Alumni Accomplishments - 3D Studies

2010

Tara Barnes
Ceramics, BFA 2010
Edith Franklin Pottery Scholarship, Toledo Community Foundation. Front Page Newspaper Article in Bryan Times, "Local Student Donates Artwork", August 8, 2008, Page 1-2, Article by Marci Hummel.

Katie Brown
Ceramics, BFA 2010
currently attending graduate school for my MFA at Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana

Greg Pugh
Ceramics, BFA 2010
Edith Franklin Pottery Scholarship, Toledo Community Foundation. Work Study Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.

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2009

Teresa Perry
Jewerly and Metals, BFA 2009
Deans Purchase Award- BGSU Undergrad Thesis Presentation 2009- "Learad, Branch of the One Tree"
2nd Place Award, Jewelry & Metals - BGSU Undergrad Arts Show-2008- "Talismanic Orb of Spiritual Healing"

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2008

Jess Benjamin
Ceramics, MFA 2008
Studio Artist, Omaha, NE
Upcoming, Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, NE, 2006

Anthony Bove
Ceramics, BFA 2008
Ohio Undergraduate Ceramics Exhibition, Center for Visual Arts Gallery, University of Toledo, OH

Marisa Hricovsky
Ceramics, BFA 2008
Ohio Undergraduate Ceramics Exhibition, Center for Visual Arts Gallery, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH (exhibition) Senior 3D Talent Award Scholarship BGSU, 2007
Junior 3D Talent Award Scholarship BGSU, 2006
Freshman Talent Award Scholarship BGSU, 2004

Clay Leonard
Ceramics, MFA 2008
8th Annual National Juried Cup Show, Kent State University, Kent, OH, 2008
17th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX, 2008
North American Cup Show, Sienna Heights University, Adrian, MI, 2008

Sarah Tancred
Ceramics, BFA 2008
University of Florida,Gainesville, FL

Post-Baccalaureate Studies, Ceramics

Bemidji Community Art Center, Bemidji, MN, It's Only Clay, Juried Exhibition Ceramics Monthly, November 2009, p. 18, Upfront. Work pictured. Ceramics Monthly, September 2008, p.35, Undergraduate Showcase. Work pictured.

Amanda Urbanus
Ceramics, BFA 2008
Ohio Undergraduate Ceramics Exhibition, Center for Visual Arts Gallery, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH (exhibition)

Sara Brown
Jewerly and Metals, BFA 2008
SURGE: SNAG JURIED STUDENT EXHIBITION at Gallery S.P.A.C.E., Savannah, Georgia, 2008.

Andrew Kuebeck
Jewerly and Metals, BFA 2008
'Spitter Straw',included in 500 Metal Vessels, published by Lark Books, 2007.
Wrap, Stitch, Fold and Rivet, published by Lark Books, 2008.
MFA candidate in Jewelry and Metalsmithing, Indiana University, Bloomingon with a graduate assistantship, 2008
THE BEST OF 2008, sponsored by the Ohio Designer Craftsmen
SURGE: SNAG JURIED STUDENT EXHIBITION at Gallery S.P.A.C.E., Savannah, Georgia, 2008

Marissa Saneholtz
Jewerly and Metals, BFA 2008
Art Jewelry Today, Schiffer Publishing, 2008 (publication)
M.F.A. candidate in Metal Design at East Carolina University, 2008
Marissa Saneholts won the Emerging Artist Award in the Ohio Designer Craftsmen's Best of 2010 National Exhibition. 35TH ANNUAL TOYS DESIGNED BY ARTISTS, Arkansas Art Center, Sam Strauss Sr. Gallery, Little Rock, Arkansas.
SURGE: SNAG JURIED STUDENT EXHIBITION at Gallery S.P.A.C.E.(in Savannah, Georgia, 2008

Jason Karas
Sculpture, BFA 2008
Poe Road Public Art Project, Bowling Green, OH

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2007

Andreanna Day
Ceramics, BFA 2007
Ohio Undergraduate Ceramics Exhibition, Center for Visual Arts Gallery, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH (exhibition)

Tom Hughes
Ceramics, BFA 2007
Ohio Undergraduate Ceramics Exhibition, Center for Visual Arts Gallery, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH (exhibition)

Brent McCune
Ceramics, BFA 2007
Ohio Undergraduate Ceramics Exhibition , Center for Visual Arts Gallery, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH (exhibition)

Matt McGovern
Ceramics, MFA 2007
Studio Potter, Glen Arbor, MI
"Strictly Functional Pottery National", Kevin Lehmans Pottery, Lancaster, PA

