Résumé
Permanent Collections
2013 “Bite” – Racine Arts Museum, Racine, WI
2013 “Mouths to Feed” – Corning Museum of Glass, Corming, NY
2009 “Mercy Seat” – Mercy Hospital, Charlotte, NC
2009 “Night Moderne” - The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
2008 Untitled – Set of three teapots, metallic – Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
2007 “Mountain Laurel, It’s All About the Heart” – North Carolina Governor’s Mansion, Raleigh, NC
2006 Untitled – John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
2006 “Yellowstone Rhododendron” – Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
2005 “Temple of the Cool Beauty” Yucca - The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
2005 Holy Seed, “Fire Poker” - The Museum at Icheon World Ceramic Center, Icheon-si,Gyeonggi-do, Korea
2004 “Incandescent Bottles” - Clinton Presidential Library and Museum, Little Rock, AR
2001 "2 Sides of Tea" - Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
1999 "Turning Leaves" - Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LA, CA
1999 "Bumbleberry" - The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
1994 “Purple City”, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD
1992 "Twisted Tea" - The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
1990 “Queen of Hearts” – Racine Arts Museum, Racine, WI
1978 Set of steins - The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
Commissions
2017 "Remnant" private collection
2014 "Old Man's Bead" private collection
2009 “Mercy Seat” – Mercy Hospital, Charlotte, NC
2007 “Leaves in the River” - Rachael Kohler residence, Chicago, IL
2006 “Descending Rhododendron” - The Ramble, Asheville, NC
2006 “Beauty in a Hard Place” - The Ramble, Asheville, NC
2003 “New Growth” - Bank of America, Charlotte, NC
Solo Exhibitions
2018-2020 Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC; Renwick, Washington DC; ASU, AZ - “Michael Sherrill Retrospective”
2006 SOFA New York (Sculpture, Objects and Functional Art Expositions) – Featured Artist with Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, MA
2005 SOFA Chicago (Sculpture, Objects and Functional Art Expositions) – Featured Artist with Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, MA
2005 John Michael Kohler Arts Center, "Verdure," Sheboygan, WI
2003 Ferrin Gallery, "Mindful Moment," Lenox, MA
2003 Hodges Taylor, Recent Work, Charlotte, NC
1999 The Blue Spiral 1, "The Natural Response," Asheville, NC
1998 Gumps, "Selected Works," San Francisco, CA
1998 Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1997 The Blue Spiral 1, “New Works,” Asheville, NC
1995 The Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
1995 Piedmont Craftsmen Inc., Winston-Salem, NC
1994 Dorothy McRae Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1994 Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
1992 Keystone Junior College, Lo Plume, PA
Pre- Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
1991 Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
New Morning Gallery, Asheville, NC
Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmore, NC
Arts Council of Wilson, Wilson, NC
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
Touchstone Go, Hendersonville, NC
Surroundings, New York, NY
Sun-Up Gallery, Westerly, RI
American Hand, Washington, DC
Selected Group Exhibitions
2017 Forging Futures: Studio Craft in Western North Carolina Asheville, NC
2017 73rd Scripps Ceramic Annual, Claremont, CA
2017 Variations on a Theme: Teapots from RAM's Collection, Racine Museum of Art, WI
2016 Blue Spiral at SOFA Expo, Chicago IL
2016 NCECA: Anderson Ranch Arts Center
2015 Time for Tea: Contemporary Ceramic Teapots from the Racine Art Museum's Collection, Dane County Regional Airport
2014 Arts/Industry: Collaboration and Revelation, John Michael Kohler Arts Center
2014 The Allure of Flowers: Botanical Motifs in Craft, Design & Fashion, Mint Museum
2014 Magic Mud: Masterworks in Clay from RAM's Collection, Racine Museum of Art
2010 “Fertile Ground” Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
2009 SOFA – New York, NY
2009 Palm Beach 3 – Palm Beach, FL
2008 SOFA – Chicago, IL
2008 Infusion 10 x 10 – Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
2008 Masters of Disguise-The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
2008 New Now: Recent Gifts from Arts/Industry Artists, Charlotte, NC
2007 Culture of Nature exhibition in Jackson Hole, WY
2006 SOFA – Chicago, IL
