Resume

Education

    2008—2010
  • Pennsylvania State University, University Park PA
    Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics, Summa Cum Laude
    2003—2005
  • State University of New York at New Paltz, New Paltz NY
    Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics, Cum Laude
    1999—2001
  • Pratt Institute, Brooklyn NY
    1998—1999
  • School of Visual Arts, New York NY

Professional Experience

    2010—Present
  • Studio Potter, Doug Peltzman Pottery, Dover Plains NY
    2015
  • Workshop Instructor, The Art School at Old Church, Demarest NJ
  • Workshop Instructor, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg TN
  • Workshop Instructor, Augusta Heriatge Center, Elkins WV
  • Workshop Instructor, The Clay Studio, hiladelphia PA
  • Presenter, “Florida Heat Surface Symposium,” Morean Center for Art, St. Petersburg FL
    2014
  • Workshop Instructor, Augusta Heriatge Center, Elkins WV
  • Adjunct Professor of Ceramics. Hartford Art School. West Hartford, CT
  • Juror, DRINK!, Silpe Gallery, Hartford Art School, West Hartford CT
  • Workshop Instructor, Sawmill Pottery, Putnam CT
  • Workshop Instructor, Goggleworks, Reading PA
  • Workshop Instructor, Clay Art Center, Portchester NY
    2013
  • Workshop Instructor, University of North Texas, Denton TX
  • Workshop Instructor, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton NJ
  • Workshop Instructor, Hartford Art School, Hartford CT
    2012
  • Adjunct Instructor of Ceramics, Auburn University, Auburn AL
  • Utilitarian Clay Conference VI Demonstrator, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg TN
    2011
  • Visiting Artist Workshop, Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn NY
    2010
  • Studio Technician, Ceramics Department, Pennsylvania State University, University Park PA
    2009—2010
  • Instructor, Introduction to Ceramics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park PA
    2008—2009
  • Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Ceramics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park PA
    2008
  • Assistant Instructor to John Williams, Two-Week Intensive Salt Kiln Building Workshop, Hartford Art School, West Hartford CT
    2007
  • Assistant to Steve Godfrey, Two-Week Intensive Wheel Throwing Workshop, Hartford Art School, West Hartford CT
    2006—2008
  • Ceramics Instructor, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
  • Ceramic Studio Technician, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
  • Ceramics Instructor: High School Workshop Program, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
    2006
  • Construction of Anagama Kiln at Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
    2005
  • Construction of Anagama Kiln at State University of New York at New Paltz, New Paltz NY
    2003—2005
  • Studio Assistant, Mary Roehm Clay Works, High Falls NY
    2004
  • Construction of Kiln Shelter at State University of New York at New Paltz, New Paltz NY
  • Teaching Assistant, Ceramic Materials, State University of New York at New Paltz, New Paltz NY
  • Summer Assistantship Residency, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton NJ
    2001—2003
  • Cabinet Maker / Finisher, Creative Living Design, Deer Park NY