Takemi Tsuruta
Ceramics, MFA 2007
"All Fired Up", Sculpture Exhibition. City Hall, Santa Clara CA. 2007

Chelsey Radabaugh
Jewerly and Metals, BFA 2007
Participated in national competition, THE BEST OF 2006, sponsored by the Ohio Designer Craftsmen. The show opened in June atThe Ohio Craft Museum in Columbus and traveled to two other locations

Robert Alsobrook
Sculpture, MFA 2007
Assistant Professor, Taylor University, Upland, IN, 2007

Kirsten Bloomer
Sculpture, BFA 2007
Internship Awards Omni source Corp. Fort Wayne IN

Michael Burman
Sculpture, MFA 2007
Associate Faculty, Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN
Adjunct Faculty, Huntington University, Huntington, IN

Emma Laatch
Sculpture, BFA 2007
Internship Awards Omni source Corp. Fort Wayne IN

Kristen Massie
Sculpture, BFA 2007
Internship Awards Omni source Corp. Fort Wayne IN

Megan Small
Sculpture, BFA 2007
Poe Road Public Art Project, Bowling Green, OH

Steve Williams
Sculpture, BFA 2007
Poe Road Public Art Project, Bowling Green, OH

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2006

Jennifer Deca
Ceramics, BFA 2006
National Juried Cup Show, Kent State University, OH

Jessica Donnell
Ceramics, BFA 2006
NCECA Regional Juried Student Exhibition, Indianapolis, IN
Taking Measure II: US Student Ceramic Art at the New Millennium, Jingdezhen, China

Allison Rednour
Ceramics, BFA 2006
Ohio Undergraduate Ceramics Exhibition, Center for Visual Arts Gallery, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH (exhibition)

Juliane Shibata
Ceramics, MFA 2006
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art, Carleton College, MN
Third Place Award, "By the Ounce"  NCECA Show in Louisville, KY, 2007
Aaron Macy Memorial Scholarship, BGSU, 2004
Ceramics Artist in Residence and Instructor, Appalachian Center for Craft/Tennessee Tech University, Smithville, TN.

Johnathan Stumpf
Ceramics, BFA 2006
Ohio Undergraduate Ceramics Exhibition, Center for Visual Arts Gallery, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH (exhibition)

Megan Thomas
Ceramics, BFA 2006
Ohio Undergraduate Ceramics Exhibition , Center for Visual Arts Gallery, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH (exhibition)

Bethany Haeseler
Glass, BFA 2006
MFA Candidate, Ohio State University Graduate Teaching Assistantship Fergus Gilmore Scholarship "Hot Haute Couture" Solo Exhibition

Jaci Crissman
Jewerly and Metals, MFA 2006
"The Nuts and Bolts of Tea" included in 500 Metal Vessels, published by Lark Books, 2007.
Saul Bell Award Design Competition
Juror's Choice Award, In Flux: SNAG Student Slide Show, Chicago, IL
The Art and Craft of Making Jewelry(publication) Fabulous Woven Jewelry (publication)

Sally Hodovanic
Jewerly and Metals, BFA 2006
The Art of Jewelry: Paper Jewelry, Lark Books, 2006 (Publication)

Claas Kuhnen
Jewerly and Metals, BFA 2006
Assistant Professor, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, Michigan, teaching jewelry and industrial design, 2007.
Had work included in 500 Metal Vessels, published by Lark Books, 2007.
Lecture on the Blender software at the 2008 Blender Conference in Kingsport, Tennessee
Taught at University of Wisconsin-Stout, Memomonie, Wisconsin
BlenderArt Magazine (published)
The Best of 2006, Ohio Designer Craftsmen (exhibition)

Amanda Stark
Jewerly and Metals, MFA 2006
$5,000 Individual Creativity Grant, Ohio Arts Council, 2008
Exploring Boundaries: Evolutionary Metal, January 2008 issue of Art Jeweler.(article)
Pamela Morris Thomford Excellence in Metal Award in THE BEST OF 2007, Ohio Designer Craftsman, Columbus, Ohio
THE BEST OF 2008, Ohio Designer Craftsmen.
EXPLORING BOUNDARIES: EVOLUTIONAL METAL, Bevier Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, 2008
1st Place in Mixed Media, 2006 Niche Awards

Andrea Lafferty
Metals, BFA 2006
Participated in the Intercollegiate Metals Exhibition at Step Gallery, Arizona State University during fall semester, 2006. These undergraduates represented BGSU among 6 other university metals programs in the US.

