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Education / Current
Position / Solo Exhibitions / Group
Exhibitions / Reviews / Demonstrations
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EDUCATION:
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1986
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M.F.A.- Ceramics
Southern
Methodist University, Dallas, TX
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1975
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B.F.A.- Ceramics
The
College of the Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH
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Workshops
include: Peter Voulkos, Paul Soldner,
Toshiko Takaezu,
John Glick, and Don Reitz
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CURRENT
POSITION:
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1988-present
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Professor of
Art
Collin County Community College, Plano, TX
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SOLO
EXHIBITIONS:
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2006 |
The Other Gallery, The Banff Centre, Banff, Canada |
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2004
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Paris
Junior College, Paris, TX
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Tarrant
County College, Arlington, TX
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2000
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Clay Artists Guild, Goshen, IN
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1999
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Cedar Valley College,
Lancaster, TX
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1998
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Collin County Community College, Plano, TX
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1997
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McMurry University, Abilene, TX
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1996
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Pottery Lovers Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
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ArtCentre of Plano, Plano, TX
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1992
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Simon
Michael Gallery, Bee County College, Beeville, TX
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Eastfield College Gallery, Eastfield College, Mesquite, TX
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1990
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The Clay
Studio, Philadelphia, PA
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1989
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Adelle M Gallery,
Dallas, TX
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1987
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Adelle M Gallery, Dallas, TX
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1986
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Brown-Lupton Gallery, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
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1985
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Eastfield College Gallery, Eastfield College, Mesquite, TX
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1983
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Irving Art Center, Irving, TX
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1981
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Soft Earth Gallery, Richland College, Dallas, TX
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McKinney/Boll Gallery, Dallas, TX
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1980
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Soft Earth
Gallery, Richland College, Dallas, TX
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SELECTED
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
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2006 |
Teaching Clay in Texas, Meadows Gallery,
University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX |
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Hecho en Dallas, Latino Cultural Center, Dallas,
TX |
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Attachments 2006, The Six Pack Show, Coop
Gallery, San Angelo, TX |
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2005 |
Attachments 2005, Rockport Art Center, Rockport, TX |
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The HeArt Project, Los Angeles, CA |
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2004
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Haute Art 2004, Art Centre of Plano,
Plano, TX
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Tea
Bowl Invitational, The Potter's House
Indianapolis, IN, In conjunction with the National Council on
Education in the Ceramic Arts Conference
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2003
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Attachments 2003, Irving Arts Center, Irving, TX Honorable Mention
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The Clay Cup IX, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL,
juried:
Richard Shaw
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Benefit Auction, Wesley
Rankin Community Center, Dallas, TX
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Wish! The Dallas Center
for Contemporary Art, Dallas, TX
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Beaux Arts Ball, Dallas
Museum of Art, Dallas, TX
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Haute Art 2003, Art
Centre of Plano, Plano, TX
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2002
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Texas Mud: A Survey of Contemporary Ceramics by Texas Artists, The
Dallas Center for Art,
Dallas, TX
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Attachments 2002, Fort
Concho Museum, San Angelo, TX
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Bryan's House Benefit,
Dallas, TX
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Grand Opening, Beaudry
Gallery, Dallas, TX
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Haute Arte 2002, Art
Centre of Plano, Plano, TX
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2001
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Hotter Than A Texas Summer, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
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Ceramica,
North Texas Clay, Collin County Community College, Plano,
TX, juried
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Exhibition One: The
Faculty, Collin County Community College, Plano, TX
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Anniversary Show, Quorum
Gallery, Addison, TX
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Attachments 2001, Houston
Potter's Guild Gallery, Houston, TX
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2000
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Departure/Return, Meadows Museum, SMU, Dallas, TX
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Clay Show, Part Two,
Garden Gallery, Mountain View College,
Dallas, TX
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Forms in Clay, Texas Clay
Arts Association, Dallas, TX
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Rockstars, Moviestars, and Really Cool Jars, Quorum Gallery,
Addison, TX
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Plano Walls: Texas Artists, ArtCentre of Plano, Plano, TX
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Feats of Clay XIII, Gladding McBean, Lincoln, CA; juried: Catharine
Hiersoux--MERIT AWARD
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Gunslingers Ball, Plano,
TX
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Haute Art, ArtCentre of
Plano, Plano, TX
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1999
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Membership Exhibition, Dallas Visual Art Center, Dallas, TX
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Faculty Exhibit, Collin
County Community College, Plano, TX
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Invitational Ceramic
Show, Sul Ross University, Alpine, TX
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Picking Up The Slack for
DVAC, Grand Place, Fair Park, Dallas, TX
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1998
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Mirror, Mirror, Contemporary Art Center of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX
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Creative Souls Unite, Dallas Visual Art Center, Dallas, TX
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Deep in the Clay of Texas, Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler, TX, invitational
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Craft Guild of Dallas 50th Anniversary, Robin's Nest Gallery, Dallas,
TX; invitational
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Works in Clay, Stone by Stone Gallery, Dallas, TX
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To Have and to Hold, Irving Art Center, Irving, TX; invitational
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Fireworks: On and Off the Wall, Dallas Visual Art Center, Dallas,
TX;
invitational
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Clay Traditions: Texas
Educators and Their Teachers, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, invitational
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Clay Group Show, Eastfield College, Mesquite, TX; invitational
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Clayworkers: Works by SMU Alumini, Southern Methodist
University,
Dallas, TX; invitational
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1997
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Junior
College Art Faculty Invitational, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX
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Contemporary TX Clay, Dallas Visual Art Center, Dallas, TX; juried
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Art & Antiques, Trammell Crow Center Pavilion, Dallas, TX
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Tables, Lamps and Chairs, E.A.S.L., Dallas Design District,
Dallas, TX
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Lee Akins and Lisa Ehrich, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX; invitational
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1996
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American Artists, Shimonoseki University, Shimonoseki City, Japan;
invitational
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Monarch National Ceramic
Competition, Florence, AL, juried; Toni Sikes
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A Class of Texas Art, Carlyn Galerie, Dallas, TX; invitational
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Old Friends, Eastfield College, Mesquite, TX; invitational
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Notions of Nostalgia,
Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX; invitational
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1995
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Monarch National Ceramic Competition, Florence, AL, juried;
Sandra
Blain
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Beaux Arts Ball 1995, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX; invitational
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Hot Flash, E.A.S.L., The Quadrangle, Dallas, TX
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House and Garden,
Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX; invitational
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1994
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Faculty Exhibition, Collin County Community College, Plano, TX
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Beaux Arts Ball 1994, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX; invitational
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1993
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Celestial Journey; Earthen Vessel, University Gallery, Baylor
University, Waco, TX; invitational
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Texas Clay Too, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX; invitational
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Tie One On, E.A.S.L., Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX; invitational
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Texas Clay Conference,
Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX;
invitational
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1992
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Lee Akins and Paige Morse, Art Gallery, North Harris College, Houston, TX;
invitational
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Materials Hard and Soft,
Center for Visual Arts, Denton, TX; juried
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Beaux Arts 1992, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX; invitational
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The Assemblage, D-Art, Dallas; juried AWARD FOR EXCELLENT IN ARTS
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Three Man Show, Art Centre, Plano, TX; invitational
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National Cup Invitational, Artworks Gallery, Seattle, WS; invitational
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Three Year Review, D-Art
Visual Art Center, Dallas, TX; invitational
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Ceramics Exhibition, University of Texas, El Paso, TX; invitational
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1991
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Lee Akins & Maria
Merrill, Lakeside Gallery, Richland College,
Dallas, TX
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Celebration of Texas
Crafts, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX
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Faculty Exhibit, Craft Guild of Dallas, Dallas, TX
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Dimensions '91, Sar-Ko-Par Park, Lenexa, KS; juried
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Beaux Arts 1991, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX; invitational
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The Clay Vessel: Visions and Revisions, D'Art, Dallas, TX; invitational
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Lee Akins and Beth
Thomas, Adelle M Gallery, Dallas, TX; two-person
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1990
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Silent Stories, Peregrine Gallery, Dallas, TX; invitational
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Eternal Vessel Show, Northfield Gallery, Northfield, IL; juror-Bill
Farrell
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Dimensions '90, Sar-Ko-Par Park, Lenexa, KS; juried
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Contemporary Crafts,
Graham Horstman Gallery, Denton, TX; juried
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Beaux Arts 1990, Dallas
Museum of Art, Dallas, TX; invitational
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Clay Invitational, Bee County College, Beeville, TX; invitational
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Third Annual Lamplighter
Juried Art Show, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX; juried SECOND PLACE
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Faculty Exhibit, Eastfield College Gallery, Eastfield College, Mesquite,
TX
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1989
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Family Icons, Peregrine Gallery, Dallas, TX; invitational
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Dimensions '89, Sar-Ko-Par Park, Lenexa, KS; juried
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Southwestern Regional Exhibition, New Mexico Junior College, Hobbs, NM; juried
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Beaux Arts 1989, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX; invitational
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Wyoming Clay Show, Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, WY; juror-Wayne
Higby
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La Grange National XIV, Lamar Dodd Art Center, La Grange College, La
Grange, GA; juried
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Currents '89, The Barn Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN; juried
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Works in Clay VI, University Art Gallery, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX; juried
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1988
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Contemporary Containers '88, Perkins Center for the Arts,
Moorestown, NJ; juror-Walter Ostrom
