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2023
Event Date Location
The Clay Cup VI: Vessel, Icon, Canvas
Juried by Wes Brown
Collaboration with Carolyn Dahl



October 1 - November 30
Opening Reception November 1, 7 - 8:30
University of Missouri
George Caleb Bingham Galllery
Empty Bowls Houston

May 20, 10 - 3 Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Benefiting Houston Food Bank

Empty Bowls Invitational Exhibition
Archway Gallery



May 6 - May 28
Opening Reception May 6, 5 - 8


Archway Gallery
Useful Space
Juried by Naomi Clement
Collaboration with Carolyn Dahl
January 13 - February 4 Clay Center of New Orleans
3928 Euphrosine St
New Orleans, Louisiana

"Texas Dimensional" Invitational Exhibition
Curated by Andre and Virginia Bally
January 3 - February 17
Reception: January 8, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
San Antonio Art League & Museum
130 King William St
San Antonio, Texas



2022
Event Date Location
Equation of State
ClayHouston Membership Exhibition
Juried by Cydney Pickens


October 23 - November 19 Rec Room
100 Jackson St., Suite 130C
30th Annual Strictly Functional
Pottery National
Juried by Jack Troy and Carolanne Currier
Collaboration Platter with Carolyn Dahl


September 16 - November 5 Lancaster Museum of Art
135 North Lime Street
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Empty Bowls Houston
Donated 100 Bowls


May 14 Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Benefiting Houston Food Bank

Empty Bowls
Invitational Exhibition


May 7 - 29
Opening Reception May 7, 5 - 8
Archway Gallery



2021
Event Date Location
Holiday Sale
Heights Artisan Market


December 4
10 am - 5 pm
All Saints Church Hall
215 E 10th Street
Houston, Texas

Artist Residency Online Sale

October 4 - 10 (Members Only)
October 11 - 17 (Public)

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
From the Ground Up 2021
Las Cruces Museum of Art
Juried by Joshua Clark

August 6 - October 9 Potters Guild of Las Cruces and
Las Cruces Museum of Art
The Big Show
Lawndale Art Center's
Annual Juried Exhibition
Juried by Cecilia Fajardo-Hill

June 19 - August 14 Lawndale Art Center


2020
Event Date Location
Dinnerware Commission Delivered

December Copper Shade Tree Gallery
Bridging the Gap
ClayHouston Virtual Membership Show

November ClayHouston Exhibition
Virtual Heights Artisan Market

November 1 - December 31 Heights Artisan Market
Jury Panel for
2020 Artists-in-Residence


May Bandelier National Monument
Empty Bowls Houston

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Benefiting Houston Food Bank

Empty Bowls
Invitational Exhibition



Archway Gallery

Photo of Bowls Selected
for Bandelier National Monument
Call for Artist-in-Residence Applications


Application Open
January 15 - March 31
Bandelier National Monument


2019
Event Date Location
Holiday Sale
Heights Artisan Market


December 7, 10 am - 5 pm All Saints Church Hall
215 E 10th Street
Houston, Texas

"Dimensional"
ClayHouston Member Exhibition
November 16 - January 4 Sabine Street Gallery
1907 Sabine St.
Houston

Commission Delivered:
"Local Hero" Award Plates for
Edible Houston


September 15 Edible Houston
Invitational Pop-Up Sale Highlighting
Former Resident Artists


August 23 - 25 Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Two Pieces Selected for
"From the Ground Up XXVII"
Juried by Naomi Clement
Las Cruces Museum of Art


August 2 - October 19 Potters Guild of Las Cruces
Empty Bowls Houston

May 18, 11 - 3 Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Benefiting Houston Food Bank

Empty Bowls
Invitational Exhibition


May 4 - 25
Opening Reception May 10, 5 - 8
Closing Reception May 25, 6 - 9
Archway Gallery

Jury Panel for
2019 Artists-in-Residence


April Bandelier National Monument
ClayHouston Pop-Up Marketplace
April 20, 10 - 4 All Saints Church Hall
215 E 10th Street
Houston

Cups for Y'All
Invitational Exhibition and Sale


January 12 Asher Gallery
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft


2018
Event Date Location
Holiday Sale
Heights Artisan Market


December 8, 10 am - 7 pm All Saints Church Hall
215 E 10th Street
Houston, Texas

Artist-in-Residence
Bandelier National Monument
New Mexico
September 4 - October 1 Artist-in-Residence Program