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2005

Ryan Charles Owens
Ceramics, MFA 2005
Art Instructor, The Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR
Mayors Choice Award, The 2005 Mayors Art Show, Eugene, OR
The 2005 Mayors Art Show, Eugene, OR
Good Bird/Bad Bird, Contemporary Crafts Museum and Gallery, Portland, OR<

Ryan Hurst
Ceramics, MFA 2005
Adjunct Professor, University of Wisconsin- Stout.
Honorable Mention 2nd Biennial Concordia Continental Ceramics Competition. Concordia University, St. Paul, MN, 2007
Merit Award: My Country, Delta Center for the Arts, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA, 2005
My Country, Right or Left, The Luggage Store, San Francisco, CA (exhibition) Exchange: Ohio University Regional Ceramics Show, Ohio University Art Gallery, Athens, OH (exhibition)
NCECA Regional Juried Student Exhibition

Andrea Kluckman
Ceramics, BFA 2005
NCECA Regional Juried Student Exhibition, Indianapolis, IN (exhibition)
Taking Measure II: US Student Ceramic Art at the New Millenium, Jingdezhen, China (exhibition)

Chuck Owens
Ceramics, MFA 2005
Project Coordinator Panama Pottery, Sacramento CA
Mayors Choice Award, Mayors Art Show, Eugene OR, 2005
Award of Merit, Arizona Sculpture Competition, 2003
KBH Merit Award, NCECA Regional Student Juried Exhibition, 2003
Best of Show-Ceramics, Student Juried Exhibition, NAU, Flagstaff, AZ 2002

Zachary Orcutt
Sculpture, MFA 2005
Assistant Professor, University of West Virginia, Parkersburg, WV; 2010 WV Governor's Award - Artist of the Year

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2004

Paul Kruse
3D Studies, BFA 2004
I.T. Help Desk Specialist for Katz, Sapper & Miller. Previously a 3D Rendering and Design Specialist for a large printing corporation.

Lauren Fowler
Ceramics, BFA 2004
MFA Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

Dennis Gerwin
Ceramics, BFA 2004
MFA Candidate, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Studio Resident, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT ,Ceramics Department. 2004-2006

Lauren Herzak-Bauman
Ceramics, BFA 2004
MFA Candidate Ceramics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Joye G. Harris Fellowship, University of Minnesota, 2009
Pioneer Scholarship, University of Minnesota, 2009
Brown McKenzie Arts Scholarship, University of Minnesota, 2006 Speaking Volumes, 1300 Gallery, Cleveland OH (solo exhibition)
International Orton Cone Box Show, Baker University, Baldwin City, KS (exhibition)

2005 Group exhibition, Assemble gallery, Cleveland, OH
Juried Clay Annual, WAD Clay Institute, Pittsburg PA
Craft Forms 2005, Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA

Karen Hobbs
Ceramics, BFA 2004
Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington Audio Visual/Videography
Studio Art Centers International/Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Art Conservation

Amanda Lynch
Ceramics, BFA 2004
MFA program at San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

Nicole Myers
Ceramics, MFA 2004
Manufacturing Engineer, Insight Technology, Londonderry, NHArt teacher (ceramics and sculpture), Bowling Green High School, Bowling Green, OH

Jodi Puse
Ceramics, BFA 2004
NCECA Regional Juried Student Exhibition, Indianapolis, IN (exhibition)

Casey Bradley
Sculpture, MFA 2004
Foundry Technician, Columbus College of Arts and Design, Columbus, OH

Brian Glaze
Sculpture, MFA 2004
Assistant Professor, Blue Ridge Community College, Asheville, NC
(Teaching Art Appreciation, Design I & II, Drawing I & II, and Sculpture I & II, Studio, and Ceramics)

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2003

Andrea Askins
Ceramics, BFA 2003
Art Teacher, K-2nd grades, Vermillion, OH

Cyler Beard
Ceramics, BFA 2003
Instructor, Young Artists At Work, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo.

Beth Brown
Ceramics, BFA 2003
Art Teacher, 9-12th grades, Northridge High School, Licking County, OH

Lauren Eastman Fowler
Ceramics, BFA 2003
MFA Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Versus: Man vs Man, Man vs Nature, Man vs Self, Sol-Koffler Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI (exhibition)
RISD Ceramics Department Biennial Show, Woods-Ghery G

Lauren Eastman Fowler
Ceramics, BFA 2003
MFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Ceramics, 2006 Collegiate Teaching Certificate, Brown University, 2006 Visual Arts Instructor: Lake Forest Academy 2007-current Alumni Award for Teaching Excellence, Lake Forest Academy 2011 The Alumni Award for Teaching Excellence honors a faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in classroom teaching. Mints Grant Recipient, Lake Forest Academy, 2009-2010

