
9th International Biennial of Ceramics, Museu de Ceramic de Manises, Valencia, Spain, catalog
2nd Lillstreet International, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
Jingdezhen International Ceramic Fair Exhibition, Jingdezhen Ceramic Art Museum, Jiangxi, PR China, catalog
2008
Northwest Connection: Contemporary Works in Clay, Esvelt Gallery, Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA
2007
Swing Shift, one person exhibition, Kolva – Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA
Serving the US, Master Kiln Builders Invitational, Glassworks Gallery, Louisville, KY
2006
Hot Flashes – Seven Contemporary Sculptors, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY
Guest NCECA Artist, one-person exhibition, Talisman Gallery, Portland, OR
2005
Teapots, Contemporary Crafts Gallery and Museum, Portland OR
2004
Former Archie Bray Residents, Kolva – Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA
Regional Ceramic Faculty, Huneke Gallery, Spokane Art School, Spokane, WA
Generations.04, A.I.R. Gallery, N.Y., NY
2003
In Form: Five Ceramic Artists, Archer Gallery, Vancouver, WA
Divine Vessels, two-person exhibition, ArtWorks! Gallery, New Bedford, MA
6th International Biennial of Ceramics, Museu de Ceramic de Manises, Valencia, Spain, catalog
To Dream the Impossible, The Pottery Workshop, Hong Kong, PR China, catalog
2002
Floating, Jayne Gallery, Kansas, MO
Ceramic Invitational, Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d'Alene, ID
A.I.R. Invitational, New York, NY
2001
Stitched and Stapled, two person exhibition, Pritchard Gallery, Moscow, ID
|Art Yard 2, The Jewish Community Center, Charlotte, NC
Contemporary Chamber Pot Exhibition, The Pottery Workshop, Hong Kong, PR China
Clay on the Wall, Gallery 128, New York, NY
2000
Cup 2000 Invitational, Fifth Element Gallery, Portland, OR
Slack Tide, one-person exhibition, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR
Over the Fence, Artyard Gallery, Denver, CO
Clay Shapers, The Gallery on the Hudson, Irvington, NY
Spirit of Porcelain, Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute, Jingdezhen, PR China
Foshan-Nanfeng Invitational Exhibition, Shiwan Treasure Pottery Museum, FoshanPR, China
1999
Vessel Language, Greenwich House Gallery, New York, NY
1998
Form, Function & The Boogie-Woogie Blues, University of TX, Odessa, TX
Northwest Women, Wiseman Gallery, Rogue Community College Grants Pass, OR
On Fire, Clay Art Center Invitational, Portchester, NY
1997
Skidding, one person exhibit ion, J. C. Gallery, University of MT, Missoula, MT
Archie Bray Foundation NCECA Exhibition, Green Valley Library, Las Vegas, NV
West Coast Sculpture and Painting, Oceanside Museum, Oceanside, CA, catalog
Ceramic Annual, Middletown Arts Center, Middletown, OH
25 Years, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
1996
Fletcher Challenge, Auckland, New Zealand, juror, Merit Award, catalog
Beijing and Beyond: Women Respond to the 4th World Conference on Women, traveling exhibit, United Nations, New York, NY, University of Texas at Dallas, Omi Gallery, NY, Mills College, Oakland, CA
North American Sculpture Exhibition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO, catalog
1995
Soft Furnishings, one person exhibition, Wentz Gallery, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
The Contemporary Teapot, Ariana Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
Exploring A Movement: Feminist Visions in Clay, Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA, catalog
Fifteenth Annual Northwest International Art Competition, Crafts Focus, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA
From Hand to Mouth, Ariana Gallery, Royal Oak, MI, curator, Dulcy Swidler
Redefining Legacies, Women's Caucus for National Juried Exhibition. Art Space, San Antonio, TX
1994
Over View 94, Contract Design Center, San Francisco, CA
Northwest International Art Exhibition, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA
1993
15 From America, Artetage Gallery, Vladivostok, Russia
San Angelo Museum Ceramic Annual - Traveling Exhibit, Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts, Florence, AL, catalog
Two-person exhibition, Corbin Art Center, Spokane, WA
Mixed Mediums, three-person exhibition, A. N. Bush Gallery, Salem, OR
New Ceramics, Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT
Eighth Annual Monarch Tile Ceramic Exhibit, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX,
Ceramic Sculpture, NCECA Conference, 9 G Arts Complex, San Diego, CA
Ring of Fire, Faith Nightingale Gallery, San Diego, CA
Reconstructing Identity, Women's Caucus for Art Conference, Seattle Center Pavilion, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
1992
Big Sky Biennial VII Fine Arts Crafts, Idaho State University, John B. David Gallery, Pocatello, ID, Juror's Award
Cup Invitational, Elizabeth Fortner Gallery, Summerland, CA