Announcement of Demonstrations
ClayHouston Pop-Up Marketplace
July 28, 11 - 3 Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church
2025 W 11th St
Houston

Featured Artist
ClayHouston


July ClayHouston Member Spotlight
Commission Delivered
Four Dinnerware Sets


May 20
Empty Bowls Invitational Exhibition
and Silent Auction
May 5 - 30
Reception May 5, 5:30 - 8:00 pm
Archway Gallery

Cups for Y'All
Invitational Exhibition and Sale


January 13 Asher Gallery
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft


2017
Event Date Location
Holiday Sale
Heights Artisan Market


December 9, 10 am - 5 pm All Saints Church Hall
215 E 10th Street
Houston, Texas
Exhibition
Designed to Dine


September Tea + Art
Houston, Texas
Exhibition
"Six-Pack Show"
Texas Clay Arts Association Members Show


May 20 - June 10 Rockport Center for the Arts
Rockport, Texas
Texas Clay Arts Association
Empty Bowls Invitational Exhibition
and Silent Auction
May 6 - June 3
Reception May 13, 6 - 9 pm
Archway Gallery
2305 Dunlavy
Houston, Texas

Juried Exhibition
First Annual National Juried Cup Show

Renee LoPresti, Juror

May 5 - May 31 Eye of the Dog Art Center
Dog' Eye Gallery
San Marcos, Texas
Commission Delivered
Altarware for Communion Service


April 1 Faith United Methodist Church
Richmond, Texas/td>
Commission Delivered
15 Plates for Edible Houston's
"Local Hero" Awards


March 1 Edible Houston
Panel Discussion
"Making of a Teapot"


January 19, 6 pm Tea + Art
Houston, Texas


2016
Event Date Location
Artist Talk
"Genocide:Man's Inhumanity to Humankind"


December 11, 6 pm Holocaust Museum Houston
Houston, Texas
Holiday Sale
Heights Artisan Market
December 3, 10 am - 5 pm Odd Fellows Lodge
114 E. 14th Street
Houston, Texas

One of Four Featured Artists November 17 - 20
Informal Talks: November 17, 5:30 - 8 pm and
November 19, 11 am - 4 pm

Asher Gallery
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Feature Article
"Meet the Maker"
Edible Houston magazine
November - December Issue Edible Houston
Exhibition
ClayHouston Members Show
November 4 - 27
Reception: November 4, 6 - 8 pm
Art + Tea
613 1/2 W. 19th Street, Houston, Texas

Juried Exhibition
"Genocide: Man's Inhumanity to Humankind"

Clint Willour, Juror

September 30 - January 1
Reception: October 19, 7 - 9 pm
Holocaust Museum Houston
Houston, Texas
Exhibition
"Design to Dine"
October 1 - 30
Reception: October 1, 6 - 8 pm
Art + Tea
613 1/2 W. 19th Street, Houston, Texas

Featured Artist August 5 - August 31 Art + Tea
613 1/2 W. 19th Street, Houston, Texas

Commission Delivered
Altarware for Chinese Communion Service
August 4 Faith Lutheran Church
Bellaire, Texas

Empty Bowls Invitational Exhibition May 7 - 31
Reception May 7, 6 - 9 pm
Archway Gallery
2305 Dunlavy
Houston, Texas

Commission Delivered
17 Plates for "Local Hero" Awards
March 3 Edible Houston


2015
Event Date Location
Holiday Sale
Heights Artisan Market
December 12, 10 am - 5 pm Odd Fellows Lodge
114 E. 14th Street
Houston, Texas

Q&A Facilitator
Edmund de Waal Lecture and Booksigning
The White Road


November 20, 7 pm Menil Collection
1533 Sul Ross
Houston, Texas
Exhibition
ClayHouston Members Show
November 7 - December 2
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 7, 6 - 9 pm
18 Hands Gallery
249 W. 19th Street
Houston, Texas

Featured Artist September - October Copper Shade Tree Gallery
Round Top, Texas

Exhibition
"Art in 3 Dimensions"
Curated by Andre and Virginia Bally

September 1 - 29, 2015
Reception: September 4, 5:30 - 8:30
Cultural Centro Aztlan
1800 Fredericksburg Road, San Antonio, Texas
Essay Published
"Empty Bowls seeks to fill the needs of Houston's hungry"

