Biography
Education
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Honors B.A. Degree. History Major December 1992
Apprenticeships
- 1993 — Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, Doylestown, PA
- 1988 — Suehiro Oshio, Nara, Japan
- 1987 — Byron Temple, Lambertville, NJ
Experience
- 1993-Present — Established Independent Ceramic Studio, Boston, MA, Lambertville, NJ
- 2016-Present — Studio Artist at the Stove Factory, Charlestown, MA
- 2015 -Present — Studio Artist at Mudflat Pottery School, Somerville, MA
Related Associations
- 2018-Present — Board member, Mudflat Pottery School, Somerville, MA
- 2016-Present — Member of the Artist Group of Charlestown, Charlestown, MA
- 1997-2005 — KHMK Partnership for NJ Transit Southern New Jersey Light Rail Transit System
- 1995-Present — Founding member, Covered Bridge Artisans, Stockton, NJ
Public Commissions / Tile Mural Installations
- 2019 — 168th Street MTA Subway Station, Historic tile restoration, New York, NY
- 2018 — “Ceramic Silhouettes”, Mudflat Pottery School, Somerville, MA
- 2017 — “Looking Back”, Thomas Edison University, Trenton,NJ
- 2013 — “Through the Trees”, Ann Klein Forensic Center, Trenton,NJ
- 2011 — “Somerville Seasons”, Somerville Train Station, Somerville, NJ
- 2010 — “Egrets”, Monroe Township Public Library, Monroe Twp, NJ
- 2010 — Nat Turner Park, Community Tile Installation, Newark NJ
- 2008 — “Nature in the Urban Environment”, Trenton Train Station, Trenton, NJ
- 2007 — Roosevelt Borough Hall Community Mosaic, Roosevelt, NJ
- 2006 — Restoration of Tile Mural, Library for the Blind, Trenton, NJ
- 2005 — “Pinelands Stories”, Batsto State Park Visitor's Center, Hammonton, NJ
- 2004 — “Princeton Stories”, Princeton Public Library, Princeton, NJ
- 2004 — “Remembrance Park”, Moorestown, NJ
- 1997-2005 — “River Rail Revival”, NJ Transit Southern New Jersey Light Rail Transit System.
- 2001 — New Jersey Pinelands Commission, New Lisbon, NJ
- 1999 — NJ Transit, Edison Train Station, Edison, NJ
- 1997-2000 — NJ Transit, Hudson–Bergen Light Rail Transit, Bayonne, NJ
- 1998 — New Jersey War Memorial, Tile Restoration, Trenton, NJ
- 1994-1995 — “Just So Stories”, New Jersey State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
- 1995-Present — Private Custom Tile Installations
Gallery Exhibitions
- 2020 — “Natural Silhouettes”, Clay Studio, Bonovitz Space, Philadelphia, PA
- 2019 — “Everyday Ordinary: Art of the People”, NCECA Conference, Clay Studio Gallery Expo, Minneapolis, MN
- 2019 — CraftBoston, Spring Show, Cyclorama, Boston, MA
- 2018 — “Archetype”, New Hope Arts, with Robert Beck, New Hope, PA
- 2018 — CraftBoston, Spring Show, Cyclorama, Boston, MA
- 2016 — Solo Show–New Sculpture, Aisling Gallery, Washington, DC
- 2013 — “Delaware Valley Fine Crafts Invitational”, Trenton City Museum, Trenton NJ
- 2013 — “Witness”, Robert Beck Art Academy, Lambertville, NJ
- 2013 — “Morven in May”, Morven Museum, Princeton, NJ
- 2012 — “Gifted”, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
- 2012 — “Morven in May” Morven Museum, Princeton, NJ
- 2011 — Holiday Invitational Exhibit, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
- 2009 — “Gifted”, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
- 2009 — “Image, Imagine and Arts Engine”, Roma Bank Hdq. Robbinsville, NJ
- 2009 — “Transformation”, Hicks Art Center Gallery, Newtown, PA
- 2008 — “Gifted”, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
- 2008 — “Creative Dialogue – Art, Campus and Community” Rutgers –Camden Center for the Arts. Camden, NJ
- 2008 — “Variations in Clay”, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
- 2007 — Solo Exhibit, The Bonovitz Space, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
- 2007 — “Mastery in Clay”, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
- 2007 — “Plates and Platters”, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
- 2006 — “Dining by Design”, The Arts Council of Princeton, NJ
- 2006 — “Mastery in Clay” The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
- 2006 — “Gifted”, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
- 2005 — “Sauce for the Goose”, The Arts Council of Princeton, NJ
- 2005 — “Gifted”, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
- 2003 — Stedman Gallery "Art in Transit", Rutgers Center for the Arts, Camden, NJ
- 2003 — “Echo of the Flame”, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Gallery Representation
- 2018 – Present — Turtle Gallery, Deer Isle, ME
- 2005 – Present — The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
- 2008- 2014 — Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
- 2006 – 2016 — Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln NB
Lectures, Demonstrations and Workshops
- 2017 — Mudflat Pottery School, Somerville, MA, Designing Tile Installations Workshop
- 2016 — Office for the Arts at Harvard, Cambridge, MA, Artist Presentation
- 2016 — Lexington Arts and Crafts Society, Lexington, MA, Surface Decoration Workshop
- 2016 — Mudflat Pottery School, Somerville, MA, Artist Presentation
- 2014 — The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, Surface Decoration Workshop
Grants/ Residencies
- 2008 — Banff Centre, “Visual Arts Residency”, Banff, Canada.
