Lisa Kurtz www.LisaKurtzHighlandPottery.weebly.

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LKHighlandPottery@gmail.com 9193 Hemingway Grove Circle, Knoxville, TN 37922

Education
1985 University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky
Master of Arts Ceramics
Studied under Tom and Ginny Marsh

1981 University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky

Bachelor of Arts Ceramics
Marcia Hite Art Scholarship 1976
Deans List 1976-1981

Teaching Experience
Jan.2016- Liberal Arts Department Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville, Tennessee
Present Classes: Ceramics 1 and Drawing 1
Adjunct Professor of Art (Ceramics and Drawing) Develop course structures,
core principles, syllabi, and assessments; teach students ceramic and drawing concepts
and skills; lecture and demonstrate ceramic and drawing techniques, career
opportunities in the arts, and art history; develop projects, rubrics, tests, and essay
prompts and evaluate student work; provide individualized instruction, problem solving,
and support for each student; teach and pit fire student work; photograph student work.

2014-2017 Humanities Department Cleveland State Community College Cleveland, Tennessee

Classes: Clay One (hand-building and sculpture) and Clay Two (wheel throwing)
Adjunct Professor of Ceramics Restarted the clay program at Cleveland State;
developed course structures, core principles, syllabi, and assessments; taught students
skills including hand-building, wheel throwing, glazing, and firing; lectured on
contemporary and historical clay theories; developed projects, rubrics, tests, and essay
prompts and evaluated student work; provided individualized instruction, problem
solving, and support for each student; fired student work; managed and operated clay
studio equipment; maintained inventory and assisted the department chair with ordering
information for materials and parts needed for upkeep of equipment; co-juried the end-
of-year art department student exhibition; photographed student work.

2015-2016 Master Artist Apprentice Program (MAAP) Tennessee Arts Commission and Tennessee
Craft Knoxville, Tennessee
Master Artist Juried position to mentor a young potter, helping her develop the
artistic and professional skills to be a viable producing artist; artistic skills demonstrated
and taught included throwing, hand-building, glaze mixing, glazing, and firing; MAAP
program culminated with a gallery show in Nashville at the Tn. Arts Commission Gallery
featuring work by the master artists and apprentices.
1989 University of Louisville Continuing Education Department Louisville, Kentucky
Ceramics Instructor Taught wheel throwing, hand-building, and glazing to adult
continuing education students; adapted traditional ceramics curriculum to suit adult
learners; provided individualized instruction; facilitated student critiques; ordered
supplies and fired student work.

1988 Tom Sawyer State Park Louisville, Kentucky

Ceramics Instructor Taught introductory clay classes to adult students from the
community; created curriculum standards and original lesson plans; ordered supplies and
fired student work.

1980-1981 Jewish Community Center Louisville, Kentucky

Ceramics Instructor Taught beginning clay workshops for seniors and children;
adapted lesson plans to suit different age groups and learning styles; managed equipment
and fired student work.

1978-1981 Eliahu Academy Louisville, Kentucky

Art Teacher Taught art classes for students in grades K-8; devised art projects and
lessons in genres including painting, drawing, photography, 2D, and 3D; collaborated with
teachers from other subject areas to connect art lessons with history, religion, and
science curricula; worked with parents and teachers to create individual learning plans
for students with special needs.

1978 - 1979 Jewish Community Center Summer Program Louisville, Kentucky

Art Director Devised an art curriculum to keep children of different age groups
engaged throughout a two-month summer program; introduced students to media
including drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, and mixed media through creative
exercises and long-term projects.

1977 Summerscene Program City of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky

Art Instructor Developed and taught a summer mobile art program to adults,
seniors, and children at community centers, nursing homes, and schools for the Mayors
Summer Art Initiative; instruction in various art media including clay, sculpture, drawing,
painting, and crafts.

Curatorial/Juror Experience
2017 Tennessee Craft Spring Show
Invited Juror, February-May, 2017 (online and on site jurying)
Centennial Park, Nashville, Tennessee

Sevier County Student Art Show Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
Invited Juror, March, 2017, Gatlinburg, Tennessee

2005-2015 Whittington Creek Art Show Knoxville, Tennessee

Show Director and Juror Started an annual fine art and craft show; recruited up
to 35 artists to participate each year; created applications; managed budget, including
 collecting booth fees and securing local business sponsorships; planned opening
receptions; promoted show, including designing and mailing postcards, placing ads,
designing and distributing signage, and writing and distributing press releases; organized
art demonstrations, childrens art activities and contests, and a silent auction to benefit
Alzheimers Tennessee; developed the show site layout and coordinated booth
assignments; secured jurors, volunteers, and cash prizes for artist awards.