Tyson Geib
Ceramics, BFA 2003
Studio Assistant, Jan Pugh Pottery, Genoa, OH

Jonathan Ginnaty
Ceramics, MFA 2003
Instructor/Lecturer, Chapman University, Orange, CA.
5th Annual Ceramics Exhibition & Benefit 2008 McGroarty Fine Arts Center, Tujunga, CA.
3rd International Small Teapot Exhibition, Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA 2008

Stephen Karla
Ceramics, BFA 2003
MFA Ceramics, University of Notre Dame, Norte Dame, IN 2006
Best of Show, 2005 Elkhart Regional Show, Midwest Museum of American Art.
First Place, Sculpture, 2004 Elkhart Regional Show, Midwest Museum of American Art
Dominick & Elizabeth Labino Art & Technology Award, Ceramics, BGSU, 2003

Arthur Kettner
Ceramics, BFA 2003
2005 Instructor, Sinclair Community College, Dayton OH
John Bryan, Work shop, Community Art Center, Yellow Springs, OH

Collette Palamar
Ceramics, MFA 2003
Assistant Professor and Director of Environmental Studies at the Herndon Gallery, Antioch College, OH

Kathy Pawlowski
Ceramics, BFA 2003
Ceramics/3-D Teacher, Art Ventures, Medina, OH

Mathew Sobb
Ceramics, BFA 2003
2005 Completed MFA at Penn State University, State College, PA

Todd Wozniak
Ceramics, MFA 2003
Taking Back Toledo, Group Exhibition, Space 237, Toledo, OH

Zach Whitehurst
Glass, BFA 2003
MFA Tyler School of Art, Temple University 2008 Studio Technician at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY 2009-present. Worked at MassMoCA in 2008 on the permanent installation - Sol Lewitt: A Wall Drawing Retrospective

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2002

Stephanie Beiser
Ceramics, BFA 2002
Ceramics instructor, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH

Kathy Hoffman Lorenz
Ceramics, BFA 2002
Art teacher (ceramics and photography), Newark High School, Newark, OH
Clay by the Books - A BGSU Ceramics Exhibition, Bolwing Green Public Library, Bowling Green, OH (exhibition)
500 Teapots by Kathy Triplett (publication)

Zak Knudtson
Ceramics, MFA 2002
Instructor, Ashland University, Ashland, OH, 2005-06
Earth In Balance, Rosewood Gallery, Kettering, OH
Group Exhibition, Cortland Gallery of Art, Ashland, OH

Andrea Moon
Ceramics, BFA 2002
Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Juror: Don Reitz
Amarillo Biennial 600: Clay, Amarillo Museum of Art, Juror: Marilyn Zeitlin
Regional Ceramics Exhibition, University of Dallas, Juror: Val Cushing
Graduate Student in ceramics with assistantship, Texas Tech, Lubbock, TX
Southern Pitchers, Southern Pottery Workcenter and Gallery, Columbia, SC (exhibition)
Southern Cup, Southern Pottery Workcenter and Gallery, Columbia, SC (ex

Megan Mullins
Ceramics, BFA 2002
Graduate Student with assistantship, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA

Ryan Brunk
Glass, MFA 2002
Ryan Brunk runs Studio 151; he is an active member of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen and Employed by Insight Technology as a Manufacturing Engineering Manager.

Heather Grandmont
Jewerly and Metals, BFA 2002
Owner of the very successful, Heather Grandmont Jewelry, in Cleveland, Ohio

Harley McDaniel
Jewerly and Metals, BFA 2002
2007-Present Assistant Professor of Art. Kankakee Community College. 2006-2007 Sabbatical Replacement Art Instructor. Rainy River Community College. *String Theory. Installation. Charles Harris Library Gallery. Wise, VA. May-June 2009. *Neo-Modern: Reforming Form. Installation. Lexington Art League?s Project Space. Lexington, KY. January 10 to March 1, 2009. *Neo-Modern. Installation. Brandenburg Gallery. Olivet Nazarene University. Bourbonnais, IL. November 3-10. Artist lecture and reception November 6, 2008. *String Theory. Installation. Governor?s Gallery. Governor?s State University, University Park, IL. July 10 - August 7, 2008. *No Strings Attached. Installation. Preble County Artist Association Gallery. 635 Hillcrest Drive, Eaton, Ohio. December 3-28, 2007. *Parasite in the Classroom. Installation. Backus Center for the Arts, Culture, and Life-long Learning. 900 5th Street, International Falls, MN. October 5 ?October 31, 2006.

