Pamela Olson Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

2002 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO - Master of Fine Arts - Ceramics

1997 California State University, Long Beach, CA - Bachelor of Fine Arts - Ceramics

Cum Laude Graduate

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2007 "The Seed is Hope, The Flower is Joy" - McMahon Gallery

The Dairy Center for the Arts - Boulder, Colorado

2005 "Contemplative Landscapes II " - School 33 Art Center / Baltimore Clayworks Baltimore, Maryland

for NCECA: National Conference for the Education of Ceramic Arts

2004 "Configurations in Leaves, Sand & Porcelain" - Soke Fine Art - Minturn, Colorado

2003 "Contemplative Landscapes" - University Center Gallery - The University of Montana, Missoula

"One of Many, Many of One" - Soke Fine Arts - Minturn, Colorado

1997 "Seed Vessels" - California State University at Long Beach, California

 

SELECT JURIED and PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS

2008

"Beaver Creek Arts Festival" - Beaver Creek, Colorado

"Loveland Sculpture in the Park" - Benson Sculpture Park, Loveland, Colorado

Boulder Open Studios" - Boulder, Colorado

"Metropolitian State College of Denver Faculty Exhibition" -

Emmanuel Gallery - Denver, Colorado

"Ceramics Invitational" - Westminster, Colorado

2007

"Boulder Open Studios" - Boulder, Colorado

"Loveland Sculpture in the Park" - Loveland, Colorado

2006

"Landscapes" - Blink Gallery - Boulder, Co

2004

"Boulder Open Studios" - Boulder, Colorado

"Loveland Sculpture in the Park" - Loveland, Colorado

"Colorado Clay" - 'Best of Show' - Juror - Peter Held - Foothills Art Center - Golden, Colorado

"Cherry Creek Art Festival" - Cherry Creek - Denver, Colorado

"Spring Vessesls & Installation" - Soke Fine Art - Minturn, Colorado

"2004 North American Sculpture Exhibition" - Foothills Art Center, Golden, Colorado

"Rocky Mountain Biennial 2004" (Juror: Jan Ernst Adlmann - former asst. director - Guggenheim MOCA, Museum of Contemporary Art) - Fort Collins, Colorado

"Defining Dimensions" - Lincoln Art Center - Fort Collins, Colorado

2003

"Permanence/ Impermanence" - The Dairy Center for the Arts - Boulder, Colorado

"Open Studio's" - Boulder, Colorado

"Loveland Sculpture in the Park" - Loveland, Colorado

"Cherry Creek Arts Festival " - Denver, Colorado

"Ceramics Invitational Exhibition" - Denver International Airport - Denver, Colorado

2002

"Temporal Works" - The Dairy Center for the Arts - Boulder, Colorado

"Outside / In" - Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities - Arvada, CO

"11 th Annual National Juried Exhibition" - Boulder Art Association - Boulder, Colorado

"Contemplative Landscapes" - Master of Fine Arts -Thesis Show - CU Art Galleries

University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado

2001

"Summer Group Exhibition" - The Fenix Gallery - Taos, New Mexico

"Colorado Clay" - Juror, Wayne Higby - Foothills Art Center - Golden, Colorado

"Juried Mixed Media" - Gallery 13 - "Honorable Mention Award" - Denver, Colorado

2000

"Sculpture & Photography" - Core New Art Space - Denver, Colorado

"Large Scale Ceramics" - NCECA Exhibition; Boulder Artists - Boulder, Colorado

"Annual Juried Show" - Spark Gallery - Denver, Colorado

1999

"Mixed Media" - Torreyana Gallery - La Jolla, California - Selected California Artists

"Ink & Clay 25" - W. Keith & Janet Kellogg Art Museum - Pomona, California

1998

"Figuration / Configuration" - Sam Francis Gallery - Santa Monica, California

"Boats: Vessels for the Journey" - Angels Gate Cultural Center - San Pedro, California

"On Site at the Gate" - Angels Gate Cultural Center - San Pedro, California

1997

"Ink & Clay" - W. Keith & Janet Kellogg Art Museum - Pomona, California

 

SELECTED SCHOOL EXHIBITIONS

2000 "New Views" - Ceramic Invitational - Furlong Gallery - University of Wisconsin - Stout, Wisconsin

1999 "University of Colorado Exhibition" - Core New Art Space - Denver, Colorado

1998 "Insights '98" - University Art Museum - California State University at Long Beach, California

1996 "Insights 96" - University Art Museum - California State University at Long, Beach, CA

 

GRANTS & AWARDS

2005 "Grant for Solo NCECA Exhibition" - Baltimore Clayworks - Baltimore, Maryland

2004 "Neodata Endowment Grant" - Boulder County Arts Alliance - Boulder, Colorado

"Best of Show Award" - Colorado Clay - Foothills Art Center - Golden, Colorado

2002 " Beverly Sears Graduate Student Grant Award" - Office of the Dean - Graduate School - University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado

2001 "Art Hardware Studio Art Award" - Fine Arts Department - University of Colorado at Boulder

1996 "Purchase Award" - Ink & Clay - W. Keith & Janet Kellogg Art Museum - Pomona, CA

"Presidents Purchase Award" - Insights '96 - President Robert Maxim -California State University, Long Beach, CA

 

GALLERY AFFLIATIONS - Past & Current

Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, Vail, CO

Asian Village - Edwards, Colorado

Blink Gallery - Boulder, Co

Soke Fine Art - Minturn, Colorado

Dearborn Rieder - Boulder, Colorado

Phoenix Gallery - Taos, New Mexico

 

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

"American Ceramics Art Museum", Pomona, CA

Craig & Sally Sakin - Private Collection - Ketonah, New York

David & Diana Jacobs - Hollywood Productions - Los Angeles, CA

Hoffman, Reilly, Pozner & Williamson, LLP. - Denver, CO

W. Keith & Janet Kellogg Gallery - University Museum Collection

CSU at Cal Poly, Pomona, CA

President Robert Maxim - California State University Presidents Collection - Long Beach, CA

Frieda Bradsher - Private Collection - Long Beach, CA

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2008 Ceramics Instructor & Three Dimensional Design Instructor - Metropolitian State College of Denver - Denver, CO

Responsible for teaching Handbuilding & Wheel Throwing Ceramic Classes as well as Three Dimensional sculpture design.

2007 Ceramics Instructor - Metropolitian State College of Denver - Denver, CO

Responsible for teaching Handbuilding & Wheel Throwing Ceramic Classes.

Ceramics Instructor - Front Range Community College - Boulder Campus - Boulder, CO - (Spring & Summer Semesters)

Responsible for teaching beginning, intermediate & advanced Wheel Throwing & Handbuilding classes.

2006 Ceramics Instructor - University of Wyoming - Laramie, Wyoming - Fall 2006

Interim Ceramics Instructor for Ceramic Department .

Responsible for entire ceramics department including teaching all classes and levels of Wheel Throwing, Handbuilding & Ceramic Sculpture. Responsible for ordering materials, budget and the annual student ceramics auction.

Ceramics Instructor - Front Range Community College - Boulder Campus - Boulder, CO (spring & Summer Semesters)

Responsible for teaching beginning, intermediate & advanced Wheel Throwing & Handbuilding classes.

Visiting Artist - Universty of Wyoming - Laramie, Wyoming

Presented Slide lecture for the University and consulted individually with students.

2004 Ceramics Instructor - Front Range Community College - Boulder Campus - Boulder, CO

Responsible for teaching Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Wheel Throwing & Handbuilding classes & organization of ceramics studio.

Ceramics Instructor - Boulder Potters Guild

Instructed Master's Class in Plaster Mold- Making & Slip Casting

2003 Visiting Artist - University of Montana - Missula, Montana

Presented Solo Exhibition at the UC Gallery and Slide lecture for the University

Exhibition Coordinator - Responsible for curating shows and exhibitions for the

Boulder Potters Guild - Boulder, Colorado.

2002 Artsbridge Scholar - Created, planned and conducted visual artsworkshops in the Boulder Valley schools. Employed to work with a host teacher to develop a program to integrate the visual arts with other disciplines. Taught historical and cultural art traditions through the exploration and application of materials, techniques and processes essential to the visual arts.

2001 Graduate Part-Time Instructor - University of Colorado - Boulder, CO - Fall

Ceramics Survey Class. Instructor of Record. Sole responsibility for class syllabus, teaching and grading of students. Instruction for art making, demonstration of hand building and wheel throwing techniques, surface decoration, glazing, clay, slip and glaze mixing and the loading and firing of gas and electric kilns. Led group and individual critiques.

Ceramic Lab Technician - University of Colorado - Boulder, CO Summer 2001

Responsible for repair and maintenance of studio including electric and kick wheels. Organized glaze materials, mixing and calculations room, and standardized glazes for all undergraduate classes including testing and tiles. Built display case & area for student work. Assisted in rebuilding and repairing of electric and gas kilns.

Graduate Part-Time Instructor - University of Colorado - Boulder, CO- Spring

Beginning Wheel Throwing - Instructor of Record. Sole responsibility for class syllabus, teaching and grading of students. Instructed students in art making. Demonstrated wheel throwing techniques and mixing of clays, slips and glazes. Taught students how to load and fire various gas and electric kilns. Led group and individual critiques.

2000 Visiting Artist - Aurora Community College - Aurora, Colorado

Presented slide lecture of my work and met with students.

Visiting Artist Program - Graduate Assistant - University of Colorado - Boulder, CO

Responsible for contacting visiting artists, writing press releases, securing slide and lecture venues and setting up critiques and interviews.

1999 Graduate Technician - Ceramics Department - University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Responsible for ordering all supplies and materials, disposal of Hazardous Waste, directing kiln meetings, replentishing clay and glaze materials as well as general kiln and studio organization, repair and maintenance.

1998 Guest Instructor, Wheel-Throwing - Orange Coast College - Costa Mesa, California

Instructed students in learning beginning wheel throwing techniques. Assisted in kiln loading and firing.

1997 Teacher's Assistant - Wheel-Throwing - California State University at Long Beach, CA. Assisted in general instruction of wheel throwing techniquesand loading and firing of kilns.

 

EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL

Spring 1999 -I traveled solo for 5 weeks throughout Japan to visit historical kiln sites (Bizen, Kiyumizidera, Imari, Arita, Tombe, etc.) tour museums, temples and shrines focusing on both contemporary and historic Japanese art. I attended workshops on ceramic throwing and firing techniques as well as demonstrations in Ikebana, Yuzen dying, wood block prints and calligraphy. I visited Master Shibata, curator of the Osaka Folk Art Museum and a Japanese master potter. I toured this museum and stayed at his studio, kiln and home in Tombe.

Fall 1996 - I traveled in France, Italy and Greece for 6 weeks touring historical, contemporary and indigenous cultural museums, buildings and areas. My time was concentrated in the cities of Paris, Venice, Florence, Rome, Athens, and on the Island of Crete.

National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts

Conferences Attended:

Baltimore, Maryland -Spring 2005

I presented my Solo Exhibition: "Contemporary Landscapes"

San Diego, California - Spring 2003

Denver, Colorado - Spring 2000

Las Vegas, Nevada - Spring 1998

 

GRADUATE TEACHER PROGRAM WORKSHOPS

Fine Arts Microteaching Workshop

Facilitating Classroom Discussion - Teaching in the Arts

Collaboration in the Arts