CV:Tammie Rubin
EDUCATION
2003
M.FA. Ceramics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
1999
B.F.A. Ceramics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
B.F.A. Art History, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CURRENT
Assistant Professor, Ceramics, University of Illinois, Urbana – Champaign, IL, 2008 – Present
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011
I Dwell in Possibility, Sarah M. Hurt, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
He Is Gone, imagined contraptions for last communications, Art and Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2009
Silence! Magical Thinking in Progress, Pottery Northwest Gallery, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA
He Is Gone, imagined contraptions for last communications, Wakeley Gallery, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL
2008
The Aviary, Helen S. Smith Gallery, Green River Community College, Auburn, WA
2007
The Aviary, Gallery4Culture, Seattle, WA
2003
Slight, CMA Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
UPCOMING GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012
Back to the Future Exhibiiton, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX
(March 5 - April 6, 2012)
Lavish and Lush, NCECA On The Edge 2012 Conference, Seattle Design Center, WA (March 7 – April 5, 2012)
Extreme, Extraordinary, Exquisite, Teapots on the Edge, NCECA On The Edge 2012 Conference, Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA (March 7 – April 5, 2012)
GROUP EXHIBITION
2011
All Steamed Up, Cinema Gallery, Urbana, IL
Small Works, Anderson Gallery, Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
River 2 River, The Ceramics Center, Cedar Rapids, IA, Juror: Bunny McBride, Sanjay Jani and JoAnn Schnabel
Visions In Clay, LH Horton JR Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA, Juror: Judith Schwartz
Flashback, Pottery Northwest Gallery, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA
Craftsmanship:Concept:Innovation, Bi-Annual Juried National, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge. MT, Juror: Brad Schwieger
Two by Two Small-Scale Ceramic Sculpture Biennial, EWU Art Gallery, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA, Juror: Rain Harris
12X12, Todd Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Mursfreeboro, TN, Curator: Hamlett Dobbins
2010
Illinois Clay - 2010: No ‘S’ in Illinois, Lillstreet Gallery, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL, October 16 – November 14, 2010. Curator: Dan Anderson
Body and Soul, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, Juror: Arthur Gonzalez
2010
International Orton Cone Box Show, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS
Last Call, The Tim Salen Gallery, St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, FL
Visions In Clay, LH Horton JR Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA, Juror: Arthur Gonzalez
School of Art + Design Faculty Art Exhibition, Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
64 Arts National Juried Exhibition, Buchanan Center for the Arts, Monmouth, IL
Eighteenth San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas, Juror: Sherman Hall
2nd Biennial Central Time Ceramics, Heuser and Hartmann Galleries, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
Gimme Fiction, Cinema Gallery, Urbana, IL
2009
Curious Species, Burien Art Gallery, Burien Arts Association, Burien, WA
School of Art + Design Faculty Art Exhibition, Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Spoon It! Fork It! Cut It Up!, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, Curator: Gail Brown
Beyond the Brickyard Exhibition, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT, Juror: Patti Warashina
2008
School of Art + Design Faculty Art Exhibition, Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Feats of Clay XXI, Lincoln Arts and Culture Foundation, Lincoln, CA Juror: Judith Schwartz
THE NATURE OF GROWTH, Gallery Space, Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, WA, Invitational
Clay? II, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA, Jurors: Doug Jeck, Akio Takamori, & Jamie Walker
2007
Clay on the Wall: 2007 Clay National, Landmark Arts, Texas Tech University School of Art, Lubbock, TX, Juror: Matthew Kangas
Molded Earth, Target Gallery, Torpedo Art Center, Alexandria, VA, Juror: Judith Weisman
RED, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, Juror: Richard Notkin.
Red Heat: Contemporary Work in Clay, Alexander Hogue Gallery, Tulsa, OK, Juror: Judy Onofrio.