2014 ART FAIR KMA 2014 Knoxville Museum of Art and Foothills Craft Guild Knoxville, TN
Artist Coordinator, Juror, and Show Manager Recruited more than 50 local
professional artists in just four months to take part in a fine arts and craft show at the
Knoxville Museum of Art; this was a paid position that required administrative,
marketing, and management skills. I brought in The Foothills Craft Guild as a partner and
served as a liaison between the president/members of the Guild of the Knoxville Museum
of Art and the president/members of the Foothills Craft Guild to produce the show.
Additionally, I designed and mailed call to artist postcards, devised and distributed
artist applications, served as the artists liaison throughout the show process, developed
the show site layout, and coordinated booth assignments. I also met with the museum
staff and board members and proposed advertising strategies to promote the show.

2012-2015 Foothills Craft Guild Knoxville, Tennessee

Juror Served as professional juror for prospective new members of the Foothills Craft
Guild, a regional nonprofit association of more than 275 juried craft artisans.
Additionally, in 2012, 2014, and 2015, I also served as a juror for a Foothills Craft Guild-
sponsored high school art contest.

Related Professional Art and Business Experience

1985-present Highland Pottery Knoxville, Tennessee

Studio and Production Potter Manage a professional pottery business (retail and
wholesale) with sales in local, regional, and national markets; develop sculptural and
functional pottery lines; produce, exhibit, and sell hand-built and wheel-thrown pottery;
participate in juried shows and competitions; design and distribute marketing materials
via direct mailings, email newsletters, social media platforms, and stories in local media
outlets.

2010-present Terra Madre: Women in Clay Knoxville, Tennessee

Marketing and Promotion Committee Leader Chair the marketing committee
for a local juried womens pottery group; proposed and co-organized the groups first
Holiday Show and Sale; organized group shows at the District Gallery in Bearden; write
and distribute press releases for group shows, which has resulted in several articles in the
Knoxville News Sentinel, Metro Pulse, Farragut Press, and Shopper News, as well as
coverage on WUOT and WBIR; designed and coordinated mailing of postcards and flyers
for some Terra Madre events.

2016-2017 The Art Market Gallery Knoxville, Tennessee Featured Artist Scheduler
Scheduled monthly 2D and 3D featured artist exhibits for local cooperative art gallery
with over 60 members; sent out email reminders about set up and follow through.
2007-2014 The Art Market Gallery Knoxville, Tennessee
Scheduler Paid position that required coordinating with more than 60 members of
an artists cooperative gallery to ensure sufficient staffing for daily operations and
monthly First Friday events; maintained digital work calendar; regularly emailed and
called artists with reminders, scheduled extra workers for special events, and generally
kept gallery running and staffed.

1981-1989 Winn Dixie Advertising Department Louisville, Kentucky

Art Production Supervisor and Graphic Artist Promoted from graphic artist to
management for one of the largest retail food corporations in the southern US; developed
conceptual designs of promotional sign materials, supervised operations, and maintained
a quality in-house print production program; ordered supplies for the department,
communicated with vendors and store managers, and supervised sign department
employees.

Honors, Awards, Grants and Business Commissions

2015-2016 Received a grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission and Tennessee Craft to serve as
a Master in the Master Apprentice Arts Program (MAAP), which is designed to encourage
and invest in the continuation, advancement and creation of Tennessee craft by
recognizing the role of the master craft artist and apprentice relationship as a way to
preserve the states cultural heritage

2014 First Place Award of Distinction at the Gatlinburg Fine Arts Festival in conjunction with
the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Juror: Liza Zenni

2014 Commission from the Knox Area Womens Golf Association in Knoxville, Tennessee.

2012 Commission from the Loudon County Classic Womens Golf Tournament in Loudon,
Tennessee.

2005 Honorable Mention at the Fountain City Open Show in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Juror: Sam Yates