2006 Palm Beach 3 – Palm Beach, FL
2005 Teapots of the World: Delightful Teapot -The 3rd World Ceramic Biennale
World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Icheon, Korea
2002- “The Artful Teapot”: 20th Century Expressions from the Kamm Collection,” Traveling
2004 Exhibition:
COPIA: The American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts, Sonoma, CA
Montgomery Museum of Art, Montgomery, AL
George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, Canada
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, C
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
Mint Museum of Craft & Design, Charlotte NC
2000 Everson Ceramic National: The 30th Ceramic National Exhibition
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, "Defining Moments," Los Angeles, CA
1999 SOFA (Sculpture, Objects and Functional Art Expositions), "Erotica in Ceramic Art" New York, NY and Ferrin Gallery, Northampton, MA
Ferrin Gallery, "20th Anniversary Teapot Exhibition," Northampton, MA
1993- The White House Collection of American Crafts, The National Museum of
1999 American Art, Washington, DC, Traveling Exhibition
1998 Tri Art Gallery, "The Goblet: Ritual, Artistry and Function," Louisville, KY
1997 The Blue Spiral 1, "One Hundred Mile Radius," Asheville, NC
1996 The Society of Arts and Crafts, "The Penland Connection: Contemporary Works in Clay," Boston, MA
The Blue Spiral 1, "North Carolina Clay," Asheville, NC
Columbia Museum of Art, The Palmetto Award of Excellence, Columbia, SC
1994 Gallery i/o, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), New Orleans, LA
1993- National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Traveling Exhibition
1994
1992- Visual Artist Fellowship, a grant from the North Carolina Arts Council
1993 The Mint Museum, North Carolina Arts Council Artist Fellowship, Charlotte, NC
The Blue Spiral 1, "Fall Color," Asheville, NC
Gibbs Museum, "Craft of the Carolinas," Charleston, SC, Sponsored by the South Carolina Arts Council
1992 North Carolina State University, "North Carolina Clay," Raleigh, NC
1991 The Blue Spiral, "Fall Color,"Asheville, NC
1990 American Craft Museum, "The Tea Party," New York, NY
Moira-James Gallery, "Teapot Show," Las Vegas, NV
1989 New Elements Gallery, Two-Man Show, Wilmington, NC
"North Carolina Clay," Triangle Park, NC, Sponsored by Glaxo, Inc.
Grants
2010 USA Windgate Fellowship: Crafts and the Arts , US Artists
Councils & Boards
2015- Archie Bray Foundation
?- 2014 Center for Craft Creativity and Design
?- 2014 Mint Museum Founders Circle
Jury Panels
2014 US Artist: USA Fellows Selection Panel Chair
2013 Philadelphia Museum of Art: Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
Residencies & Invitational Workshops
2015 LH Project, Joseph, OR
2010 Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
2006 John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
2005 Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
2004 - International Outer Sculpture Symposium, World Ceramic Exposition Foundation,
2005 Icheon, Korea 2004, 2005
Workshops & Speaking Engagements
2018 Curaumilla Arts Center, Chile
2017 CCCD: Teaching Craft Panel, Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville, NC
2017 NCECA Panel: OUTSIDE ONWARD INTO THE FUTURE, Portland, OR
2017 Aardvark Clay & Supplies, Santa Ana, CA
2017 Otis College of Art and Design, LA, CA
2017 Scripps College Claremont, CA
2016 Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO
2016 Newberry Arts Center SC Clay Conference, Newberry, SC
2015 Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, TN
2015 AMOCA, Pomona CA
2015 Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
2015 Redlodge Clay Center, Red Lodge MT
2014 Sawtooth, Winston-Salem, NC
2014 3 Days of Clay; Jackson Pottery & Clay Guild, Jackson MI
2013 The Bascom: Center for the Visual Arts, Highlands, NC
2013 Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, CO
2012 Utah Valley University, Orem, UT
2012 Aardvark Clay, Santa Ana, CA
2012 Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
2012 North Country Workshop, North Hampton, NH
2011 Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, CO
2011 Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA
2011 Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, TN
2010 Craft Guild of Dallas, Dallas, TX
2010 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2010 Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts, Victoria, BC, Canada.
