Brian Harper

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  • Statement
  • Artwork
    • Bunker Series
    • Scaffolding Series – JCPenny Home™ Collection
    • Scaffolding Series – Asteroids
    • Oscillations
    • Trans/pher
    • Standardized Test for Congress
    • Diplomatic Cables
    • New Myth Series
    • Strings in the Aether
    • The Open Crowd Project
    • Photographs
  • Teaching
    • Teaching Philosophy
    • Student Work
    • Kilns / Projects
      • IUS Anagama
      • IUS Cross-draft Soda Kiln
      • Gulf Coast Kiln Walk
      • St. Pete Kiln
      • Flagstaff Kiln
      • Taos Kiln
      • Bendel’s Mural
  • Curatorial
    • Boundless
    • The Ephemeral, The Evolving
    • Transition Points
    • Strange Attractors
    • The Air & The ground
    • Filtered Permeability
    • Artaxis Exhibition – Philadelphia
    • Bread and Roses (student exhibition)
    • CONNECT (student exhibition)
    • ZHEYNA (student exhibition)
    • Clean Fossils (student exhibition)
    • Unrelated and Unrestricted (student exhibition)
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About

Brian Harper is an artist, professor, and Founder and Executive Director of Artaxis.org, a 501(c)(3) non-profit art organization that engages the ceramics community through promotional, educational, and networking programs while celebrating diverse artistic practices and being a resource of aesthetic values. He is an Associate Professor of Fine Art and Ceramics Area Head at Indiana University Southeast.
 

Executive Director, Artaxis Organization, Inc, 2005 – present

  • Management of all Artaxis programming, outreach, fellowships, exhibitions, and other activities in support of the mission of Artaxis (https://artaxis.org/)
  • Management of federal nonprofit status for 501(c)3 designation and state nonprofit status in Indiana and Minnesota
  • All aspects of website management for nearly 1,000 members in over 50 countries and all 50 States
  • Directing and managing all fundraising initiatives
  • Developing and maintaining strategic partnerships with non-profits and art centers

 

Associate Professor of Fine Art, Indiana University Southeast, 2008-present

  • Ceramics Area Head: Management of full featured ceramics studio used by over 50 students each semester, working with administration to ensure safe studio practices
  • Management of budget responsibilities for Ceramics Area
  • Teaching all levels of ceramics and curriculum management
  • Managing and mentoring Resident Artist faculty
  • Managing and mentoring Post Baccalaureate students
  • Serving on program, school, and campus committees

 

Education

Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management (expected 2024), O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Bloomington

M.F.A. University of Iowa, Iowa City, May 2004 – July 2005 (Ceramics Emphasis, Sculpture Minor)

M.A. University of Iowa, Iowa City, August 2002 – May 2004 (Ceramics Emphasis, Sculpture Minor)

Apprentice to Don Reitz, Ceramic Artist, Clarkdale, Arizona, December 2001 – August 2002

B.F.A. Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, August 1997 – December 2001 (Ceramics Emphasis)

The Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA, August 1994 – May 1996 (Photography Emphasis)

 

Exhibitions

(*solo shows marked by asterisk)
 
2023

Coalescence, Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, Missouri. Curated by Garry Holstein.

All Today’s Parties, Wheelhouse Arts, Louisville, Kentucky. Curated by Daniel Pfalzgraf.

Pyro Invitational 2023, Pyro Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky.

2022

Southern Miss Ceramics National, 2022, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Juried by George Rodriguez

Relief to the People: Benefiting Ukraine, Shapin Nicolas Art Project (SNAP), Jeffersontown Kentucky. Curated by Rebecca Norton, Lindsey Cummins, and Amy King

Artaxis Invitational, Longwell Museum, Crowder College, Neosho, Missouri. Curated by Josh Novak.

2022 IU Southeast Faculty Exhibition, Ronald L. Barr Gallery, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana.

Contemporary Wonderland Way, Harrison County Arts, Corydon, Indiana.

Valdosta National 2022, Valdosta State University, Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery, Valdosta, Georgia. Juried by Samuel Dunson.

2021

The Memory MiKiHASi. Silver Award. Juried by MiKiHASi collective. San Francisco, California.

