Nathan
Prouty
Nathanprouty.com BandipurStudios@gmail.com _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Resumé
Education
2011-present Ohio University – Athens, OH. MFA Candidate (anticipated May, 2014) 2002-2006 New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University – Alfred, NY. BFA, cum laude
Teaching Experience 2013-present Ohio University, School of Fine Arts – Athens, OH. Teacher of Record: Intro to Ceramics, Fall 2013. Beginning Handbuilding, Spring 2014. 2011-2013 Ohio University, School of Fine Arts – Athens, OH. Teaching Assistant: Alex Hibbitt: Ceramics in Kecskemét, Kecskemét Hungary. Summer 2013 Brad Schwieger: Beginning Wheel, Spring 2013. Tom Bartel: Beginning Handbuilding, Fall 2012. Tom Bartel: Foundations/3D Studies, Spring 2012. Alex Hibbitt: Mold Making, Fall 2011. 2008- 2011 Main Line Art Center – Haverford, PA. Instructor: Advanced Handbuilding, Raku. 2009- 2011 The Clay Studio – Philadelphia, PA. Instructor: Advanced Handbuilding, Tile Making, Slab-Building.
Professional Experience 2009- 2011 2007- 2011 2006- 2007 2006
Main Line Art Center – Haverford, PA. Ceramics Technician. Lacoste Gallery – Concord, MA. Gallery Assistant, Exhibitions Consultant, Curator, Preparator. Mudmobile Education Program – Newcastle ME, Ceramic instructor. The Night Fisherman, Pregnant Pictures Inc. – Prague, Czech Republic. Head Miniature Artist.
Solo/Two Person Exhibitions 2014 2011
A New Kind of Living – Graduate Thesis Exhibition, Trisolini Gallery, Athens OH. Nathan Prouty: New Work – Solo Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA. Nathan Prouty: Hot Spots & Rocks – Solo Exhibition, Lacoste Gallery, Concord MA.
Solo/Two Person Exhibitions (cont.)
2010
2007
Nathan Prouty: Piles & Countertops – Solo Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA. Buds & Spuds: New Work by Jeremy Brooks & Nathan Prouty – St. Louis Community College, Forrest Park. St. Louis MO. Nathan Prouty: LEAP Award Featured Artist – Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh PA. Warren Mather: Landscape Shapes – Lacoste Gallery, Concord MA.
Selected Group Exhibitions 2013
2012
2011
2010
2008
2006
Greetings from Kecskemét – Kecskemét International Ceramics Studio, Kecskemét, Hungary. AMACO NCECA 2013 Showcase – AMACO Gallery, Indianapolis IN. In The Mix: Contemporary Practices in Ceramics – Crimson Laurel Gallery, Baskersville NC. Interpretation of the Object – Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge MT. Contemporary Spins on Blue & White – Lacoste Gallery, Concord MA. Clay/Pride – MudFire Gallery, Decatur GA. Contemporary Clay Invitational – J. Fergeson Gallery, Farmville VA. Watershed Legends: 25 Years of Residencies – Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay ME. University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth MA. Hunter College, New York NY. Merges & Dissolves – Trisolini Gallery, Athens OH. Small Favors VIII – The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA. Fresh Figurines – The Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton MA. Hello/Goodbye – The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA. Fledgling Theory – Trisolini Gallery, Athens OH. Our Community – The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA. SOFA New York 2011 – Lacoste Gallery, New York NY. Small Favors VII – The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA. SOFA Chicago 2010 – Lacoste Gallery, Chicago IL. Pretty Young Things – Lacoste Gallery, Concord MA. Also curated. Of This Century – The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA. LEAP Award Finalist Show – Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh PA. Small Favors VI – The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA. Clay Studio Residents – M.T.Burton Gallery, Surf City NJ. Solid Gold – Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia PA. New Year, New Residents – The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA. Forms & Shapes: Inspired by Architecture – AKAR Gallery, Iowa City IA. New Alfred – Lacoste Gallery, Concord MA. Also curated. Craft Boston: Watershed – World Trade Center, Boston MA. Watershed Resident Exhibition – Worcester Center for the Arts, Worcester MA. Goodnight Radek – Museum for Microcellular Biology, Prague, Czech Republic. Dyscrasia: The Four Humors – Robert Turner Gallery, Alfred NY.
Residencies 2013
2007-2011 2009 2006-2007
Visiting Artist - Kecskemét International Ceramics Studio, Kecskemét, Hungary. Guest Artist-In-Residence – C.R.E.T.A. Rome, Rome, Italy. Ceramic Surface Forum Guest Artist – Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN. Artist-in-Residence – The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA. Artist-in-Residence – Fireworks Studios, Cardiff, Wales. Artist-in-Residence – Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle ME.
Awards & Scholarships 2009 2009
Wales Arts International Award – Welsh Arts Council grant. LEAP Award Finalist and Honorable Mention, – Society Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh PA.
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Visiting Artist Lectures 2010 2009
St. Louis Community College at Forrest Park, St. Louis MO. University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, Wales. University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, Wales.
Professional Service 2009-2010
Board Member/Artist Representative, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA.
Bibliography Upcoming 2013 2012
2009 2007
Ceramics: Art & Perception – Nathan Prouty: New Work (mid-2014). Headmaster Magazine – Alan Turing Assignment. May issue. OPP Interview Series – www.blog.otherpeoplespixels.com Sammiches – Star Gods Press. Ed. Daniel Giantomaso 21st Century Ceramics – Lark Books. The Best of 500 Ceramics – Lark Books. Ceramics Monthly: NCECA Student Juried Show – August issue. Craft and Art of Clay, 5th Edition – Laurence King Publishing Ltd. 500 Ceramic Sculptures – Lark Books, Ed. Glen Brown. Ceramics Monthly – Featured Emerging Artist, May issue.
Curatorial 2010 2007
Pretty Young Things – Lacoste Gallery, Concord MA. New Alfred – Lacoste Gallery, Concord MA.