SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2023 The Desert was Red and Red the Dust was Raised Museum of Art, Las Cruces
Vanishing Points La Mecha Contemporary, El Paso
2022 Scripps 77 th Ceramic Annual Scripps, Los Angeles
2021 Passages to India Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis
Summer Residents Show Archie Bray, Helena
2020 A Path Described by a Body Casa Otro, Las Cruces
2019-20 In/Sight Solo Exhibition Roswell Museum and Art Center, New Mexico
2018 New Orientalia Yingge Museum of Ceramics, Taiwan
Breaking Ground First Indian Ceramic Triennale, Jawahar Kala Kendra, India
2017 Mutable Piramal Art Foundation, Mumbai, India
The New Romantic Museum of Art, Las Cruces
Out of Step Solo SUNY, Fredonia
2016 NCECA Kansas City: Fifty Women, American Jazz Museum; Standing Wave, StudiosInc
Creta Yuga, Argilla, Italy
Post Colonialism? Tel Aviv, Israel
2015 Las Cruces Creates NMSU Art Gallery, Las Cruces
Indo-Korean Collaborations Chennai, India
Terra Firma NCECA Providence
Concurrent Solo Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe
Six by Six Australian Triennale, Canberra, Australia
2014 Six from Fifty, Braithwaite Gallery, Southern Utah University
2013 Contemporary Ceramics from India Fule International Ceramic Museum, China
NCECA Houston: Naturalization; Curator/Artist Traditions Evolving; Assistant Curator/Artist
Readymade; By Invitation
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2012 Culinary Cultures South Western University, Sarofim School of the Fine Arts, Austin
Earth, White Plains, New York
1 st Annual Clay Workhouse. Juror: Ellen Shankin
Crafting Live(s) Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. 10th Anniversary Exhibit
Wichita Falls Museum of Art at Midwestern State University
2010 Sculpture Garden Grand Hyatt, Chennai, India
2009 Solo Exhibition. King Midas and his Dinner Weavers Contemporary Gallery Kolkata, India
Celebration of Clay 2009 NMPCA
2007 The Attic New Delhi, India
2006 Craft Houston 2006 Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston
2005 Mixed Artists Summer Show Gallerie Besson, London
2004 Shaping the Spirit Maxwell Museum, UNM
Three Women in Clay Indian Cultural Center, London
ARTICLES /PUBLICATIONS
2020 In/Sight Southwest Contemporary, The Space Between Studio Potter
2018 Architecture and Design, India
2017 PostColonialism? by Anthony Stellacio. Ceramics Monthly
2016 Award: PostColonialism? Residency and Exhibition, Bin Yamini Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
2014 Insights for an uneven world Article on current work by Laurie Rufe. Ceramic Art & Perception,
The Shape of the Wind Ceramics Ireland, An Artists Way, Ceramics Ireland; Signs from the
Interior, New Ceramics; Cross Pollination
2013 Dao Magazine; An Artists Way Artist Residency award at the Indian Museum in the Fule
International Art Museums, Xian, China Traditions Evolving, Ceramics Ireland
2012 The Art and Craft of Clay 5th Edition Jan Peterson
2011 Ceramic Art and Perception Author of article
2010 Marg Publications Contemporary Indian ceramic artists. December ART India
NCECA Journal essay on the art of the image-makers of Kumartuli, West Bengal.
2009 Harnack Lancaster Award for Excellence and Innovation in the Ceramic Arts. June 2009
Albuquerque Arts Journal. June
2006 Southwest Arts. June 2006
RESIDENCIES /AWARDS
2024 Artist in Residence, Shangyu Celadon Modern International Ceramic Center, China
2023 Artist in Residence, Kala Art Institute, Berkely
2021 Artist in Residence, Archie Bray, Helena
2019 Artist in Residence, People Tree, Goa
2016 Award: PostColonialism? Residency & Exhibition, Bin Yamini Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
2014 Naori Eco-Art Festival, South Korea
2013 Fule International Artist Residency, China Skopelos Art Foundation, Greece.
2009 Artist in Residence, Golden Bridge Pottery, Pondicherry
2006 Artist in Residence, Houston Center for Contemporary Crafts, Houston
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
2023-24 Curatorial and Organizing Committee Common Ground Indian Ceramics Triennale 2024
2021 Clay & Stop Motion workshop, FAIR High School and Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis
2016-21 Clay & Animation workshop, Skopelos International Film Festival for Youth, Greece
2015 Juror, College Board of Education, Call for Artists
2014 Juror, El Paso Community College student art show.
Workshop Conducted at Ghost Ranch, Abiqui
2012 Lecturer: Southwestern University in Austin, USC in Los Angeles, University of New Mexico
2010 Presenter; Ghost Ranch, Abiqui New Mexico, Presenter; NCECA Philadelphia
2006 Houston Center for Contemporary Crafts; Art Teacher in Outreach program
2006 Museum of Modern Art, Houston Teaching Art in Schools
2004 Instructor. Mudfish Potteries. Continuing Education, Albuquerque.
2003 Studio Assistant, Marc Leuthold, Penland, North Carolina
2001–5 Studio Assistant. University of New Mexico, Arita Porcelain
SELECTED WORKSHOPS /CONFERENCES
Australian Triennale 2015, NCECA 2018, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2010, 2009
2008 Joe Bova Sculpture techniques, Santa Fe Clay, New Mexico
2004 Don Reitz Form and color, Santa Fe Clay, New Mexico
2003 Susan Peterson Glaze and Firing, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
2002 Betty Woodman Earthen ware and colored slips, Golden Bridge, Pondicherry; India
EDUCATION
2000-05 Porcelain Vessels. University of New Mexico. Arita Porcelain
1992-93 Apprentice, Golden Bridge Pottery, India. Instructors: Ray Meeker, Deborah Smith
1985-90 Graduate Visual Communications Program, National Institute of Design, India