Distant Ceramics, 3rd Edition, Online exhibition at https://www.distantceramics.com/. Juried by Rachel Eng

Small Wonders 2021, Circle Gallery, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Maryland. Juror’s Choice Award. Juried by Amanda Burnham.

Fourteenth Annual Cup Show: Form and Function, Amelia Center Gallery, Gulf Coast State College, Visual and Performing Arts, Panama City, Florida. Juried by Molly Bishop

58th Annual Juried Competition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, Louisiana. Juried by Dr. Kelli Morgan

2020

Distant Ceramics: An Online International Ceramics Exhibition, Juried by Shoji Satake. Online exhibition at: https://www.distantceramics.com/

A Ceramics Exhibition, The In Art Gallery. Juried by Matthew McConnell. Online exhibition at: https://theinartgallery.com/

2019

The Great Divide, Morean Center for Clay, St. Petersburg, Florida. Juried by Bruce Dehnert

Small and Smaller, Site: Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York. Juried by Heather Darcy Bhandari

The State of Clay in Indiana, Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Juried by Ted Neal

Mid-Atlantic Keramik Exchange, Nordic House (Norræna Húsið), Reykjavik, Iceland. Curated by Alice Walton and Nate Prouty

Past Curfew Pop-up, at the Fair State Brewing Cooperative and in Coordination with the 2019 NCECA conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Curated by Andrew Casto

2018

2018 Southern Miss Ceramics National, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Juror: Anthony Stellaccio

Form. Figure. Structure., ArtSpace Lima, Lima, Ohio. Curated by Luke Sheets

IU Southeast Faculty Exhibition, Ronald L. Barr Gallery, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana

US, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York

On Structure, Grunwald Gallery, Indiana University Bloomgington, Bloomington, Indiana. Curated by Linda Tien

Cut and Constructed, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, Montana. Curated by Jennifer Cole

Found Again, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Tactic III, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Main Gallery, Augusta, Georgia

2017

Tactic II, Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio

Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics, Finalist, Zanesville, Ohio

No Two Alike, Giles Gallery, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky

* Scaffold: Recent Work by Brian Harper, The Commons, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Indiana

Scofflaws, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, Pacific Northwest College of the Arts, Portland, Oregon

Politics of the Figure: Ideologies of Failure, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, Portland, Oregon

Major Mud 2017, Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Florida

Bread & Roses: Recent Work from IUS Ceramics , Pat Harrison Art Center Gallery, Southern Indiana Arts Council, New Albany, Indiana

2016

ScanCeram Presenters Exhibition, ScanCeram conference, Tolne Pavillian, Tolne, Denmark

Clay? VI, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, Washington (national juried), Juried by Jamie Walker, Doug Jeck, and Michael Swaine

IU Southeast Fine Art Faculty Exhibition, Barr Gallery, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana

Coupled, New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, Evansville, Indiana. (national invitational)

The Clay Studio National, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, juried by Jennifer Zwilling. (national juried)

CONNECT, Blackburn Gallery, Mary Anderson Art Center, Floyds Knobs, Indiana. Organized by IUS Ceramics.

From There to Here, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, Marietta Chair Building, Kansas City, Missouri. Curated by Bobby Tso and Josh Van Stippen. (national invitational)

MAN and MADE, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, UMKC Gallery of Art, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri. Curated by Mallory Wetherell and Matt Ziemke. (national invitational)

Holy Cow Look at the Size of That Thing!, Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, Illinois (regional invitational)

Dirt Poets: Conceptual Clay, curated by Zoé Strecker, Morlan Gallery, Transylvannia University, Lexington, Kentucky (national invitational)

Pixels, Voxels, Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, Nebraska. Curated by Bri Murphy. (national invitational)

Virtually Solid, South Gallery, Florida State College at Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida (national invitational)

2015

Spectrum Art Fair, site specific architectural projection (collaboration with Tiffany Carbonneau), supported by Spectrum Art Fair, Miami, Florida

Closer, (SCENE) Metrospace, East Lansing, Michigan. Juror: Jae Won Lee (national juried)

Art San Diego, site specific architectural projection (collaboration with Tiffany Carbonneau), supported by San Diego Art Institute and ArtSD, San Diego, California