6th Annual Great Lakes Show, Lill Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
A Constellation of Cups, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA
Palouse Summer Exhibit, Prichard Gallery, Moscow, ID
Sculptural Teapots, Cross Harris/Fine Crafts, New York, NY
1991
Living in the Margins, N.W.W.S. Regional Conference, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Works in Clay VII, Wichita Falls Museum, Wichita Falls, TX
From Dust to Stone, Coburn Gallery, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
Teapot Invitational, Swidler Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
1990
Two-person exhibit, Grants Pass Museum of Art, Grants Pass, OR
Tea x 2 Plus, Faith Nightingale Gallery, San Diego, CA
Teapot Exhibition, The Elements Gallery, Greenwich, CT
Teapot Invitational, Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1989
Celebrating the Arts, Prichard Gallery, Moscow, ID
April Fool's Day Exhibition, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
The Expressive Teapot, Swidler Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
1988
Women Artists '88, Matrix Gallery Satellite Exhibition, Sacramento, CA
The Valentine Show, San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco, CA
1987
A Sideways Glance, The San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Clay and More, Wita Gardiner Gallery, San Diego, CA
1986
Porcelain, Variations of a Theme, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
Chain Reaction, San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1985
One-person exhibition, The San Francisco Craft and Folk Art Museum, San Francisco, CA
1984
Low Fire Clay, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
The Teapot, Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Higher Functions, Elements Gallery, New York, NY
Containers of Culture: Ceramics of Four Continents, The Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA
1983
One person exhibition, The Elements Gallery, New York, NY
Earth and Fire: The Marer Collection, Lang Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, CA, catalog
Visiting Faculty Show, Slusser Gallery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
1982
Painterly Ceramics, College of Notre Dame Art Gallery, Belmont, CA
39 Degrees, University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
Sculpture, Worth Ryder Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Prize Show, Worth Ryder Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1981
Fan Show, Valencia Tool & Die, San Francisco, CA
1980
Porcelain: Traditions & New Visions, Cooper Lynn Gallery, New York, NY
For the Table Top, American Craft Museum, New York, NY
Art for Use, Winter Olympic Games, Lake Placid, NY
American Porcelain, traveling exhibition, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.
Scripps 36th Ceramic Annual, Lang Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, CA
1979
Clay, Fiber, Metal, (traveling exhibit) Bronx Museum, New York, NY
NCECA Invitational, Pennsylvania State University, College Place, PA
1978
Artist's Soap Box Derby, San Francisco, CA
Baskets in All Media, Meyer, Brier & Weiss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Clay and Glass, Eutectic Gallery, Emeryville, CA
Teapots, The Elements Gallery, New York, NY
Designer Craftsman, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
1977
One-person exhibition, Anneberg Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Drinking Companions, Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
Usable Clay, Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
6 from Berkeley: New Porcelain, White Bird Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR
California Crafts X, E. B. Crocker Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Designer Craftsman, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
1976
American Porcelain, The Elements Gallery, Greenwich, CO
California Design 76, Los Angeles, CA
1975
One-person exhibition, Anneberg Gallery, San Francisco, CA
California State Fair Juried Exhibition, Sacramento, CA
Designer Craftsman, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
1974
One-person exhibition, Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA
One-person exhibition, Chabot College Art Gallery, Hayward, CA
Craftswoman as Artist, Woman's Art Center, San Francisco, CA
Ceramics, a Statement in Sculpture, Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA
California Ceramics and Glass, Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
1972
Designer Craftsman, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
1971
Los Cerritos College Invitational Ceramic Annual, Los Cerritos, CA
1969
10 East Coast Potters, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
1968
Ceramic National Exhibit, Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY, Purchase Prize
