CURRICULUM VITAE

Education

2025 Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics. School for American Crafts at Rochester Institute of Technology. Rochester, NY

2018 Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art. Concentrations in Ceramics and Painting. Cedarville University. Cedarville, OH

University Teaching

2024 Instructor of Record. Rochester Institute of Technology. Rochester, NY.

CCER-206 Ceramic Sculptural Processes

2023 Teaching Assistant to Jane Shellenbarger. Rochester Institute of Technology. Rochester, NY.

CCER-211 Thrown Vessel Forms

2020 Adjunct Faculty in Ceramics. Cedarville University. Cedarville, OH

ART-2140 Ceramics Foundations
ART-3140 Intermediate Ceramics
ART-4140 Advanced Ceramics
ART-4990 Independent Study in Art

Additional Teaching

2024 Ceramics Workshop Instructor. Handbuilding workshop. RIT ArtEx. Rochester, NY

2023 Ceramics Workshop Instructor. “Developing Artistic Voice.” Shekinah Christian School. Plain City, OH

2022 Teaching Assistant to Isaac Scott. “Narrative Cups.” Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Deer Isle, ME

2021 Teaching Assistant to Ben Carter. “Low-fire is Cooler.” Penland School of Craft. Penland, NC

2020–21 Long-term Substitute Art Teacher. Madison Christian School. Groveport, OH

2019 Ceramics Workshop Instructor. “The Articulate Mark.” Cedarville University. Cedarville, OH

2019 Afterschool Teacher and Art Instructor. Agora Early Learning and Childcare Center. Columbus, OH

2017 Painting Workshop Instructor. “Chromatic Collaboration.” WAVE Academic Program. Cedarville, OH

2016–17 Yeck College Artist Fellow. Nine-week multimedia workshop series. Dayton Art Institute. Dayton, OH

Related Professional Experience

2025 Shop Assistant to Mike Bowersmith and Ed Cardoza. Neon Bending and Installation. Marysville, OH

2024–26 Student Director at Large. National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA). Boulder, CO

2023–25 Graduate Assistant. Rochester Institute of Technology. Rochester, NY

2021–23 Moldmaker, Slipcaster, Designer. Mayco Colors. Hilliard, OH

2019–20 Studio Assistant to Justin Rothshank. Wood and soda firing; decal processes. Rothshank Artworks. Goshen, IN

2019 Studio Intern to Troy Bungart. Troy Bungart Studio. Three Rivers, MI

Solo Exhibitions

2026 REALM. Blockfort Gallery B. Columbus, OH (Upcoming)

2025 Into the Arms of Earth. MFA Thesis Show. RIT City Art Space. Rochester, NY

2023 You You You You You. Gallery Cypress at 400 West Rich. Columbus, OH

2019 Lesser Lights: New Works by Alex Paat. Friend. Columbus, OH

2018 Life in Color. Alford Auditorium at Cedarville University. Cedarville, OH

May. Carnegie Center for the Visual Arts at Cedarville University. Cedarville, OH

Group Exhibitions

2026 Clay Currents. Invited by Michael Takahata. Hatch Art Gallery. Hamtramck, MI (Upcoming)

2025 Decipher: Beck Lowry and Alex Paat. Curated by Erika Diamond. Weeks Gallery at JCC. Jamestown, NY

Vincent Frimpong, Alex Paat, Phoebe Scott. 934 Gallery. Columbus, OH

Alex Paat, Ainaz Alipour, Nicholas Bungart. ROY G BIV. Columbus, OH

ArtExperience Exhibition. University Gallery at Rochester Institute of Technology. Rochester, NY

Together Again at the Table. Invited by Ben Carter. Baltimore Clayworks. Baltimore, MD

Pistachio Snackers. Invited by Justin Rothshank. Highland Gallery. South Bend, IN

2024 Art Out. Juried by Hernease Davis. Bevier Gallery at Rochester Institute of Technology. Rochester, NY

My, My, Tiger’s Eye: Graduate Explorations in Art and Craft. The Flower City Arts Center. Rochester, NY

2023 4th Annual Cup Exhibition & Sale. Invited by Justin Rothshank. Artlink. Fort Wayne, IN

