Resume

Education

2008Master of Fine Arts- Ceramics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2004Post Baccalaureate- Ceramics, Högskolan för Design och Konsthantverk, School of Design and Craft, Gothenburg, Sweden
2003Post-Baccalaureate- Ceramics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
2001Bachelor of Science- Art Education, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
2001Bachelor of Fine Arts- Ceramics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
  

Exhibitions

2015Aut-ˌkəәm, NCECA Tour, Cellar Door Projects, Providence, RI
 Regional Ceramic Competition, University of Dallas, Haggerty Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
2014 
 Art We Use, Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH
 Ready, Set: Contemporary Tableware, Lillstreet Gallery, Chicago, IL
 Contemporary Clay 2014, 5th Biennial National Exhibition, Western Colorado
 Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO
 Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
 Ceramic World Cup Tournament, Hyart Gallery, Madison, WI
 Colorado Clay, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
 Beauty Matters, Chautauqua Gallery, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY
2013Craft Forms, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
 Cup: The Intimate Object IX, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
 Adams State University Faculty Exhibition, Cloyde Snook Gallery, Alamosa, CO
 1st Annual Cup Show, Studio 550, Manchester, NH
 The Demitasse, The Kiln Studio and Gallery, Fairhope, AL
 Small Art Objects, Salle Jules Agard, Vallauris, France
 Exposition, Le Cabaon, Vallauris, France
 12th Annual Cup Show, Kent State University, Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH
 Bloom, Studio 550, Manchester, NH
 Functional/ Disfunctional National Exhibition, Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL
 Ethereal Patterns, Bing Davis Gallery, Upper Iowa University, Fayette, IA
2012100 Teapots VI, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
 Handle with Care, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM (invitational)
 Colorado Clay, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
 The Sweet Life, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO (invitational)
2011Cup Auction, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO (invitational)
 Finer Things Exhibition, Sugar Gallery, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
 History in the Making VI: Ceramic Traditions Contemporary Objects, Genesee Pottery Gallery, Rochester, NY
 A Ceramics Collaboration, Plinth Gallery and Anderson Ranch, Plinth Gallery, Denver, CO
 Bowls Exhibition, Guilford Art Center, Guilford, CT
 National Juried Cup Exhibition, Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE
 Regional Ceramics Exhibition, University of Dallas, Dallas, TX
 Faculty Exhibition 2011, Jefferson County Public Schools, Arvada, CO
2010Craft Forms 2010, Wayne Arts Center, Wayne, PA
 Bowl Me Over International, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
 Diverse Perspectives, Front Range Community College Faculty Exhibit, Longmont, CO
 Red Heat: Contemporary Works in Clay, University of Tulsa School of Art, Tulsa, OK
 Jersey Shore Clay National 2010, MT Burton Gallery, Surf City, NJ
 History in the Making, Genesee Center for the Arts, Rochester, NY
 Small Works, Gallery Up, Rock Hill, SC
 Faculty Exhibition 2010, Jefferson County Public Schools, Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO
 Ceramics West, Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, Logan, UT
 Eight Fluid Ounces IV, A National Juried Ceramic Cup Exhibition, Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Exhibition Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
 Functional Relationships, University of Mississippi, MS
2009Objects of Virtue, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
 Cup Auction, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO (invitational)
 Carbondale Clay National V, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
 Cup Show, Isadore Gallery, Lancaster, PA
 Art of the Table, Eighteen Hands Gallery, Houston, TX
 Clay3, Clay Space, Warrenville, IL
 Faculty Exhibition, Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO
2008A Sweeter Life: A Celebration of Desserts, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Exhibition Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
 Table Scapes, in conjunction with Eight Fluid Ounces III, Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Exhibition Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2007Graduate Sudent Exhibition, Foster Gallery, Louisiana State Uiversity, Baton Rouge, LA
 Eight Fluid Ounces, A National Juried Ceramic Cup Exhibition, Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Exhibition Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2006Graduate Student Exhibition, Foster Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2001Bringing the Outside In, BFA Exhibition, Patterson Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
2000Juried Undergraduate Student Exhibition, Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
 

Residencies

2013Benyamini Contemporary Ceramic Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
2013A.I.R. Vallauris, France
  

Awards and Honors

2015Exemplary Teaching Award, Adams State University, Alamosa, CO
2013Higher Art Educator of the Year, Colorado Art Education Association
2011Juried First Place Award, History in the Making, Genesee Center for the Arts, Rochester, NY
2011Juried Honorable Mention, Bowls Exhibition, Guilford Art Center, Guilford, CT
2010Juried Second Place Award, History in the Making, Genesee Center for the Arts, Rochester, NY
 

Publications

“A Sweet Life.” Ceramics: Art and Perception, Issue 91, 2013
Interview, Mudbucket Blog, July 31, 2012. http://themudbucket.blogspot.com/2012/07/a-closer-look-with-jenny-gawronski.html
Exposure, Ceramics Monthly, February 2012
 

Gallery Representation

Red Star Gallery, Kansas City, MO www.redstarstudios.org
Studio 550 Gallery, Manchester, NH www.550arts.com
Gallery Aqui Siam Ben, Vallauris, France
 

Visiting Artist Lectures

2013Benyamini Contemporary Ceramic Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
2013Upper Iowa University, Fayette, IA
 

Professional Experience

2011-presentAssistant Professor, Department of Art & Art History, Adams State University, Alamosa, CO
2010-11Adjunct Professor, Front Range Community College, Longmont, CO
2008-11Ceramics Teacher, Arvada West High School, Jefferson County Public Schools, Arvada, CO
2008Instructor of Record, Ceramic Beginning Wheel Throwing, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2007Teaching Assistant, Ceramic Beginning Wheel Throwing, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
 Ceramic Studio Manager, Mudslingers Pottery, Louisville, CO
 Summer Ceramic Teacher, Children and Adult community classes, Mudslingers Pottery, Louisville, CO
 Teaching Assistant, Ceramic Beginning Hand Building, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
 Instructor of Record, Ceramic Beginning Hand Building, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2006Teaching Assistant, Ceramic Beginning Wheel Throwing, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2005Teaching Assistant, Ceramic Beginning Hand Building, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
  

Professional Development

2014Project Zero Classroom Summer Institute, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA
2007National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, member
2006Soda Fired Surfaces: Sam Chung. Penland School of Crafts, Peland, NC
 Altered Wheel Thrown Forms. Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Haystack, ME
2005Exploring Forms and Surface: Ayumi Horie and Steve Godfrey. Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
2002Ceramic Spring Concentration. Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2001Soda Fired Porcelain: Bobby Silverman. Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC