Education
2007-2010 M.F.A. - Ceramics, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth 2002-2006 B.F.A. – Ceramics, University of South Carolina, Magna Cum Laude
Professional Experience 2014-Present Assistant Professor of Art, Head of Ceramics, University of Nebraska at Kearney Teaching All Levels of Ceramics, Studio Technician, Advising, Committee Work, Exhibition Advisor
2013-2014 Adjunct Professor, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN Foundation Studio Drawing - Majors Introduction to Studio Art – Non-Majors Foundation 3D Design – Majors
2013-2014 Adjunct Professor, Jefferson Community & Technical College, Louisville KY Introduction to Art & Art Appreciation - Lecture & Activity Based
2011, 2013 Adjunct Assistant Professor of Ceramics, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA Two Courses of Introduction to Ceramics - Majors / Throwing & Handbuilding One Course of Introduction to Ceramics - Non-Majors / Throwing & Handbuilding
2010-2013 Gallery Coordinator, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA Assist the director in managing the curatorial and installation process of 28 annual shows. Handle exhibition contracts and artist correspondence. Coordinate the receiving and shipping of artwork. Manage other various aspects (research, install, lighting, signage, PR, postcards).
Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions
2018 Title TBD, Solo Show, Thomas Hunter Project Space, Hunter College, NYC (Invited by Jeffrey Mongrain) 2017 Nebraska Now / Mallory Wetherell: Self, Solo Show, Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, NE (Invited by Curator Teliza V. Rodriguez) 2017 Containment, Solo Show, Mills Gallery at Central College, Pella, Iowa (Invited by Gallery Director Treva Reimer) 2016 Lived in: Recent works by Emily Sheehan and Mallory Wetherell, Gallery Room 912, Indiana University East, Richmond, IN 2015 Side by Side: Mallory Wetherell & Matt Ziemke, Arch Contemporary, Tiverton, RI 2014 Mallory Wetherell & Heesoo Lee, Schacht Gallery, Saratoga, NY 2013 New Works: Mallory Wetherell, Bonovitz Space, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA 2008 Recent Work, Solo Exhibition, Gallery 244, New Bedford, MA 2006 Human Nature, BFA Exhibition, McMaster Gallery, Columbia, SC
Selected Exhibitions
2017 Taking Shape, Studio Oh! Chicago, IL (Invited by curator/owner Erwin Overes) Ceramics Invitational, Greenville Center for Creative Arts, SC (Invited by Elaine Quave)
2016 Biomorphic, American Museum of Ceramics Arts, Pomona,CA (Juried by CJ Jilek, Assistant Studio Director) America's Clayfest IV, Blue Line Arts Center, Roseville, CA (Juried by Sergei Isupov (artist) & Leslie Ferrin, director of Ferrin Gallery in Boston) Arte Corporis: Exploring the Anatomical Body, McMaster Gallery, University of South Carolina (Curated by Dr. Andrew Graciano & Shannon Lindsey, Gallery Director) Man and Made, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, Kansas City, MO (Selected Proposal) Support Structures, Marxhausen Gallery of Art, Nebraska, Invitational Small Favors, Invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2015 The Uncommon Object, with Richard Notkin, Star Store Gallery, New Bedford, MA (Jurors: Jim Lawton, Rebecca Hutchinson, UMassD Ceramic Professors) Drawn, Drawing, Bridgewater State University Library, Bridgewater, MA (Curators: Seth Rainville, Jay Block) Small Favors, Invitational, The Clay Studio @ NCECA Expo, Providence, RI All About Porcelain, The Clay Studio of Missoula, MT (Juror: Beth Lo, Artist & Professor)
2014 Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics, Zanesville, OH (Jurors: Sherman Hall, Brad Schweiger, Angelica Pozo) UNK Faculty Exhibition, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE Indiana University Regional Faculty Show, Indiana University East, Richmond, IN Small Favors VIII, Invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA Bray Residents, NCECA, Milwaukee, WI
2013 Ornament (online), Invited Artist, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA Kova-Sullivan Exhibition, Spokane, WA Resident Artists, Bray Warehouse Gallery, Helena, MT Science as Muse, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA Survey of Ceramics, Invited Artist, Elizabethtown College, PA (Kathryn Narrow, curator) Bloom, Franny Koelsch Gallery, NCECA, Houston, TX (Co-Curated by myself and Rebecca Hutchinson) Our Community III, Juried Show, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2012 Big & Little, Invitational, Napoleon Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Un-wedged, Pottery Northwest Juried Exhibition, Seattle, WA (Steven Lee, juror) Juror’s Choice Award Here, There and Back Again, Invited Artist, University Art Gallery, Star Store, New Bedford MA Sculptural Ceramics, Clay National VIII, Carbondale Clay Center, CO (Invited Artist by jurors Tyler Lotz & Erin Furimsky)
2011 Human Form: An Enduring Inspiration, Invitational, Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY (Curator, Virginia Walsh) Our Community, Juried Show, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA Small Favors VI, Invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA Craftsmanship:Concept:Innovation, Red Lodge Juried National, Montana (Brad Schweiger, juror)
2010 National Juried Student Exhibition, NCECA, Philadelphia, PA (Erin Furimsky, Matt Long, Jurors) Graduate Student Award of Excellence- 3rd Place MFA Thesis Exhibition, University Art Gallery, New Bedford, MA
2009 Selected Ceramics, Braitmayer Art Center, Invitational, Tabor Academy, Marion, MA