12 Annual National Exhibition, Fall River Art Association, Fall River, MA
1967
Trophies, Tombstones and Monuments, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, NY
11th Avenue National Exhibition, Fall River Art Association, Fall River, MA
COMMISSIONS
2005-6
Momently, Sundial/Mosaic, Clark Kerr Campus, University of California, Berkeley, CA
RESIDENCIES
2019
LH Project, Mountain Ceramic Residency, Artist-in-Residence, Joseph, OR
Archie Bray Foundation, Artist-in-Residence, Helena, MT
Mission Clay Arts + Industry, Artist-in-Residence, Phoenix, AZ
2017
Mission Clay Arts + Industry, Artist-in-Residence, Phoenix, AZ
2016
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Artists Invite Artists, Newcastle, ME
2009
Sanbao International Invitational Ceramic Residency, Jiangxi, PR China
2003
ArtWorks! at Umass Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA
2000
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Artists Invite Artists, Newcastle, ME
Foshan Invitational Pre-Conference Workshop, Shiwan, PR China
1997
Sculpture Space, Utica, NY
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
1996
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, New Castle, ME
Hunter College, New York, NY
1994
The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Canada
SELECTED AWARDS
2006
Mullen Teaching Award, Washington State University
2003
Meyer's Fund Grant, Washington State University
2000
Internationalization Mini Grant, Washington State University
1998
Meyer's Fund Grant, Washington State University
1996
Fletcher Challenge Merit Award, Auckland, New Zealand
Meyer's Fund Grant, Washington State University
1995
Travel Grant, Washington State University
1994
IREX Travel Grant to Vladivostok, Russia
1993
Travel Grant, Washington State University
1992
Juror's Award, Big Sky Biennial VIII Fine Crafts, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID
1991
Washington State University Grant-in-Aid
1983
Tevis Jacobs Memorial Award, University of California, Berkeley, CA
1975
Purchase Prize, San Francisco Art Commission Art Festival
Purchase Prize, Richmond Art Center Designer Craftsman Exhibition, Richmond, CA
1973
Purchase Prize, San Francisco Art Commission Art Festival
1969
Juror's Choice Award, American Craftsman Council Fair, Mount Snow, VT
1968
Purchase Prize, Ceramic National Exhibition, Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY
1967
First Award, Ceramics, Fall River Art Association Annual National Exhibit, Fall River, WA
SELECTED WORKSHOPS, LECTURES AND PANELS
2003
University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA
2000
National Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou, PR China
Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR
Tianjin Art Academy, Tianjin, PR China
University of Nationalities, Beijing, PR China
Beijing Women's Art Association, Beijing, PR China
National Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou, PR China
Hubei Academy of Fine Arts, Wuhan, PR China
Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, PR China
Union of Literature and Art, Chengdu, PR China
1997
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Utica Public Library, Utica, NY
Greenwich House Pottery, NY
Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
1996
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
Hunter College, New York, NY
1995
Traditional Technology: Contemporary Artists Using Clay and Bronze, panel co-moderator, Women's Caucus for Art, Non-Government Forum, United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, PR China
Visiting Artist Lecture, Fine Arts Dept., Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA
Visiting Artist Lecture, Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
1993
Clay and More, panel moderator, NCECA, San Diego, CA
1989
University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
1986
Walnut Creek Art Center, Walnut Creek, CA
1983
Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
1982
Purdue University, Lafayette, IN
1975
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
EDUCATION
1982
M.F.A., University of California, Berkeley, CA
1964
B.A., University of California, Berkeley, CA
TEACHING
1990-2013
Washington State University, Pullman,
1985-88
Artist-in-the-Schools, Richmond Public Schools
1987-88
Art Resource Teacher, Kensington Hilltop School, Kensington, CA
1987-89
Art Teacher, The Art School, Oakland, CA
1985
Prison Arts Project, San Quentin State Prison & California Medical Facility, CA
1983-84
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
PUBLICATIONS
Terracotta Corridor: The Mission Clay Program Art & Industry Program. Mission Clay Products, LLC. 2023.
Sculpting Clay by Leon I Nigrosh. Davis Publications, Inc. 1992.
American Ceramics: Collection of Everson Museum of Art. Rizzoli International Publications, 1989.
Porcelain: Traditions & New Visions by Jan Azel and Karen McCready. Watson-Guptill, 1981.