Rhythm Repetition Ritual, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, Washington (national juried)

Monumental Ideas/Intimate Scale: A National Juried Exhibition, River Campus Art Gallery, Southeast Missouri State University. Juried by Benjie Heu (national juried)

2014

Souvenirs from the Future: A Survey of Contemporary Ceramics, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, Kansas. Curated by Ben Ahlvers

Sweet Home …, Zephyr Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky. Curated by Dima Strakovsky

Boehm Gallery Ceramics Biennial – Dark Matter, Palomar Community College, San Marcos, California

Biennial IU Southeast Faculty Exhibition, Barr Gallery, New Albany, Indiana

Regional Impact: Faculty Work from IU Regional Campuses, Indiana University East, Richmond, Indiana

2013

Summer Workshop Faculty Exhibition, Appalachian Center for Craft, Cookeville, Tennessee

EUP Bruce Gallery Ceramic Invitational, Bruce Gallery, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvannia

Texans and Exs, in Conjunction with NCECA Conference, Winter Street Studios, Houston, Texas

Complimentary, The Green Building Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky

2012

Beyond the Brickyard, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, Montana

Reflections: National Ceramics Biennial, Halcyon Gallery, Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, Indiana

IU Southeast Fine Art Faculty Biennial, Ronald L. Barr Gallery, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana

2011

*Brian Harper: Oscillations, LOT Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky

Powering Creativity: Air, Fuel, Heat, Carnegie Center for Art and History, New Albany, Indiana. Curator: Karen Gillenwater, Director, Carnegie Center

Visions in Clay 2011, LH Horton Jr. Gallery, Delta Center for the Arts, Stockton, California. Juror: Judith S. Schwartz

2010

Critical Chaos, in conjunction with Critical: Santa Fe Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico

National Ceramics Invitational, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Ohio University Ceramic Invitational, Trisolini Gallery, Athens, Ohio

Gulf Coast Connections, Pensacola State College, Pensacola, Florida

Aaron Macy Memorial Exhibition, (traveling) Bowling Green, OH

Artaxis.org: An Independent Evolving Network of Artists, Cheltenham Art Center, Cheltenham, Pennsylvania

Merge 2010, Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky, Ohio

2009

Merge, Fawick Gallery, Baldwin Wallace College, Berea, Ohio

Clay3: National Juried Ceramics Exhibition, Clayspace, Warrenville, Illinois

Biennial Juried Ceramics Exhibition, Northern Arizona University Art Museum, Flagstaff, Arizona

*Brian Harper: Strings in the Aether, Ronald L. Barr Gallery, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana

2008   

30 x 5 – Legacy: Bunny McBride, (Invitational), Akar Gallery, Iowa City, Iowa

Faculty Exhibition, Ronald L. Barr Gallery, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana

Feats of Clay 2008, Lincoln Arts and Culture Foundation, Lincoln, California

Dualis (Invitational), Grand Arts Center, Tracy, California

*Brian Harper: Private Archaeology, Tarrant County College, Fort Worth, Texas

The 2008 Teacher – Protégé Exhibition, (with my student – Lauren Rusten), Saulsbury Gallery, Azalee Marshall Cultural Center, Temple, Texas

2007

*Brian Harper: New Work, College of Saint Benedict & Saint Johns University, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Fired Forms: Figures, Objects and Abstracts Clay Invitational, The Arts Gallery, Collin Community College, Plano, TX

Red Heat:Contemporary Work in Clay, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma juror: Judy Onofrio

2007 NCECA Clay National, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, Kentucky jurors: Syd Carpenter, Sylvie Granatelli, Nick Kripal

Blue(Invitational), East Central College Gallery, Union, Missouri

Ink and Clay 33, Kellogg University Art Gallery, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California

2007 Studio Faculty Exhibition, Martin Museum of Art, Baylor University, Waco, Texas

49th Annual Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas

2006

*Brian Harper: New Myths, Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Young Fire: A Woodfire Invitational, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona

Kansas State – Baylor University Faculty Exchange Exhibition, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas

Stability in Transition (Invitational at NCECA), Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, Washingtion

*Brian Harper: New Work, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa

Suitcase Boogie Ceramic Invitational (at NCECA), Dreambox, Jupiter Hotel, Portland, Oregon