Exhibitions

    2015
  • Contemporary Ceramics: A Dairy Barn Inivtational, Dairy Barn Arts Center. Athens, OH
  • Rochester Pottery Invitational, Genesee Art Center, Rochester NY
  • Cousins in Clay, Bulldog Pottery, Seagrove NC
  • Worcester Center for Crafts Pottery Invitational VII, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester MA
  • Yunomi Invitational, AKAR, Iowa City IA
  • La Mesa, NCECA 2015, Santa Fe Clay, Providence RI
  • Objective Clay, NCECA EXPO 2015, RI Convention Center, Providence RI
  • The Pouring Arts Invitational 2015, Narrows Center for the Arts, Falls River MA
  • Florida Heat, Morean Center for Art, St. Petersburg FL
  • Serviceability, College of Lake County, Grayslake IL
  • Sunshine Cobb, Tom Jaszczak, Doug Peltzman, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe NM
  • Functional Ceramics 2015, Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster OH
    2014
  • Open Studio, Doug Peltzman Pottery, Dover Plains NY
  • Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelhia PA
  • Annual Pottery Show & Sale, Art School at Old Church, Demarest NJ
  • Kindling, Campfire Gallery, San Fancisco CA
  • Ways of Making, Goggleworks, Reading PA
  • Salt, Whiskey, Cheese, Objective Clay
  • New Work, Sawmill Pottery, Putnam CT
  • Artstream Gallery, NCECA 2014, Wisconsin Center, Milwaukee WI
  • Cheers, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
  • Worcester Center for Crafts Pottery Invitational VII, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester MA
  • Yunomi Invitational, AKAR, Iowa City IA
  • Cups II, College of Lake County, Grayslake IL
    2013
  • Charity Davis-Woodard, Kenyon Hansen, Blair Meerfeld, Doug Peltzman, The Andrews Gallery, The College of William & Mary, Willaimsburg VA
  • Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA
  • Riding the Wave: 30 Years of Firing the Peters Valley Anagama, Peters Valley School of Craft, Layton NJ
  • Peters Valley Faculty and Studio Assistant Exhibition, Peters Valley School of Craft, Layton NJ
  • Teapot Invitational, Red Star Studios, Kansas City MO
  • Dallas Pottery Invitational, Dallas Craft Guild, Addision TX
  • Featured Artist, Clay Art Center, Port Chester NY
  • Distilled, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainsville FL
  • NCECA Expo, 18 Hands Gallery, Houston TX
  • Implements, Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville NC
  • Duets, Clay Art Center, Port Chester NY
    2012
  • Utilitarian Clay VI: Celebrate the Object, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg TN
  • Source Material: An Exhibition on Water and the Ceramic Cup, Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville NC
  • Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA
  • 30x5: The Dessert Plate, AKAR, Iowa City IA
  • Cup: The Intimate Object VIII, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainsville Fl
  • Three Cups: White Green Black, Durango Arts Center, Durango CO
  • Handle with Care, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe NM
  • The Clay Table, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale CO
  • Teapots 2012, Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield MA
  • JCSM Faculty Show, Julie Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn AL
  • National Porcelain Invitational, Seattle Design Center, Seattle WA
  • New Paths: 9 Emerging Ceramic Artists, 18 Hands Gallery, Houston TX
  • Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA
  • Featured Artist, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge MT
  • Yunomi Invitational, AKAR, Iowa City IA
  • Art is a Gift, Serpentine Gallery, West Chester PA
    2011
  • Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA
  • Winterfest 2011, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore MD
  • Cup: The Intimate Object VII, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville FL
  • Cups & Coffee, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA
  • Peters Valley Assistant’s Show, Moscow Clayworks, Moscow PA
  • American Pottery Festival 2011, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis MN
  • Featured Artist, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston MA
  • Small Favors VI, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA
    2010
  • Holiday Sale, Red Star Studios, Kansas City MO
  • Doug Peltzman - Material : Design : Use, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville FL
  • Drawing the Line: Utilitarian Pots, Fine Arts Center Gallery, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville AR
  • Gifted Part I & II, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA
  • Three Cups of Tea Invitational, Mississippi State University Gallery, Mississippi State MS
  • Unbound, Coleman Burke Gallery, New York NY
  • Sense of Familiar, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Pennsylvania State University, Zoller Gallery, University Park PA
  • Small Favors V, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA
  • NCECA National Student Exhibition, University of the Arts, Rosenwald Wolf Gallery, Philadelphia PA
    2009
  • Gifted Part I, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA
  • Second Year MFA Graduate Exhibition, Pennsylvania State University, Zoller Gallery, University Park PA
  • Prequel, The Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York NY
  • Marge Brown Kaldoner Graduate Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA
  • First Year MFA Graduate Exhibition, Pennsylvania State University, Zoller Gallery, University Park PA
    2008
  • New Work Pamela & Doug Peltzman, Hartford Art School, Silpe Gallery, West Hartford CT
  • Ceramics & Glass, Canton Artists Guild, Canton CT
  • 16th Annual Strictly Functional Clay National, Juror: Linda Arbuckle, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg PA
  • Platonia: An Exploration into the Non Existence of Time, A Gathering of the Tribes Gallery, New York NY
    2007
  • 15th Annual Strictly Functional Clay National, Juror: Malcom Davis, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg PA
  • Faculty Exhibition, Hartford Art School, Joseloff Gallery, West Hartford CT
  • Put A Lid On It, Mudfire Clayworks, Decatur GA
  • Tea Invitational, Garrison Art Center, Garrison NY
  • Annual Pottery Show & Sale, Garrison Art Center, Garrison NY
    2006
  • Feats of Clay, XIX, Juror: Judith Duff, Lincoln Arts and Culture Foundation, Lincoln CA
  • Forms and Shapes: The Useful Teapot, Juror: Ron Meyers, AKAR Design, Iowa City IA
  • Faculty Exhibition, Hartford Art School, Joseloff Gallery, West Hartford CT
  • Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Craft Gallery, Loveladies NJ
  • Annual Pottery Show & Sale, Garrison Art Center, Garrison NY
  • Pottery Show & Sale, Byrdcliff Artist Guild, Woodstock NY
    2005
  • Recent Works by SUNY New Paltz Alumni, Inaugural Exhibition, Barrett Clayworks, Poughkeepsie NY
  • BFA Student Thesis Exhibition, SUNY New Paltz, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, Chandler Gallery, New Paltz NY
  • 8th Annual Benefit Cup Auction, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale CO
    2004
  • Student Art Alliance Inaugural Exhibition/Auction, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz NY

Publications & Awards

    2014
  • Permanent Collection, Samual Dorsky Museum, New Paltz NY
    2013
  • “To A Tea,” Pottery Making Illustrated, July/August 2013
    2012
  • Permanent Collection, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn AL
    2011
  • “Cloud Collecting,” Ceramics Monthly, November 2011
  • “Emerging Artists 2011,” Ceramics Monthly, May 2011
    2010
  • "The 2010 NCECA NJSE,” Ceramics Monthly, September 2010
  • NCECA Graduate, 2nd Place Award for Student Excellence
  • The Studio Potter Graduate Merit Award
    2009
  • Marge Brown Kalodner Graduate Exhibition, Ceramics Monthly, October 2009
  • Marge Brown Kalodner Graduate Exhibition, Third Prize, The Clay Studio. Philadelphia PA
  • “MFA Factor: Penn State University,” Ceramics Monthly, February 2009
    2008—2010
  • Graduate School Assistantship and Scholarship, Pennsylvania State University, University Park PA
    2007
  • “Strictly Functional Pottery National 2007,” Clay Times, May/June 2007
    2006
  • Put A Lid On It, Honorable Mention Award, Mudfire Clayworks, Decatur GA

Gallery Affiliation

  • Clay Art Center, Port Chester NY
  • The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA
  • Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge MT
  • The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston MA
  • Terra Incognito Studios & Gallery, Oak Park IL
  • Plinth Gallery, Denver CO
  • Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park KS
  • Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville NC
  • 18 Hands Gallery, Houston TX