Rachel Clark began her college studies in natural science before switching her major to ceramics. She obtained her BFA in ceramics at Tennessee Technological University’s Appalachian Center for Craft. Post graduation, she worked as a studio potter under Susan DeMay, professional artist and ceramics instructor at Vanderbilt University. After moving to Eastern North Carolina, she worked as the gallery preparator for The Imperial Center for the Arts and Sciences and represented the arts and music planning on the First Friday planning board for the city of Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Rachel’s work has been featured in venues including Strictly Functional Pottery National, the North Carolina Pottery Center, Dog’s Eye Gallery, and Emerge Gallery and is published in Ceramics Monthly.
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EDUCATION
2018 Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics Concentration
School of Art and Design, East Carolina University
2014 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ceramics
Appalachian Center for Craft
TEACHING
2018 Instructor of Record, Ceramics Survey
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2016-2017 Teaching Assistant in the glass blowing studio
East Carolina University, Farmville NC
2017 Instructor of Record, Ceramics Appreciation
East Carolina University, Greenville NC
2017 Instructor of Record, Ceramics Survey
East Carolina University, Greenville NC
2016 Instructor of Record, Design 1
East Carolina University, Greenville NC
PUBLICATIONS AND LECTURES
2018 Oxide Fusion Printing: Sustainability in the Studio, Presenter, Intersection: Art@Science
College of Fine Arts and Communication, East Carolina University
2018 Oxide Fusion Printing: Studio Application, Blinc 20:20 presenter
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, Pittsburgh PA
2017 Oxide Fusion Printing: A New Method Ceramics Monthly, December 2017 Issue
2017 Oxide Fusion Printing, presenter Research and Creative Achievement Week Conference,
School of Fine Arts and Communication, East Carolina University
2014 Hidden, Featured Distinguished Artist,
Art Assent, Sep. issue 2014
Workshop Instructor
2017 Scientific Illustration STEAM camp instructor
East Carolina University, Greenville NC
2017 Clay on the wheel and Scientific Illustration
Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft, Columbia NC
2015-16 First Friday Workshop Instructor
Imperial Center for the Arts and Sciences, Rocky Mount NC
2015 Advanced Adult Ceramics, instructor
Emerge Gallery, Greenville NC
2015 Invited artist workshop instructor
The Youth Arts Festival, East Carolina University, Greenville NC
Work Experience
2017-2018 Glaze lab and material assistant technician
East Carolina University, Greenville NC
Duties include shop glaze mixing and material inventory
2015-2016 Wood processing and wood firing technician
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2015-2016 Gallery Assistant
Wellington B. Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, Greenville NC
2015-2016 Ceramic Studio Technician
Emerge Gallery, Greenville NC
2015-2016 Gallery Preparator
The Imperial Center for the Arts and Sciences, Rocky Mount, NC
2015-2016 Committee member on the city of Rocky Mount First Friday planning board
The Imperial Center for the Arts and Sciences, Rocky Mount NC
2015 Pots for Nepal, organizer and developer
Greenville, NC
Event involving artist in Greenville NC. Worked with East Carolina university to organize the creation and sale of soup bowls to benefit victims of the 2015 earthquake in Nepal
Solo Exhibitions
2018 Vestige, MFA Thesis exhibition
Wellington B. Gray Gallery, East Carolina University
2016 Pirate Possum Studios: Solo Exhibition
Hobson Pittman Memorial Gallery, Tarboro, NC
2015 Solo exhibition
Art Avenue, Greenville NC
2014 Beneath the Surface, BFA thesis show
Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville TN
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
2017 Strictly Functional Pottery National, Juror Linda Sikora,
Kevin Lehman Pottery’s, Lancaster PA
2017 Mug Show, Juror Renee LoPresti
Dog’s Eye Gallery, Eye of the Dog Art Center, San Marcos Texas
2017 10th Annual Graduate Student Art and Design Exhibition East Carolina University, Greenville NC
2017 ECU Ceramics Guild Exhibition
East Carolina University, Greenville NC
2016 Strictly Functional Pottery National, Juror Simon Leach
Kevin Lehman’s Pottery Lancaster PA
2016 Pitt Community College Student Juried Art Show
Pitt Community College, Greenville NC
2016 9th Annual Graduate Student Art and Design Exhibition
East Carolina University, Greenville NC
2016 Schwa Show
Emerge Art Gallery, Greenville NC
2015 Ceramics MFA Exhibition Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville NC
2015 Ceramics Department Exhibition
Wellington B. Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, Greenville NC
2015 8th Annual Graduate Student Art and Design Exhibition
East Carolina University, Greenville NC
2015 Juried Art Show,
Art Avenue, Greenville NC
2015 JAS annual juried art show
Imperial Center for the Arts and Science, Rocky Mount, NC
Awards and Acknowledgements
2018 Rebel 60, 1st Place Ceramics
Emerge Gallery, Greenville NC
2017 On the Wall, Honorary Mention award
Emerge Gallery, Greenville NC,
Honorary Mention award
2016 Niche Awards finalist
Philadelphia, PA
2016 Pitt Community College Student Juried Art Show, Honorable mention
Pitt Community College, Greenville NC
2015 Spirit and Bones, 3rd Place, Juror: Mark Richardson, East Carolina University, Greenville NC
2015 8th Annual Graduate Student Art and Design Exhibition, Dean Selection Award
East Carolina University, Greenville NC
2015 Juried Art Show, Honorable Mention
Art Avenue, Greenville NC
2014 Juried Student Exhibition, Honorable Mention
Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville TN
Workshop Scholarships
2017 Out of Place workshop with Josh Copus and Ben Richardson, full academic scholarship
Penland School of Crafts, Bakersville NC
2017 Cabin Fever Reliever Workshop with Joe Bova, Full Scholarship
Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft, Columbia NC
2016 Soda Fire workshop with Matt Long, full scholarship
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg TN
Permanent Collections
Lisa and Dudley Anderson
Rebecca Paul
Additional Skills
Intermediate Photoshop
Intermediate Photography
Kiln construction
Woodworking
Blacksmithing
Fine metals/jewelry
Technical drawing
Glass blowing