2005   

3rd World Ceramic Biennale 2005 Korea, Icheon World Ceramic Center, Icheon, South Korea

2005 NCECA Clay National, Center for Visual Art and Culture, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, jurors: Ron Nagle, Andrea Gill, and Linda Arbuckle

Feats of Clay XVIII, Lincoln Arts and Culture Foundation, Lincoln, California

Clay: A Compelling Expression(Invitational), Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana

American Al2o3 Si02 2H2o: Contemporary Sculpture, Area 405, Baltimore, Maryland

2005 International Cone Box Show, NCECA, Baltimore, Maryland

*Brian Harper: A New Myth – The Road,  The Bridge Space, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Graduate Clay, Marvin Cone Gallery, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

M.F.A. Exhibition, Museum of Fine Art, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Gallery International Ceramic Competition, Gallery International, Baltimore Maryland

2004

*Brian Harper: New Myth Series, Armature Gallery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

The Next Generation(Invitational), Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Brian Harper: New Works, Udinotti Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona

Jersey Shore National, m.t. burton gallery, Surf City, New Jersey

The Young and the Restless: Eight Emerging Wood Fire Artists(Invitational), Phoenix Rising Gallery, Seattle, WA

2004 International Orton Cone Box Show (Traveling), NCECA, Indianapolis, Indiana

2003

*Brian Harper: New Ceramic Works, Kristen Wigley-Fleming Art Gallery, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa

St. Petersburg Clay National 2003, St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, Florida

International Teabowl Invitational, Northern Arizona University Art Museum, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona

Ceramics 2003, Guilford Handcraft Center, Guilford, Connecticut, Juror: Susan Peterson

Four Sculptors, Armature Gallery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

27th Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois

Units, CSPS Gallery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

2002

Bendel with Friends, Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City Missouri

2001

Monuments: B.F.A. Exhibition, Beasley Gallery, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona

Out of the Fire: Woodfire, Concordia University, Kreft Center Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Get Your Art On!, Juried Student Exhibition, Beasley Gallery, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona

1997 – 2000

NAU Ceramics Exhibition, Babbitt Administrative Building, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona

Yuma 21, Yuma Art Symposium, Yuma, Arizona

Group Ceramics Exhibition, Don Bendel Ceramics Gallery, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona

10th Annual Juried Exhibition, Altarpiece: An Installation, Photographic Resource Center, Boston, Massachusetts

 

Teaching Experience

Associate Professor of Fine Art, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana, August 2014 – Present, Director of Ceramics Area, Teaching all levels of ceramics, Full budget responsibilities, Management of ceramics studio

Assistant Professor of Fine Art, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana, August 2008 – 2014, Director of Ceramics Area, Barr Gallery Coordinator, BFA Coordinator, Teaching all levels of ceramics, Full budget responsibilities, Management of ceramics studio

Full Time Lecturer – Ceramics, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, August 2007 – May, 2008 Ceramics IA, IIA, handbuilding, throwing, firing, clay and glaze formulation, budget responsibilities

Part Time Lecturer – Ceramics, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, August 2006 – May 2007 Ceramics IA, IIA, handbuilding, throwing, firing, clay and glaze formulation

Part Time Assistant Professor, Ceramics, Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas 2006 Spring Semester Appointment, Critique Course for Advanced Ceramic Students

Instructor of Record, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, February 2003 – May 2005 Beginning Ceramics, handbuilding, developed syllabi and course content, full grade book responsibility

 

Workshops

2013   Instructor, Appalachian Center for Craft, Cookeville, Tennessee

2012   Instructor, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvannia

2009   Instructor, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvannia

2006   Instructor, Wood Kiln Redesign and Rebuild Workshop, Taos Art Retreat, Taos, New Mexico

2005   Instructor, Anagama Kiln Loading and Firing Workshop, Gulf Coast Kiln Walk Society, Navarre, Florida

2004   Instructor, Anagama Kiln Building Workshop, Gulf Coast Kiln Walk Society, Navarre, Florida

2003   Instructor, Anagama Kiln Loading and Firing Workshop, St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, Florida