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2001

Michael Carpenter
Animation / Video, BFA 2001
For the past decade I've been involved in a plethora of creative endeavors and have evolved as an artist. Initially focusing on my computer art skills, I worked on flash contract jobs in the Cleveland area, and assisted with aesthetic and interactive development of internal training systems and websites for companies such as Earnst and Young and Goodyear. After becoming restless with traditional desk jobs, I decided to move to Atlanta in 2002 to pursue more creative opportunities that combined my childhood passion of carpentry and masonry. I worked under a furniture refinisher and faux finisher for approximately two years, and thereafter started my own company, MDC interiors. Through MDC Interiors, I explore the basic principles of interior design by creating inventive and decorative elements. I work with the various techniques to apply textured surfaces, decorative trim, custom concrete, and original carpentry to create designs. Although I am not in a traditional computer art field, I have been able to use the skills from my computer art degree and continue to apply them to aspects of my company, from creating my own website to sketching blueprints of designs. I am beginning to incorporate my independent line of furniture, and hope to continue schooling in industrial design so I can heighten and incorporate the aspects of both technology and contemporary design.

Shannon Crothers
Ceramics, BFA 2001
Associate Educator for Museum Programs, Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH
New Work, The Gallery at One Dayton Center, Dayton, OH (exhibition)
Flouting Propriety: Boundaries, Desire and the Female Identity, Upstaits at the Greenwich,

Christopher Doniere
Ceramics, BFA 2001
MFA Ceramics, SUNY New Paltz. New Paltz, NY, 2004
Graduate Student Research and Creative Projects Award, 2004- 2005

Jessica Leming
Ceramics, MFA 2001
2005 Instructor University of South Carolina

Hali Lynne
Ceramics, BFA 2001
Ceramics Artist in Residence & Studio Coordinator, Space 237, Toledo, OH

John Williams
Ceramics, MFA 2001
Assistant Professor of Art, Longwood University, Farmville, VA

Residency Award: The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, 2007-08
Residency Award: Cite International des Arts, Paris, 2007-08
Residency Award: Cub Creek Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, 2003-04

WIll Gustwiller
Jewerly and Metals, BFA 2001
Will Gustwiller, BFA 2001 and 3D Jewelry/Metals graduate, is the BGSU Recent Distinguished Graduate of 2008 and featured here on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGpDUWZbfMs Will is the owner of Eclipse Chocolate, based in San Diego: www.eclipsechocolat.com He is using his art skills to make his business successful and is supplying all the better hotels and restaurants in Southern California.

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2000

Melissa Mencini
Ceramics, BFA 2000
MFA Ceramics, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL, 2003
Instructor, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
Lincoln Fellowship Recipient
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, 2005-6

Luke Sheets
Ceramics, MFA 2000
Instructor of Art, Ohio Northern University
8th Annual National Juried Cup Show, Kent State University, Kent, OH
Third Place Award: Spring Show, Lima Art Center, Lima, OH

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1999

Amy Halko
Ceramics, BFA 1999
MFA Ceramics,
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Third Place Award:
Cup, The Intimate Object 2005
Purchase Award:
Feats of Clay 2005
National Merchandise Award: Strictly Functional Pottery.

Trey Hill
Ceramics, BFA 1999
MFA Ceramics, San Jose State University, CA
Assistant Professor, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 2005 - Solo Exhibition Kolva-Sullivan Gallery Spokane WA

Taunt Fellowship recipient, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, 2004
Jurors Award Arts Benicia Juror Arthur Gonzales, Benicia, 2003
Helen Dooley Memorial Scholarship, San Jose State University, CA, 2001
Sandra Johnstone Memorial Scholarship, San Jose State University, CA, 2000

Brandon Reece
Ceramics, MFA 1999
Associate Professor of Art, Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma Artist Fellowship, Oklahoma Visual Artist Coalition, 2007
New Works, Gebert Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 2007
New Works, Chiaroscuro Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ. 2007
Ceramic Sculpture, Artsplace, Ponca City, OK, 2007

John Zimmerman
Ceramics, BFA 1999
MFA Spatial Art, Emphasis Ceramics, San Jose State University, CA
Assistant Professor of Fine Art, University of New Mexico, Gallup
2005 Instructor, Southern Florida Community College

Danielle Crissman
Metals, BFA 1999
Had work featured in Metalsmith, Exhibition in Print in the fall of 2006.

Brett Hunter
Sculpture, MFA 1999
Associate Professor of Sculpture,Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Faculty, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

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1972

Stephen Kilborn
Ceramics, BFA 1972
I have made a living from woodworking, ceramics and painting since graduating 40 years ago.

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