- 2003 — Mid Atlantic Arts Council. "Artists in Communities", Grant for community tile mosaic installations in coordination with the Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ.
- 2003 — New Jersey State Council on the Arts "Project Serving Artists", Grant to fund a series of firings using the South Jersey Appel Farm Wood Kiln in coordination with the Perkins Center for the Arts
- 1999 — Centro Internazionale Studi Insegnamento Mosaico, Ravenna, Italy Traditional marble mosaic techniques Residency, Valentino Montanari
Selected Bibliography
- “NJ Transit begins major renovations at historic Paterson bus garage”, Mass Transit Magazine, March 25, 2021
https://www.masstransitmag.com/bus/infrastructure/press-release/21215913/new-jersey-transit-nj-transit-nj-transit-begins-major-renovations-at-historic-paterson-bus-garage - “State House Tour Shows Off Trenton Art Treasures”, CommunityNews.Org, August 30, 2019, Dan Aubrey.
https://www.communitynews.org/towns/trenton-downtowner/state-house-tour-shows-off-trenton-art-treasures/.article_a34d50c8-15bf-5377-aa77-783e04df100f.html - “Everyday Ordinary: Art of the People”, Editor, Dominique Ellis, Clay Studio at the NCECA Conference, Minneapolis, MN, 2019
- “Fine Art – Archetype”, Septemebr19, 2018, NJ.Com,
https://www.nj.com/times-entertainment/2018/09/fine_art_archetype.html - “The Art of the Library”, Issuu.com, March 6, 2012
https://issuu.com/princetonpubliclibrary/docs/artbrochureweb030612 - State of the Arts, PBS Broadcasting Video. “Katherine Hackl, Potter and Tilemaker”, December 2011. Produced by Susan Wallner.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iys9hEZq-q8 - Artful Blogger, “The most Wonderful Time of the Year”, Nov. 13, 2010, Ilene Dube
- Artful Blogger, “Everything Falls into Place”, Sept. 13, 2010, Ilene Dube
- Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts, Video Interview, “Creative Dialogue – Art, Campus and Community” July 9 – Oct. 18 2008, www.rutgerscamdenarts.org/exhibitions/
- Time Off, Princeton Packet, “For the Earth”, Ilene Dube, May 9, 2008, pp. 7
- Bucks County Herald, “Covered Bridge Artisans”, November 16, 2006, pp.48
- Time Off, Princeton Packet, “Carved in Clay”, August 25, 2006
- New Jersey Network – State of the Arts, November 18th, 2005. "Art in the Public Square"
- Cercone, Diana. "Necessities of Life", Hunterdon County Town & Country, Spring 2005, pp. 46-51
- New Jersey Network – State of the Arts, Video Program #2016 May 4th, 5th, 2002. "Noborigama Wood–fired Kiln"
- Purcell, Janet. "Inside the Artists Studio", The Times, November, 23, 2001, pp. G3–G4
- Negoescu, Lloyd. Radio Interview, February 26, 1998. WDVR Radio, Sergeantsville, NJ
- Ball, Kathleen. "Handmade", New Jersey Country Roads, Holiday 1997, Vol. 8/No. 5, pp. 78–81
- Janas, Stephen. "All Roads Lead to Artistry", Time Off/ Princeton Packet, November 22, 1996, pp. 11–13
- New Jersey Network and the New Jersey Office of Legislative Services. Documentary of the restoration of the New Jersey State House Annex.
Continuing Education/ Workshops
- 2018-2020 – Stonybrook Fine Arts, Bronze Casting, Jon Koppel, Boston, MA
- 2016-2017 – MassArt, Continuing Education, Branze Casting, Zachary Gabbard; Margee-Ann Levine, Boston, MA
- 2013 – Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Bronze Casting with Beverley Penn, Deer Isle, Maine
- 2013 – Peters Valley, Introduction to Jewelry Making with Raychel Wengenroth, Layton, NJ
- 2010 – Anderson Ranch, “Growing Sculpture” workshop with Michael Sherrill, Snowmass, CO
- 2010 – Hunterdon County Polytech Tig Welding Class, Flemington, NJ
- 2003 – Hunterdon County Polytech, Basic Welding Class, Flemington, NJ
- 2002 – Raven Studios Blacksmithing apprenticeship, Lambertville, NJ
- 2002 — Peters Valley, Layton, NJ Introductory Blacksmithing with Meagan Crowley
- 2000 — Alfred University, Alfred, NY Ceramic workshop taught by John Gill, Mary Law, and Sun Yuh Koo
- 1999 — Centro Internazionale Studi Insegnamento Mosaico, Ravenna, Italy Taditional marble mosaic techniques taught by Valentino Montanari
- 1997 — Urban Glass, Brooklyn, NY Traditional mosaic techniques taught by Robert Hickman.
- 1995 — Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME Introductory glass blowing workshop taught by Brian Pike.