2002   Instructor, Anagama Kiln Building Workshop, St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, Florida

2001   Teaching Assistant, Summer Wood-fire Workshop, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona

 

Awards / Grants Received

2020 Summer Faculty Fellowship for Teaching (half award), Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana

2019 Artist Professional Development Grant, Great Meadows Foundation, Louisville, Kentucky

First Prize, The State of Clay in Indiana, Fort Wayne, Indiana

2017 Short-term Artist in Residence, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, Montana

Summer Faculty Fellowship (half award), Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana

Grant-in-Aid for Research, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana

2016    Artist Professional Development Grant, Great Meadows Foundation, Louisville, Kentucky

IU Worldwide, Overseas Conference Grant, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

2014    Summer Faculty Fellowship, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana

     Grant-in-Aid for Research, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana

2012    IU Southeast Large Grant Program recipient, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana

             Indiana Arts Commission, Individual Artist Grant, Indianapolis, Indiana

             Summer Faculty Fellowship, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana

             Grant-in-Aid for Research, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana

2011    Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award, New Albany, Indiana

2010    Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award, New Albany, Indiana

2009    Summer Faculty Fellowship, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana

2006    Honorable Mention, 49th Annual Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas

2005    Purchase Award, Feats of Clay, Lincoln Arts and Culture Foundation, Lincoln, California

             Honorable Mention, 3rd World Ceramic Biennale 2005 Korea, Icheon World Ceramic Center, South Korea

             Scholarly Presentation Award Grant, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

             Dewey Stuit Fund Travel Grant, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

2004   Travel Grant, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

2003    Iowa Arts Fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

             Travel Grant, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

             Award of Excellence, St. Petersburg Clay National 2003, St. Petersburg, Florida

2002    Iowa Arts Fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

2001    Aaron Macy Memorial Scholarship, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona

2000    Frederick J. Dockstader Scholarship, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona

 

Visiting Artist Lectures / Conferences

2022

(upcoming) University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana

Visiting Artist Series, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois

2021

Indiana University, Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana

Indiana University Southbend, Southbend, Indiana. Studio discussion for students.

2019

Myndlistaskólinn í Reykjavík, Reykjavik, Iceland

Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois

2018

Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee

Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas. Studio discussion with “Contemporary Pottery Practices” class.

2017

Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts, Centre College, Danville, Kentucky

        Michigan State University, Visiting Artist and Scholar Series, East Lansing, Michigan

2016

        University of Southern Mississippi Museum of Art, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

        ScanCeram conference, Aalborg, Denmark

2015

Bowling Green State University (Lecture & Panel Discussion), Bowling Green, Ohio

National Council on the Education of Ceramic Art (Panel Discussion), Providence, Rhode Island

Lux Center for the Arts, (gallery talk), Lincoln, Nebraska

University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska

Doane College, Crete, Nebraska

Arrowmont Pentaculum: Five Media, One Forum (Invited Participant), Gatlinburg, Tennessee

2014

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

State University of New York (SUNY) New Paltz, New Paltz, New York

Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas

Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, Oregon

2013

Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Appalachian Center for Craft, Cookeville, Tennessee

2012

Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

2010

National Council on the Education of Ceramic Art (as part of Emerging Faculty: New Approaches to Teaching Ceramics Panel), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2009

Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania

2008

International Ceramics Studio, Kecskemet, Hungary

University of Miami, Miami, Florida

Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana

Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York

University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

Tarant County College, Fort Worth, Texas

McClennan Community College Visiting Artist Lecture Series, Waco, Texas

Ohio University, Artist Panel: Non-Traditional Approaches to Material, Athens, Ohio

2007  College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University, St. Joseph, Minnesota

            Collin County Community College, Plano Texas

2006  Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, Michigan

           Taos Art Retreat, Taos, New Mexico

2005  Gulf Coast Kiln Walk Society, Navarre, Florida

            NCECA Graduate Student Slide Forum, Baltimore, Maryland

            Kingsborough Community College of the City University of New York, Brooklyn, New York

2004  Gulf Coast Kiln Walk Society, Navarre, Florida

            NCECA Graduate Student Slide Forum, Indianapolis, Indiana

2003   Luther College Center for the Arts, Decorah, Iowa

            St. Petersburg Art Center, St. Petersburg, Florida NCECA

            Graduate Student Slide Forum, San Diego, California 2002

            Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida (slide lecture and demonstration)

