Current
Independent Studio Artist. Missoula, MT
Residencies
2007 Jun.-Dec. Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
2008 Jan.-Feb. Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
2008 -2009 Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Awards
NCECA National Emerging Artist
2017 Montana Arts Council Strategic Outreach Grant
Best in Show : Out of the Blue, 2013 Clay Studio of Missoula
Brunswick Arts Council Award, 2007 Franklin Square Gallery
Best in Show : 3rd , 2007 Seattle Teapot Biennial , Seattle, WA
Best in Show : 3rd , 2007 From the Ground Up, Museum of Art, Las Cruces, NM
Emerging Artist Award and Scholarship, 2006 Texas Educational Foundation, Kerrville, TX
Dallas Craft Guild Workshop Scholarship, Dallas, TX
Education
2007 MFA Ceramics, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
1995 BFA Interior Design, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Selected Exhibitions
2024
Refraction: Solo Exhibition, Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula MT
2017
Chroma Crystal: Large scale installation, Black Rock City, NV
2016
Facet: Diverse Works by Women in the West, Wriston Art Center, WI
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral. Missoula MT
Art the Science: Featured Artist. Artthescience.com
2015
Profusion: Solo Exhibition,MAM (Missoula Art Museum), Missoula MT
Ceramics Under the Big Sky: Paris Gibson Museum, Great Falls, MT
2014
Elemental Inspiration, Solo Exhibition, Sun Valley, ID
NCECA Emerging Artist Exhibition, Milwaukee,WI
Art of the Pot, Austin,TX
2013
Renee Brown: New Works, Solo Exhibition. Lower Mcdowell Gallery, Missoula, MT
Rendezvous, Jackson Hole Art Association, WY
NCECA Earth Moves: Shifts in Ceramic Art and Design. The Arvada Center, Denver, CO
6x6x30 Invitational, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, TX
Out of the Blue, Clay Studio of Missoula, MT
NCECA Biennial, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2011-2012
Amplify, Solo Exhibition, The Brink, Missoula MT
NCECA Finding Place, Montana Clay Artists , Seattle, WA
NCECA Breaking Ground, Clay Studio of Missoula, Seattle, WA
Inspiration :Birds, AKAR, online.
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR, online.
Archie Bray 60th Benefit Silent Auction, Helena, MT
2009-2010
Intent, Solo Exhibition, Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Brown, not Brown, Invitational, Schaller Gallery, Online.
Featured Artist, August, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
International Cup, Juror: Patti Warashina, Clay Studio of Missoula, MT
Starbrick Clay National Cup Show, Juror: Matt Long, Nelsonville, OH
2008
Recent Acquisitions to the Permanent Collection, Archie Bray, Helena, MT
Infusion 10x10,11th Biennial Teapot, Juror: Fong Choo, St. Louis, MO
Tara Wilson in Collaboration, Red Lodge, MT
Potsketch Benefit Auction, Missoula, MT
Field to Plate Benefit Auction, Missoula, MT
Archie Bray Benefit Silent Auction, Helena, MT
NCECA Orton Cone Box Show, Pittsburgh, PA
NCECA Residents at the Bray Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA
2007
8 Fluid Ounces III, LSU School of Art, Baton Rouge, LA
Hand Held Drinking Vessels Invitational Juror: Dan Anderson, Edwardsville, IL
Ceramics from the Bray: The Idaho Connection, Twin Falls, ID
Objects of Utility, Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
International Contemporary Ceramic Exhibition,Jingdezhen, China.
Kolva-Sullivan Gallery Annual Bray Exhibition: Spokane, WA
12x12 Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, TX
Archie Bray Foundation Resident Exhibition, Helena, MT
Layer MFA Solo exhibition, BOMA (Barn of Modern Art) Denton, TX
Workshops (instructor)
2014
Boulder Mountain Clay Works, Sun Valley, ID
Vero Beach Museum, Vero Beach, FL
Collections
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts Permanent Collection, San Angelo, TX
Wriston Art Center Permanent Collection, Appleton,WI
Archie Bray Foundation Permanent Collection, Helena, MT
Mercer University Permanent Collection, Macon, GA
East field College Permanent Collection, Mesquite, TX
University of North Texas Permanent Collection, Denton, TX
Kolva-Sullivan Private Collection, Spokane, WA
Golner Private Collection, Phoenix, AZ
Clay Studio of Missoula Permanent Collection, Missoula, MT
Publications and Presentations
Lecturer : Resident Artist Lecture Series, Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Plates, Platters and Chargers , Lark Books, Juror: Linda Arbuckle
Ceramic Review : Author,“Facing Tradition” Issue 227, Sept/Oct 2007
Presenter :Demonstrator: University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Presenter : Demonstration and Lecture: Easteld College, Mesquite, TX
Lecturer : Archie Bray Foundation Resident Artist Lecture Series, Helena, MT
Work Experience
Artist / Designer. 1996-Present
2008-2009
Instructor , Clay Studio of Missoula Community Class, Missoula, MT
Instructor , Missoula Art Museum, Adult Drawing, Missoula, MT
Instructor , Missoula Art Museum Flagship Program, Missoula, MT
2007
Instructor , Archie Bray Foundation Community Class, Helena, MT
2005-2007
Teaching Fellow, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Beginning Ceramics / Intermediate Ceramics, Beginning Drawing
2004-2005
Teaching Assistant , University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Beginning Drawing / Intermediate Drawing