2010 Grand Opening Festival of the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
2010 University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN
2009 American Craft Council "Craft in the 21st Century: Identity, Choice and Meaning", Round Table ……… Discussion "Building Bridges: Creating a New Craft Culture" Minneapolis, MN
2009 Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO
2009 Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
2009 Bezalel Academy of Art in Jerusalem, Israel
2009 Association of Israel’s Decorative Arts, Givat Haviva, Israel
2009 Hudgens Center for the Arts, Duluth, GA
2009 Pratt University, New York, NY
2009 Southwest School of Art and Craft, San Antonio, TX
2008 Pottery West, Las Vegas, NV
2008 Metchosin Art School, Victoria, BC, Canada
2008 Lee Arts Center, Arlington, VA
2008 Armory Art Center, Palm Beach, FL
2007 Fusion Conference, Ontario, Canada
2007 Clayarts Center, Port Chester, NY
2007 Macon Arts Community Alliance, Macon, GA
2007 Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI
2007 Jackson Hole, Jackson WY
2007 Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO
2006 John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
2006 Shakerag Workshops at St. Andrew’s Sewanee School, Sewanee, TN
2006 Arkansas Arts Center Museum, Little Rock, AR
2006 Ann Arbor Potters Guild, Ann Arbor, MI
2005 Hawaii’s Craftsmen “Aha Hana Lima”, Honolulu, HI
2004 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2003 NCECA – Demonstrating Artist, San Diego, CA
Pre - Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
2003 The 92nd Street YWCA, NYC, NY
Pratt University, NYC, NY
Haywood Technical College
Arrowmont School of Crafts
Penland School of Crafts
TULA Center Workshop, US Virgin Islands
University of South Carolina
El Camino College, Los Angeles, CA
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
Public Collections
AmSouth; Birmingham, AL
The Columbia Museum of Art; Columbia, SC
Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA
Corning Museum of Glass
The Hickory Museum of Art; Hickory, NC
The High Museum of Art
The Howard Hughes Foundation,;Bethesda, MD
John Michael Kohler Arts Center
Julie Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art; Auburn, AL
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The Mint Museum
The Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
NCNB Building, Executive Quarters; Charlotte, NC
Racine Art Museum; Racine, WI
Renwick Museum of American Craft
Southern Accents, Corporate Offices; Birmingham, AL
Tacoma Museum of Glass
World Ceramic Exposition Foundation; Icheon, Korea
Publications
Craft for a Modern World: the Renwick Gallery Collection; Nora Atkinson; Smithsonian American Art Museum 2016
Function, Form & Fantasy: Ceramics from the Dr. Roberts & Deanna Harris Burger Collection, Flint Institute Of Arts, 2016
Not the Sharpest Tool in the Box; Pottery Making Illustrated, Sept/Oct 2015 pg.6
Ceramics Monthly Spotlight: Making Art - Making Tools, October 2013 issue, pg 136 American Ceramic Socitey
American Craft: Natural Naritives; Joan Falconer Byrd, photography-Tim Barnwell, 2010; American Craft Council, Minneapolis, MN
American Craft: Editor's Letter: Thinking About Tools; Shannon Sharpe, Beverly Sanders, Christina Kamsky, 2010; American Craft Council, Minneapolis, MN
Makers :A History of American Studio Craft; Janet Koplos and Bruce Metcalf, The University of North Carolina Press, 2010
The Living Tradition, North Carolina Potters Speak 2009; Goosepen Studio & Press, Conover, NC.
Ceramics Monthly, September 2004; pg. 42
The Nature of Craft and the Penland Experience: Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Penland School of Crafts, 2004; Lark Press, Asheville, NC.
Design! A lively Guide to Design Basics for Artists & Craftspeople, Steven Aimone, 2004; Lark Press, Asheville, NC.
Setting Up Your Ceramics Studio: Ideas and Plans for Working Artists, Virginia Scotchie, 2003; Lark Press, Asheville, NC.
The Penland Book of Ceramics: Master Classes in Ceramics Techniques, 2002; Lark Press, Asheville, NC.
Five Hundred Teapots, Kathy Triplett and Suzanne Tourtillott, 2002; Lark Press, Asheville, NC.
Extruded Ceramics, Diana Pancioli, 2002; Lark Press, Asheville, NC.
The Ceramic Surface, Matthias Ostermann, 2002; AC &B London, UK & University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, PA.
Postmodern Ceramics, Mark Del Vecchio, 2001; Thames & Hudson; New York, NY.
The Artful Teapot, Garth Clark, 2001; Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, NY.
Teapots Transformed: Exploration of an Object, Leslie Ferrin, 2000; GUILD Publishing; Madison, WI.
The Extruder Book, Daryl E. Baird, 2000; American Ceramic Society; Waterville, OH.
Color and Fire: Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics, 1950 – 2000, Jo Lauria, 2000; Rizzoli International Publications, NY, NY
Everson Ceramic National 2000, Tom Piche; Everson Museum of Art; Syracuse, NY
The White House Collection of American Crafts, 1995; Harry N. Abrams, Publisher
Southern Accents, July/Aug 1995
Catalogues
2005 Ceramics: The Vehicle of Culture, Korea
2005 The World of Teapots: Delightful Teapot
The 3rd World Ceramic Biennale, Korea
2003 Mint Museum, Gala & Auction, Charlotte, NC
1999 The Blue Spiral 1, "The Natural Response," Asheville, NC
1994 Western Carolina University, "New Forms," Cullowhee, NC
1993 North Carolina Arts Council Artist Fellowships, "Craft of The Carolinas"
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
1992 North Carolina State University, "North Carolina Clay," Raleigh, NC