MasterMinds, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA, Juried
2006
The Other Side of the Grassy Knoll: Four Memories of Natural Worlds, Kirkland Arts Gallery, Kirkland, WA
Clay?, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA, Jurors: Doug Jeck, Akio Takamori, & Jamie Walker
Teach, Pottery Northwest Gallery, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA, Selected
2005
Inertia, Tacoma Contemporary: Urban Art Installations, Tacoma, WA, Juried
Slip Drawings, Essential Bakery, Seattle, WA
2004
Necessary Compulsions, the Burnley Gallery, The Art Institute of Seattle, WA
2003
MFA 2003, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
Selections, University House, Issaquah, WA
Caffe con Leche, Cinema Gallery, Urbana, IL (Two-Person Exhibition)
2002
Art Show, University of Washington Rome Center, Rome, Italy
Freque Show, CMA Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Girls and Against Boys, Nation Space, Seattle, WA
4 Frequencies CMA Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Works in Progress, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2000
Annual Showcase, Boneyard Gallery, Champaign, IL
1998
Pearls, Southlynn Gallery, Champaign, IL
2 Mud Girrls and a Scifi Guy, McKinley Center, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
GRANTS
2011
College of Fine and Applied Arts Creative Research Award, University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign, IL
Individual Artist Support Initiative – Artist Project Grant, Illinois Arts Council, IL
2010
UIUC Campus Research Board Grant, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
2009
Scholars’ Travel Fund, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
College of Fine and Applied Arts Creative Research Award, University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign, IL
2008
Grants for Artist Projects (GAP), Artist Trust, Seattle, WA
HONORS, AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, & RESIDENCIES
2011
Juror’s Award First Place, 12X12, Todd Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, TN, Curator: Hamlett Dobbins
2008
Anthony E. Stellaccio Award, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL
Jurors’ Award, Third Prize, Clay? II, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA,
Jurors: Doug Jeck, Akio Takamori, & Jamie Walker
2007
Juror’s Award Honorable Mention, Molded Earth, Target Gallery, Torpedo Art Center, Alexandria, VA, Juror: Judith Weisman
Residency, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA
2002
School of Art Rome Scholarship, University of Washington
Gonzales Fine Arts Scholarship, University of Washington
1998
Outstanding Graduating Senior in Ceramics, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Academic Excellence Scholarship, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
BILIOGRAPHY
“ 2nd Biennial Central Time Ceramics”, Heuser and Hartmann Galleries, Bradley University, Peoria, IL, Catalogue page 22 & 23.
“Beyond the Brickyard”, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Catalogue, page 9.
Matthew Kangas, “Tammie Rubin’s Aviary.” Ceramics Monthly May. 2008: 50-53.
Robin Avni, “Kirkland Arts Center.” 425 Magazine Winter 2006/07: 72 (Image).
John Froschauer, “One-Hour Pottery.” King County Journal July 17, 2006.
Matthew Kangas, “Molding a New Generation of Ceramic Artists.” The Seattle Times June 16. 2006.
Alec Clayton, “Forward Art.” Weekly Volcano February 24, 2005.
Shab Sigman, “Inspiration, Ideas, and Images.” Buzz August 27, 1998.
LECTURES, PANELS, & WORKSHOPS
Embellishment: The Textural Possibilities of Casting Slip, Master Class, Lincoln University of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Lincoln University, PA 2011
Both Alien and Familiar: Ornamental Mythologies and the Recognizable Object, Lincoln University of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Lincoln University, PA 2011
Artist Lecture, University of Kansas,Lawrence,KS, 2011
Artist Lecture, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, 2010
Artist Talk, Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL, 2009
Inland Visual Studies Symposium, Panelist, Bradley University, Peoria, Il
Decorative Ornament Workshop, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA, 2009
Silence! Magical Thinking in Progress, Artist Lecture, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA
He Is Gone, Lecture & Gallery Talk, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, 2009
Visiting Artist, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL, 2008
Artist Talk, Green River Community College, Auburn, WA, 2008
Visiting Lecturer, Green River Community College, Auburn, WA, 2005
Your Arts Education: A Working Guide , Panelist, School of Art, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2005
Applying for Graduate School in the Visual Arts, Panelist, School
of Art, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2004