May 16, 2015 Houston Chronicle
Exhibition
"Six-Pack Show"
Texas Clay Arts Association Members Show

June 6 - July 10 Live Oak Art Center
Columbus, Texas
Current Exhibition
11th Annual Empty Bowls May 16 Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Houston, Texas
Empty Bowls Houston
Exhibition
"Empty Bowls Invitational"

May 8 - May 31
Archway Gallery
Houston, Texas
Exhibition
"Twin Cups National Ceramic Competition 2015"
Steven Hill, Juror

February 27 - March 28 Missouri Western State University
St. Joseph, Missouri
Twin Cups Show
Exhibition
"Nourish"
Dan Hammett, Juror

February 6 - April 26
Opening Reception:
Friday, February 6, 5:30 - 8 pm
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Houston, Texas
HCCC Nourish Exhibition
Exhibition
"UDallas 2015 Regional Juried Ceramics Competition"
Juried by Eva Kwong

January 21 - March 5
Artist and Juror Reception:
Friday, February 13, 6:30 - 9 pm
Beatrice M. Haggerty Gallery
University of Dallas
Dallas, Texas
UDallas 2015 Ceramics Exhibition


2014
Event Date Location
Demonstration Workshop
Presenter

"Working with Colored Clays"
September 24, 2:00 - 4:45 Performing Arts Building
Lee College
Baytown, Texas
Exhibition
"Fourth Annual Juried Exhibition"
Mark Larsen, Juror
July 12 - July 30 Archway Gallery
Houston, Texas
www.archwaygallery.com
Juried Exhibition
Juror

San Antonio Potters Guild
June 6 - June 28 (extended to July 12) Centro Cultural Aztlan
1800 Fredericksburg Road, Suite 103
San Antonio, Texas
Empty Bowls
10th Anniversary
Saturday, May 17, 11 am - 3 pm Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
4848 Main Street
Houston, Texas
Empty Bowls Houston
Exhibition
ClayHouston Members Show
May 10 - May 25
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 10, 6 - 9 pm
18 Hands Gallery
249 W. 19th Street
Houston, Texas
Exhibition
"10 Years of Hope Through Art"
May 2 - May 31
Opening Reception: Friday, May 2, 5 - 8 pm
Archway Gallery
2305 Dunlavy
Houston, Texas
Archway Gallery - Empty Bowls
Exhibition
"2013 Six Pack Show"
Texas Clay Arts Association Members Show
March 10 - March 13 Coop Gallery
427 South Oakes Street
San Angelo, Texas
www.texasclay.org
Exhibition
"7th Annual Texas Teapot Tournament"
Clay Arts Museum & Educational Organization
(CAMEO)
January 11 - January 26
Reception: January 11, 6 pm - 9 pm
18 Hands Gallery
Houston, Texas
www.18handsgallery.com


2013
Event Date Location
Artist Chat December 14
11 am - 1 pm
Asher Gallery
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
HCCC Events
Exhibition
2nd Place

"Houston Clay by ClayHouston"
ClayHouston Members Show
September 26 - October 26 Hanson Galleries
Houston, Texas
www.hansongalleries.com
Exhibition
Museum Purchase Award

"From the Ground Up XXVI"
Regional Juried Ceramics Exhibition
Juried by Jim Romberg
September 6 - November 9 Las Cruces Museum of Art
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Museum of Art Exhibitions
Image Published
500 Teapots Volume 2
Juried by Jim Lawton
August Lark Books
Asheville, North Carolina
LarkCrafts.com
Exhibition
ClayHouston Members Show
June 1 - June 16 18 Hands Gallery
Houston, Texas
www.18handsgallery.com
Exhibition
"Hard Ware: National Ceramics Competition"
Juried by Juan Granados
May 24 - June 22
Reception: May 24, 6 - 8 pm
Hill Country Arts Arts Foundation
Ingram, Texas
2013 Exhibitions
Exhibition
"2013 Six Pack Show"
Texas Clay Arts Association Members Show
March 9 - April 13
Reception: March 9, 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Live Oak Art Center
1014 Milam
Columbus, Texas
Exhibition
"Attachments 15"
Texas Clay Arts Association Invitational
March 18 - April 13
Reception: March 22, 6 - 8 pm
Ceramic Store
1002 W. 11th Street
Houston, Texas
Exhibition
UDallas Regional Ceramics Competition
Juried by Les Manning
January 22 - March 1 Beatrice M. Haggerty Gallery
University of Dallas
Dallas, Texas
http://www.udallas.edu/offices/artgallery/
archivedexhibitions/regionalceramicsrexhibition/2013.html
Article
"The Controlled Spontaneity of Nerikomi Slabs"
Published in Pottery Making Illustrated
January/February Issue http://ceramicartsdaily.org/
pottery-making-illustrated/
pottery-making-illustrated-januaryfebruary-2013/