            St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, Florida

2001   Mt. Elden Middle School, Flagstaff, Arizona

            University of Iowa Summer Woodfire Workshop, Iowa City, Iowa

 

Curatorial and Jury Experience

2019

Juror: Whitewater Valley Art Competition, Indiana University East, Richmond, Indiana

2016

Juror: The Southern Miss Clay National, University of Southern Mississippi Museum of Art, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Juror / Reviewer: 2017 FATE (Foundations in Art: Theory and Education) Conference, reviewed and scored panel discussion proposals

2015

Curator: Boundless: Lauren Herzak-Bauman & Blake J. Williams, Ronald L. Barr Gallery, IU Southeast, New Albany, Indiana

Juror: Mug Shots, 7th Annual Juried Cup Show, Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, Nebraska

2013

Curator: The Ephemeral, The Evolving: Linda Swanson, Courtney Kessel, and Joyce Ogden, Barr Gallery, IU Southeast, November 7th – December 5th, 2013

Curator: Filtered Permeability: Ian F. Thomas and Shreepad Joglekar,  Barr Gallery, IU Southeast, August 30th – October 4th, 2013

2012

Curator: Transition Points: Lisa Walcott, Linda Lopez, Terrence Campagna, Mathew McConnell, Barr Gallery, IU Southeast, New Albany, Indiana. August 30th – October 4th, 2012.

2011

Curator: Strange Attractors: Exchanges Between Reason and Potential, Barr Gallery, IU Southeast, New Albany, Indiana. Jan. 20th – Feb. 16th, 2011

Curator: The Air & The Ground: Natalie Tornatore & Ben Stout, Barr Gallery, IU Southeast, New Albany, Indiana. Jan. 20th – Feb. 16th, 2011

2010

Juror: Scholastic Art Awards, Louisville, Kentucky

Curator: NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, Artaxis.org: An Evolving Independent Network of Artists, Cheltenham Art Center, Cheltenham, Pennsylvania

2009

Juror: OH + 5 Biennial Exhibition, Dairy Barn Art Center

Juror: Scholastic Art Awards, Louisville, Kentucky

2005

Arts Coordinator, Project Art, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa

 

National Council on the Education of Ceramic Art (NCECA)

2022 Co-Lecture: Bridging the Gap, the Impact of University Residency Programs. Co-lecture with Steve Hilton. NCECA Sacramento, California. Watch Brian’s part of the lecture HERE.

2021 Presenter: Don Bendel, Past Masters. NCECA Richmond, Virginia. Watch the lecture HERE.

2017  Panelist: Scofflaws: Authority and Rebellion, National Council on the Education of Ceramic Art, Portland, Oregon

Co-Lecture: The Digital Image Dialog with Ted Vogel and Brian Harper, National Council on the Education of Ceramic Art, Portland, Oregon

2015  Panelist: The Social (Media) Experiment, National Council on the Education of Ceramic Art, Providence, Rhode Island (upcoming)

2013  Member, NCECA Voting Task Force

Nominated by NCECA Nominations Committee to run for Communications Director of NCECA

2012  Member, NCECA Audio/Visual Task Force

2010  Panelist: Emerging Faculty: New Approaches to Teaching Ceramics, National Council on the Education of Ceramic Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2003 – Present  Annual conference and attendance and NCECA membership

 

Published Articles

2022 “Bridging the Gap: The Power of University Residency Programs”, NCECA Journal, Co-authored with Steve Hilton, Volume 42, pages 116-119
2017 “The Digital Image Dialog”, NCECA Journal, Co-authored with Ted Vogel.
2016 “Connect and Recall”, Ceramics Monthly, October 2016 issue, Volume 64, Number 8, pages 24-25.