1989 Honorable Mention at the Kentucky Arts and Crafts Market in Louisville, Kentucky.
Juror: Adam Ash

1989 Second Place at the Old Brownsboro Road Art Fair in Louisville, Kentucky.

1988 First Place (Wheel, Hand Built, and Sculptural Divisions) at the Kentucky State Fair
in Louisville, Kentucky.

Selected Regional and National Exhibitions, Group Shows and Craft Fairs

2017 Deep Inner Cups, (National Juried), Gallery Zeke, Steelville, Missouri, August 4-27,
Juror: Richard Wehrs

10 x 10 x 10 x Tieton, (National Juried), Mighty Tieton Warehouse Gallery, Tieton,

Washington, August 12 - October 8, Jurors: Lloyd Herman and Gia Hamilton
 Conductivity:The Many Faces of Copper in Ceramics, National Juried, Companion
Gallery, Humboldt, Tennessee, September 1- 30, Juror: Dick Lehman

November 2017: Live and Local Recent Works by the Pellissippi Art Faculty,
The Emporium Gallery, November 3-27, 2017, Knoxville, Tennessee

Oldham Arts on CityPlace, (National Juried), CityPlace, November 11-12, 2017,

La Grange, Kentucky

Soul of Creativity, Breezeway Yoga, (Invitational), November 2, Knoxville, TN

Artisan Market Foothills Craft Guild, (Juried) March 3-4, 2017, at the
Jackson Terminal in Knoxville, Tennessee

Upcoming:

December: Highland Pottery Holiday Sale and Open House, December 8-9, 9am-3pm,
9193 Hemingway Grove Circle, Knoxville, TN

January: Lisa Kurtz: New Work (invitational) at Schilling Gallery, Westminster Presbyterian
Church, Knoxville, TN

March: Foothills Craft Guild Artisan Market (juried) at the Jackson Terminal, Knoxville, TN

Selected Previous Shows and Exhibits:

2017 Featured Artist Exhibit (Group Clay) at The Art Market Gallery in Knoxville, TN,
March 2-31, 2017

2016 Lisa Kurtz and Ginger Oglesby (invitational) at The District Gallery in
Knoxville, Tennessee, November 4-26, 2016

MAAP: Master Artist Apprentice Show (juried) at the Tennessee Arts Commission
Gallery in Nashville, Tennessee, September 23 - November 11, 2016

Terra Madre: Women in Clay Holiday Sale (group) at Bridgewater Place,

November 11-12, 2016

Handmade Here: A Tennessee Craft Exhibition, Group Exhibition (juried), at

Chattanooga Work Space in Chattanooga, Tennessee. April, 2016

The Art of Native Plants Group Exhibition (juried) at the Townsend Visitor Center
in Townsend, Tennessee

Terra Madre: Women in Clay (group juried) at The District Gallery in Knoxville, TN

Lisa Kurtz: Featured 3-D Artist with Dennis Sabo (2-D) at The Art Market Gallery in
Knoxville, TN
2015 Clay for the Wall Solo Exhibition (juried), at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian
Universalist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, July 2015

Fired Up: Contemporary Clay, Group Show (Invitational), at Roots Up Gallery in

Savannah, Georgia

2012-2015 Dogwood Arts Studio DeTours,(group juried), as part of the Dogwood Arts Festival in
Knoxville, Tennessee, April 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

2006 thru 2015Arts Xtravaganza Group Show (Juried), at the Webb School of Knoxville in
Knoxville, Tennessee, March

2014 Artscapes 2014, Group Show (Juried), at the Knoxville Museum of Art in
Knoxville,Tennessee

Alchemy and Art Group Show (Juried), with the Farragut Arts Council in Knoxville,
TN

Terra Madre: Women in Clay Group Show (Juried), at The District Gallery in
Knoxville, TN

2013 Lisa Kurtz: 36 Years in Clay, A Retrospective Show and Benefit

For Alzheimers Tennessee, Solo Exhibition (Juried), at The District Gallery in
Knoxville, TN

2012, 2013 Terra Madre: Women in Clay Group Show (Juried), at Blount Mansion in Knoxville,
TN

2010 thru 2014Featured Artist: Lisa Kurtz Solo Exhibition (Juried), at The Art Market Gallery in
Knoxville, TN

2005 thru 2015Whittington Creek Art Show Group Show (Juried), at the Whittington Creek
Clubhouse in Knoxville, TN

