Artist: Maggie Jaszczak
Maggie Jaszczak, MINNESOTA
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Maggie Jaszczak grew up in Ontario, Canada, and completed her undergraduate studies in Ceramics in British Columbia and Alberta Canada. She has participated in residency programs at The Archie Bray Foundation for Ceramic Arts, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and Medalta Pottery, and recently completed her Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics at The University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Her sculptural work uses simple and familiar materials - clay, iron, wood, leather, hair and bone, etc., to examine the impact of everyday objects in our lives.
EDUCATION
2013 MFA, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, Ceramics
2008 BFA, Alberta College of Art + Design, Calgary, AB, Ceramics
2006 Three Year Diploma in Craft, Art and Design Specializing in
Ceramics, Kootenay School of the Arts at Selkirk College, Nelson, BC,
1999 BA, Concordia University, Montreal, PQ, Comparative Religion
EXHIBITIONS
2016
Current Effects: Contemporary Ceramics in Western North Carolina,
Asheville Area Arts Council, Asheville, NC
Maggie Finlayson and Tom Jaszczak, Greenwich House Pottery, New York
City, NY
Americano Invitational, AKAR, Iowa City, IA
Utilitarian Clay VII (Invited Artist), Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts,
Gatlinburg, TN
Boundary Lines, Trax Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Penland Clay: Shaping North Carolina Ceramics, North Carolina Pottery
Center, Seagrove, NC
Cannon River Clay Tour, Northfield, MN
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR, Iowa City, IA
Functional Ceramics, Artisan Gallery, Paoli, WI
Lines, AKAR, Iowa City, IA
2015
Residency, FAB Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Simple Cup Show 2015, Kobo Gallery, Seattle, WA
The Barns: Resident Exhibition, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
12 th Annual Ceramics Invitational, Artisan Gallery, Paoli, WI
From the Belly of the Archie Bray, AKAR, Iowa City, IA
Hope, Terror, Promise, Rage: Contemporary Perspectives on the Past, Old
Montana State Prison, Deer Lodge, MT
Anniversary Exhibition, Turman Larison Contemporary, Helena, MT
Chris Riccardo and Friends, The Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d’Alene, ID
Maggie Finlayson and Jerry Iverson, Turman Larison Contemporary, Helena,
MT
2014
The Archie Bray in Spokane, Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA
Resident Artist Exhibition, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
Resident Artist Exhibition, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Faculty Exhibition, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
2013
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota Awards and Scholarship Exhibition, Quarter
Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2012
Resident Artist Exhibition, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts,
Helena, MT
C-Scapes, Quarter Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
2011
Then and Again, Faculty with selected former student, Marion Art Gallery,
SUNY Fredonia, Fredonia, NY
2010
U/Ceramics, Graduate and Faculty Exhibition, Quarter Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2009
Service: Dinner for Strangers, Bilton Contemporary Art, Red Deer, AB
2008
Resident Artist/Faculty Exhibition, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass
Village, CO
KSA Out There, 12-Person Faculty and Alumni Exhibition, Gallery of BC
Ceramics, Vancouver, BC
Coming Up Next: Exhibition of Emerging Artists, Discovery Gallery, Alberta
Craft Council, Edmonton, AB
ACAD Grad Show, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Alberta College of Art + Design,
Calgary, AB
2007
Clay Dynamics, Medicine Hat Public Library, Medicine Hat, AB
distill cup 2007, distill gallery, Toronto, ON
Craft Year 2007: Base Elements, Alberta College of Art + Design, Calgary, AB
2006
Touchstones Nelson Inaugural Exhibition, Nelson Archives and Art Gallery,
Nelson, BC
am was, Langham Gallery, Kaslo, BC
Beyond Borders International College Art Competition, VU Gallery,
Bellingham, WA
Springboard: Kootenay School of the Arts Graduating Show, Kootenay
Gallery, Castlegar, BC
International Orton Cone Box Show, NCECA, Portland OR, traveled to Baker
University, Baldwin City, KA
Niche Awards, student finalist, Philadelphia Buyers Market, Philadelphia, PA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2016 Workshop Instructor with Tom Jaszczak, Greenwich House Pottery,
New York City, NY
Workshop Instructor with Tom Jaszczak
Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA
College of Marin, Kentfield, CA
Sacramento State University, Sacramento, CA
2013-14
Instructor, Ceramics and Sculpture, Armory Art Center, West Palm
Beach, FL
2013 Instructor of Record, ARTS 1801 Introduction to Ceramics, University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
2012 Instructor of Record, ARTS 3490 The Ceramic Surface, University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis MN
Graduate Teaching Assistant, ARTS 1801 Introduction to Ceramics and
ARTS 3802 Advanced Hand-building, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis MN
2011 Instructor of Record, ARTS 1801 Introduction to Ceramics (Summer and
Fall Sessions), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Graduate Teaching Assistant, ARTS 1801 Introduction to Ceramics and
ARTS 3801 Advanced Throwing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN
2010 GraduateTeaching Assistant, ARTS 1801 Introduction to Ceramics,
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
2006-08
Instructor, Ceramics and Visual Arts, Wildflower Arts Center, Calgary, AB
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Current (2015-18)
Resident Artist, Penland School of Craft, Penland NC
2016 Resident Artist, Yingge Ceramics Museum, New Taipei City, Taiwan
2015 (Summer)
Interim Gallery Manager, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
2014-15
Gallery Assistant, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
2014 Summer Resident, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
2013-14
Resident Artist, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
2013 Summer Resident, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
2012 Summer Resident, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
2010 Technical Assistant to Kristen Morgin, Haystack Mountain School of
Craft, Deer Isle, ME
2008 Resident Artist, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2007 Hand-made in the 21st Century, two week workshop with Ayumi Horie,
Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Deer Isle, ME
Resident Artist, Medalta Potteries, Medicine Hat, AB
2006-07
Assistant Coordinator, Marion Nicoll Gallery, Alberta College of Art +
Design, Calgary, AB
AWARDS
2014 Windgate Scholarship, Archie Bray Foundation
2013 Beds to Bowls Fellowship, Armory Art Center
2012 Graduate Research Partnership Program Fellowship, University of
Minnesota
Joel and Aja Ceramics Fellowship, University of Minnesota
Windgate Scholarship, Archie Bray Foundation
2008 Board of Governors’ Award, Alberta College of Art +Design
2007 British Columbia Arts Council Scholarship (Senior Award), British
Columbia Arts Council
Illingworth Kerr Travel/Study Scholarship, Alberta College of Art +
Design
Dr. Frederick G. Pedlar Memorial Award, Alberta College of Art +
Design
Dr. J.C. Sproule Memorial Scholarship, Alberta College of Art +
Design
2006 ACAD Advanced Standing Entrance Scholarship, Alberta College of
Art + Design, Ceramics Program
Niche Student Awards Finalist, Niche Magazine
2004 British Columbia Arts Council Scholarship (Junior Award), British
Columbia Arts Council
PUBLICATIONS
‘MFA Factor’, Ceramics Monthly, Oct 2011
Surface Design for Ceramics, Lark Books, July 2008
Ornamentvm Magazine, Spring 2008
Niche Magazine, Spring 2006