Louise Radochonski

eMail - louise.radochonski@gmail.com
Birthplace Chicago, IL

EDUCATION
2008
M.F.A. Ceramics, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA.
1993
B.F.A. Sculpture, Ceramics, Glass, University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana, IL, Deans List and recipient of two merit-based scholarships.

EXHIBITIONS
2010
Contrapposto, solo exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Crosscurrents in 20th Century Art: Prints and Ceramics from the Anne C.
and Harry Wollman Collection, Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH
2009
Sculpting Time, Rockville Visual Art Center, Rockville, MD
2008
Semi, curator: Elizabeth Grady, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Confrontational Ceramics, juror: Judith Schwartz, Westchester Arts Exchange, White Plains, NY
Earth and Fire, Gist Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
NCECA National, jurors: Allegheny Meadows, Kristen Kieffer, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA.
2007
Agape, Santa Fe Clay Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Selections: 1st Year MFA Show, juror: Lori Muertes, Tyler Gallery,
Tyler School of Art, Phila. PA
Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2006
Dwell, Arizona State University Museum, Tempe AZ
Mastery in Clay, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2005
Vanitas, Lucy LaCoste Gallery, Concord, MA
Perchance To Dream, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
Day of the Dead, Santa Fe Clay Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Looking Back:Watershed Residents, Gallery 1448, Baltimore, MD
2004
Passages, solo exhibit, City of Savannah S.P.A.C.E. Gallery, Savannah, GA
Night of 101 Cups, Garth Clark Gallery, New York, NY
Raw, Santa Fe Clay Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
The Figure From The Inside Out, Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte, NC.
Perchance To Dream, Society For Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
2003
From the Neck Up, Garth Clark Gallery, New York, NY
Hundreds of Cups, Santa Fe Clay Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
After Palissy, Lucy LaCoste Gallery, North Hampton, MA .
2002
Wall Works, juror: Michael Sherill, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
Figured Ceramics, juror: Joann Schnabel, UNI Gallery at the
University of Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
Being Human: The Figure Expressed, Signature Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Red Heat: Contemporary Trends in Ceramics, juror: Richard Notkin,
The Alexandre Hoague Gallery,
University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
2001
An Unfolding Drama, solo exhibit, Louisburg College, Louisburg, NC
Sculpture Invitational, juror: Mark Burleson, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
2000
Figures In Clay, Odyssey Gallery, Asheville, NC
1999
Stories in Clay and Books: Louise Radochonski and Daniel Essig, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC
New Artists, Signature Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Made In Penland, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC
Southeastern Clay Invitational, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
From These Hills, William King Regional Arts Center, Abington, VA
Hand-to-Hand, Folk Art Center, Asheville, NC; Barbara Archer Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1998
Feats of Clay, juror: Jack Earl, Lincoln Arts Center, Lincoln, CA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009-present
Mural Corps Program Manager, Mural Arts Program of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
2008
Mural Corps Assistant Program Manager, Mural Arts Program of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
2008, 2006
Kiln Technician, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2005
Resident Visiting Artist, Philadelphia Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2001
Artist-in-Residence, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
1998-2001
Artist-in-Residence, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
1993-1998
Ceramics Studio Coordinator. Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC

AWARDS
2008
Nathan Margolis Award, Tyler School of Art, Temple University,
Philadelphia, PA.
Golden Key Honors Society, Tyler School of Art,
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Technical Assistantship, Tyler School of Art, Temple University,
Philadelphia, PA
2007
Projects Completion Grant, Tyler School of Art,
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2006
Teaching Assistantship, Tyler School of Art, Temple University,
Philadelphia, PA
Technical Assistantship, Tyler School of Art, Temple University,
Philadelphia, PA
2001
Howard Kottler Grant, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts,
Newcastle, ME



COLLECTIONS
2010
Currrier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH
2007
Houston Museum of Fine Art, Houston, TX
2005
Arizona State University Museum, Tempe, AZ



BIBLIOGRAPHY
Confrontational Ceramics: The Artist as Social Critic, Judith Schwartz, University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, PA, 2008.
The Figure in Clay, by Arthur Gonzalez, Lark Books, Asheville, NC.
500 Figures in Clay: Ceramic Artists Celebrate The Human Form, by Leslie Ferrin, Lark Books, Asheville, NC.
Ceramica Revista Internacional, Issue 88, 2003.
New York Times: Art in Review, Friday, August 8, 2003.
Figured Ceramics, University of Northern Iowa, p. 12-13, 2002.
Making Ceramic Sculpture, by Raoul Acero, Lark Books, Asheville, NC, 2000.




TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2008
Figure Drawing, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.
2007
Beginning Ceramics, Teacher of Record, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Intermediate Ceramics, Teacher of Record, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Expressing Your Figure, Workshop Instructor, Mudfire Ceramic Art Center,
Atlanta, GA
2006
Advanced Hand Building, co-taught with Julie York, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Phila., PA
Visiting Artist, Cheltenham Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA
2005
Expressing the Figure in Clay, Workshop Instructor, Arrowmont School of Arts/ Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Drawing For Teens, Workshop Instructor, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Visiting Artist, Duchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Visiting Artist, Wake Forest Community College, Raleigh, NC
2004
Drawing From Both Sides of the Brain, Workshop Instructor, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Heads Up: Sculpting the Human Head, Workshop Instructor, Roswell Art Center, Roswell, GA
Cultivating the Creative Habit, Workshop Instructor, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
2003
Figure Drawing, Workshop Instructor, American Craft Council Conference,
Penland, NC
Drawing and Sculpting the Figure, Workshop Instructor, Savannah Cultural Affairs, Savannah, GA
2001-2005
Ceramics Instructor for Local Outreach programs in Mitchell, Yancey Counties, NC
1999-2002
Figurative Ceramics Instructor, Odyssey Center for the Ceramic Arts, Asheville, NC