Independent Studio Artist. Missoula, MT
Residencies
2007 Jun.-Dec. Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
2008 Jan.-Feb. Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
2008 -2009 Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Awards
NCECA National Emerging Artist
2017 Montana Arts Council Strategic Outreach Grant
Best in Show : Out of the Blue, 2013 Clay Studio of Missoula
Brunswick Arts Council Award, 2007 Franklin Square Gallery
Best in Show : 3rd , 2007 Seattle Teapot Biennial , Seattle, WA
Best in Show : 3rd , 2007 From the Ground Up, Museum of Art, Las Cruces, NM
Emerging Artist Award and Scholarship, 2006 Texas Educational Foundation, Kerrville, TX
Dallas Craft Guild Workshop Scholarship, Dallas, TX
Education
2007 MFA Ceramics, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
1995 BFA Interior Design, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Selected Exhibitions
2024
Refraction: Solo Exhibition, Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula MT
2017
Chroma Crystal: Large scale installation, Black Rock City, NV
2016
Facet: Diverse Works by Women in the West, Wriston Art Center, WI
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral. Missoula MT
Art the Science: Featured Artist. Artthescience.com
2015
Profusion: Solo Exhibition,MAM (Missoula Art Museum), Missoula MT
Ceramics Under the Big Sky: Paris Gibson Museum, Great Falls, MT
2014
Elemental Inspiration, Solo Exhibition, Sun Valley, ID
NCECA Emerging Artist Exhibition, Milwaukee,WI
Art of the Pot, Austin,TX
2013
Renee Brown: New Works, Solo Exhibition. Lower Mcdowell Gallery, Missoula, MT
Rendezvous, Jackson Hole Art Association, WY
NCECA Earth Moves: Shifts in Ceramic Art and Design. The Arvada Center, Denver, CO
6x6x30 Invitational, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, TX
Out of the Blue, Clay Studio of Missoula, MT
NCECA Biennial, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2011-2012
Amplify, Solo Exhibition, The Brink, Missoula MT
NCECA Finding Place, Montana Clay Artists , Seattle, WA
NCECA Breaking Ground, Clay Studio of Missoula, Seattle, WA
Inspiration :Birds, AKAR, online.
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR, online.
Archie Bray 60th Benefit Silent Auction, Helena, MT
2009-2010
Intent, Solo Exhibition, Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Brown, not Brown, Invitational, Schaller Gallery, Online.
Featured Artist, August, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
International Cup, Juror: Patti Warashina, Clay Studio of Missoula, MT
Starbrick Clay National Cup Show, Juror: Matt Long, Nelsonville, OH
2008
Recent Acquisitions to the Permanent Collection, Archie Bray, Helena, MT
Infusion 10x10,11th Biennial Teapot, Juror: Fong Choo, St. Louis, MO
Tara Wilson in Collaboration, Red Lodge, MT
Potsketch Benefit Auction, Missoula, MT
Field to Plate Benefit Auction, Missoula, MT
Archie Bray Benefit Silent Auction, Helena, MT
NCECA Orton Cone Box Show, Pittsburgh, PA
NCECA Residents at the Bray Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA
2007
8 Fluid Ounces III, LSU School of Art, Baton Rouge, LA
Hand Held Drinking Vessels Invitational Juror: Dan Anderson, Edwardsville, IL
Ceramics from the Bray: The Idaho Connection, Twin Falls, ID
Objects of Utility, Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
International Contemporary Ceramic Exhibition,Jingdezhen, China.
Kolva-Sullivan Gallery Annual Bray Exhibition: Spokane, WA
12x12 Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, TX
Archie Bray Foundation Resident Exhibition, Helena, MT
Layer MFA Solo exhibition, BOMA (Barn of Modern Art) Denton, TX
Workshops (instructor)
2014
Boulder Mountain Clay Works, Sun Valley, ID
Vero Beach Museum, Vero Beach, FL
Collections
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts Permanent Collection, San Angelo, TX
Wriston Art Center Permanent Collection, Appleton,WI
Archie Bray Foundation Permanent Collection, Helena, MT
Mercer University Permanent Collection, Macon, GA
East field College Permanent Collection, Mesquite, TX
University of North Texas Permanent Collection, Denton, TX
Kolva-Sullivan Private Collection, Spokane, WA
Golner Private Collection, Phoenix, AZ
Clay Studio of Missoula Permanent Collection, Missoula, MT
Publications and Presentations
Lecturer : Resident Artist Lecture Series, Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Plates, Platters and Chargers , Lark Books, Juror: Linda Arbuckle
Ceramic Review : Author,“Facing Tradition” Issue 227, Sept/Oct 2007
Presenter :Demonstrator: University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Presenter : Demonstration and Lecture: Easteld College, Mesquite, TX
Lecturer : Archie Bray Foundation Resident Artist Lecture Series, Helena, MT
Work Experience
Artist / Designer. 1996-Present
2008-2009
Instructor , Clay Studio of Missoula Community Class, Missoula, MT
Instructor , Missoula Art Museum, Adult Drawing, Missoula, MT
Instructor , Missoula Art Museum Flagship Program, Missoula, MT
2007
Instructor , Archie Bray Foundation Community Class, Helena, MT
2005-2007
Teaching Fellow, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Beginning Ceramics / Intermediate Ceramics, Beginning Drawing
2004-2005
Teaching Assistant , University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Beginning Drawing / Intermediate Drawing