2008 LO! A Collection of Secreted Tales & Objects of Wonder, Machines with Magnets Gallery, Pawtucket, RI (Lauren Holt, Curator) Graduate Student Annex Show, Mixed-Media Exhibition, 200 Union Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts Why We Teach, Mixed-Media Invitational Exhibition, Art Works! New Bedford, MA
2007 Glimpse, Gallery 244, New Bedford, MA Regional Student Juried Exhibition, NCECA, Louisville, Kentucky White on White, Invitational, The Artist’s Basement, Columbia, SC
2006 USC Clay, Arts Center West, Roswell, Georgia
Scholarships & Awards
2016 Research Service Council Collaborative Grant, UNK, Aquaponics: Growing Local Foods
2015 Emerging Artist, Ceramics Monthly Magazine
2015 New Frontiers, Faculty SpotLight, UNK
2014 Research Service Council Seed Grant, UNK Faculty Award (Co-wrote a grant with M. Ziemke for a DeltaMaker 3D Printer)
2013 Windgate Scholar, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
2012 Juror’s Choice Award, Un-wedged, Pottery Northwest, Juror Steven Lee
2010 Graduate Student Award of Excellence – 3rd Place, NCECA
2009 Lois Rosenthal Memorial Scholarship, Haystack School of Crafts
2007-2010Graduate Assistantship & University Scholar, UMass-Dartmouth
2006 Magna Cum Laude Graduate Honor
2005 Penland Partnership, Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina
Residencies, Lectures, & Workshops
2017 Artist Lecture & Demonstration, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2017 Pentaculum, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, TN
2016 Artist Lecture & Demonstration, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN
2016 Artist Lecture & Demonstration, Indiana University East, Richmond, IN
2013- 2014 Visiting Artist & Faculty, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN
2013 Artist Lecture: Mallory Wetherell, Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY
2013 Artist in Residence, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT (Windgate Scholar)
2013 From Form to Surface, Workshop with Mallory Wetherell, The Clay Studio, PA
2013 Artist in Residence, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2013 Artist Lecture: Mallory Wetherell, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2009 Artist Lecture: Mallory Wetherell, Tabor Academy, Marion, Massachusetts
2009 Artist Lecture: Mallory Wetherell, Star Store, New Bedford, MA
Curatorial Experience
2016 NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, Man and Made, co-curated with M. Ziemke
2015 Midwest Life Vest, Walker Art Gallery, NE, curated exhibition featuring the work of Amy Santoferraro, Andrew Casto, Joanna Powell, & Jesse Ring
2013 Wind Challenge Invited Panel Juror, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
2013 Bloom, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, co-curated with R. Hutchinson, Houston, TX
2012 Clay In Mind Solo Juror, New Jersey High School Ceramic Exhibition
2010-2013 Gallery Coordinator, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2008-2010 Gallery & Visiting Lecturer Committee Member, UMass-Dartmouth
2007-2008 Community Outreach & Collaborative Activities Coordinator, New Bedford
Service Experience
2016 Academic Program Review for UNK Theatre and Dance Program, Served as Dean’s Advisory Committee Representative
2016 - Continuing
· Graduate Council, Policies & Procedures, University of Nebraska at Kearney
· Research Service Council, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Fine Arts Rep.
2015 - Continuing
· Educational Policy, College of Fine Arts & Humanities Committee, University of Nebraska at Kearney
2014 – Continuing
· Gallery, Displays, & Acquisitions, Department of Art & Art History Committee, UNK
· Graduate Program Committee, Department of Art & Art History Committee, UNK
· Departmental Assessment, Department of Art & Art History Committee, UNK
· Sophomore Portfolio Review, Department of Art & Art History Committee, UNK
· Recruitment Committee, Department of Art & Art History Committee, UNK
· Clayworks Ceramics Club, Faculty Advisor, UNK
· UNK Art Society, Faculty Advisor, UNK
Selected Publications
2016 “Wetherell, Ziemke Make Art of Collaborations,” The Kearney Hub, Aug.18, (Andrew Hanson)
2015 “New Artistic Direction,” The Kearney Hub, Aug.18, (Josh Moody)
2015 “Emerging Artists,” Ceramics Monthly, p.69, May 2015
2014 “Bloom,” Review by Anthony Merino, Ceramics: Art & Perception (#96), July 2014
2014 “Fascinating Textures and Surfaces into Sculptures by Mallory Wetherell,” PatternPrintsJournal, by Birbaluna, Jan. 10, 2014 http://www.patternprintsjournal.com/2014/01/fascinating-textures-and-surfaces-into.html
2013 “Variety, Function, and Experimentation at The Clay Studio,” Knight Arts Challenge(Chip Schwartz), May 16, 2013, http://www.knightarts.org/community/philadelphia/variety-function-experimentation
2012 “First Friday Ceramics Expedition,” Cassandra Hoo, Feb. 15, 2012 http://philly.sidearts.com/tag/mallory-wetherell
2010 “MFA Candidates Show Impressive Work.” Standard Times, (David Boyce). April 15.
2010 “MFA Factor.” Ceramics Monthly, Vol.58, No.9. November, 2010.
Selected Collections Rick Rodgers, OH Richard Notkin, WA Christopher Adams, MA The Archie Bray Foundation Permanent Collection, MT
Professional Technical Experience
Glaze Calculation, Clay Formulation, Electric Kiln Repair & Maintenance, Kiln Building, Gas Kiln Repair & Maintenance - bag walls, floor & arch replacement, Basic Electrical Hardware Repair/Replacement, Basic Woodworking, Power tools, Mold-making, Inventory Maintenance, Knowledge of Historical and Contemporary Ceramics, Keen Organizational & Administrative Skills, Photoshop, and vast experience in handling, packing, shipping, installing, and lighting artwork.