All These Things Are True. The Yards Collective. Rochester, NY

Michiana Pottery Tour. Invited by Sadie Misiuk. Goshen, IN

Michiana Pottery Tour Gallery Invitational. Highland Gallery. South Bend, IN

Alumni Art Exhibition. The 220 Gallery at Cedarville University. Cedarville, OH

Signs and Splendor. Rosedale International Center. Columbus, OH

Figuratively Speaking. Invited by Yve Holtzclaw. ADC Fine Arts. Cincinnati, OH

Project M. Mason Gallery at Core Clay. Cincinnati, OH

ArtStream Nomadic Gallery Reception. Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, OH

The Amazing Cat Show. Promenade Gallery at 400 West Rich. Columbus, OH

2022 Incrementum. Promenade Gallery at 400 West Rich. Columbus, OH

Faculty Show. Gateway Gallery at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Deer Isle, ME

Work in Progress. Promenade Gallery at 400 West Rich. Columbus, OH

Project M. Barkan Gallery at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts. Newcastle, ME

The Color Network Expo Booth. NCECA 2022 Fertile Ground Conference Expo Hall. Sacramento, CA

8 Fluid Ounces Invitational Cup Exhibition. Invited by Paul Briggs. LSU Glassell Gallery. Baton Rouge, LA

2021 The Things We Carry. Eutectic Gallery. Portland, OR.

State of Emergence. Clay Art Center. Port Chester, NY

2020 Dungeon. Invited by Car Meyers. The Anderson. Richmond, VA. Canceled due to COVID-19 Pandemic.

2019 Compassion: The Art of Healing. Coburn Art Gallery. Ashland, OH. Awarded Honorable Mention.

73rd Annual Juried Members’ Exhibition. Springfield Museum of Art. Springfield, OH

2018 Legacy Banquet Showcase. Cedarville University. Cedarville, OH

72nd Annual Juried Members’ Exhibition. Springfield Museum of Art. Springfield, OH

Here Comes the Sun. Xenia Area Community Theatre Gallery. Xenia, OH

Patterns of a Mind. Stevens Student Center Gallery at Cedarville University. Cedarville, OH

Sunstorm: Senior Show. Stevens Student Center Gallery at Cedarville University. Cedarville, OH

2017 2017 Yeck College Artist Fellow Exhibition. Dayton Art Institute. Dayton, OH

2017 Art + Design Juried Exhibition. Stevens Student Center Gallery at Cedarville University. Cedarville, OH

2016 Language is the Language of the Soul. BTS Building at Cedarville University. Cedarville, OH

2015 Beyond Ourselves. Stevens Student Center Gallery at Cedarville University. Cedarville, OH

Lectures & Public Speaking

2025 Opening Presenter. Decipher Opening. Weeks Gallery at Jamestown Community College. Jamestown, NY

Artist Walkthrough. Pre-opening for Leadership Columbus Reunion at 934 Gallery.

2024 Ceramics Demonstrator. “Painting with Flame: New Processes in American-style Raku.” RIT ArtEx. Roc, NY

Ceramics Demonstrator. “Worldbuilt: Intuitive Forming & Illustration in Clay.” RIT ArtEx. Rochester, NY

2023 Panel Moderator. “Tag Team: The Symbiotic Power of Studio Mentorship.” Indiana Clay Conf. Bloomington, IN

Social Media Takeover. “A Day in the Life of a Michiana Potter.” Michiana Pottery Tour Instagram.

Artist Talk and Workshop. “Make Your Mark: Developing Artistic Voice.” Shekinah Christian Sch. Plain City, OH

2022 Studio Assistant Slide Presentation. Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Deer Isle, ME

2021 Studio Assistant Slide Presentation. Penland School of Craft. Penland, NC

Presenting Artist. State of Emergence Virtual Opening. Clay Art Center. Port Chester, NY

