Elizabeth M. Coleman
Education
M.F.A.inCeramics, September 2003, The Ohio State University, Columbus
B.F.A. in Ceramics and Glass, May 2001, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
A.M. in English, 1990, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.A. with distinction in English, 1988, University of Iowa, Iowa City
Additional Studies
The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT “Building on Tradition: Large-scale Brick Artwork” with Gwen Heeney, July 2005
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, “Advanced Kiln Casting” juried class with Ann Robinson, August 2000
“Kiln Casting” with Yuki Uchimura, August 1999
Penland School of Crafts, Penland NC, “Combined Casting Techniques” with Pamina Traylor, May 1999
“Porcelain Figurines” with Ann Agee, July 1999
“Precious” with George Bowes, Matt Nolen, & Kathy King, August 1998
“Teapots” with Mary Law, July 1998.
Solo Exhibitions
2006Five
Illinois Wesleyan University, Ames School of Art, Merwin Gallery, March 7-31, 2006
2004“Born—Bridalled—Shrouded”
Canton Art Museum, Canton, Ohio, August 20-October 31, 2004
2003Corn Queen: Recent Works in Clay and Glass
Cinema Art Gallery, Urbana, Illinois, August 2003
“Born—Bridalled—Shrouded”
Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, June 2-13, 2003
Selected Group Exhibitions
2005Northern Connection: Acquisitions to the DeVos Art Museum's Permanent Collection
DeVos Art Museum, Marquette, Michigan
Wayne Francis, Curator
Beyond Dolls
Dairy Barn, Athens, Ohio
Juliellen Byrne, juror
Chautauqua Members Exhibition
CCVA Gallery, Chautauqua, New York
Family Matters
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore Maryland
Eva Kwong and Kirk Mangus, jurors
Ohio Art League Spring Juried Exhibition
Columbus Cultural Arts Center Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
Dennis Harrington and Sara Johnson, jurors
NCECA 2005 Clay National Exhibition
Center for Arts and Visual Culture, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Linda Arbuckle, Andrea Gill, and Ron Nagle, jurors
Inside the Box: A Shoebox Show
Parkland College Art Gallery, Champaign Illinois
Alan Leder, juror
2004SOFA-Chicago
Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
Represented by Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago
A Taste of Glass
Invitational Exhibition
The Cinema Gallery, Urbana, Illinois
Made of Brick by Brick
Ohio Art League, Columbus, Ohio
Elizabeth Coleman, curator
7th International Open
Claudia DeMonte, juror
WomanMade Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2003 Fine Arts Exhibition: 2003 Ohio State Fair
Cox Fine Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio
Susan Fisher Sterling and Randi Chervitz, jurors
Ohio Art League Annual Spring Juried Exhibition
The Acock Building, Columbus, Ohio
Peter Madden, juror
2002Raised in Illinois: The Cultivation of Glass
Quad City Arts Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois
Mark Fowler, juror
Fine Arts at the Fair
The Ohio State Fair, Cox Fine Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio
Kim Cridler and Michelle Weinberg, jurors
Ohio State at Belden Brick
Wayne & Geraldine Kuhn Fine Arts Gallery, Marion, Ohio
Mary Jo Bole, juror
Exhibitions Curated
2004Made of Brick by Brick
Ohio Art League, Member Curated Exhibition
2002Ring in the New: First Night Columbus Show
Student League of Independent Ceramicists
City Center, Columbus, Ohio
Publications
Published Writing
2003Corn Queen: “Trust me. I’m telling you stories” by Elizabeth Marie Coleman. Thesis (M.F.A.)--Ohio State University, 2003.
2002“Emerging Artists” by Elizabeth Coleman. Riffs, Rhythm, Regeneration: The 36th Annual Conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts. Ed. Aurore Chabot. The NCECA Journal, XXIII (2002): 203-204.
“Ken Ferguson Closing Lecture” by Elizabeth Coleman. Riffs, Rhythm, Regeneration: The 36th Annual Conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts. Ed. Aurore Chabot. The NCECA Journal, XXIII (2002): 217.
Articles & Catalogs (in which my artwork appears)
2005Mike Guiliano. “Critics Pick” The CityPaper Online (Baltimore, Maryland).
Kyle Renner. “Ceramics lecture to have ‘hands-on’ approach.” The Chautauquan Daily (Chautauqua, New York) 2 & 3 July: A11.