2009 New Expressions Group Show (Juried), at the Fountain City Art Center in Knoxville,
TN

2007 Rewedged, Group Show (Invitational), at the NCECA National Council for the
Education of Ceramic Arts, Hite Gallery, in Louisville, Kentucky

2006-2007 Fountain City Open Show, Group Show (Juried) at the Fountain City Arts Center in
Fountain City, TN

2006 Treasures of Terra Madre Group Show (Juried), at The Art Market Gallery

2005 Terra Madre: Women in Clay Group Show (Juried), at Mighty Mud Ceramic Studios
in Knoxville, TN

2004 Artscapes 2004 , Group Show (Juried), at the Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville

2004 thru 2013Bowlicious , Group Charity Benefit (Invitational), at the Knoxville Museum of Art &
 Hunter Valley Farms in Knoxville, TN

1991 Seascapes, Solo Exhibition (Juried), at Belleza Salon in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Teapot Show, Group Show (Invitational), at Vesperman Gallery in Atlanta, Georgia

The Wedding Show, Group Show (Invitational), at the Kentucky Guild of Artists and
Craftsmen Gallery in Lexington, Kentucky

Splash Stoneware, Solo Exhibition (Juried), at New Prospect Gallery in Knoxville,

TN

1990 Group Show (Invitational), Fine Crafts Exhibit at Perlow Gallery in Pittsburgh, PA

1989 Group Show (Juried), Art Mix at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky

Group Show (Juried), Dinnerware Exhibition at the Kentucky Arts and Crafts
Foundation in Louisville, Kentucky

1988 Group Show (Invitational), Alumni Exhibition at the Morris B Gallery at the
University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky

1987 Group Show (Juried), Waterside Exhibition at the Louisville Water Tower in
Louisville, Kentucky

1987 thru 1990Buyers Markets of American Crafts Wholesale Craft Fairs (Juried), in Miami,
Florida and Boston, Massachusetts

1986 25th Anniversary Exhibition Group Show (Juried), at the Kentucky Guild of Artists &
Craftsmen Gallery in Lexington, Kentucky

1985-1988 Ky Crafted Market (wholesale and retail juried) at the Fairgrounds in Louisville,
Kentucky

1985 Solo Exhibition (Invitational), Clay Baskets: Thesis Exhibition at the University of
Louisville Hite Gallery in Louisville, Kentucky

1984 Group Show (Juried), Eight States Annual at the Speed Museum in Louisville, KY

Publications and Media

2017 New Exhibitions Opening at the Emporium Center on November 3, Everything

Knoxville Magazine (Knoxville, TN), pg. 58, November, 2017

10 x 10 x 10 x Tieton Catalog, Annual Small Works Exhibition, Tieton Arts and

Humanities, Tieton, Washington, pg. 19

Conductivity: The Many Faces of Copper Exhibition Catalog, Companion Gallery,

Humboldt, TN, Juror: Dick Lehman, pg. 9

2016 Spotlight on Terra Madre Clay Artists, Bearden Shopper News (Knoxville, TN),
 pg. A-19 and Farragut Shopper News (Knoxville, TN), April 27, 2016

Artful Abundance, Weekender Shopper News (Knoxville, TN), March 30, pg. A-9

Art Market Gallerys April Featured Artist Exhibit, Everything Knoxville Magazine
April, 2016, pg. 10, Knoxville, TN

Master Artist Apprentice Program (MAAP) Pairs Announced, Tennessee Craft

Newsletter, (Nashville, Tennessee), Winter 2016, Volume 12, Issue 1, pg. 5

2015 Warm Temperature Heats Up Art Show, Bearden Shopper News (Knoxville, TN),
Dec. 23, 2015, pg. A-3

Words withLisa Kurtz, Knoxville Mercury (Knoxville, TN), Dec. 10, 2015, pg. 7

2014 KMA Announces Expanded Art Sale, Related Family Activities, Everything Knoxville
Magazine, (Knoxville, TN), Oct. 2014, p. 60

Terra Madre clay exhibit at District Gallery, Knoxville News Sentinel,

(Knoxville, TN), Mar. 23, 2014

2013 Whittington Creek Art Show to feature local talent, Bearden Shopper-News
(Knoxville, TN), Oct. 21, 2013

Q&A: Lisa Kurtz, a Potter Who Will Open a Retrospective Show Benefitting Alzheimers
at the District Gallery, Metro Pulse (Knoxville, TN), Aug. 28, 2013

