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BETSY WOLFSTON

EDUCATION:

1995    William Daley Ceramic hand-building workshop, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
1992     Marilyn Levine Ceramic Workshop, Eugene, OR
1992    Brian Ramson Ceramic Workshop, Eugene, OR
1990    Andrea and John Gill/Anderson Ranch Arts Center, ceramic hand-building workshop; Snowmass, CO
1989    Don Reitz Ceramic Workshop, Salem, OR
1989    Menuca Workshop, Debra Norby ceramic hand-building, OR
1987    Parsons School of Design, West African Program, participation with local village potters; Ivory Coast, West Africa
1987-88    University of Oregon, ceramic courses, Eugene, OR
1983     BS, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:

2001     Proverbs, solo exhibition, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
2001     For the House and Garden, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
2001    Paper Pots III, John Elder Gallery, New York, NY
2000    For the House and Garden, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
2000    7 on the Spin Cycle, Two person Exhibition, Hult Center for the Perf. Arts, Eugene, OR
1999    For the House and Garden, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
1999    Solo Exhibition, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
1999    Paper Pots II, John Elder Gallery, New York, NY
1999    DaVinci Days, Corvallis Art Center, Corvallis, OR
1998    30th Anniversary Resident Artist Show, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR
1997    totallybuttersoregon, group exhibition, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
1997    Awake for the Arts, Hult Center for the Perf. Arts, Eugene, OR
1996    Objets d'Art, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
1996    Solo Exhibition, Alder Gallery, Eugene, OR
1996    Watershed Invitational, Ten Years of Fire, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
1996    Watershed Invitational, Rockland, ME
1996    Mayor’s Art Show, Eugene, OR
1995    Pocketsize, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
1995    For the House and Garden, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
1994     Solo Exhibition, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
1994     Solo Exhibition, Alder Gallery, Eugene, OR
1994     Solo Exhibition,The Clay Place, Pittsburgh, PA
1994     Seasons of Origin, Foster White Gallery, Kirkland, WA
1993     Two Person Exhibition, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
1993     Two Person Exhibition, Maveety Gallery, Salishan, OR
1993     Two Person Exhibition, Foster/White Gallery, Kirkland, WA
1993     Two Person Exhibition, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene, OR
1993     Martin Luther King Invitational, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
1992     Retrospective.... Anticipations, Butters Gallery Ltd., Portland, OR
1992     Sum of Parts, solo exhibition, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR
1991     Mayor's Art Show, Eugene, OR
1991     21st Willamette Valley Juried Show, Corvallis, OR
1991     A Gardener's Eden, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR
1991    Table+Lamp+Chair Show, AIA, Portland, OR
1991    Invitational Vase Show, Opus 5, Eugene, OR
1991    Holiday Show, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR
1990     Invitational Vase Show, Opus 5, Eugene, OR
1990     Holiday Show, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1999-00     Host and Coordinator, First Friday Art Walk, Eugene, OR
1999-00     Selection Committee, City of Eugene, Eugene Public Library, OR
1998     Juror, Mayor’s Art Show, Eugene, OR
1998     Selection Committee, Oregon Arts Commission, University of Oregon EMU
1991-93     Board of Directors, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR
May 1991     Curator of A Gardener's Eden, man invitational exhibition representing 45 national artists, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR
1990-91     Artist-in-Residence, award for research in ceramic art, Contemporary Crafts Association, Portland, OR

ART ACTIVITIES:

1993-99    Artist in Education, Lane Arts Council, Ceramics
1995    Funded Residency, NEA Grant, Watershed for the Ceramic Arts, Edgecombe, ME
1989-93    Woof Works Studio, self-employed clay artist, Eugene, OR
1988-93     Member American Craft Council, New York, NY
1989-93     Member Lane Regional Arts Council, Eugene, OR
1990     Children's instructor of African/Modern ceramics, Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR

PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS:

2000-01  Multnomah County Health, Aging and Disability Building, Portland, OR
2000  University of Oregon Law School, Law Library Installation, Eugene, OR
1999  Food for Lane County Food Bank, Eugene, OR
1998  Birth to Three Center, Eugene, OR
1996-97  Four Seasons Sculpture Installation, Broadway Plaza, Eugene, OR
1996-97  Pearl Street Garage, Eugene, OR
1996  Custom Tile for Entry and Fireplace, Jack Fuller House at McKenzie Willamette Hospital, Springfield, OR
1993   Justice Building, Washington County, OR
1993   University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
1992   Hilyard Community Center, City of Eugene, OR


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