Melissa Merli. “’Inside the Box’: Parkland exhibition on shoebox scale opens Monday.” The News-Gazette (Champaign, Illinois) 9 January.
NCECA, NCECA 2005 Clay National Exhibition. Catalog.
Parkland College Art Gallery. Inside the Box: A Shoebox Show. Catalog.
2004Bill Mayr. “Sculptors find bricks to be worthy building blocks.” The Columbus Dispatch-- Weekender. (Columbus, Ohio) 8 April.
“Brickwork in Ohio,” Ceramics Monthly, October (52:8): 18.
Canton Museum of Art. “Carved Brick Images by Artist Elizabeth Coleman Featured.” Palette: Newsletter of the Canton Museum of Art. October/November (10: 3): 1.
College of the Arts, The Ohio State University. Fergus Gilmore Awards Catalogue 02/03 (2004): 38, 70-71.
“Elizabeth Coleman,” Ceramics Monthly, September (52: 7): 16.
2003Jeanie Bestosos. “Exploring the Child Within.” The Paper (Champaign, Illinois) 22 Aug.
Kate Richardson. “Dolls Offer New Take on Life at Cinema.” The Buzz (Champaign, Illinois) 7 August.
Melissa Starker. “Fair-ly Familiar.” Columbus Alive (Ohio) 7 August.
------. “A-List: Brick by Brick.” Columbus Alive 5 June.
2002Julie Jensen. “Two Illinois universities’ glassware shines at Quad City Arts exhibit.” Quad City Dispatch (Moline, Illinois) 13 November.
Melissa Starker. “Optic Nerve.” Columbus Alive 8 Aug.
2000Alison Fuchs. “Interspace: The Final Frontier?” The Buzz 2 November.
Jenny Southlynn. “The Springer Cultural Center: Serving the Arts in Champaign-Urbana.” The Octopus (Champaign, Illinois) 3-9 November.
Selected Honors and Awards
Half-Fellowship and Work Exchange Grant. Awarded based on merit and need. Vermont Studio Center, 2005.
First Prize Inside the Box: A Shoebox Show, Parkland Art Gallery, 2005. Juror, Alan Leder.
New Glass Review 25, published Spring 2004; Ursula Ilse-Neuman, Flora Mace and Joey Kirkpatrick, Michael Rogers, and Tina Oldknow, jurors.
Sculpture Award Ohio Arts Council, Ohio State Fair, August 2003.
Fergus Gilmore Travel Award Department of Art, The Ohio State University, Belden Brick Company, Canton Ohio, Artist Residency Organized by Mary Jo Bole, July 2003.
Fergus Gilmore Materials Award Department of Art, The Ohio State University,Awarded Competitively, March 2003.
Fergus Gilmore Scholarship Department of Art, The Ohio State University, Awarded Based on Merit by the Fergus Gilmore Family, March 2003.
Jurors’ Choice Award Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Show, August 2002.
Glass Award Ohio Arts Council, Ohio State Fair, August 2002.
Fergus Gilmore Travel Award Department of Art, The Ohio State University, Belden Brick Company, Canton Ohio, Artist Residency Organized by Mary Jo Bole July 2002.
New Glass Review 23, published Spring 2002; Pike Powers, Jack Wax, and Tina Oldknow, jurors.
Partnership Scholarship Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, Washington, studied with Yuki Uchimura, August 1999.
Work-study Scholarships Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina; studied with Mary Law, George Bowes, Matt Nolen, Kathy King, Pamina Traylor, and Ann Agee, Summers 1998 and 1999.
Lorena P. Neumann Fellowship University of Illinois Press Editorial Department, 1994-1995.
Phi Beta Kappa Inducted May 1988.
Museum and Private Collections
DeVos Art Museum, Permanent Collection, Marquette, Michigan
Richard and Louise Abrahams, Private Collection, Boca Raton, Florida
Bruce and Judy Bendoff, Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois
Dianne Berg and Susan Messerole, Private Collection, Minneapolis, Minnesota
George and Colleen Bowls, Private Collection, Stanwood, Washington
Susan Brackbill and David Tweet, Private Collection, Columbus, Ohio
J. Brad Hebel, Private Collection, New York, New York
Heather and Matthew Kabat, Private Collection, Ashville, North Carolina
Cheryl Lapin, Private Collection, Northbrook, Illinois
Betty and Norman Menell, Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois
Don Pilcher, Private Collection, Champaign, Illinois
Janice Temple, Private Collection, Highland Park, Illinois
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