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Wichita National 1988, Wichita Art Association, Wichita, KS; juror-Jack
Larsen
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ArtWest Open Competition
1988, Jackson Hole Art Center Gallery, Jackson, WY; juried
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Crafts 22 Exhibition, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts '88, State
College, PA; juried
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Fifth Biennial Juried
Craft Exhibition, Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos, NM; juried
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Feats of Clay, Gladding McBean Factory, Lincoln, CA; juror-Ron Nagle
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Dimensions '88, Sar-Ko-Par Park, Lenexa, KS; jurors-Tony Hepburn,
Matthew Kangas, Mary Vernon--HONORABLE MENTION
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Dallas Clay '88 Show, Bell Plaza Gallery, One Bell Place, Dallas, TX;
invitational
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SMU Salon, Crescent Gallery, Dallas, TX; invitational
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The Container Show, South Dallas Cultural Center, Dallas, TX; juror-Lois Moran
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Surface Intrigue, Galeria Mesa, Mesa, AZ; juried, traveled throughout AZ
and NV 1988-1989
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1987
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TNT-Texas and Tennessee Crafts, Crescent Gallery, Dallas, TX;
invitational
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Handmade in Texas, The Pavilion, LTV Center, Dallas, TX; invitational
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Materials: Hard and Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council, Center for the
Visual Arts, Denton, TX; juried
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Continuing Education Faculty Exhibit, Lakeside Gallery, Richland College, Dallas, TX
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'87 National Craft
Exhibition, Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA; jurors-Jack Troy, Vera Kaminski, Anne Graham
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Studio Art Faculty, Eastfield College Gallery, Eastfield College,
Mesquite, TX
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ArtWest Open Competition 1987, Jackson Hole Arts Center Gallery, Jackson, WY; juried
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Faculty of the Craft
Guild of Dallas, Plano Cultural Arts Center, Plano, TX; and Front Room Gallery, Dallas, TX; invitational
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Clay in '87, University Art Museum, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque,
NM; juror-Wayne Higby
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Dimensions '87, Sar-Kar-Po Park, Lenexa, KS; juried
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Faculty Exhibition - Clay Department of the Craft Guild of Dallas, Eastfield College Gallery, Eastfield College, Mesquite, TX
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Works in Clay V, University Art Gallery, Midwestern State University,
Wichita Falls, TX; juror-Mary Jane Edwards
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DCCCD Ceramics Instructors Invitational Art Show, Mountain View College, Dallas, TX; invitational
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Texas Sculpture Association Membership Show, The Pavilion, LTV Center, Dallas, TX
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Lee Akins/Albert Millar, Adelle M Gallery, Dallas, TX; two-person
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Made in the Shade, American Craft Council Southeast Conference, Foster
Hall Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; juried
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1986
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Austin '86, Austin Visual Arts Association, Center Gallery, Austin
Community College, Austin, TX; juried
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Clay Forte', Galeria Mesa, Mesa, AZ; juror-David Furman--JUROR'S AWARD
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Juried Exhibition of
Contemporary Crafts, Lukenbach Mill Gallery, Bethlehem,
PA; juried
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Containers '86, Hickory St. Gallery, St.Louis, MO; juried
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M.F.A. Qualifying Exhibition, Meadows Museum, Southern Methodist
University, Dallas, TX; two-person
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First Annual Monarch Tile National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Art, San Angelo, TX; juried. One of 13 pieces selected to travel to
Albuquerque, NM; Phoenix, AZ; San Diego, CA; and Memphis, TN
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Texas Sculpture Association Membership Show, The Pavilion, LTV Center, Dallas, TX
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LTV II: Clay, LTV Center, Dallas, TX; invitational
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1985
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Selected Works from Meadows School of the Arts, Southern
Methodist University, 3200 Main St. Gallery, Dallas, TX; juried
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Ceramic Competition '85, Houston Harte Gallery, Angelo State University,
San Angelo, TX; juried
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Texas Designer/Craftsmen Membership Exhibition, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; juried
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LTV I, LTV Center, Dallas, TX; invitational
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La Grange National X,
Lamar Dodd Art Center, La Grange, GA; juried
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1984
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Ceramic Competition '84, Houston Harte Gallery, Angelo State
University, San Angelo, TX; juried
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La Grange National IX,
Lamar Dodd Art Center, La Grange, GA; juried
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1983
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Richland College Faculty Show, Lakeside Gallery, Richland College,
Dallas, TX
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Lots of Work Show, 500X
Gallery, Dallas, TX; open
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Texas Fine Arts Association Membership Show, D-Art, Dallas, TX; juried
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Symbolic Work, Brazos Gallery, Richland College, Dallas, TX; invitational
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1982
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Ninth Annual TFAA Exhibition, Dallas City Hall, Dallas, TX; juried
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Clay, Theater Foyer Gallery, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX;
invitational
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Craft Guild Invitational, Brazos Gallery, Richland College, Dallas, TX;
invitational
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CITATIONS
AND REVIEWS:
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2006 |
Ceramics Monthly, Aug./Sept. "Lee Akins",
Illustrations: "Torso Lidded Jar, 2001", "Round Jar, 2003", "Green Jar,
2002" |
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2004 |
Richard Zakin, Electric Kiln
Ceramics, Krause Publications, illustration: Torso Covered Jar,
Tall Organic Bottle
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North
Texas Food Bank 2003 Hunger Report, article and photo highlighting
students' involvement in the Empty Bowls Project
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2003 |
John Britt,
500 Bowls,
Lark Books
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2002
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Dallas Morning News, Guide, Nov. 8
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2001
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Caleidoscope, April
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2000
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Dallas
Morning News, Guide, Jan. 28. Illustration: "Lidded Torso Bottle,
1996"
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Lincoln News Messenger,
Lincoln, CA, May 12. Illustration: "Twisting Pitcher, 1999"
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Dallas Morning News,
Plano Section, Jan. 30.