2012
Event Date Location
Award for Empty Bowls Houston
Outstanding Fundraising Program Less Than $250,000
National Philanthropy Day
Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Houston
November 15 Hilton Americas Hotel
Exhibition
"Themes and Variations"
ClayHouston Members Show
October 12 - November 12 Hanson Galleries
5000 Westheimer, Suite 106
Houston, Texas
www.hansongalleries.com
Sake Competition
Texas Sake Company Annual Birthday Bash
October 6, 1:00 - 7:30 pm Texas Sake Company Kura (Brewery)
5501 North Lamar Blvd.
Austin, Texas
www.txsake.com
Exhibition
"Dining In V: An Artful Experience"
August 4 - August 30 18 Hands Gallery
Houston, Texas
www.18handsgallery.com
Exhibition
"Fourth Annual Juried Exhibition"
Julie Farr, Juror
Honorable Mention
July 7 - August 1 Archway Gallery
Houston, Texas
www.archwaygallery.com
Exhibition
ClayHouston Members Show
June 16 - July 1 18 Hands Gallery
Houston, Texas
www.18handsgallery.com
Empty Bowls May 26 Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
4848 Main Street
www.emptybowlshouston.org
Interview
KUHF News Radio
May 21
Interview
KPRC-TV Morning News
May 13
Exhibition
"2012 Six Pack Show"
Texas Clay Arts Association
April 18 - April 22 Coop Gallery
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts
San Angelo, Texas
www.samfa.org/coopgallery.htm
Image Published
in Clay Times Magazine

Pottery Vessel "Dance by the Light of the Moon"
from Collaboration with Carolyn Dahl
Spring 2012 Issue Clay Times
Hamilton, Virginia
www.claytimes.com
Empty Bowls Demonstrations
and Community Giving Day

Whole Foods Market Stores
5% of Sales Benefit Empty Bowls & Houston Food Bank
March 21 All 5 Houston Stores


2011
Event Date Location
Two-Person Exhibition
"Solos and Duets: Works in Clay and Cloth"
Carolyn Dahl and Thomas Perry
Collaborative Pots plus Individual Pottery and Textiles
Gallery Talk, October 8, 7:00 pm
October 8 - October 20 18 Hands Gallery
Houston, Texas
www.18handsgallery.com/Solos_Duets.html
Texas Clay Arts Association
Member Exhibition

"2011 Six Pack Show"
July 16 - September 2 Live Oak Art Center
Columbus, Texas
www.liveoakartcenter.org
www.texasclay.org
Exhibit
"Time for Tea"
A Focus on Teapots and Tea Service
July 1 - August 28 Copper Shade Tree Gallery
Round Top, Texas
www.coppershadetree.com
Invitational Exhibition
"Crafting Lives:
10 Years of Artists-in-Residence"
June 11 - September 11 Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
4848 Main Street
www.crafthouston.org
ClayHouston Member Exhibition
"Clay Across Texas"
April 4 - May 14 E4 Gallery and Art Studio, Armadillo Clay
3401 E. 4th St.
Austin, Texas
Empty Bowls March 19 Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
4848 Main Street
and Lawndale Art Center
4912 Main Street
www.emptybowlshouston.org
Empty Bowls Demonstrations
Urban Harvest Farmers Market
March 12 Eastside near Richmond
Houston, Texas
www.urbanharvest.org/farmmarket/market/
Empty Bowls Recognition
Harris County Commissioners Court
Received Resolution Honoring March 19 as Empty Bowls Day
March 8 Harris County Administration Offices
Houston, Texas
Empty Bowls Demonstrations
Whole Foods Market Stores
February 23 All Houston Stores
Essay
"Empty Bowls: Opportunities for Sustenance"
Published in The Studio Potter
Winter/Spring 2010-2011
Volume 39 Number 1
www.studiopotter.org




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