 

Other Professional Experience

2017 Lecture during the Regional Fine Arts Educators Roundtable at Bellarmine University. Organized by Laura Hartford.

2013  Co-organized Ephemeral Art and Practice 2 day symposium at IUS and Bellarmine

Completed Professional Grant Development Workshop, Bloomington, Indiana

2011  Panelist: Graduate School Seminar, Bellarmine University, Louisville, Kentucky

2008  Founded and now the Faculty Advisor for the Indiana University Southeast Dirt Bags Art Club

2007  Rebuilt floor, arch, and two walls of 40 cu. ft. Bailey car kiln with Rafael Molina and Paul McCoy

2005  Founded Artaxis.org, an independent evolving online network of artists

Arts Coordinator, Project Art, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa

2004  Designed and managed construction of 32 foot anagama kiln for the Gulf Coast Kiln Walk, Navarre, Florida

Assisted Don Bendel with creating, firing, and installing 70 foot ceramic mural, Flagstaff, Arizona

2003  Designed and managed construction of 30 foot anagama kiln for the St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, FL

2002  Assisted with construction of 21 foot anagama kiln and shed, Don Reitz Studio, Clarkdale, Arizona

2001  Designed, raised funds, and managed construction of 29 foot anagama kiln and 30’ x 50’ timber frame kiln shed at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

Installed three 36 foot ceramic murals made under the supervision of Don Bendel, Flagstaff, Arizona

Assisted in building 22 foot anagama kiln, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

2000  Designed and built gas fired downdraft soda kiln, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona

Assisted in building 18 foot train kiln, Don Reitz Studio, Clarkdale, Arizona 1999

Designed and built gas fired castable downdraft soda kiln, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona

 

Public Collections  (select)

Icheon World Ceramic Center, Icheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Northern Arizona University Museum, Flagstaff, Arizona

St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, Florida

University of Kansas Ceramics Department, Lawrence, Kansas

 

Private Collections (select)

Sandy Besser, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Anton and Joan Schiffenhaus, Scottsdale, Arizona

Israel Davis, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Don Reitz, Clarkdale, Arizona

Patty and Barry French, California

Larry Manning, Brewton, Alabama

Victor Bassman, St. Louis, Missouri

Steve and Shelley Schmitt, Chicago, Illinois

Katherine Boeckman Howd, St. Petersburg, Florida

Adam Welch, Brooklyn, New York

 

Technology

Artaxis.org – https://artaxis.org/

The Claybucket – http://claybucket.com/ 

SpaceLab – https://spacelabproject.com/

The Standardized Test for Congress – http://standardizedtestforcongress.com/

The Open Crowd Project, 2012-2019 – https://www.brianharperstudio.com/artwork/the-open-crowd-project/

 

Bibliography

Trade Secret. Podcast interview by Trade Secret podcast host, Adam Chau. Nov. 2021. “The Database & The Network with Natalia Arbelaez and Brian Harper”. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-database-the-network-with-natalia/id1581647886?i=1000540413624

CAA Conversations. Podcast interview for the College Art Association (CAA). Nov. 2019. “Brian Harper // Samuel Johnson // Building for the Greater Good: Artaxis Organization”. https://soundcloud.com/user-765977562/brian-harper-samuel-johnson-building-for-the-greater-good-artaxis-organization

Voyage Chicago, online magazine. “Meet Brian Harper”, March 3rd, 2019. http://voyagechicago.com/interview/meet-brian-harper/

Artists Creating, The Literary & Visual Bi-Monthly for Southern Indiana Creatives, Issue 4, February/March 2019. http://www.itsallart.com/ArtistsCreatingFEB.MAR19.pdf

Catalog: Southern Miss Ceramics National, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Podcast interview: Tales of a Red Clay Rambler, Interview by Ben Carter. Episode #192: Brian Harper on Building Sculpture and Community. October 5th, 2017. http://www.talesofaredclayrambler.com/episodes/192-brian-harper-on-building-sculpture-and-community

Catalog: Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics, Zanesville, Ohio

CL Tampa Bay, Spring Arts Preview: January, “Major Nud 3”, January 19th, 2017, http://www.cltampa.com/arts-entertainment/article/20849125/spring-arts-preview-january

Sarah McNutt, Ceramics Monthly. December 2015 issue. “Souvenirs from the Future”, https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ceramics-monthly/ceramic-art-and-artists/ceramic-artists/souvenirs-from-the-future/#