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1999
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Ceramics Monthly, Nov. Illustration: "Flared
Lip Bottle, 1999"
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Dallas Morning News,
Spotlight, Illustration: "Angled Shoulder Jar, 1999"
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1998
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Dallas Morning News, Education Extra, Dec. 22
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Ceramics Monthly, Nov
'98. Illustration: "Lidded Torso Bottle, 1996"
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E.L. Enloe, Tyler News, "Creations in Clay", Sept. 5
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Deep in the Clay of Texas, exhibition catalog, Illustration: "Ovoid Bottle, 1998"
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Dallas Morning News, Community Arts, Feb. 27
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Clay Traditions: Texas Educators and Their Teachers, exhibition catalog, Illustration: "Lidded Torso Bottle, 1996"
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1997
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Toni Fountain Sikes,
The Best of New Ceramic Art, Hand Books,
Illustration: "Lidded Torso Bottle, 1996"
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Abilene, Arts Section, Feb. 16, Illustration: "Flat Sided Cycladic
Jar "
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1996
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Arts Magazine, #4, Taiwan, Illustration: "Landscape Pot,
1989"
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Dallas Morning News, Plano Section, Feb. 1, Illustration: "Spiral
Earth II, 1996"
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1995
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Richard Zakin,
Hand-Formed Ceramics, Chilton, Illustration:
"Wedge Top Bottle, 1987; and Double Spout Bottle, 1988"
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Artifax, Star-Telegram/
Arlington, Spring
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1993
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Mariana Greene, Dallas Morning News, "Dallas
Life Magazine" Aug. 1, Illustration:
"Footed Bowl, 1985; Tripod Vessel, 1985; and Textured Planter, 1989"
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Janet Tyson, Fort Worth
Star-Telegram, "Arts & Entertainment," Art Review, June 2
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1992
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Mariana Greene, Dallas Morning News, "Dallas Life
Magazine" Oct. 25, Illustration: "Double Sink, 1991"
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1991
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Bill Day, Garland News, "Weekender," Oct. 18-24,
Illustration: "Cycladic Jar, 1991"
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Jeff Kelly and Paul Harris, The Clay Vessel: Vision and Revision,
exhibition catalog, Illustration: "Rounded Jar, 1990"
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Janet Kutner, Dallas Morning News, "Preview," Feb. 1
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1989
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Ann Jarmusch, Dallas Times Herald,"Datebook" Ap. 28
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Dallas Downtown News, Citylife, May 1-7, Illustration: "Bottle with
'Y' Top,1987"
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1988
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Ceramics Monthly, Dec. '88. Illustration: "Torso Jar with
Angled Lip, 1988"
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"Pottery Shop", Richardson, TX/Guest Artist/cable show
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American Craft, vol. 48/no 1, Feb./Mar.'88. Illustration: "Grey
Bottle, 1987"
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Arizona Republic, Mesa, AZ, Jan. 20, Illustration: "Bottle with
Shoulders, 1987"
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"Dallas Clay
Calendar", featured artist
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1987
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Dallas Downtown News, Nov. 2-8
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Dallas Morning News, Dallas Life Magazine, Oct 25, Illustration:
"Scalloped Vase, 1986"
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Dallas Morning News, Sept. 9
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1986
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Globe-Times,
Bethlehem, PA, Oct. 9
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DEMONSTRATIONS
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2004
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Guest Artist, Southern Methodist
University, Dallas, TX
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Guest Artist, Paris Junior College,
Paris, TX
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Coil Building Workshop, Craft Guild of
Dallas
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2003
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Coil Building Demonstration, North Lake
College, Irving, TX
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