2020 Artist Talk. “Share and Tell.” Cedarville University. Cedarville, OH

2019 Artist Talk and Workshop. “The Articulate Mark.” Cedarville University. Cedarville, OH

2018 Artist Talk. Arrowmont Work-Study Slide Night. Gatlinburg, TN

Grants

2025 Artist Grant Initiative. Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Deer Isle, ME. $10,000

2024 Artist Project Award. Greater Columbus Arts Council. Columbus, OH. $10,000

Funds for Artists Grant. Greater Columbus Arts Council. Columbus, OH. $1,200

2022 Support for Professional Artists Grant. Greater Columbus Arts Council. Columbus, OH $1,150

2021 NCECA Multicultural Fellowship. National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts. Boulder, CO. $850

2016 Yeck College Artist Fellowship. Dayton Art Institute. Dayton, OH. $1,000

Awards

2025–26 Artist Grant Initiative Cohort. Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Deer Isle, ME

2023 Invited Artist Scholarship. Michiana Pottery Tour. Goshen, IN

2023–25 Merit Graduate Scholarship. Rochester Institute of Technology, School for American Crafts. Rochester, NY

2022 Full Workshop Scholarship. Core Clay. Cincinnati, OH

Mary B. Bishop and Francis S. Merritt Scholarship for Technical Assistants. Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Deer Isle, ME

Julia Terr Scholarship. SodaPosium Conference. Nashville, TN

2021 Creative Quarterly Winner. Creative Quarterly Journal, Issue 62. Spring 2021. New York, NY

2019 Honorable Mention. Compassion: The Art of Healing. Juried by Mary Urbas. Coburn Art Gallery. Ashland, OH

Summer Work-Study Scholarship. Entertainment Work-Study. Penland School of Craft. Penland, NC

Merit Work-Study Concentration Scholarship. Float Work-Study. Penland School of Craft. Penland, NC

2018 6-Week Work-Study Scholarship. Kitchen. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Gatlinburg, TN

2016 Rietveld Fine Arts Award. Cedarville University Art Department. Cedarville, OH

Residencies

2023 Associate Artist. Turk Hill Craft School. Fairport, NY

2022–23 Studio Artist. Studio 211 at 400 West Rich. Columbus, OH

2021 The Color Network Residency. Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts. Newcastle, ME

2019–20 Goshen Community Arts Residency. Goshen Community Arts. Goshen, IN

Collections

Middleton Ceramics Collection. New York, NY

Curatorial Work

2024 My, My, Tiger’s Eye: Graduate Explorations in Art and Craft. The Flower City Arts Center. Rochester, NY

2023 Signs and Splendor. Rosedale International Center. Columbus, OH

Volunteer Service

2024–26 National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA). Student Director at Large. Boulder, CO

2021 Glass Axis. Facility Support. Columbus, OH

2019 Penland Annual Benefit Auction. Young Guns Crew Member. Penland, NC

Michiana Pottery Tour. Tour Staff. Goshen, IN

2018 Arrowmont Souper Bowls Throw-a-Thon. Contributing Artist. Gatlinburg, TN

2015–16 ASCI Art Festival. Runner and Tabulator. Cedarville, OH

Bibliography

2025 RIT Featured Profiles. “Carving a path as an artist, curator, and teacher,” Jane Shellenbarger. Rochester, NY

Haystack Blog & News. “Announcing First Artist Grant Initiative Cohort.” Deer Isle, ME

2024 Greater Columbus Arts Council Press Release. “Greater Columbus Arts Council Announces $613,734 in Second Round of Community-Reviewed Grants.” Columbus, OH

RIT University News. “‘My, My, Tiger’s Eye’ Exhibition brings graduate student artwork to the Rochester community,” Felicia Swartzenberg. Rochester, NY

Low-Fire Glazes for Potters and Sculptors by Ben Carter. Quarry Books. Beverly, MA

Colossal. “The Color Network on the Significance of Building Community, Teaching Diversity, and Facilitating Access for Artists of Color,” Kate Mothes. Web

The Color Network NCECA Poster. The Color Network, NCECA 2024 Coalescence Conference. Richmond, VA

2021 Studio Potter Journal. “Crises and Creativity,” Marion Angelica. February 2021. Northampton, MA

Creative Quarterly Journal. Issue 62. Spring 2021. New York, NY

2019 APÉRO Fine Art Catalogue. July 2019. Fullerton, CA

2018 Cedars. “STP Preview: ‘The Giver’,” Katie Milligan. April 2018. Cedarville, OH

References

Available upon request