L. Kent Wolgamott, Lincoln Journal Star, “Can Pushing ‘Print’ Make Art: Pixels and Voxels Answers ‘Yes'” http://journalstar.com/entertainment/visual-art/l-kent-wolgamott-can-pushing-print-make-art-pixels-voxels/

Elizabeth Kramer, Courier Journal, Critic’s Pick, “Someplace Like Home”, Sept. 25th, 2014. http://www.courier-journal.com/story/entertainment/arts/visual/2014/09/25/critics-picks-visual-arts/16228991/

Podcast interview: The Jonescast, Interview by Brian R. Jones. Episode #36: Brian Harper, https://mytuner-radio.com/podcasts/the-jonescast-brian-r-jones-445596616

Linda Kopp, editor. “The Best of 500 Ceramics”. Lark Crafts

Artist Feature, Pure I Uncut I Candy, Louisville’s All Inclusive Art Browser, Volume 1, Issue 6, July 2011, page 16

Triplett, Jo Anne, LEO Weekly, “Strange Attractors”, pg. 25, Feb. 2, 2011 issue

Panhandler Magazine, Contemporary Ceramic Artists Issue, Fall, 2010, (4 page spread, 6 images, bio, artist statement, profile image)

Suzanne J.E. Tourtillott, editor.  Glen R. Brown, curator.  “500 Ceramic Sculptures: Contemporary Practice, Singular Works” Lark Books

Adam Welch, “NCECA Biennial: Reconsidering Exhibition Practice” Ceramics Art and Perception, No. 70 December 2006 – February 2007, 94-101

Catalog: Ink and Clay 33, page 57, online at: http://www.csupomona.edu/~kellogg_gallery/web-content/PDF/IC33_Cat.pdf

Adam Welch, “Minimalism and Ceramics: the Sculptural Perplex of Brian Harper”, Ceramics Art and Perception, No. 63 March – May 2006, 53-57

Joshua Green, “Meditations on the NCECA Clay National Exhibition”, NCECA Journal 2005, Volume XXVI, 30-34

Web Video: Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, www.jonathanferraragallery.com, “Artist Video Interview with Sidonie Villere”

Catalog: 3rd World Ceramic Biennale 2005 Korea (CEBIKO)

Catalog: NCECA Clay National, 2005

Web Video: Gulf Coast Kiln Walk Society, www.kilnwalk.org, “Closing the Anagama / Preparing to Fire”, direct link: http://kilnwalk.org/kilnAnagamaVideo.aspx

Web Video: Gulf Coast Kiln Walk Society,www.kilnwalk.org, Don Reitz and Brian Harper – Question / Discussion Session Following the Opening / Lighting Ceremony, direct link: http://kilnwalk.org/mediaHarperReitz.aspx

Web Video: Gulf Coast Kiln Walk Society,www.kilnwalk.org, Brian Harper – Anagama Build and Use, direct link: http://kilnwalk.org/mediaBHarper001.aspx

Ken Garner, “All Fired Up”, Navarre Press, December 8, 2005

Lisa Newall and Victoria Papajohn, “Kiln Gets Fired Up”,Splash!, December 2005

Amy Adams, “Arts Restorative Power”, Design and Architecture, p. 36-39, Jan/Feb Issue, 2005

Elizabeth P. Crowe, “A Hot Time in Holley”, Navarre Press, August 12, 2004, Navarre, Florida

Christina Drain, “Community Fire”, Pensacola News Journal, August 4, 2004, Pensacola, Florida

David Kamm, “Brian Harper: New Ceramic Work”, October 27, 2003, Luther College Archives, Decorah, Iowa

Lennie Bennett, “Into the Fire”, St. Petersburg Times, June 19, 2003, St. Petersburg, Florida

Becky Pallack, “Rare Kiln Breathes for Annual Lighting”, The Lumberjack Axe, August 22-28, 2001, Flagstaff, AZ

Dean Bonzani, “New Kiln at NAU”, Flagstaff Live!, July 6-12, 2000 Vol. 6, Issue 27

 

References

(contact information available upon request)

Debra Clem, Professor of Fine Art, School of Arts and Letters, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana

Susanna Crum, Assistant Professor of Fine Art, School of Arts and Letters, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana

Emily Sheehan, Assistant Professor of Fine Art, School of Arts and Letters, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana

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