Your Stories: Lisa Kurtz, WBIR (Knoxville, TN), Aug. 21, 2013

Artist Questions and Answers with Lisa Kurtz, Knoxville News Sentinel, Mar. 23, 2013
(Knoxville, TN)

2012 Art DeTour 3: Highland Pottery, Oh the Places We See, May 19, 2012,
http://ohtheplaceswesee.com/2012/05/19/art-detour-3-highland-pottery/

2011 Little army aliens - at Terra Madre pottery sale, Bearden Shopper-News,
Knoxville, TN, November 21, 2011,
http://issuu.com/shoppernews/docs/bearden-shopper-news-112111/3

Whittington Creek Art Show is lively Fun, Farragut Shopper-News (Knoxville,Tn),

October 31, 2011.
http://issuu.com/shoppernews/docs/farragut-shopper-news-103111/11

West Knox Artists Show off Work, Knoxville News Sentinel (Knoxville, TN), Oct. 25,
http://www.knoxnews.com/knoxvillle/life/allison-rupp-west-knox-artists-show-off

Whittington Creek Art Show, Knoxville Magazine (Knoxville, Tn), October 2011
http://newpointmediadigipub.com/publication/index.php?i=84026&m=&l=&p=8&pre=

Whittington Creek Art Show, Skirt Magazine (Knoxville, Tn.), October 2011, pg. 13
 Anything But Square, Sky Vision Magazine (Vision Airlines), Summer 2011, pg. 34

2010 Whittington Creek Art Show Moves Outdoors, Bearden Shopper News (Knoxville, Tn)
October 25, 2010, pg. A-3

2007 Local Artist to Hold Open House, Knoxville News Sentinel (Knoxville, Tn.), Nov. 26
2007, pg. A-3

Artist Talks, Workshops, and Demonstrations

July 2015 Artist Talk in conjunction with Solo Exhibition at Knoxville Unitarian Universalist
Church in Knoxville, Tennessee

2012 thru 2015 Studio Host and Ceramics Demonstrator (wheel throwing and hand building) for
Dogwood Arts Studio DeTours in Knoxville, Tennessee

2012 Artist Talk, My Journey in Clay: 35 Years, for the Tellico Village Art Guild
in Loudon, Tennessee

Invited Speaker, A Day in the Life of a Studio Potter, at Knoxville Catholic High
School, Knoxville, Tn.

2011 & 2012 Workshop, Clay Vase Project, at Knoxville Catholic High School, Knoxville, Tn.

2007 Workshop for Teachers, Slab Bowls, at Sacred Heart Cathedral School, Knoxville, Tn.

1999 thru 2007 Clay Workshop, Clay Crosses, at Sacred Heart Cathedral School, Knoxville, Tn.

Current Galleries
Roots Up Gallery
6 E. Liberty St., Savannah, GA 31401.
http://www.rootsupgallery.com/artist/lisa-kurtz

The District Gallery

5113 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919.
http://thedistrictgallery.com/

The Art Market Gallery

422 S. Gay St., Knoxville, TN 37902.
http://artmarketgallery.net/knoxville-art/lisa-kurtz-clay/

Organizations and Memberships

The College Art Association (CAA)

50 Broadway, 21st floor
New York, New York
www.collegeart.org
The Foothills Craft Guild (juried)
100 S. Gay St., Suite 110, Knoxville, TN 37902.
http://foothillscraftguild.org/portfolio/lisa-kurtz-clay/

National Council on the Education of Ceramic Arts (NCECA)

4845 Pearl East CIR, Suite 101, Boulder, CO 80301.
http://nceca.net/

Tennessee Craft (formerly TACA)

1312 Adams St., Suite 101, Nashville, TN 37208.
http://tennesseecraft.org/artists/profile/?artist=1231

Terra Madre: Women in Clay, (juried)

Knoxville, TN.
https://www.facebook.com/TerraMadreKnoxvilleTN Knoxville Arts and Culture Alliance

Ky. Department of the Arts Marketing Program (juried)

Ky. Guild of Artists and Craftsmen (juried)

New Prospect Craft Center Board Member

Knoxville, Tennessee